I’m All Ears

Based on the method developed by Prof. Monika Wiśniewska-Kin, entitled Effective Wonder.

A performance utilizing the “Effective Wonder” method—developed in Łódź by Prof. Monika Wiśniewska-Kin—which entails the auditory and visual evocation of the image of a speech sound and a letter through the use of words, images, and movement.

Through the moving word, the activated image, and the striking impact felt overhead, the realization dawned that this was not directed by top-down, imposed schemes, but rather emerged from their own imaginings—precisely because they operate independently and through the very act of doing.
[Wiśniewska-Kin, Evective wonder. Learning to read that liberates thought]

The play uses an excerpt from the literary work entitled “Birthday” by Wisława Szymborska, under the right of quotation.

The play uses an excerpt from the literary work entitled “The Scent of Chocolate” by Danuta Wawiłow, under the right of quotation.

World premiere: September 30, 2023

Creators

Script and direction: Honorata Mierzejewska-Mikosza
Set design and costumes: Ewa Woźniak
Music: Iga Eckert
Projections: Aleksander Janas

Cast

Piotr Osak
Piotr Pasek
Ewa Wróblewska

Voices provided by:
Danuta Kołaczek
Marcel i Jaśmina Mikosza
Dzieci ze Szkoły Podstawowej Towarzystwa Oświatowego “Edukacja” w Łodzi.

Gallery

An actress in the play "I'm All Ears" at the Pinokio Theatre in Łódź, shown against a wooden set, dressed in a costume made of pastel balloons surrounded by light tulle, leaning to the right side of the frame and holding her hand to her ear.
A scene from the play "I'm All Ears" at the Pinokio Theatre in Łódź, depicting three actors dressed in beige costumes with colorful lines sewn on, standing in dynamic poses leaning towards a sound.
A scene from the play "I'm All Ears" at the Pinokio Theatre in Łódź, depicting an actor standing in the middle of the stage in a dynamic pose with raised hands, with actors on his left and right holding plush snake-shaped props.
A scene from the play "I'm All Ears" at the Pinokio Theatre in Łódź, depicting three actors in light costumes on a wooden stage, who are curiously opening or lifting a hatch in the floor from which light emanates.
photos: Tomasz Ogrodowczyk

Trailer

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Poster

Official poster for the play "I'm All Ears" at the Pinokio Theatre in Łódź, depicting a surreal illustration of small figures standing in dynamic poses, holding enlarged facial features such as an eye, nose, mouth, against a background of abstract, colorful lines and shapes
poster: Ada Jarzębowska