Photo: Piotr Dlugosz

Play: "Femina" (street) Group: Teatr Cogitatur (Katowice/Polônia) Conception and direction: Marcin Herich Cast: Adam Janeczko, Katarzyna Mrozinska-Izdebska, Leszek Malyszek, Maciej Dziaczko, Marcin Kuszej, Marek Radwan, Marta Waszkielewicz Duration: 40 min Rating:free

Polish group Teatr Cogitatur's "Femina" is a metaphor for the human evolution and portrays the thrilling and picturesque history of ordinary women. The scenes are inspired by some of the works of Austrian and German impressionist artists, and rocked by musical excerpts from Vivaldi, Garbarek, Goldenthal, Kreisler and Future Sound of London. The play features some dance influences and strong body movements. Elements such as water, fire and smoke are used in this performance, which has only two minutes of spoken text, taken from the poem "Ash-Wednesday" by T.S.Elliot.

Created in 1981, Cogitatur practices an experimental, physical and visual form of theater. The work presented by the group has become a reference for Poland's independent contemporary theater. Its performances, of great visual and poetic appeal, bear a peculiar and alternative character.

Music: Excerpts from Future Sound of London, Garbarek, Goldenthal, Kreisler, Vivaldi
Body work and set design: Marcin Herich
Set assistant: Katarzyna Mrozinska-Izdebska
Light design: Teatr Cogitatur
Costumes and props: Teatr Cogitatur, Dorota Kleszcz, Piotr Wegrzynski