An Evening of Pleasure

16:30 — The Right to Wise Pleasure — lecture by Aga Kozak

Place: auditorium / free admission

What exactly is pleasure? Is it a momentary gratification, a biological impulse, a luxury after “real” obligations — or perhaps a fundamental element of health and freedom? And why is it still suspected, marginalized, and pushed to the bottom of the list when it comes to women?

This lecture is an attempt to reclaim pleasure as a psychological, cultural and political category. We ask questions: do women have the right to pleasure? Do they give it to themselves? Why might a world in which we design reality not around power but around wisely understood pleasure be more caring, creative and sustainable?

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Aga Kozak — a journalist, coach and development trainer working at the intersection of psychology, culture and anthropology. She publishes, among others, in „Gazeta Wyborcza”, „Wysokie Obcasy”, „Pismo” and „Znak”. Co-author of the book „Sztuka męskości. Jak nie być ch*jem” (with Paweł Goźliński) and creator of podcasts devoted to wellbeing, communication and emotional intelligence. Founder of the Institute of Good Life. She supports teams and individuals in development processes, conducting trainings and lectures. A graduate of Jagiellonian University, she also studied at Middlesex University and NYU. Recipient of LGBT+ Diamond Awards, recognized by „Forbes Women” and „Elle” magazine.

18:30 — VICTORIA — film screening and conversation with Karolina Porcari, Katarzyna Figura and Małgorzata Bogdańska

Place: auditorium / free admission

Description:
Amelia, an attractive middle-aged woman, has for many years been married to a reenactor of medieval battles. The relationship gradually falls into routine and does not provide the woman with sexual fulfilment. The fifty-year-old woman is not even aware of her own desires and needs. What has been dormant throughout her life will begin to awaken when a mysterious parcel is found at her apartment door.

• running time: 28 minutes
• director: Karolina Porcari
• starring: Katarzyna Figura, Piotr Cyrwus, Małgorzata Bogdańska
• screenplay: Karolina Porcari, Krzysztof Szekalski
• Poland, 2022

Karolina Porcari — an Italian-Polish actress, screenwriter and film, television and theatre director. A graduate of AST in Kraków and „Studia Prób” at the Wajda School. Since 2024 she has been teaching at the Te-Wizja academy, where she runs classes „Psychology in Cinema” and „Creative Psychology”. She has performed in, among others, „Hamlet”, „The Brothers Karamazov” and the films „Mały zgon” and „Eter”. She debuted as a director with the award-winning play „Zła matka”. She is also the author of acclaimed short films „Peccatrice” and „Victoria”, awarded at festivals in Poland and abroad. She is currently working on her feature debut.

Małgorzata Bogdańska — a theatre, film and television actress, graduate of PWSFTviT in Łódź, long associated with the Warsaw theatre scene and a member of ZASP. She co-created the authorial Teatr w Walizce with Marek Koterski, which produced, among others, monodramas „Moja droga B.” and „Nie lubię pana, panie Fellini”. The play „Moja droga B.” was presented at the United Solo Festival in New York and awarded at the 15th Review of Small Theatrical Forms in Łódź. She appeared in the films „7 uczuć”, „Baby są jakieś inne”, „Wszyscy jesteśmy Chrystusami” and „Piosenki o miłości”, as well as in the series „Tatuśkowie” and „Dom”. In 2025 she received the Bronze Medal „For Merits to Culture Gloria Artis”.

Katarzyna Figura — a theatre, film and television actress, graduate of the State Higher School of Theatre in Warsaw, long present on the Polish film and theatre scene. She co-created unforgettable roles in the films „Pociąg do Hollywood”, „Kingsajz”, „Kiler”, „Ajlawju” and „Żurek”, and also appeared in international productions. On stage she has performed, among others, at the Dramatic Theatre of the Capital City of Warsaw and the Wybrzeże Theatre in Gdańsk, presenting both dramatic and comedic roles. Regarded as one of the most important figures of Polish pop culture in the 80s and 90s, she is a recipient of film and theatre awards and has been repeatedly nominated for the Eagles — Polish Film Awards.

16:30–20:00 — Charity campaign "I Am Still a Woman" — conversations in the foyer

Since 2022 Karolina Sobieraj (Fundacja Świadomi Życia) and Julia Klewaniec (Fundacja Picture Doc) have been running the charity campaign "I Am Still a Woman", supporting women before, during and after cancer and promoting breast cancer prevention. The campaign shows that life after illness can be full of strength, femininity and new beginnings.

Every year the organisers invite heroines for a photo session, and in October the campaign appears on screens in central Warsaw, encouraging preventive examinations. On March 8 there will be an opportunity to talk with Karolina and Julia about prevention, support for women and the current edition of the campaign — also in a private conversation, if you need it.