"El nino" is absolutely the newest large scale outdoor production of Teatr Cogitatur, directed by Marcin Herich, presented only once till now, prepared for playing in tour since season 2004. It's kind of continuation of successful performance "Femina" from the idea and aesthetic point of view but completely autonomous. The show is realised with method of emotional composition. It is the story of hard love in time of anxiety. The performance is a tragic parable about unsuccessful maternity. This story is situated in post-industrial reality, in the world in shadow of disasters of XXth century, in the contemporary world of plagues and cataclysm, suffering from AIDS, SARS and tragedy of September 11, 2001 with all its consequences.Big moving constructions are used in the performance, naked bodies, stilts, smoke, water and open fire. No words.

Scenario & direction: Marcin Herich
Actors: Katarzyna Pryc, Monika Wachowicz, Marta Waszkielewicz, Maciej Dziaczko, Marcin Kuszej, Marek Radwan, Bogdan Smiganowski, Leslaw Witosz
Stage scenery: Marcin Herich
Costumes made by Jolanta Wozimko
Music: Fragments of the works by Kronos Quartet, Soma and G. Allegri, R. Carlos, P. Glass, A. Piazzolla
Sound design: Miroslaw Matyasik

Teatr Cogitatur :: Teatr Cogitatur has been working in Katowice in Poland since 1981. It is truly independent, experimental, physical and visual theatre, which has staged more than a dozen premieres, for example "Mein Herz ist schwer" (1990), "Cabaret Neopathetique" (1993), "Journey of the Magi" (1994, an outdoor action prepared together with Teatr Biuro Podrózy), "Il fondo d'oro" (1994), "Passion" (1996, an outdoor action), "Four Dreams of Hölderlin" (1997), "Tribute to Expressionists" (1999), "Femina" (1999, outdoor performance), "Aztec Hotel" (2003), "Gotham Prj." (2003, an outdoor performance prepared together with Polish Dance Theatre), "Extracts" (2003, special outdoor project), "Extracts II" (2003, special outdoor project), "El nino" (2003, outdoor performance). It has presented shows all over Poland and abroad (Bylorussia, Brasil, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and USA). The venue of Teatr Cogitatur is one of the most important independent places of contemporary theatre art in Poland. Teatr Cogitatur is also organiser and producer of the International Theatre Festival A Part, which takes place in Katowice every year (ten editions).