Are the experiences of previous generations of women recorded in our gestures, tensions, and movements? These questions are answered by the choreographic performance Tkanki Tożsamości(Tissues of Identity), a pilot project by the new collective AFTERMOTHERS. The performance became the starting point for creative workshops for women of all ages.

The workshops, based on work with image and movement, invite participants to reflect deeply on topics such as femininity, freedom, solidarity, visible and invisible work, and inherited patterns and values. During the classes, participants observe how movement practices resonate with their personal stories, what questions they raise, and what they say about the world of contemporary women.

A collective of artists and mothers forming a community based on solidarity, trust, and agency. The group operates at the intersection of visual arts, choreography, performance, and social activism, redefining femininity, motherhood, and creativity. Their practice stems from the experience of living between the private, professional, and artistic spheres—in this space, they build new forms of cooperation and support. AFTERMOTHERS is a response to the instability of the cultural world and the challenges faced by mother-artists: burnout, insecurity, loneliness. The artists create an environment based on independence, shared responsibility, and meaning—in art and in life.
The collective consists of:
Liwia Bargieł-Kiełbowicz—dancer, choreographer, director, lecturer at the Theater Academy in Warsaw, Doctor of Arts. She has collaborated with Carolin Finn, Maciej Kuźmiński, and Ula Sickle, among others; she creates performances and theatrical choreographies.
Marta Jarnuszkiewicz – visual artist and educator at the Academy of Fine Arts, explores the relationships between movement, art, and politics. Author of the ART ASK project and curator of the 3-ELEMENTS platform.
Weronika Morawiec – psychologist and curator, co-founder of Plenum Osób Opiekujących Się (Plenum of Caregivers) and the NOKS collective. She combines therapeutic practice with curatorial and educational work.