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POLAND

The Zamość Region

1977, October 6 - 9, Baranica, Bogusław, Zygmuntów, Antoniówka

Wyprawa Antoniówka-Bogusław 1977

1977, November 17-20, Choiny, Antoniówka, Nowiny Żukowskie

1978, March 30 - April 2, Expeditons to Roztopy, Średniówka and Jędrzejówka

Expedition to Średniówka Jędrzejówka 1978

Expedition to Sredniowka, Antoniowka, March April 78

1978, June 21-24, Expedition to Orszak, Zalesie Podwysokie, Olszanka, Majdan Tuczępski

1979, February 25-28, Bobrowe, Baranica

1980, Majdan Abramowski, Expedition with
the participants of "Theatre in relation to Folk Customs".

1980, May 26 - June 2 , Bobrowe, Majdan Krzywicki, Baranica, Antoniówka, Zygmuntów

Expedition to Bobrowe - Zygmuntow 1980

1980, June 11 - 16 , Zygmuntów, Adamówka, Habajdziak, Antoniówka

Gathering, Antoniówka, 1980

1980, June 20 - 23, Antoniówka, Słupeczno

Expedition - Antoniowka 1980

1980, June 26 - 29, Słupeczno, Zabłocice, Targowisko

1980, July 10 - 13, Piłatka, Antolin, Wolica

1980, September 4 - 8, Czarnystok, Topólcza

1980, September 19 - 22 ,Wioska, Róża, Szur, Łuszczacz

1980, October 10 - 12, Huta, Szumy

1980, October - November, Piłatka, Antolin

1988, October 16 - 17, Bogusław, Antoniówka k/Zygmuntowa, Antoniówka Żółkiewska

Expedition to Antoniowka near Zygmuntowa X 1988

Post-reconnaissance to the villages of the reconnaissance in October 1977.

The Chełm Region

1978, February 9-12, Expedition to Borderland
- Stawki on the Bug River and Krasówka

1978, July 27-30, Żuków, Konstantynów, Dołhobrody

1979, May 18-20, Bańkowszczyzna,
Depułtycze Ruskie

The Lublin Region

1978, January, Klimusin and Żegotów

1978, April 26 - May 2, Awakening Expedition - Stolnikowizna, Tokarówka, Sobieska Wola, Lublin

Expedition- Wola Gardzienicka, the Lublin Region

The Tarnobrzeg Region

1978, August 18-21, Wólka Ponikiewska, Otrocz, Zdziłowice

1979, September 22-23, Ponikowy

1980, July 4 - 7, Wólka Ponikiewska, Tokary

Gathering in Tokary 1980

1980, 26 - 29 czerwca, Wólka Ponikiewska

The Nowy Sącz Region

Expedition to Zalesie-MajdanTuczępski'78

1978, September 13-17, Brzegi - Czarna Góra, Szaflary - Gypsy villages

Wyprawa - Szaflary1978 - fot. arch.

Expedition - Szaflary1978 - phot. arch.

1979, October 18-22, Szaflary - Czarny Dunajec - Gypsy Villages

Expedition - Szaflary1978 - phot. arch.

1981, October 23 - 25, the Lemks region - Nowica, Bartne
1983, January 6 - 8, the Lemks region - Bartne
1983, June 2 - 6, the Lemks region - Regietów, Zdynia, Konieczna, Czerna
1984, June 2 - 10, the Lemks region - Kunkowa, Czerna, Nowica
1984, July 18 - 28, Lemks region - Kunkowa, Czerna, Regietów

Expedition - Lemk 1998

May 1998, Lemk region, Expedition with the students of the Academy for Theatre Practices. Carmina Burana performed in Olchowiec.

Expedition - Lemk 1998

1999, May 22-23, Lemk region, Olchowiec. Expedition with the participation of the students of Academy for Theatre Practices.

