“Unknown” is a series of improvisational spectacles/dance events involving interaction with the audience – with his eyes covered, the viewer can explore the world of his inner sensitivity – he is given a chance to be in the center of action and discover something new in watching/experiencing a dance spectacle. In the center of “Unknown” series there is an issue of perception and its transformation through movement, sound and image.

What matters most for us is interaction. Even though in our times theater has been almost totally replaced by TV and film, it still has something unique to offer and it is something certainly worth closer attention – it can make direct contact with the viewer, inviting him to a personal journey in which he actively experiences art. We ask the viewer to cover his eyes for that way it’s easier to stay focused on the self. Limiting visual stimulation we focus more on the remaining senses – hearing, smell, taste and touch. Being-self focused and more sensitive to the impulses received via non-visual channels, the viewer is firmly situated in the “here and now” – in improvisation. This is where he meets with the artists participating in the “Unknown” project: dancers, musicians, visualization artists, who improvise the whole event having just a rough plan in their minds (prepared not earlier than a week before the show). Being “here and now” means having no fixed expectations, accepting things as they come, opening up to what we bring to the theater with us and what we find waiting for us there. Can this ever be possible? It is certainly a dialog which will never close, which requires both sides to be engaged – artists and viewers alike. Is there a place where the needs of both sides can meet?
Renata Piotrowska