DIE PUPPE is a kaleidoscope of images taken from the work of Hans Bellmer, filtered through the artistic experiences and preferences of the performers, who have been studying his work and life for years. Referring directly to the work and inclinations of Hans Bellmer, it is also a specific study of female physicality and sexuality.
DIE PUPPE has an open, performative form. It has been presented both in intimate galleries and large theatre halls. Each subsequent presentation is a new "sketch" developing the elements appearing in the cycle. The stage space becomes the artist's studio, and the performative action becomes a process/session during which artefacts are created.
The first "sketch" of DIE PUPPE took place in Katowice in 2010, in the studio of Andrzej Urbanowicz - one of the most important propagators of Bellmer's work in Poland. Since then, the performance has been presented many times in Europe (including during Art Basel), in New York and Tokyo.
Performances:
03.12.2010 / Bellmer Society / Piastowska 1 Studio / Katowice / PL
06.05.2011 / Torture Garden / London / UK
11.03.2013 / MHW / Poznan / PL
30.01.2014 / Theatre in Window / Gdansk / PL
18.06.2014 / Per Aspera Festival / Bologna / IT
12.02.2015 / RAWA Theatre / Katowice / PL
20.03.2015 / RAWA Theatre / Katowice / PL
05.04.2015 / Decadence / Berlin / DE
10.04.2015 / Trans/visions Festival / Warsaw / PL
23.04.2015 / Body Probe / London / UK
30.05.2015 / 20 YEARS OF SUKA OFF / RAWA Theatre / Katowice / PL
15.08.2015 / Manifest / Copenhagen / DK
23.10.2015 / The Wounded Carnivale / Strasbourg / FR
31.10.2015 / RAWA Theatre / Katowice / PL
31.12.2015 / Nude Noir / London / UK
24.10.2016 / Sadistic Circus / Tokyo / JP
11.03.2017 / Bodies / Berlin / DE
08.09.2017 / Andromedon / Tychy / PL
23.04.2015 / Body Probe / London / UK
30.05.2015 / 20 YEARS OF SUKA OFF / RAWA Theatre / Katowice / PL
15.08.2015 / Manifest / Copenhagen / DK
23.10.2015 / The Wounded Carnivale / Strasbourg / FR
31.10.2015 / RAWA Theatre / Katowice / PL
31.12.2015 / Nude Noir / London / UK
24.10.2016 / Sadistic Circus / Tokyo / JP
11.03.2017 / Bodies / Berlin / DE
08.09.2017 / Andromedon / Tychy / PL
15.09.2017 / Grace Exhibition Space / New York / USA
15.06.2018 / Le Beau est Toujours Bizarre / Basel / CH
15.06.2018 / Le Beau est Toujours Bizarre / Basel / CH
30.11.2019 / Paradiso Tanzbar / Munich / DE
29.04.2019 / private event / Modena / IT
19.11.2022 / Black Mirror / Katowce / PL
04.05.2024 / Paradoxal / La Rochelle / FR