The ensemble was founded in 2018 by dancers and choreographers: Magdalena Kowala, Natalia Murawska, Joanna Woźna, and Anna Zglenicka, who create their own aesthetic by drawing on contemporary dance, physical movement, as well as improvisation and performative actions, thus striving to develop their own language of movement. In 2019, the creators established the Córy Kultury Association, whose mission is to bring dance ideas closer to various audiences, to create a repertoire, and to develop an artistic and educational program.
The ensemble's productions to date include:
- “Her(t)z” [2018; choreographed and performed by: Hertz Haus],
- “102 and a Half” [2019; choreographed and performed by: Magdalena Kowala, Joanna Woźna; 1st place Jury and Audience Award at the Soloduo 2020 competition in Budapest, 1st place in the My Move 2020 competition in Tarnów, 2nd individual award given by Iwona Olszowska in the 3...2...1..Taniec! competition in Kraków],
- “Solo na 4 kaski i stracony czas” [2019; directed and choreographed by: Anna Piotrowska; performed by: Hertz Haus],
- “Unbody” [2020; created during the Gdańsk Dance Festival residency; choreographed and performed by – Hertz Haus; artistic collaboration: Artur Bieńkowski; the performance received the first prize in the national competition for the best independent theater performance The Best Off 2022 and was included in the Polish Dance Network 2022 and became a finalist of the Polish Dance Platform 2024],
- “Hopeless Portraits – Networked Performance” [2020; funded by the National Center for Culture as part of the Culture in the Network program],
- “My Hopelessness” [2020; solo, choreographed and performed by: Joanna Woźna; qualified for the international Solo Dance Contest 2021],
- “Mirroring” [2021; choreographed and performed by: Magdalena Kowala, Anna Zglenicka; artistic collaboration: Ulriqa Fernqvist and Peter Svenzon; created during the Gdańsk Dance Festival residency],
- “Frauen in Flammen” [2022; choreographed, directed, and performed by: Magdalena Kowala, Joanna Woźna, Anna Zglenicka; performed by: Magdalena Kowala, Joanna Woźna, Anna Zglenicka, guest appearances: Agata Śliwa, Mac Lewandowski],
- “six” [2022; solo, choreographed and performed by: Magdalena Kowala, music: Jacek Rezner],
- “Hotel H. ****” [2023; directed by Dominika Knapik, choreographed by Dominika Knapik, Hertz Haus, dramaturgy by Patrycja Kowańska, music by Qba Janicki],
- “To bitch or not to bitch” [2024; directed, choreographed, and performed by Hertz Haus, dramaturgy: Patrycja Kowańska, music: Wojciech Wilk; the performance was created as part of the SzekspirOFF competition and received the main award at the 28th Shakespeare Festival],
- “End of the world, but small one” [2024; directed and performed by Anna Zglenicka].
Córy Kultury Association
The association was founded on December 3, 2019. The main goals of the association are to promote and develop artistic creation, with particular emphasis on contemporary dance, theater, dance theater, performative and visual arts. Its task is to support activities aimed at creating a platform for cooperation and exchange of experience between specialists and representatives of various fields of art, among others theater, dance, music, visual arts, literature, performance, as well as humanities and social sciences as well as acting on broadly understood artistic and cultural education, preparation for conscious reception of art.
