06.08
WED
18:00
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From the Pavilion to the Playground
A Somatic Walk
with Magda Jędra
with Magda Jędra
Somatic walks from the Pavilion to Plac Zabaw, led by choreographers and performers Magda Jędra and Alka Nauman, introduce audiences from neighboring areas along the Vistula to the Thursday evening “Lado w Mieście” events—a series of free outdoor concerts that has been a fixture on the capital’s cultural map since 2010.
The series is based on a walk along the Vistula boulevards—a space where the city meets nature. Somatic practices serve as a pretext for mindfully experiencing movement and the surroundings, and for examining how the body co-creates our experience of place.
During the “Botanical Body” walk with Magda Jędra, we will focus our attention on the experience of the body and the surrounding space—its rhythms, sounds, and the presence of plants that usually remain on the periphery of our attention. This will be a guided practice in which movement becomes a way of listening to and experiencing space, and of exploring the flows of attention, breath, movement, images, and sounds.
This is an invitation to be unhurried, to discover your own way of feeling and moving.
The practice is open to everyone—regardless of age, physical ability, or experience with movement or dance.
Walking distance: 1 kmto 3 km
Walking route: Theexact route will be emailed to those who have downloaded a free ticket
The meeting point and starting point for the walks is Capt. Stanisław Skibniewski “Cubryny”Square,next to the Pavilion of Dance and Other Performing Arts on the side facing the Copernicus Science Center (Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie 22)
The walk ends at the Playground on the Vistula River (General George Smith Patton Square)
The series is based on a walk along the Vistula boulevards—a space where the city meets nature. Somatic practices serve as a pretext for mindfully experiencing movement and the surroundings, and for examining how the body co-creates our experience of place.
During the “Botanical Body” walk with Magda Jędra, we will focus our attention on the experience of the body and the surrounding space—its rhythms, sounds, and the presence of plants that usually remain on the periphery of our attention. This will be a guided practice in which movement becomes a way of listening to and experiencing space, and of exploring the flows of attention, breath, movement, images, and sounds.
This is an invitation to be unhurried, to discover your own way of feeling and moving.
The practice is open to everyone—regardless of age, physical ability, or experience with movement or dance.
Walking distance: 1 kmto 3 km
Walking route: Theexact route will be emailed to those who have downloaded a free ticket
The meeting point and starting point for the walks is Capt. Stanisław Skibniewski “Cubryny”Square,next to the Pavilion of Dance and Other Performing Arts on the side facing the Copernicus Science Center (Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie 22)
The walk ends at the Playground on the Vistula River (General George Smith Patton Square)
Duration: 60–90 minutes
A dancer, choreographer, and performer working at the intersection of contemporary dance, performance art, and site-specific practices.
She is the creator of performances presented in theaters, art galleries, and public spaces, including “Watch Me!”, “The Forest and the People,” “The Evil Herb,” and “The Kingdom.” She also creates choreography and stage movement for theatrical productions.
In her work, she combines various aesthetics and languages—ranging from popular culture to experimental and performative practices. She treats improvisation as the foundation of the creative process and is interested in unconventional solutions, as well as working with presence, relationships, and space.
For several years, she has been developing her original “botanical body” practice, exploring the relationships between the human body and the plant world, the phenomenon of plant blindness, and the possibilities of interspecies mindfulness and empathy. She is fascinated by herbs, buds, weeds, and growth processes that occur beyond human control. In her work, she seeks ways to be more mindful in her relationship with her surroundings, combining movement, observation, and bodily experience.
She is the creator of performances presented in theaters, art galleries, and public spaces, including “Watch Me!”, “The Forest and the People,” “The Evil Herb,” and “The Kingdom.” She also creates choreography and stage movement for theatrical productions.
In her work, she combines various aesthetics and languages—ranging from popular culture to experimental and performative practices. She treats improvisation as the foundation of the creative process and is interested in unconventional solutions, as well as working with presence, relationships, and space.
For several years, she has been developing her original “botanical body” practice, exploring the relationships between the human body and the plant world, the phenomenon of plant blindness, and the possibilities of interspecies mindfulness and empathy. She is fascinated by herbs, buds, weeds, and growth processes that occur beyond human control. In her work, she seeks ways to be more mindful in her relationship with her surroundings, combining movement, observation, and bodily experience.
Magda Jędra