Generation After. Showcase: 9th edition of the international theatre festival in Warsaw

The 9th edition of Generation After. Showcase will be held in Warsaw from 4 to 6 September 2025. Organised by Nowy Teatr since 2017, the showcase presents the latest developments on the Polish theatre and choreography scene to programmers and representatives of leading international theatre festivals and institutions. The event is co-organised by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.

Generation After Showcase – a review of the new Polish theatre and choreography scene 2025

“Where do borders begin? On the ground or in the mind? Who sets them, and who is allowed to cross them?” – these are the questions posed by the creators of this year’s edition of Generation After. Showcase. The programme features performances that address themes of tension, blurred boundaries, shifting identities and relationships, and the ever-changing line between “us” and “them”. Over three days, international guests will have the opportunity not only to experience the latest productions by a new generation of Polish theatre artists, but also to participate in networking sessions and a range of accompanying events.

Generation After. Showcase serves as a platform for intensive inter-institutional creative exchange and networking within the performing arts community, with a strong focus on international collaboration. Every year, representatives of festivals and institutions from more than twenty countries come to Warsaw for Generation After. Showcase. This year’s edition will host representatives from, among others: HELLERAU – European Centre for the Arts in Dresden, HAU Hebbel am Ufer in Berlin, Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin, Wiener Festwochen, RISING: Melbourne, SPRING Performing Arts Festival in Utrecht, Odéon Théâtre de l’Europe in Paris, SAAL Biennaal in Tallinn, and Santarcangelo Festival.

Programme of the 9th edition of Generation After. Showcase

The programme of the ninth edition features performances by Wojtek Grudziński, Magda Szpecht, Mira Mańka, Lina Lapelytė, Kamil Białaszek, Hana Umeda, Marcin Miętus, Cezary Tomaszewski, Aleksandra Jakubczak, Ramona Nagabczyńska, Olga Ciężkowska, and Agata Maszkiewicz.

Thursday, 4 September 2025

• Theatre performances

  • 3:30 pm, Nowy Teatr x Świetlica (Common Room) – Voyage, Voyage, Cytrynowa Podróż – Bogusława Schubert

  • 4:30 pm, Nowy Teatr x Small Stage – Przewodnik Feministycznej Psujzabawy – Mira Mańka

  • 7:00 pm, TR Warszawa – Kosmiczny Dom – Lina Lapelytė

  • 9:00 pm, Nowy Teatr x Main Stage – Teach Me Not! – Wojciech Grudziński, Maria Magdalena Kozłowska

  • 10:20 pm, Nowy Teatr x Foyer – Will U Marry Me? – Igor Shugaleev

Friday, 5 September 2025

• Theatre performances

  • 11:00 am, Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art – Helena – Magdalena Dąbrowska

  • 11:00 am, Ester Rachel and Ida Kaminska Jewish Theater – Skowyt – Kamil Białaszek

  • 1:30 pm, Museum of Modern Art x Kinomuzeum – Endless Box – Hana Umeda / Sada Hanasaki

  • 2:30 pm, Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art – Worst Case Scenario – Aleksandra Jakubczak

  • 4:30 pm, Komuna Warszawa Theatre – Organza – Lesbi Pensjonari (Alka Nauman and Justyna Szklarczyk)

  • 5:00 pm, Komuna Warszawa Theatre – Esencja – Edmund Krempiński, Jakub Dylewski

  • 5:30 pm, Komuna Warszawa Theatre – Mimesis – Natalia Sakowicz

  • 6:00 pm, Komuna Warszawa Theatre – Tiki-Taka – Marcin Miętus

  • 7:00 pm, Komuna Warszawa Theatre – Kocham Balet – Ramona Nagabczyńska

  • 8:30 pm, STUDIO teatrgaleria – Małe Co Nieco! – in cooperation with STUDIO teatrgaleria

• Accompanying events:

  • 12:30 pm, Museum of Modern Art – Presentation of the Museum of Modern Art and the Dance Pavillion

  • 7:00 pm, Teatr Powszechny – Mein Kampf – Jakub Skrzywanek

  • 7:00 pm, Museum of Modern Art x Kinomuzeum – Endless Box (ticketed event) – Hana Umeda / Sada Hanasaki

  • 7:00 pm, Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art – Worst Case Scenario – Aleksandra Jakubczak

  • 8:00 pm, Museum of Modern Art x Auditorium – Sytuacja Graniczna – Michał Zadara

  • 9:30 pm, STUDIO teatrgaleria – Alphago_Lee. Teoria Poświęcenia – Natalia Korczakowska

Saturday, 6 September 2025

• Theatre performances

  • 2:00 pm, STUDIO teatrgaleria – U mnie wszystko w porządku – Cezary Tomaszewski

  • 4:00 pm, Teatr Dramatyczny x Scena Przodownik – Będzie trzeba to pójdę na wojnę – Magda Szpecht

  • 6:00 pm, Nowy Teatr x Small Stage – Nieustraszona miłość Eve Adams – Olga Ciężkowska

  • 9:00 pm, Komuna Warszawa Theatre – Call Me Jay – Agata Maszkiewicz

  • 10:20 pm, Komuna Warszawa Theatre – Planeta Małp – Jakub Zalasa

• Accompanying events: 

  • 10:00 am, Dance Pavilion – Guided tour of the Dance Pavilion

  • 3:30 pm, Museum of Modern Art x Auditorium – Exodos – Przemek Kamiński

  • 5:00 pm, Teatr Powszechny – Mein Kampf – Jakub Skrzywanek

  • 7:00 pm, TR Warszawa – Trzask Prask – Krzysztof Zygucki

  • 7:00 pm, Museum of Modern Art x Kinomuzeum – Endless Box (ticketed event) – Hana Umeda / Sada Hanasaki

  • 8:00 pm, Museum of Modern Art x Auditorium – Smutna Rzeka – Michał Zadara

Partner institutions and distinguished guests – Warsaw Centre for Performing Arts

Generation After 9. Showcase is co-financed by the City of Warsaw. It is also co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and co-organised by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.

Cooperation: Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, British Council, Creative Scotland

Partners: Komuna Warszawa Theatre, STUDIO teatrgaleria, TR Warszawa, Teraz Poliż, Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw and its branch in Białystok, Teatr Dramatyczny im. Gustawa Holoubka, Helena Modrzejewska National Old Theatre in Kraków, Jewish Theatre, Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, CENTRALA – Institute for Performative Law, Pawilon Poznań, Ujazdowski Castle – Centre for Contemporary Art, Zygmunt Hübner Powszechny Theatre

Event partner: Wars i Sawa