Ruchy na marginesie
Moving in the margins

Summary/Abstract: Mateusz Szymanówka writes about the Polish Dance Platform in Lublin (7-9 Nov 2014) as a showcase of dance, aimed to draw the attention not only of foreign curators and journalists, but also that of the Polish press, artistic and academic milieu, as well as the authorities. The first edition organised by the Institute of Music and Dance (before that the event was organised by Stary Browar), provoked the author to pose a number of objections concerning the formula, logistics and efficiency of the dance festival. The reflection on the diversity of the program is accompanied by the conclusion stating the lack of a distinct curatorial vision and any creative debate concerning both the formula of the festival and the condition of the Polish dance. „So far the PDP […] has been a relatively typical hybrid of a dance festival and a trade show, entirely focused on the product”, Szymanówka concludes. The criticism is accompanied by a number of proposals and an introductory project of the possible strategies of implementing them.

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