Name: 📣OPEN CALL: "Safe(r) Spaces" – creative labs and site-specific performance | Deadline on 26 March
Start: 2026-03-26T23:00:00+01:00
Location: Centrum Wielokulturowe w Warszawie

$\ud83d\udce3OPEN CALL: "Safe(r) Spaces" \u2013 creative labs and site-specific performance | Deadline on 26 March$

📣 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋: "𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞(𝐫) 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬" – 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞-𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟔 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 📣
Fundacja Sanatorium Somatyczne × Centrum Wielokulturowe w Warszawie (Plac Hallera)
We invite people with migration experience and people living in Poland in multicultural realities to join an artistic process exploring safety as something we co-create – between bodies, voices, attention and space.
The process will consist of creative labs in Warsaw, an intensive summer lab outside the city, and will culminate in a site-specific performance shaped by the group’s discoveries and the spatial realities of Plac Hallera.
🌀 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞
We invite you to explore the theme of safety in space. Space understood in multiple ways – as an urban environment, the boundaries of one’s own body, or an imagined landscape. In this exploration, voice will be our guide.
Space between the ribs, movement begins. Air flows through the vocal folds, tissues vibrate, a sound wave emerges, and different anatomical structures resonate. Every body has its own voice – its rhythm, timbre, and distinct movement qualities. What kind of polyphony of bodies makes a space feel safe? How might it become safer?Seeking answers we will:
- feel within,
- tune,
- let listening begin.
We will follow sound waves deep into anatomical structures in search of a sense of calm, grounding, shelter, and the absence of threat. We want to explore whether there is a parallel between resonance within the boundaries of the body and consonance within public space.
🗓️ 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝟏 — 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐬 (𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐰, 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚)
Centrum Wielokulturowe w Warszawie (Jagiellońska 54, entrance from Plac Hallera)
𝟏𝟎 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 – 𝟏𝟗 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎–𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎 (𝟐𝟎 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬):
Fri 10 April 2026; Mon 13 April 2026; Fri 17 April 2026; Mon 20 April 2026; Fri 24 April 2026; Mon 27 April 2026; Mon 4 May 2026; Fri 8 May 2026; Mon 11 May 2026; Fri 15 May 2026; Mon 18 May 2026; Fri 22 May 2026; Mon 25 May 2026; Fri 29 May 2026; Mon 1 June 2026; Fri 5 June 2026; Mon 8 June 2026; Fri 12 June 2026; Mon 15 June 2026; Fri 19 June 2026
𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝟐 — 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 & 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝 (𝐀𝐮𝐠–𝐒𝐞𝐩 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔)
𝟐𝟖.𝟎𝟖.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 – 𝟎𝟔.𝟎𝟗.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
Retreat outside Warsaw: 28.08 – 02.09.2026
Plac Hallera / final creation phase: 03.09 – 06.09.2026
Ending site-specific performance: 06.09.2026 (during the Plac Hallera festival)
The retreat location will be announced at a later stage
🤝 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Centrum Wielokulturowe w Warszawie (Plac Hallera)
This call is hosted by Somatic Sanatorium Foundation in cooperation with Centrum Wielokulturowe w Warszawie, located at ul. Jagiellońska 54 (entrance from Plac Hallera). The Centre is a city-supported space that runs educational, cultural and integration-oriented activities, and it also shares rooms for events that promote multiculturalism and neighbourhood integration.
👥 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲
This process is for participants who are curious about movement + voice, improvisation, somatic practice, and collaborative performance-making – regardless of professional background.
We welcome adults (18+) who:
-are open to embodied and vocal exploration in a group
- want to work in a multicultural environment (no shared native language required)
- can commit to 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐬 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 (𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝟖𝟎% - 𝟏𝟔 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬) and to the 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐠–𝐒𝐞𝐩
Experience in movement/voice/performance is welcome but 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝.
The working language of the project is English
The number of places is limited to 15.
This is an artistic and educational process, not a substitute for psychotherapy.
📝𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍
𝑂𝑃𝐸𝑁 𝑈𝑁𝑇𝐼𝐿 26 𝑀𝐴𝑅𝐶𝐻
Applications are processed in the order they are received, with priority given to individuals from outside of Poland.
You can sign up using the following FORM:
👉 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊: https://forms.gle/uDEDV9TW19wozv9b6
Participation in the project is guaranteed by confirming that you can participate in at least 16 meetings in the regular creative labs phase and the whole intensive period.
We plan to share the 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐲 𝟑𝟏 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.
Everyone who applied will hear from us by email.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞.
𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? Write: [email protected]

👤 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬
𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐤 𝐉𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐳𝐭𝐲𝐧-𝐊𝐫𝐲𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢 – performer, somatic movement educator.
Co-founder of Sanatorium Somatyczne Foundation, where he leads workshops combining the Body-Mind Centering® approach intertwined with improvisation, bodywork and movement.
He collaborates with the Center for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle and the Theater Pedagogues Association. Member of the SzurSure performative (creating site-specific performances) and the Boys Performative Group. Scholarship holder of the Alternative Dance Academy organized by the Art Stations Foundation. Since 2017, he has been involved with the collaborative partnering project Oddaj Ciężar, exploring partnering techniques. He is interested in various methods of somatic work, improvisation and building a performance on its basis.
𝐘𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐲𝐚 𝐃𝐳𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐤𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐲𝐚 – performer, dancer, somatic movement educator.
Co-founder of Sanatorium Somatyczne Foundation, where she develops projects and workshops combining movement practices, (eco)somatics, and improvisation. She completed the certified Somatic Movement Educator training in the Body-Mind Centering® approach (Germany, 2024) and continues on the Practitioner training path (expected completion: 2027). She is a graduate of the Experimental Choreography Course at Centrum w Ruchu (2018), a scholarship recipient of the Alternative Dance Academy (2019), and a participant in two dreamwork courses at the International Institute of Dreaming and Imagery (2024). She is also a recipient of the 1st and 2nd editions of the KPO Scholarship for Culture (2024; 2025).
She is an active member of the Association of Theatre Pedagogues and a member of the Bliskość w Ruchu collective. She has collaborated with the Nurt Foundation and the Foundation for Contemporary Art, and co-created the performative collectives Laboratorium Teatralno-Społeczne and SzurSure. Between 2017 and 2023, she was involved in the project Oddaj Ciężar.
https://dzichkouskaya.com/
𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐤𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐊𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐳𝐲𝐤 – performer, voice and sound explorer, educator.
A graduate of cultural studies at the University of Warsaw and scholarship holder of the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts in Plovdiv in the field of Bulgarian folk singing. She founded the vocal improvisation group The Sirens. She collaborated with the magazine on contemporary music "Glissando" and the Węgajty Theater. She sings in the folk band Córy Mary. She leads Voice Spinning Mill workshops. In her performative and educational activities, she explores the perception of sound and expanding the possibilities of the voice through movement, improvisation and vocal techniques of various musical cultures. More: https://aleksandrakowalczyk.com/en/
𝐏𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐳 – president of the Contemporary Art Foundation, performer, educator.
A graduate of the Theater Academy and the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He co-founded the performance groups Night Line and Destruction Factory. He is undertaking a long-term writing and acting project called 'Journeys as a Character.' He is also a co-creator of the free improvisation technique. He created and conducts the theater workshops of the Academy of Arts and Culture, as well as the vocal workshops Voice Spinning Mill. https://warsztaty-teatralne.pl/ He is interested in expanding expression through acting techniques as well as physical and vocal improvisation.