The Performative Centre which was initiated owing to the collaboration of East European Performing Arts Platform (EEPAP) and the Centre for Culture in Lublin acts as a multinational lab combining research and art. The activities are aimed to focus on contemporary performing arts which explore social, political and economic issues. One of the key objectives of the Centre is to develop a discourse and strengthen a critical reflection on the contemporary choreography and theatre practices.
The Centre program, which is based on the theoretical perspective constantly merging with artistic practices, will include research and residency projects, seminars, debates and workshops featuring foreign artists and theoreticians.
The Performative Centre EEPAP, whose curator is Marta Keil, will kick off October 10, during the 21st Theatre Confrontations.
The program of the opening of the Performative Centre:
10 October
- 10:00 – 14:00 – workshops conducted by Rabih Mroué
- 15:00 – lecture by Bojana Kunst and launch of the Polish translation of Bojana Kunst’s book “Artysta w Pracy” – O pokrewieństwach między sztuką a kapitalizmem [Artist at Work – Proximity of Art and Capitalism], jointly published by the Theatre Confrontations and the Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute
11 October
- 10:00 – 11:30 – seminar by Bojana Kunst
- 12:00 – 16:00 – workshops by Rabih Mroué
12 October
- 14:30 – the official opening of the Performative Centre – Platform. Why do we need a dictionary of common notions? – a meeting with Joanna Krakowska and Marta Keil concerning launching the Platform. East European Performing Arts Companion published within the framework of EEPAP by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the Centre for Culture in Lublin, the Institute of Arts of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the City of Lublin.
The events will take place in the Centre for Culture in Lublin. The participation is free of charge. To join the workshops by Rabih Mroué and the lectures by Bojana Kunst, please register sending an email to the following email address: eepap@iam.pl till October 5, 2016.