Performances of Ballet Studio Classica as part of the 12th Theater Crucible

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“And suddenly you don't know why” — Teatr Tanca Classica
choreography: Natalia Zych, Karolina Momot

He can ruin everything. Stop half a step. Make us quit.
He's doing great at it.
Sometimes he lurks in the shadows, then takes on familiar shapes, smiles and pretends he's not there.
Fear.
Is it possible to get rid of it?
Drown it?
Pretend it's no big deal?
Tame something that is constantly changing its character?
A dance story about what we are afraid of and whether we can look at fears and each other
right in the eyes.

Notice to viewers: Strobe light is used in the performance.

“Do you see what I see?” — Dance Theatre Classica Junior
Choreography: Natalia Zych, Karolina Momot, Agata Kruczyńska

The world is big and sometimes you can get lost in it. It resembles an endless abyss in which it is difficult to find even a little light.
Especially when we are alone.
Everything is unknown, vague, silent.
And yet sometimes bits of light flicker in the dark. It's hard to spot them. It takes effort.
And then it turns out that maybe... someone is next to you? Someone who got a little lost too. And he's pretty much like us. A real one. Close.
Can joy be caught? Can happiness be weighed in the hands? Or are there things that can only be seen when we are together?
In a mysterious world of shadows and understatements, something happens that is hard to name but easy to feel.
“Do you see what I see?” It is a story of small miracles.
And about how fragility turns into strength.

Teatr Tańca Classica is formed by the dancers of the Ballet Studio Classica youth groups operating in Oświęcim and Bieruń Nowy under the direction of Natalia Zych and Karolina Momot.
The first performance prepared by the team was “Mechanics of Change”, premiered in November 2023 during the 9th Theater Crucible at the Oświęcim Cultural Center. In the following years, performances were created: “Avank” and “Although I will not find you” presented and distinguished, among others, at the INO Dance Festival of Dance for Children and Youth in Bytom or during the National Dance Festival “Taki Taniec” in Oświęcim.
Since 2026, the Classica Junior Dance Theater has been operating, whose debut performance “Do you see what I do?” received the 1st prize in the category “dance theatre — children” of the National Dance Festival “Taki Taniec” in Oświęcim.
Both teams work in the convention of dance theater, combining classical and contemporary dance with improvisation and creating performances that, through movement and expression, tell about things close and important and help to observe and discover the world around us.

duration: 30 min, free admission