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10th-15th August, Big at theSpaceTriplex, Edinburgh<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A stage duo of performers created by Patrycja Kowa\u0144ska and Dominika Knapik. On a daily basis working as directors, choreographers, and dramaturgs, in the \u201cVery\u201d trilogy they place themselves at the center of events. They play with theatrical conventions, high art, and the everyday life of freelancers. Using humor, and self-irony, they explore themes of corporeality, transience, and the economics of art, among others. Their trilogy includes the following performances:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VERY_FUNNY<\/strong>, where they embody Shakespearean fools, confronting their bodies and professional roles with the figure of the artist-genius. They expose stereotypes, speaking about their own ambitions, insecurities, and creative work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Playing at Edinburgh Fringe 10-13 August 2026<\/strong>: Tickets:<\/strong> Very Funny | Edinburgh Festival Fringe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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VERY_SAD<\/strong>, an auto-ironic performance focused on aging bodies and psychophysical exhaustion. A form of \u201csit-up\u201d (stand-up already hurts). A musical trifle about illness, shame, and transience. Very sad, and therefore very funny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Playing at Edinburgh Fringe 11-14 August 2026<\/strong>: Tickets: <\/strong> Very Sad | Edinburgh Festival Fringe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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VERY_CHEAP<\/strong>, a cabaret-philosophical story about capitalism and the (valuation) of art. Fat and Dumb compare making art to sex work, examining what authenticity and desire are within a system that turns everything into a commodity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Playing at Edinburgh Fringe 12-15 August 2026<\/strong>: Tickets<\/strong>: Very Cheap | Edinburgh Festival Fringe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Fat and Dumb<\/strong> and the „Very” Trilogy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A duo formed by Patrycja Kowa\u0144ska (FAT) and Dominika Knapik (DUMB). Patrycja Kowa\u0144ska, is a dramaturg, writer, and performer. Her portfolio includes original theatrical works as well as numerous collaborations with artists across disciplines. Dominika Knapik is a highly acclaimed choreographer, director, and performer. She graduated from the Acting Department of the same Academy and was nominated for the POLITYKA Passport Award in 2015 for her choreography in dramatic theatre. The artists established a close collaboration several years ago, creating performances both for institutional theatres and the independent scene. As a duo, they took their collaboration a step further by appearing together on stage. For the trilogy developed since 2023\u2014Very Funny, Very Sad, and Very Cheap\u2014they coined the term \u201cperformative epigram”, a short-form hybrid performance concept combining elements of stand-up comedy, living tableaux, rap and sung fragments, unconventional choreography, and the live sharing of their laptop screens documenting the creative process. Their stage presence draws inspiration from Shakespearean fools –  reimagined as female jests. They explore the body, engage in dialogues with cultural texts, and reflect on the absurdities of institutional theatre life. They also perform their own privacy, which in their work is always political.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Very Trilogy, Fat and Dumb construct a tragicomic, bold, and taboo-free narrative about the friendship of two freelance artists navigating the precarious theatre market. As independent freelancers, they operate in a constant pursuit of grants and subsidies, approaching the search for success with irony. Their stage presence draws inspiration from Shakespearean fools\u2014reimagined here as female fools. Through this figure, the artists perform their own privacy, which in their work is always political. They explore the body, engage in non-obvious dialogues with cultural texts, and reflect on the absurdities of institutional theatre life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are also deeply engaged with socially oriented work. As Fat and Dumb, they created Penthesilea. Reconstruction of the Body of the Amazons (2023), inviting onto the stage women with lived experience of breast cancer. Fat and Dumb received several awards, including the Grand Prize and Journalists’ Prize of the Shakespeare OFF Competition at the 27th Gda\u0144sk and II Award at the OFF Actor\u2019s Song Review in Wroc\u0142aw. Their productions Very Funny, Very Sad, and Very Cheap were presented at leading Polish festivals, including Boska Komedia, Warsaw Theatre Meetings, the Retroperspectives Festival in \u0141\u00f3d\u017a, QueerFest, and Open\u2019er Festival in Gdynia. In 2024, the duo was nominated for the POLITYKA Passports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committed to Fat and Dumb’s independent artistic practice, Kowa\u0144ska and Knapik jointly established the Kreatura Foundation<\/strong> and launched the podcast \u201cFat and Dumb ON AIR\u201d, available on Spotify and YouTube.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about Fat and Dumb here: www.grubaiglupia.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Youtube Account<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Gruba_i_G%C5%82upia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Podcast TEASER <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0b8cO10xDGU<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PODCAST ON SPOTIFY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/19C2rxAFv9b3pee51mddyZ?si=ab60d0bbbf35450e<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They also perform their own privacy, which in their work is always political.\nIn the Very Trilogy, Fat and Dumb construct a tragicomic, bold, and taboo-free narrative about the friendship of two freelance artists navigating the precarious theatre market. As independent freelancers, they operate in a constant pursuit of grants and subsidies, approaching the search for success with irony. Their stage presence draws inspiration from Shakespearean fools\u2014reimagined here as female fools. Through this figure, the artists perform their own privacy, which in their work is always political. They explore the body, engage in non-obvious dialogues with cultural texts, and reflect on the absurdities of institutional theatre life.\nThey are also deeply engaged with socially oriented work. As Fat and Dumb, they created Penthesilea. Reconstruction of the Body of the Amazons (2023), inviting onto the stage women with lived experience of breast cancer. 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