Script and direction: Iwona Pasinska
Music and performance: Krzysztof Dys
Mastering of soundtrack: Michal Garstecki Free Fly Music
Pictures: 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: Polish Dance Theater - Cultural Institution of the Self-Government of the Wielkopolska Region
Organizer: Polish Dance Theater - Cultural Institution of the Self-Government of the Wielkopolska Region
.Drawing on a variety of forms of expression, from cartoon to die-cut, patchwork and cartoon, "Historiae vivae" resurrects the unique atmosphere of silent cinema. Imbued with the warmth exuded by body language, and at the same time made unreal by the black and white tonality, these "splatters of everyday life" allow us to take a trip back in time.
A journey to the beginnings 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.
"Historia vivae" are 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 watch the "vivae histories" 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, a desire to stop the rapidly passing moment, with amusement that is aroused by the comedy of the situation, with tenderness for human ridicule.
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: 19:10
Premiere: November 28, 2023, InShadow Festival, Portugal
Premiere.
Premiere: December 16, 2023, Polish Dance Theater, Poland, 9:00 pm
Premiere.
Online premiere: December 24, You Tube and Facebook of the Polish Dance Theater, 9 p.m.
Premiere.
Prizes:
.- SHORT to the Point, Bucharest, Romania, March 14, 2024 - Grand Prize in the category "best dance film / musical" .
- Art Film Awards, Skopje, Macedonia, March 22, 2024-honorable mention .
- Exeter Dance International Film Festival, October 19-27, 2024, honorable mention in the "costume" category .
Nominations:
.- Inspired Dance Film Festival, Sydney, Australia, October 11 - 20, 2024, nomination .
Official screenings and selections:
.- InShadow LisbonScreenDance Festival, Lisbon, Portugal, November 15 to December 15, 2024 - screening .
- Historiae Vivae - Online Dance Cinema - Warsaw, Poland + online, January 18 to 21, 2024 - screening .
- RIFF - FESTIVAL, Eina, Norway, May 31 to June 2, 2024, official selection .
- DANCINEMA, Vancouver, Canada, July 4, 2024, official selection .
- Short Waves Festival "Summer Time", Poznań, Poland, July 13, 2024, official selection .
- kNOwBOX dance Film Festival, Dallas, USA / Seoul, Korea, October 4 to November 4, 2024, official selection .
- IMMAGI]NA Film Festival, Pouzzuoli, Italy, November 8-10, 2024 - official selection .
Polish Dance Theatre - Institution of Culture of the Self-Government of the Wielkopolska Region.
