{"id":183,"date":"2025-08-05T13:01:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T11:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marcintomkiel.pl\/?post_type=project&p=183"},"modified":"2025-12-04T15:44:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T14:44:52","slug":"skowyt","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/marcintomkiel.pl\/eng\/project\/skowyt\/","title":{"rendered":"skowyt"},"content":{"rendered":"

I believe in Intermittent Posting. I believe in the spirit that will go dead. I believe in the assessment of the living and the dead. I believe in one, universally known, Polish-Polish corporation. I expect, I expect, I expect\u2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Skowyt is a new creation \u2014 <\/strong> a puppet monodrama for adults inspired by Allen Ginsberg's poem.<\/strong> It evolves like a living organism. Its dynamic approach ensures that the performance never reaches a final, fixed form.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

09\/05\/2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

finally, we just stare at the tv
\ncancers and drugs are soft or hard
\nthey touch breasts, sometimes malignant
\nthey cloud and destroy the body, fast or slow
\ntorture, fur, an unlit cigarette<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allen is a figure of the XXI and 0,5 century
\nliving in the dimension of here and there
\nbefore birth and after birth
\nbefore prayer and after prayer
\nbefore death and after death<\/p>\n\n\n\n

sometimes, though, everything slips away
\nand ends up generated
\nby artificial love
\ndevoid of intelligence<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CO-CREATORS<\/strong><\/div><\/summary>
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Jakub Olszewski<\/strong> \u2013 A one-man band. A versatile multi-instrumentalist from Sok\u00f3\u0142ka, a student of art therapy, an avid fan of jazz music, also fond of heavy rock and metal sounds. Founder of the band PZGNW. Kuba successfully creates theatrical soundtracks as well, and in \"Skowyt\", he is responsible for the entire musical composition, which captivates with its mystery, inviting the audience to a true musical feast. The mystical compositions in \"Skowyt\" not only paint scenic pictures with sound but also open doors to a mysterious world of emotions. Kuba skillfully weaves sounds, creating an atmosphere that will captivate many viewers, deeply moving their imagination. His work is not just a chord, but an invitation to an unforgettable theatrical experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malika Tomkiel<\/strong> \u2013 She is. A person, a woman. She writes, teaches yoga, and is not afraid to confront difficult topics. Her texts have been published in magazines such as \"Slow,\" \"DUMA,\" \"EPEA,\" \"Zwierciad\u0142o,\" \"noizz.pl,\" \"Vege,\" \"Freshmag,\" \"portalyogi.pl,\" and \"Kraft,\" where she was a co-founder and editor-in-chief. Her literary debut, \"Biel Ko\u015bci\", addressed eating disorders in a candid and unprecedented way. Wanting to translate written words onto the stage, she completed studies in Dramaturgy and Screenwriting at the Polish Academy of Sciences. She lives in Podlasie, although she does not attach herself too much to places or objects, editing books and guiding authors through their publishing process. In 2023, two new works by the author were released: \"Tw\u00f3j wewn\u0119trzny g\u0142os\" and the latest and first extensive poetry volume: \"Ka\u017cdy ma jaki\u015b problem\" (September 2023).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n

FESTIVALS<\/strong><\/div><\/summary>
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Performance presented at:
– 39. Toru\u0144skich Spotkaniach Teatr\u00f3w Jednego Aktora 2025,
– 32. Alternatywnych Spotkaniach Teatralnych KLAMRA 2024,
– Mi\u0119dzynarodowej Konferencji literaturoznawczej EUROPEAN BEAT STUDIES NETWORK 12th Annual Conference \u201cThe Beats: Wilderness and Wildness\u201d 2024,
– Festiwalu monodramu lalkowego MONOTEATR: Materia o\u017cywiona, Gda\u0144sk 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n

