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Opowieści / Stories

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“Stories. The world is more complicated than our truths about it” is an interdisciplinary artistic and educational project in the field of contemporary visual arts (including performing arts) carried out by the Mazovian Museum in Płock, Poland, in partnership with Kunstbanken Center for Contemporary Art in Hamar, Norway. The project results from both the programme policy of the Mazovian Museum, whose Themerson Gallery opened in 2021, and the universality of the Themersons’ thought and artistic output in the context of contemporary art.

The Masovian Museum in Płock invites all fans of art to the 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Opowieści” (Stories).

The festival will last from 25 to 27 July 2025 and take place at the Masovian Museum in Płock (two locations: Tumska 8 and Kolegialna 6).
It will consist of performances by several key international artists as well as young artists, artistic installations, film screenings, and meetings.
The curator of the festival, Małgorzata Sady, has invited both leading performers with a long track record and artists who are just starting their careers. The event will be attended by, among others, Ewa Zarzycka (PL), Alastair MacLennan (Northern Ireland/Scotland), Hubert Zemler (PL), Ralph Peters and Susanne Weins (Germany), and a group of female Swiss artists – Muda Mathis, Sus Zwick, Fränziska Madoerin, Chris Regn, and Dorotea Rust. Together with Kiersty Boon, we will also pay homage to David Thomas (USA/UK), passed away in 2025 – an iconic figure of worldwide importance in the field of music.

At the festival, we will experience various modes of art, from performance art to music, film, poetry, installations, theatre, and new media art. The festival will engage with spectators, ask important questions, and build a platform of understanding. It will be a worldwide-scale event, due to the presence of artists and spectators coming from many European countries and the universal character of the topics discussed.

“Stories” is a continuation of the 2023 International Festival of Performing Arts. You are cordially invited! The entry to all the festival events is free. Come to enjoy it with us and have an amazing weekend!


About the project
Line-up

Artists 2025

  • VestandPage

    Origin: Germany/Italy
    Wydarzenie: Performing Arts Festival, VestAndPage Workshops, 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”
  • Dorothea Rust

    Origin: Switzerland
    Wydarzenie: Performing Arts Festival, 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”
  • Alastair MacLennan

    Origin: Northern Ireland/Scotland
    Wydarzenie: Performing Arts Festival, 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”
  • Yaryna Szumska

    Origin: Ukraine
    Wydarzenie: Performing Arts Festival, 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”
  • Hubert Zemler

    Origin: Poland
    Wydarzenie: 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”
  • Ewa Zarzycka

    Origin: Poland
    Wydarzenie: Performing Arts Festival, 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”
  • Mykhaylo Barabash

    Origin: Ukraine
    Wydarzenie: 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”
  • Roman Haideichuk

    Origin: Ukraine
    Wydarzenie: 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”
  • Ostap Manulyak

    Origin: Ukraine
    Wydarzenie: 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”
  • Jan Mioduszewski

    Origin: Poland
    Wydarzenie: 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”
  • Susanne Weins

    Origin: Germany
    Wydarzenie: 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”
  • Ralf Peters

    Origin: Germany
    Wydarzenie: 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”
  • Les Reines Prochaines

    Origin: Switzerland
    Wydarzenie: 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”
  • Ola Kozioł

    Origin: Poland
    Wydarzenie: Performing Arts Festival
  • Anna Chudzik-Pawlik

    Origin: Poland
    Wydarzenie: Performing Arts Festival, 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”
  • Alexandra Hołownia

    Origin: Poland
    Wydarzenie: 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”
  • Aleksandra Geppert

    Origin: Polska
    Wydarzenie: 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”
  • Adrianna Urbańska

    Origin: Poland
    Wydarzenie: 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”
  • Agata Sokół

    Origin: Poland
    Wydarzenie: 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”
  • Josef Ka

    Origin: Finland
    Wydarzenie: 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”
  • Julia Sosnowska

    Origin: Poland
    Wydarzenie: 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”
  • Magdalena Jakubów

    Origin: Poland
    Wydarzenie: 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”

“Stories 2025” Schedule

Agenda
My idea is that freedom is when you want what you have to.
Stefan Themerson
Program

Events

Organizers 2025

Partners 2025
Line-up 2023-2024

Artists in 2023-2024

  • VestandPage

    Origin: Germany/Italy
    Wydarzenie: Performing Arts Festival, VestAndPage Workshops, 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”
  • John Farah

    Origin: Canada/Germany
    Wydarzenie: Performing Arts Festival
  • Hana Umeda

    Origin: Poland
    Wydarzenie: Performing Arts Festival
  • Kurt Johannessen

    Origin: Norway
    Wydarzenie: Performing Arts Festival
  • Olha Chyhryk

    Origin: Ukraine
    Wydarzenie: Performing Arts Festival
  • Dorothea Rust

    Origin: Switzerland
    Wydarzenie: Performing Arts Festival, 2nd International Festival of Performing Arts “Stories”
  • Dorothea Schürch

    Origin: Switzerland
    Wydarzenie: Performing Arts Festival

Organizers 2023-2024

Partners 2023-2024