She was a friend of someone else
Gosia Wdowik
What happens when the same fight has to be fought over and over again? In ‘She was a friend of someone else’, Gosia Wdowik documents the fight for the right to abortion in Poland, which was almost completely abolished in October 2020. Based on a story in the German magazine Stern from 1971, in which 300 women reported on their abortion, the film tells the story of activists who want to repeat this action in the Polish context. They encounter resistance along the way and suffer numerous setbacks. The evening explores the connection between activism and burnout and tells a story of highs and lows in the fight for the right to female self-determination in a chorus of women’s voices, interview videos and Telegram chats.
Duration: ca. 1 h
Language: English, Polnish with german and english surtitles
06.12. there will be an audience discussion following the performance
Gosia Wdowik studied choreography and performance at the Hessische Theaterakademie (Hessian Theatre Academy) in Gießen and directing at the Warsaw Theatre Academy. She is an active GILDIA (Union of Polish Theatre Makers) member and previously guested at SPIELART Theatre Festival together with K.A.U. Kollektiv, presenting their work TRANSIT MONUMENTAL, in 2015. Gosia Wdowik was born in Warsaw. She lives and works in Amsterdam.
Concept, Text and Direction: Gosia Wdowik
Collaboration in Dramaturgy: Maria Rössler
Visuals and Creative Technology: Jimmy Grimma
Set design: Dominika Olszowy, Tomasz Mróz
Light design: Aleksandr Prowaliński
Performance: Oneka von Schrader, Gosia Wdowik, Jaśmina Polak
Worked with/by: Agnieszka, Dominika, Jaśmina, Ania, Urszula, Marta K., Justyna, Natalia, Julia, Martyna, Ola, Małga, Krystyna, Marta, Zosia, Edka, Doris, Yulia, Agata, Kinga, Beata, Iza, Zuza, Ewa, Magda
Special thans to: Jan Tomza-Osiecki, Marta Jalowska, Dorota Glac, Kamila Worobiej, Martyna Wawrzyniak, Marta Nawrot, Keerthi Basavarajaiah and Justin Schembri
Production: NOWY TEATR & CAMPO
Co-production: Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Teatro Municipal do Porto, SPRING Performing Arts Festival, Frascati Producties, HELLERAU – Europäisches Zentrum der Künste, SPIELART Theaterfestival, Dublin Theatre Festival, Beursschouwburg, Points communs – Nouvelle Scène nationale de Cergy-Pontoise/Val d’Oise
