The improvised dance scene [sic!] Saute is an open artistic initiative dedicated to dance and stage improvisation. It was created out of the need to establish a space where improvisation could regularly feature in cultural offerings, both in Warsaw and nationwide.

Improvisation, increasingly used as a creative tool and language of stage expression, remains little recognized in Poland, despite being an important element of contemporary choreography. The Saute improvised dance scene [sic!] presents a variety of approaches to improvisation – understood as a conscious, precise artistic practice based on unique techniques and tools. In this context, improvisation intertwines identity, social, and emotional themes, remaining open to change and the immediacy of the moment. It is both an art of creation and of everyday life – a flexible response to the challenges of the present day.

The initiative was created by Aleksandra Bożek-Muszyńska and Ilona Trybuła. The first edition took place in June 2023 at the Łowicka Center in Warsaw. Since then, meetings have been held regularly—once a month—with the participation of invited artists associated with dance, performance, theater, and improvised music.

This time, the Improvised Dance Stage [sic!] Saute will visit the Pavilion of Dance and Other Performing Arts. The event is part of the Pavilion's pilot program, which promotes cooperation with local initiatives, strengthens ties with the Warsaw artistic community, and supports organizations working for the performing arts.
We invite you to experience, observe, and co-create together—regardless of your experience or knowledge of dance. Improvisation is for everyone.

- Hi, what are you doing?
- Nothing.
- And this "nothing," what is it?

We look at this "nothing," which is not a lack or a way of killing time, but quite the opposite – an extremely full and dynamic reality. What's more, it may be the most valuable and necessary for fully experiencing oneself. Starting from individual stories and associations, we create a score for action and a careful search for the state of "nothing" in front of the audience.

Ola Bożek-Muszyńska and Ilona Trybuła

Performer, choreographer, business coach, and philologist. In her practice, she combines movement, sound, and words—meaning is as important to her as sound. Both in improvisation and choreography, she works intuitively, guided by sensitivity and openness to the process. She works solo, in collectives, and creates choreographies for dance and theater companies. The social aspect is the driving force behind her activities. Her works have been presented in Berlin, Budapest, Philadelphia, New York, Melbourne, and Vienna, among other places. She is a scholarship holder of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the Alternative Dance Academy 2015–2017 (Art Stations Foundation), and a beneficiary of the Global Practice Sharing program at Movement Research (New York). She is a graduate of the Experimental Choreography II course (Centrum w Ruchu) and BODY–MIND CENTERING® in Berlin. In 2007–2021, she was associated with the Mufmi Theater in Warsaw as an instructor and artistic coordinator. Co-founder of the Holobiont collective. Together with Justyna Sobczyk from Teatr 21, she created choreographies for the performances Rodzina (Family) (TR Warszawa) and "You can fail! Porażka show" (Teatr Komedia). Her performance "Goździk w pustej muszli" was recognized by "Teatr" magazine as the best dance performance of the 2021/22 season.

Choreographer, dancer, dance teacher, improviser. Graduate of the Academy of Music in Łódź. He is interested in dance theater and movement improvisation, combining dance with other art forms and exploring its form and function. He focuses on real-time composition, developing presence and openness to change. In his work, he is guided by curiosity and creative freedom, constantly exploring new combinations and possibilities of movement.

Paul Grala

Dancer, performer. Master's student in Dance Theater at the Academy of Music in Katowice. She practices performative improvisation as part of the Saute Improvised Dance Scene [sic!], an initiative by Ilona Trybuła and Aleksandra Bożek-Muszyńska. Co-creator of the BoneXposed project (with Sławomir Juszczak and Zuzanna Kasprzyk), presented at festivals such as Do the Festival (Gdańsk, 2023) and Zukunft Tanzt (Frankfurt am Main, 2023). In her practice, she focuses on the relationship between somatic exploration and the construction of stage communication, using these experiences in her artistic work. She is guided by curiosity and creative freedom, constantly exploring new combinations and possibilities of movement.

Clarinetist and composer, graduate of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. He specializes in improvisation and interpretation of contemporary music. He has performed as a soloist with the Silesian Quartet, the Aukso Orchestra, and the Podlasie Philharmonic. Since 2002, he has been a member of the Kwartludium ensemble, and since 2008 he has been collaborating with beatboxer Patryk "Tik Tak" Matela, among others. Since 2013, he has been working on his own project, Muzyka do języków (Music for Languages), in which he creates compositions inspired by the Yiddish language and Japanese, Persian, and Indonesian poetry.

Dancer, performer, choreographer, improviser, and teacher with Polish-Turkish roots. Graduate of the Dance Theater Department in Bytom (AST Krakow). Scholarship holder of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, the Mayor of Ełk, and the National Reconstruction Plan. He has carried out artistic projects in Poland, China, India, Turkey, Belgium, and the Netherlands. He regularly performs at the Saute Improvised Dance Stage [sic!]. He is currently a member of the WArd/waRD – Ann Van den Broek Company (Belgium/Netherlands).

Dancer, improviser, choreographer, dance teacher, and cultural animator. Graduate of the Ballet School in Gdańsk and the Academy of Music in Warsaw. Lecturer at the Academy of Music in Katowice, supervisor of the student club "Koło Impro." Improvisation is at the core of her artistic, educational, and research practice—she treats it as a process of creating form, choreography, and meaning in a performance, with precision and sensitivity, while remaining open to chance and unpredictability. Author of about 30 improvised performances, she collaborates with musicians from the improv scene. Creator of the Studio Ciało, Laboratorium Improwizacji, Międzynarodowy Festiwal Improwizacji Tańca [sic!] and Kolektyw Melba projects. Curator of the "Sic! four seasons" series at the CSW Zamek Ujazdowski. Three-time recipient of a scholarship from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, awarded the KEN medal. Her works explore the philosophy of everyday life, mindfulness, and spontaneity in dance. Recent projects: Mazurki, Uważnie się przyglądam (I Look Carefully), and the series Partytury uważności (Scores of Mindfulness).

Improviser, percussionist, producer, author of sound installations, music for theater and animation. He works in the fields of experimental, electroacoustic, and folk music. He programs his own instruments and effects (Max/MSP environment), which he uses to process acoustic sounds, generating organic structures. He has released over 30 albums in Poland, the US, Germany, Austria, Italy, Portugal, and Scotland. He seeks his own idiom in his approach to percussion, improvisation, and electroacoustics. He focuses on narrative and time, and his interest in sociology and philosophy translates into his relationships with audiences and collaborators.