November 8, 6:00 p.m. | “NIC” | UAD premiere

Is it possible to create a performance about nothing? At what point does “nothing” turn into “something”? Answers to these questions can be sought together with the creators of the performance “NIC” (NOTHING). Monika Czajkowska, Paweł Bernadowski, and Filip Grycmacher invite you to the premiere as part of the Universal Art Design project on Saturday, November 8, at 6:00 p.m. in the auditorium of WOAK in Toruń. Admission is free.

The play “NIC” is in the style of theater of the absurd. The starting point was an attempt to create a play “about nothing.” However, as Monika Czajkowska, the scriptwriter and director, explains, this proved impossible. The stage action takes a critical look at a world that always has to be “something” that absorbs, intrigues, and fascinates us. The performance enters into a polemic with the consumerist lifestyle and even with the entire capitalist model. It draws attention to things that cannot be measured or converted into money, but which are important in themselves.

The fourth and final performance, created as part of the Universal Art Design project, implements the principles of universal design. According to these principles, artists create their works in such a way that they are as accessible as possible to everyone. The Czajkowska / Bernadowski / Grycmacher group intends for the entire stage action to be accompanied by audio description available to all viewers. It will become an integral part of the performance, an important artistic medium.

The performance was created during a month-long residency, which took place as part of the international Universal Art Design project. Theater, dance, and performance groups are participating in the project. Each of them spent a month preparing a performance or performance art piece that implemented the principle of universal design in art. So far, the following premieres have taken place: the performance “Gorgon syndrome” by the NODOstage group, the performance “zbroja” by the Zajkowska/Murawski duo, and the performance “Errors and Failures” by the Dubilewicz/Wensierska/Krause group.

The project partners are: Teatro Stabile del Veneto National Theater from Italy and Kulturanova Association from Serbia.

The Universal Art Design project is co-financed by the European Union under the Creative Europe program. The views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the EACEA are responsible for them.

Co-financed by the Local Government of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Province.