“Leuke was born in a silver, spherical vessel of the Northern Ocean, called Oceanus Borealis. She was an Oceanid – a sea nymph. With six fingers on her left hand, she could grasp the bodies of seven-armed, muscular trees.” This is how the new myth about Leuke begins, who undergoes a transformation as a result of encountering the movement of 𝒫𝑜𝓅𝓊𝓁𝓊𝓈 𝒶𝓁𝒷𝒶 L. – the white poplar. This movement is invisible to the human eye. It takes place in inaccessible and hidden spaces. Sometimes it leaves marks. The story of Leuke and 𝒫𝑜𝓅𝓊𝓁𝓊𝓈 𝒶𝓁𝒷𝒶 L. was composed by Dobromiła Dobro based on her own observations of the poplar growing next to the Komuna Warszawa theater, readings of botanical texts collected in the library of the University of Warsaw Botanical Garden, and Greek mythology. The text was edited by Anouk Herman. 🌅 During the morning meeting by the poplar, Dobromiła Dobro will first lead a few movement exercises and then read the text. After the reading, there will be time for conversations, drinking infusions, and breakfast with the Puszka Foundation. ⏰ Time: 8:00 AM 📍 Location: courtyard of Komuna Warszawa Theater, Emilii Plater 31 Dobromiła Dobro – experiments with text and archives, creates installations and videos. She is a graduate of art history at the Faculty of Artistic Research and Curatorial Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. In 2024, she published two books of experimental prose: “KOSY” (a collection of stories and photographs) and “JUICE simulation” (a drama/poem). For the publication of “JUICE simulation,” she received, together with Agnieszka Strzeżek, the main prize in the Most Beautiful Polish Books Competition in the category of literary fiction (2025). She was the curator and producer of the RADIO-THEATER project – a series of radio plays with experimental music, poetry, and scientific texts, as well as the co-curator of the educational project Radiowa Akademia, which was honored with the Warsaw Cultural Education Award in the category of future competencies (2023). She co-creates the community Radio Kapitał as an activist and radio host. ~ ~ ~ If you are a person with special needs, let us know at [email protected], we want to make the workshop as accessible as possible for you. ~ ~ ~ The event is part of the project “Respite in the Center.” In the green area around the former schools at Emilii Plater 29-31, where the Pomological Garden operated until 1944, we are creating a respite garden that will allow residents and visitors to spend warm months in a local, friendly, and green shared space. Curatorial and project team: - Magdalena Krzosek - Aleksandra Litorowicz - Tomasz Świetlik Organizer: Puszka Foundation Partners: - Komuna Warszawa Theater - Mikroklimaty Studio - Miastozdziczenie The event is under the patronage of the Mayor of the Śródmieście District of Warsaw. Media patrons: - NN6T - Radio Kapitał The project is co-financed by the City of Warsaw.