Biała Podlaska region

Expedition - Granna-Bubel, Gnojno 1978

1978, November 23-26, Granna, Gnojno
1983, June 17 - 19, Bubel Łukowiska, Mętna, Niemirów
1983, July 1 - 3, Międzyleś, Leniuszki, Olszanka, Jabłeczna, Parośl
1985, June 24 - 25, Jabłeczna - the Orthodox Church cult place.
1990, May 24 - June 2, Łuki Końskie - the Biała Podlaska Region

The Białystok Region

1979, June 28 - July 2, Ostrów, Grzybowszczyzna, Sanniki, Kruszyniany
1980, December 4 - February 13, Winter Expedition of Piotr Borowski, Sergio Hernandez, Elżbieta Majewska and Wanda Wróbel to almost twenty villages
1981, April, Długosielce - Synkowce - Siderka
1981, October 9 - 11, Knyszewicze - Sukowicze
1984, August, Expedition to Grabarka, the Orthodox Church cult

Expedition to Garbarka 1984

1990, May 24 - June 2, Wierszalin
Expedition as a part of working session for ten actors from Alibi Theatre, London, conducted by Alison Hodge. Catherine Corrigan and Emma Rice, who participated in it, later worked with the company

The Jelenia Góra Region

1979, September 8-16, Czerna - Janice

Gethering- Expedition to the Jelenia Góra Region 1979

1981, September 25 - 27, Pogórzyn, Lisiec
so-called Yugoslavian villages

The Łomża Region

1980, October 17 - 19, Serafin, Cieciory, Dobrylas

Expedtion to the Łomża Region 1980

The Olsztyn Region

1981, October 2 - 4 , Dąbrówka Polska
- Banie Mazurskie

The Suwałki Region

1983, May 26 - 30, Skieblewo, Chilmony, Ostrowie
1990, May 24 - June 2, Gabowe Grądy (the Old Believers)

Kurpie

1989, July 7 - 9,
Popiółki, Siwki, Gajówka, Poredy

Expedition, Kurpie 1989

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ITALY

The Apennines, Emilia Romagna region
1979, July 18-29, Italy
(Santarcangelo, the Apennines)

Expedition - Italy 1979 - phot. arch.

Expedition - Italy 1979 - phot. arch.

Expedition of several days organized together with performances at Teatro in Piazza festival
in the castle of Santarcangelo di Romagna. It was the first Expedition organised outside the context of local traditional culture during which Gatherings and performances of 'Evening Peformance'
take place. Apart from the Italians, the company
is joined byWłodzimierz Pawluczuk, Zbigniew Osiński, Danuta Mirosław from "Gardzienice" Association, and Antoni Górzyński from the village of Dołhobrody, Władysław Góra
from the village of Średniówka, Olga Pawluczuk from the village of Łukowiska
and Emilia Podgórska from Bubel - Granna .

Tuscany
1981, June, Sovano, Castellottieri, Pittigliano, Terriciolla, Belaria, Mondaino.
During Expedition workshops and Gatherings
are organized including presentations of 'Sorcery' and "Evening Performance". Expedition numbers fifty people

Liguria
1982, September - October, Sorano, Genua
Expedition to the Liguria region:
"Sorcery" in Oratorio San Filippo church, workshops, work on 'Avvakum' continued
.

Trivento
1983, August 10 - 20

Expedition - Italy , Tivento 1983

Expedition - Italy, Tivento reconnaissance, 1983

FRANCE

1979, December, Nancy, at the Festival Mondial du Theatre'79 the company organizes Expedition to the Vogues mountains, its participants including a Gypsy band from Szaflary
(Mirga family) and festival guests.

LAPLAND

1982, Karesuando, Jokkmokk, Kautokeino
Many weeks-long Expedition to Lapland, opening a new programme realised by the company throughout a number of years, called the Theatre of Earth (a concept of theatrum mundi,
which advocates practicing theatre in relation
to th.phenomena of nature).

Expedition to Lapland 1982

"Sorcery" performed during numerous Gatherings; the company members get acquainted with
a unique way of song making and composing archaic poetry (the so-called joik of Lapland); later used in their work.
Working on 'Avvakum' . Individual reconnaissance undertaken by the participants of Expedition.

