People of Slava

Tomasz Foltyn from Poland, born in 1986.

I am anthropologist of culture who was always strongly connected to art work. I started my adventure in physical theatre Terminus a Quo in my home town, Nowa Sól. It is an experimental theatre, based on physical approach. I spent there seven years of improving myself as a actor and dancer. I was involved in creating, directing and performing. I was involved in many performances both for the indoor theatre and street theatre. The improvisation technique was a big part of my process there, what influenced my future as performer.  My passion was growing there, and then in 2009 I took a break at the university and I went to study dance in Perfomers House, what made me stronger in expressing myself through movement. In autumn 2009 I went to Israel to continue my dance education with Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company but I quickly realized that it is not a way I want to do art. I moved to other place called Artness made by Shahar Dor where I continue with improvisation and contact technique. I strongly believe in the huge potential of improvisation theatre because it forced me to be really present, aware and clear about the relation with other people, as a performer, anthropologist and human being. I am finding all these three terms very connected and and it is morphing and changing the shape at the same time. In my opinion improvisation lets passion grow and develop in to something very unique and special, because it exists just one time, one particular second and it can never be repeated. Improvisation is the way of living.

I founded Slava Cacophonia because I felt an urge to create a group of people who share similar ideas and passion for life and performing art. It is the project which is very important for my life as performer and human being as well. I believe that art and life should cross each other in unlimited possibilities and create a path to the essence of understanding other people. It is an endless expression of “love” brought in to art work.