Performative walk with Máté Mészáros: Perform Europe in Warsaw
Performative walk with Máté Mészáros: Perform Europe in Warsaw
Performative walk with Máté Mészáros: Perform Europe in Warsaw
Performative walk with Máté Mészáros: Perform Europe in Warsaw
Performative walk with Máté Mészáros: Perform Europe in Warsaw
Performative walk with Máté Mészáros: Perform Europe in Warsaw
Performative walk with Máté Mészáros: Perform Europe in Warsaw

Performative walk with Máté Mészáros: Perform Europe in Warsaw

At spring 2021 Máté Mészáros created the public space participative version of the choreography Mechanics of Distance. This is one of two two performative walks in Warsaw.

In its original version the spacing and movement of static and dynamic bodies, the arrangement of matching and mismatching systems into one space as well as the proximity between the bodies are in the focus. The examination of this happens through the discovery of the appropriate movement, which is the translation of abstraction to the physical body. The choreographer created variations for the encounter of bodies in the space, thus triggering the possibilities for free associations. The bodies put dance in the perspective of visual arts due to their plastic, ever transforming materialistic form rather than their performativity.

In the participative version of the performance the creators invite the participants to a very different experience. The movement series and constellations of the performance were translated into graphics by Balázs Fischer, visual artist. The drawings and the relating instructions can be found in this booklet. With the help of the booklet the participants of the 60-minutes walk can recreate the nine stages of the choreography themselves led by Máté Mészáros. The booklet offers the participants the chance to experience the walk by themselves – thus stepping into a quasi-performative role from the active viewing one. The QR code at the back of the booklet takes the participants to a site where they can share their experience in the digital space as well: they can upload photos of the walk and the recreation of the choreography there.

The performative walk will be conducted in two rounds (17:30 and 19:30) according to two different routes. You can take part in one or both of the walks.

Duration: 60 mins Language: English with possible translation to Polish Choreography and concept: Máté Mészáros
 Creator-performers of the performance: Máté Mészáros, Jenna Jalonen, Zsófia Tamara Vadas, Áron Porteleki *
Producer:* SÍN Arts Centre
 Coordination in Poland: Yuliya Dzichkouskaya on behalf of Association of Theater Pedagogues.
 Graphics: Balázs Fischer
 Booklet design: Anna Korolovszky

The performative walks are happening as part of the Perform Europe project East Goes to East. The partner of the project in Poland is the Association of Theater Pedagogues.

Association of Theater Pedagogues is an organization that brings together artists, creators, activists and theater educators. We work in the field of art focused on social issues, we search for new forms and ways of communication, relations and creation.


Perform Europe is an EU-funded project aimed to rethink how performing arts works are presented across borders in a more inclusive, sustainable and balanced way by testing new touring and distribution practices and providing policy recommendations for a future EU support scheme. This 18-month journey includes a research phase, launching a digital platform, testing a support scheme, and designing policy recommendations. Perform Europe is funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union and co-managed by a Consortium of 5 organisations: IETM – International network for contemporary performing arts, the European Festivals Association (EFA), Circostrada, EDN – European Dancehouse Network, and IDEA Consult.

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