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the polish director builds immersive stage environments in which live performance, moving images, and shifting scenography challenge how audiences experience theater. thomai tsimpou October 20, 2026 5 min prefer designboom on googleŁukasz Twarkowski merges theater and cinema onstageBefore Oracle begins at Onassis Stegi in Athens, a camera captures the audience and projects its image onto a screen. Spectators appear as grainy black-and-white figures, their faces transformed into a strange, almost anonymous collective portrait. Those who have come to watch find themselves becoming the spectacle. It is an introduction to the work of Polish director Łukasz Twarkowski, in which live performance and cinema become inseparable. Twarkowski brings theater and cinema into a shared space, making the process of filming part of the performance. The stage divides horizontally into two visual fields: the live theatrical action unfolds below, while a screen above displays footage captured by cameras operating within the set in real time. The audience watches the actors perform while simultaneously observing how their movements are framed and transformed into cinematic images.

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Apply by January 17, 2027 to be considered for a full-tuition scholarship. The 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA&D. Photo by Joel Tsui ’16, Salt ’17, MFA ’19.