Forest and People (6+)

If we could and would see the plants move, would it change our relationship with them? 
Would it affect the way we think about them and how we treat them? In the performance "Forest and People," choreographer Magda Jędra and her co-creators look at the mechanism of plant invisibility around which she develops her artistic practice. In the scientific world it is called "plant blindness" syndrome. Plants have no eyes, no ears, no neurons, yet they are able to register environmental changes and transmit information to each other. It is difficult to tell children about symbiosis, mycorrhiza and photosynthesis. "Forest and People" is an offer of a "cure" for plant blindness, with no age restrictions. The performance unfolds a dream-like landscape in front of those who attend, which allows one to physically delve into issues such as care and interdependence. It allows one to sink into an immersive world of plant and human movement, blurring the boundary between the stage and the audience. 

Concept: Magda Jędra
Choreography: Magda Jędra in collaboration with Anna Steller and Ula Zerek
Dramaturgy: Katarzyna Kania
Performance, dance: Magda Jędra, Anna Steller, Ula Zerek
Costumes: Marta Szypulska
Sound: Piotr Pawlak
Consulting and mentoring in theater for families: Justyna Czarnota
Production management: Alicja Berejowska (Perform for Change)
Production: Polka Dot Foundation
Partners: Goyki 3 Art Incubator, Marek Edelman Center for Dialogue

Premiere: 2.09.2023, Sopot
Duration: 55 min

The performance is recommended for audiences aged 7 and over.

The performance is participatory in nature, voluntary interaction with the audience and light physical contact possible. 

The performance was created as part of the OFF Poland program organized by Zbigniew Raszewski Theater Institute. Supported by funds from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

Mentoring pedagogical and theatrical support of the creative process was realized within the framework of the scholarship of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage for Justyna Czarnota.