Animals are the closest to humans living creatures. We love them, we enjoy their presence, and at the same time we try to dominate them without finding out what they feel and what they are really like.

What if we fully discovered their wild and surprising nature? Could we awaken our empathy for them? Could we feel respect for their autonomy, natural beauty and instinctive wisdom?

We would like to invite you to the “KoczkodanSe” performance for young viewers aged 7-11. On the one hand, the performance fits in the Polish Dance Theatre’s idiom “Man-animal" (2022), on the other hand, it is part of our new mission: we want to infect children with dance.

Children have been hearing and seeing in fairy tales for ages that animal characters feel and suffer, that they can worry and be happy, that they know how to love and hate; that their feelings are no different from those of humans. It is a pity, however, that we see this only in fairy tales.

“KoczkodanSe” tells a simple story, and yet - in addition to touching and entertaining - we hope it will sow the seeds of curiosity, love and magic that the characters in our tale have found... within themselves.

Our Heroes:

Buffalo - Katarzyna Rzetelska

Kangaroo - Jinwoo Namkung

Guenons - Julia Hałka, Patryk Jarczok

Goat - Sandra Szatan

Lion - Daniel Michna

Bear - Dominik Kupka

Parrots - Zbigniew Kocięba, Emily Wong- Adryańczyk

Penguins - Katarzyna Kulmińska, Kacper Bożek

Elephant - Evelyn Blue

Camel - Zofia Tomczyk

Giraffe - Jerzy Kaźmieczak

Co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund - a special purpose state fund and supported by the Self - Government of the Greater Poland Voivodeship.