created and performed by: Katarzyna Chmielewska
costume: Kasia Piątek
lighting design: Michał Kołodziej
music: Rafał Kowal
dramaturgy: Leszek Bzdyl
A solo that takes aim at the stereotypes inherent in a contemporary idea of beauty.
What influences our perception of beauty? How to deal with an excess of aesthetic impressions?
reviews:
In “so beautiful”, the dancer (Katarzyna Chmielewska) delves into the stereotypes associated with a contemporary canon of beauty. Performing in high-heeled shoes and a pink dress, she’s humorously pretending to be an awkward dancer at times, asking thus contradictory questions: is “beautiful” what we see as beautiful, or is “beautiful” what beautiful is, and are the roots of beauty external or internal? Anna Malcer, Dziennik Bałtycki, 28 Nov 2001
“so beautiful” links femininity, lyricism and pure beauty. It’s a comeback to a human-being and his emotions. “so beautiful by Katarzyna Chmielewska is the 25th jubilee premiere of Dada Theatre. Krzysztof Górski, Gazeta Wyborcza, Gdańsk 28 Nov 2001
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presentation dates:
2001
26 Nov- Klub ŻAK, Gdańsk
2002
6 April - GDK, Gryfino / 27 April – Teatr Mały, Warsaw / 29 April - Klub Żak, Gdańsk / 8 May - Klub Żak, Gdańsk
2003
11 Oct - Klub Żak, Gdańsk
2004
14-15 May - Mouson, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2005
2 Dec - Klub Żak, Gdańsk / 17 Dec - Capitol, Wrocław
2006
20-21 Aug - Theatre of the Eighth Day, Poznań / 10 Nov- CK, Lublin / 16 Dec - Klub Żak, Gdańsk
2007
29 Dec - Klub Sfinks, Sopot
2008
7 April - Uppsala Konsert & Kongress, Uppsala, Sweden / 24 Oct - Off de Bicz Theatre, Sopot / 26-27 Oct – Teatr Nowy, Łódź / 6 Dec - Klub Żak, Gdańsk / 15 Dec – Teatr Kameralny, Wrocław
