This is imbued with the warmth that body language exudes, and at the same time made unreal by the black-and-white tonality, "splatters of everyday life" that allow us to take a trip back in time.

A journey to the origins of cinema, into which we are drawn by the use of historical filming methods, the use of stylish frames or, so characteristic of black-and-white films, the text board. And music performed live by a tapper, as if in an old cinema improvising live sound for the scenes being shown.

"Historiae vivae" is also a journey to the second half of the 20th century, as seen in the graceful references to fashion, customs or popular ballroom dances. The patina of antiquity, evident in form and content, makes us view the "vivid stories" as if from a distance, a remoteness, though at the same time with the awareness that they could happen both in the past, in the present and in the future.

We watch with attention, with a desire to stop the rapidly passing moment, with amusement that is aroused by the comedy of the situation, with tenderness for human ridiculousness.

The essence of silent cinema was the use of gesture and mimicry as means of expression. "Historiae vivae" draws on this source, telling in a light and humorous way about ordinary things that become extraordinary thanks to the magic of the silver screen.

Duration: 18:10

Premiere: November 28, 2023, InShadow Festival, Portugal

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Premiere: December 16, 2023, Polish Dance Theater, Poland, 9:00 pm

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Script and direction: Iwona Pasinska

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Sound Direction: Krzysztof Dys

Mastering of soundtrack: Michal Garstecki Free Fly Music

Photographs: Marek Grabowski

Camera Assistant: Michal Lesniewski

Post-production/VFX/color correction: Felix Miroslaw Mamczur

Scenography and costumes: Andrzej Grabowski

Characterization: Adriana Cygankiewicz

Costume design assistant: Olga Gąsior

Typography: Piotr Zdanowicz

Production coordination: Malgorzata Mikolajczak

Technical team: Dariusz Szych, Dominik Dudek, Krzysztof Ludwiczak, Zuzanna Majewska

Performed and co-created

Polish Dance Theater artists-dancers: Evelyn Blue, Kacper Bożek, Momoko Den, Bartosz Dopytalski, Julia Halka, Patryk Jarczok, Jerzy Kaźmierczak, Zbigniew Kocięba, Mateusz Krzysiak, Katarzyna Kulmińska, Dominik Kupka, Daniel Michna, Jinwoo Namkung, Katarzyna Rzetelska, Sandra Szatan, Zofia Tomczyk, Emily Wong-Adryańczyk

With the roles of tap-dancers.

In the roles of tapper: Dominik Dudek and assistant tapper: Michal Beszczynski,

and the dog Spiner.

Produced by: Polish Dance Theater 2023

Organizer: Polski Teatr Tańca - Cultural Institution of the Self-Government of the Wielkopolska Region

Organizer: Polski Teatr Tańca - Cultural Institution of the Self-Government of the Wielkopolska Region

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photograph by Andrzej Grabowski

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