DEEPER

Gosia Wdowik / CAMPO

In DEEPER, Polish theatre maker Gosia Wdowik deals with representations of gender-specific violence. Based on personal experience and interviews with teenagers in Warsaw, she critically examines the ongoing production and reproduction of images depicting female bodies in the context of sexuality and victimization. What impact do these images have on the lives of young people and what tactics do they develop to navigate the world under these impressions?

In her new performance DEEPER she confronts fears and desires that have been shaped through a strong identification with media images and she brings them into conversation with testimonies of a young generation that is coming of age on the internet. With the help of professional actresses and local teenagers, Wdowik embarks on a journey into the dark imagination that haunts girls and women on their path to sexual self-determination.

Duration: 60 min
Spoken in English

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Disturbing, bewildering, occasionally shocking, and very skilfully made.

The Reviews Hub - Ciarán Leinster, 23-10-25

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PRESS

"DEEPER makes violence present, not in an explicit or shocking way, but by doing it (or having it done) within the safe context of fiction—similar to what Milo Rau achieved in his best performances." - Evelyne Coussens in Pzazz, 18-08-25

"AI can help us, Wdowik shows, to detach our gaze from persistent, violent archetypes." - Shira Keller in Theaterkrant.nl, 25-09-25

"Disturbing, bewildering, occasionally shocking, and very skilfully made." - Ciarán Leinster in The Reviews Hub, 23-10-25

"With incredible performances from Polak, Karin Tanghe and Laura Vanborm, DEEPER guarantees a night you won’t be able to forget." - Iren Şerbetcioğlu in Trinity News, 23-10-25

Credits

Concept, text & direction Gosia Wdowik dramaturgy Maria Rößler text collaboration Marta Bacewicz set design Aleksander Prowaliński & Gosia Wdowik light design Aleksander Prowaliński performance Jaśmina Polak, Karin Tanghe & Laura Vanborm music Teoniki Rożynek video animation Karolina Wojtas video Wim Piqueur makeup Johanna Cool technique Piet Depoortere & Babette Poncelet teenager experts Jagoda Szymkiewicz, Stefania Sural, Lisa Coolen, Monica Keys, Gitte Slabbaert & Aiko Benaouisse artistic support Pol Heyvaert & Dobromir Dymecki production CAMPO coproduction the Adam Mickiewicz Institute as part of the international cultural program of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2025, Festival Theaterformen (Hannover), Festival actoral (Marseille), Frascati Producties supported by Ammodo (Amsterdam) & Perpodium with the support of the taxshelter of the Belgian Federal Government via BNPPFFF

Past touring dates

26 NOV 25 - NEXT FESTIVAL, TIELT (BELGIUM)
03 DEC 25 - 20:30 - CAMPO NIEUWPOORT, GENT (BELGIUM)
04 DEC 25 - 20:30 - CAMPO NIEUWPOORT, GENT (BELGIUM)
05 DEC 25 - 20:30 - CAMPO NIEUWPOORT, GENT (BELGIUM)

PREVIOUS TOUR DATES

20 JUN 25 - 19:00 - FESTIVAL THEATERFORMEN, HANNOVER (GERMANY)
21 JUN 25 - 19:00 - FESTIVAL THEATERFORMEN, HANNOVER (GERMANY)
30 JUL 25 - 20:30 - THEATER AAN ZEE, OOSTENDE (BELGIUM)
31 JUL 25 - 17:30 - THEATER AAN ZEE, OOSTENDE (BELGIUM)
31 JUL 25 - 20:30 - THEATER AAN ZEE, OOSTENDE (BELGIUM)
23 SEP 25 - 20:30 - FRASCATI, AMSTERDAM (THE NETHERLANDS)
01 OCT 25 - 20:00 - FESTIVAL ACTORAL, MARSEILLE (FRANCE)
02 OCT 25 - 20:00- FESTIVAL ACTORAL, MARSEILLE (FRANCE)
07 OCT 25 - 19:30 - DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL, DUBLIN (IRELAND)
08 OCT 25 - 19:30 - DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL, DUBLIN (IRELAND)