REVIEWS<\/strong><\/div><\/summary>
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Allen nie mie\u015bci si\u0119 w skrojonych dla niego ubrankach \u2013 ju\u017c w pierwszych chwilach spektaklu w przymierzanym garniturze wygl\u0105da obco, nie przylega do uszytego stroju, tote\u017c po zmaganiach pozbywa si\u0119 tego ubrania-wi\u0119zienia i szuka siebie w \u015bwiecie, kt\u00f3ry go odtr\u0105ca. Jak mucha upolowana przez gigantycznego paj\u0105ka szarpie si\u0119 w sieci, ulega z\u0142udzeniu wielkiej mi\u0142o\u015bci. Niepokoj\u0105ca gra z przedmiotami, odsy\u0142aj\u0105cymi do innego \u017cycia, uwi\u0119zienie w trudnych do zrozumienia sytuacjach wzmacnia hipnotyczna muzyka. W monodramie wybrzmiewa \u015bwiadomo\u015b\u0107 odrzucenia i niedopasowania, poczucie nieuchronnej kl\u0119ski i b\u00f3lu: \u201efinalnie i tak gapimy si\u0119 w telewizor\/ nowotwory i narkotyki s\u0105 mi\u0119kkie albo twarde\/ dotykaj\u0105 piersi, bywaj\u0105 z\u0142o\u015bliwe\/m\u0105c\u0105 i wyniszczaj\u0105 cia\u0142o szybko albo d\u0142u\u017cej\/ tortury, futro, niedopalony papieros\u201d. Dzia\u0142ania z lalkami, ich fragmentami, monitorami, zakleszczenie w metalowej konstrukcji przypominaj\u0105cej paj\u0119czaka \u2013 oto \u015bwiat \u201eSkowytu<\/em>\u201d, w kt\u00f3rym\u00a0aktor\u00a0bada mo\u017cliwo\u015bci ocalenia.

Tomasz Mi\u0142kowski | \u017ar\u00f3d\u0142o<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ginsberg, Orwell, and the great spider<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this year's program of \"KLAMRA,\" there was no shortage of monodrama, as well as puppet theatre. Marcin Tomkiel merged these two forms in his piece \"Skowyt\". Along with Malika Tomkiel and Jakub Olszewski, he created a performance that transports the audience to a world on the edge of Orwell's dystopia and the realities of Ginsberg's poem, while also highlighting the problems of our small, intimate realities. \n

\nThe protagonist of the monodrama is Allen, a young man living alone in a foreign city, far from his family. The rhythm of his life is determined by work and attempts to disconnect from the world around him. He indulges in consumption, virtual reality, and drugs. This image is disrupted by the appearance of his anonymous love. This day becomes a moment of hope for Allen, which, as suddenly as it appeared, vanishes with the mysterious woman. The young man then plunges into further intoxication, experiencing visions and encountering Moloch, the god of materialism.

\n\nMarcin Tomkiel's performance is primarily an audiovisual feast. The atmosphere created by the live music performed by Jakub Olszewski, combined with the persistent twilight on stage and the nearly apocalyptic set design, fills the theatre with a sense of unease. The combination of electronic music with distorted guitar sounds conveys emotions as powerful as the words spoken by the actor on stage. This is undoubtedly one of the strengths of \"Skowyt\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both the puppetry and Tomkiel's performance perfectly matched the atmosphere created. Allen was an excellent and plastic carrier of content and emotions. Meanwhile, the characters of the unknown woman and \"Moloch\" embodied the key issues of the piece: loneliness, fear, materialism, and domination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Skowyt\" is a textually chaotic and ambiguous piece. It leaves the audience with a great deal of interpretative freedom, without outlining a broader context. It is not an easy play for fans of fictional narratives, but it certainly encourages reflections on the life of the individual in the world around us. Marcin Tomkiel's \"Skowyt\" is a play that demands not just viewing, but experiencing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miko\u0142aj Dobek, Danka Greding | \u017ar\u00f3d\u0142o<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The performance was created as part of an artistic scholarship from the Mayor of the Bia\u0142ystok City.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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recorded by: Adam Edemski Dondzi\u0142o<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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