Expedition - Lapland,1985

The 2nd Expedition to Lapland organised
in association with Theatre Beliashe from Norway .

Expedition, Norway,
rehearsing "Avvakum"

Outdoor Evening Gatherings for local people.
All rehearsals are attended by trainees and Włodzimierz Pawluczuk.

USA

1985, summer, Włodzimierz Staniewski
and Tomasz Rodowicz visit several Indian tribes
(Zuni, Hopi, Havasupai)
2001, February, New Mexico, Expedition
to the Indians of Taos Pueblo and Zuni Pueblo

Expedition -USA 2001 Gathering with the Indians

Expedition -Zuni Village , Zuni Mission

Expedition -Pueblo Taos -Antoni Lujan

Expedition -Pueblo Taos

SWIZERLAND

1986, August 15 - September 2, Basel, Binn
Expedition to the Wallis canton in the Alps, following the routes taken by Goethe and other Romantics, international group of participants from the USA, Canada and Europe
All rehearsals are in the valleys and on tops
of the mountains, in shepherd cottages. Expedition is culminated by 'Evening Performance' shown in Binn and Gathering,
which lasted all night.

GREAT BRITAIN, IRELAND

Expedition - Wales

1987, May 10 - 18,
London, Cardiff, Dublin, Belfast, Derry, Glasgow
Włodzimierz Staniewski's reconnaissance before performing 'Avvakum' and "Marathon", looking
for the Celtic genius loci, meditating on Carmina Burana.

1989, March, Great Britain, reconnaissance
of Anna Zubrzycka and Tomasz Rodowicz before performances in April/May.

Expedition - Wales, 1992

1992, September 28 - October 23, Expeditions and reconnaissance throughout Ireland .

MEXICO

1987, October, Włodzimierz Staniewski leaves
for reconnaissance

Expedition - Mexico - reconnaissance, the Tarahumara Indians

in the footsteps of A. Artaud - to the Tarahumara Indians in Sierra Madre Occidental.

SOUTH KOREA

1988, August 17 - 26 , Seul
Włodzimierz Staniewski's reconnaissance aimed at getting acquainted with the shaman ritual
of Ku't.

Expedition -reconnaissance, South Korea 1988 - Ku't ritual

GREECE

1989, summer, the mountain of Athos, Athens
Włodzimierz Staniewski reconnaissance in preparation of 'a Greek performance' planned for 1990, performances in Athens and Expeditions. Music material collected at the mountain of Athos was used in Carmina Burana
.

Russia (former USSR)

1990, May, Moscow
Włodzimierz Staniewski's reconnaissance
in preparation for performances in MCHAT

1991, August 28 - September 4, Moscow, Turkmenia ,Włodzimierz Staniewski's reconnaissance at the invitation of the Union
of Artists' Association in Moscow

AUSTRALIA AND TASMANIA

1990, December, Mariusz Gołaj's reconnaissance.

NEW GUINEA

1990, December, Mariusz Gołaj's reconnaissance
to New Guinea (Highland, Rylna)
1 day across bush from Mt Hagen

Expedition , reconnaissance - New Guinea 1990

Expedition , reconnaissance - New Guinea 1990

UKRAINE

Expedition - Ukraine

The Huculia region
1991, April 2-10
Henryk Andruszko and Maciej Rychły's artistic-research reconnaissance before Ukrainian Expedition.

Expeidtion - Ukraine- Huculia 1991

1991, October 16 - 27,
Expedition to Ukraine for the first time
(co-organiser: Stach Gąsienica - Szymków). Participants: Christian Bredholt, Alison Hodge, Angela Ottone and workshop participants:
Robert Król, Marcin Michalski, and Agata Rojek. Expedition was joined by Volodymyr Kuczyński, director of the Lesio Kurbas Theatre in Lvov
and Mariana Sadowska, musician and actress.

