BOSZKI

VOCAL INTERVENTION FOR THE CLOSING OF BOSZKI, AN EXHIBITION BY ANNA JAROSZ

‘Boszki: On passages, feasts, and ancestral connections’ is a project inspired by the edges of material and spiritual worlds in Slavic mythology. Boszki is an exhibition, performance, and experience that will be honoring the tradition of Dziady, a celebration that according to ancient Slavic cultures allowed living beings to reconnect with the wandering souls and spirits. We are looking into the Dziady, an important cultural celebration in Eastern European folk traditions, as a way to understand today’s communities. The idea for the exhibition and performance comes from the need for the exploration of the ritual and its role in the forming of tradition. The concept is based on the togetherness that is o"en used in folk tradition as a medium for communicating with spirits. Dziady is a starting point to speak about togetherness & community, femininity & oppression, folk traditions & their relevance today, intergenerational bonds, and our relationship to death and grief.

Curation: Zeren Oruc

Performers: Julia Julia Legieżyńska, Agnieszka Kucharska, Dorota Michalak, Ola Zielińska 

BERLIN 2023