Zajkowska/Murawski | armor | performens | Universal Art Design

Armor – a story about the body, self-defense, and friendship | Weronika Zajkowska and Michał Murawski

The performance Armor is a story based on the personal experiences of its creators, inviting viewers to share in the experience. It is a theatrical project by Weronika Zajkowska and Michał Murawski, which uses the means of animated theater, spontaneous writing, and physical theater.

The creators draw on personal memories and construct the structure of the performance around events that have influenced their perception of their bodies. These stories may change, some may even turn out to be fictional – because the goal is not literal truth, but emotional truth.

The performance was inspired by questions about what armor we put on to protect ourselves from the world, and what our bodies say about the defense strategies we have chosen, consciously or not.

The creators use a universal design model in which accessibility is not an addition but the foundation of the dramaturgy. In the armor, audio description becomes the main text, while the puppet form and casts of the performers’ bodies will be part of a sensory path also accessible to people with visual impairments. The original music is intended to build an emotional sensory path that supports accessibility and universality of reception. It is an invitation to a different kind of closeness and sensual cognition.

Direction, text, performance: Weronika Zajkowska, Michał Murawski

Dramaturgical consultation: Paweł Sablik
Music: Michał Jan Meller
Puppet: Karolina Krot

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) 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.

Partners: Center for Contemporary Art “Znaki Czasu” in Toruń, Hieronim Konieczka Polish Theater in Bydgoszcz