June 5 – June 7
On June 5, 2025, preceding the June 7 performance, the Polish Institute in Paris will host the public debate The Sculptresses. Corps. Objet. Médiation. The event will explore choreography as a medium that activates museum space and, through embodied action, offers a form of care for memory, particularly the artistic legacy of women. The discussion will bring together voices from both curatorial and choreographic fields, including Dr. Ewa Ziembińska, Chief Curator of the Sans corset exhibition and a collaborator on The Sculptresses, and Eva Klimáčková, a Paris-based choreographer and project partner whose work has long connected artistic communities in France and Poland.
Also joining the conversation will be Cécile Bertran, Chief Curator at the Musée Camille Claudel; along with representatives of the Musée Bourdelle – Director Ophélie Ferlier Bouat and Head of Public Engagement Sybil Meunier, which will host an exhibition of Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz this autumn. Framed by questions that echo the ethos of activist collectives such as the Guerrilla Girls, the debate reflects a growing commitment among cultural institutions to address historical imbalances and centre the work of women artists, not only through display, but through embodied, performative acts of remembrance.Rather than merely accompanying the performance, this debate forms part of a broader inquiry into how dance and curatorial practice together can activate new, more inclusive ways of engaging with cultural heritage. As The Sculptresses continues to evolve across contexts, it invites institutions and audiences alike to reconsider how we remember, whom we honour, and what forms that remembrance can take. This gathering in Paris marks not just a moment of reflection but a gesture toward a more embodied, equitable future for art and memory.
Performers: Dana Chmielewska, Magda Fejdasz
Choreography: Weronika Pelczyńska, Magda Fejdasz
Production: National Museum in Warsaw
Realization: Marta Szymańska, Karolina Wróblewska-Leśniakk
Music: Natan Kryszk
Sound Recording: Aleksander Żurowski
Costumes: Monika Nyckowska, Agnieszka Orlińska
Dramaturgical consultation: Alicja Czyczel, Aleks Borys
In Collaboration With: Centrum w Ruchu (centrumw_ruchu) Premiere Date: July 11, 2023
Coordination of the Paris presentation: Natalia Barbarska, Karolina Wróblewska-Leśniak, Małgorzata Głuchowska
The work was created at the invitation of the National Museum in Warsaw, as an accompanying event to the exhibition Without a Corset: Camille Claudel and 19th-Century Polish Women Sculptors (exhibition curator: Ewa Ziembińska; curatorial collaboration: Alicja Gzowska).
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Magda Fejdasz and Weronika Pelczyńska, The Sculptresses, photo by Nat Orce. Courtesy of the artists, Polish Institute in Paris, and the National Museum in Warsaw -
Monika Szpunar and Dana Chmielewska, The Sculptresses, photo by Bartosz Bajerski. Courtesy of the artists, Polish Institute in Paris, and the National Museum in Warsaw -
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Magda Fejdasz, “The Sculptresses”, photo by Nat Orce. Courtesy of the artists, Polish Institute in Paris, and the National Museum in Warsaw -
Magda Fejdasz and Weronika Pelczyńska, The Sculptresses, photo by Nat Orce. Courtesy of the artists, Polish Institute in Paris, and the National Museum in Warsaw -
Monika Szpunar and Dana Chmielewska, The Sculptresses, photo by Bartosz Bajerski. Courtesy of the artists, Polish Institute in Paris, and the National Museum in Warsaw -
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Magda Fejdasz, “The Sculptresses”, photo by Nat Orce. Courtesy of the artists, Polish Institute in Paris, and the National Museum in Warsaw -
Magda Fejdasz and Weronika Pelczyńska, The Sculptresses, photo by Nat Orce. Courtesy of the artists, Polish Institute in Paris, and the National Museum in Warsaw -
Monika Szpunar and Dana Chmielewska, The Sculptresses, photo by Bartosz Bajerski. Courtesy of the artists, Polish Institute in Paris, and the National Museum in Warsaw -
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Magda Fejdasz, “The Sculptresses”, photo by Nat Orce. Courtesy of the artists, Polish Institute in Paris, and the National Museum in Warsaw -
Magda Fejdasz and Weronika Pelczyńska, The Sculptresses, photo by Nat Orce. Courtesy of the artists, Polish Institute in Paris, and the National Museum in Warsaw -
Monika Szpunar and Dana Chmielewska, The Sculptresses, photo by Bartosz Bajerski. Courtesy of the artists, Polish Institute in Paris, and the National Museum in Warsaw -
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Magda Fejdasz, “The Sculptresses”, photo by Nat Orce. Courtesy of the artists, Polish Institute in Paris, and the National Museum in Warsaw -
Magda Fejdasz and Weronika Pelczyńska, The Sculptresses, photo by Nat Orce. Courtesy of the artists, Polish Institute in Paris, and the National Museum in Warsaw -
Monika Szpunar and Dana Chmielewska, The Sculptresses, photo by Bartosz Bajerski. Courtesy of the artists, Polish Institute in Paris, and the National Museum in Warsaw -
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Magda Fejdasz, “The Sculptresses”, photo by Nat Orce. Courtesy of the artists, Polish Institute in Paris, and the National Museum in Warsaw