Expedition - Ukraine

During Expedition Jacek Petrycki and Danuta Zankowska make a film about the company 'Towards a New Natural Environment for Theatre'.

1993, June-July, Paul Allain and Mariana Sadowska's reconnaissance
before Expedition to Ukraine

1993, September 14 - October 7,
'Hidden Territories' International Expedition
to Bassarabia, Polesie, Huculia, the Carpathians

Expedition to Ukraine 1993.
Bessarabia, the Gypsy village of Prizornoje

- including Bulgarian, Albanian, Moldavian, Gypsy and Ukrainian enclaves. Participants are divided in two groups: one travels to the area of the Black Sea (Odessa region), the Dniestr River, southern Polesie and Carpathians (near Verhovyna);
the other to the area of Crimean, eastern Ukraine (near Kharkov and Poltava), northern Polesie (near Rovne) and the Carpathians.

Expedition to Ukraine 1993,
Huculia, Gathering in Verhovyna

Gatherings are organized in the Carpathian villages. Participants: actors, musicians, academics, students (twenty-five participants
of the Courses), Theatre Studio from Los Angeles and Slava Theatre from Sweden, observers from different countries including Denmark, Iceland, Germany, Sweden, USA and Great Britain, around 60 people altogether.

2001, August 28 - September 2, Kiev, Poltava region - the village of Kriechkivka, Marcin Mrowca's reconnaissance,
September/October - Kiev, Poltava region, Polesie - Mariana Sadowska's reconnaissance

GOTLAND, SWEDEN

Expedition Gotland 1991

1991, April 20 - 30, Gotland

Expedition, Gotland, 1991

The first Expedition to Gotland: Andruszko, Grzegorz Bral, Catherine Corrigan, Mariusz Gołaj, Dorota Porowska, Elżbieta Podleśna, Tomasz Rodowicz, Maciej Rychły, Włodzimierz Staniewski and Anna Zubrzycka - and the actors
of Jordicircus Theatre.

Expedition, Gotland, 1992

Sixteen workshop participants (including Jarosław Fret and Dominik Libicki from Wrocław, Monika Paśnik and Joanna Wichowska from Cracow, Marzena Gawdzińska, Paulina Iwińska, Aureliusz and Katarzyna Leżeński, Aneta Morawska from Warsaw, Jolanta Kilian from Szczecin,Lidia Ciechalska, Marcin Michalski and Jarosław Sołtan) organise yacht Expedition to Gotland on their own, their intention being to accompany Gardzienice in Staniewski's project 'Happening"
in the south of Burgsvik island.

Expedition , Gotland 1992, 700-800 B.C.

Ireneusz Guszpit and Janusz Majcherek join the group of students.

EGYPT

1996, September 1 - 11, Kair, Oaza Fajum

Expedition -W. Staniewski at the Koran school, Cairo

Meeting Egyptian historians and Gatherings
in which the participation of local musicians
is an element of work on a new performance (Metamorphoses)

SLOVAKIA

1999, August, Medhilaborce, Ňagove, Expedition to Slovakia with the students of the Academy for Theatre Practices .

JAPAN

1993, April 1 - 8,
Jadwiga Rodowicz and Włodzimierz Staniewski's reconnaissance

Expedition and theatre tour 1993, Japan, Toga Theatre

Japan, Mito

"Avvakum" - the company after performance

BRASIL

1994, May 21 - 31, Sao Paulo

The lesson of birimbao playing - Brasil 1994

Several members of the company take part
in the Condomble ritual. A working session
with the school of Capoeira - Angola.

BULGARIA

1999
reconnaissance of Elżbieta Rojek, Joanna Wichowska, Agata Zyglewska

Expedition- reconnaissance - Bulgaria'99

2001, July 15-31,
Tomasz Rodowicz and Maciej Rychły reconnaissance, theAncient Orchestra project

Expedition - reconnaissance - Bulgaria

GREEK - Delphi

7 to 14 JULY, 2008.