head bucket bed is making its way to the Lambeth Fringe in October and I have caught up with Klaudia to tell me more about the play.

What was the inspiration behind your show?

In 2023, I began artistic research on abuse scandals in women’s gymnastics, which were a global phenomenon and also happened here in the UK. I was interested in thinking about these forms of gendered oppression in relation to broader social structures, so I decided to link it with medical discourses on female bodies, which led me to look into hysteria, a diagnosis that was prevalent in the early 20^th century, but doesn’t exist as such anymore. I would say that the underlying inspiration behind head bucket bed is based on how social structures (like medicine and sport) play out through bodies in material ways.

When I collaborated with sculptor Lara Ritosa-Roberts on creating specific objects in relation to this research, I was curious about what kind of movement and choreography could emerge in response to the objects. At a later point composer Alex Roth entered the collaboration, and he created a score entirely based on sounds he recorded from the set and the materials within it. So, we tried to keep the entire creative process focused on the material elements.

How long has your production been in progress?

Since October 2024.

Where are planning on taking the play next?

The piece has had some international performances, recently at DUMBO Dance Festival in NYC. For 2025/26, we have more UK and international shows confirmed including Arts In Tank International Dance Festival in Seoul in 2026.

What would you like audiences to take away from your show?

We hope audiences will be able to access our dreamscapes in order to explore their own associations and emotions to the object, images and stories.

What are you looking forward to most about performing your show?

We love meeting and speaking to new audiences and other artists, so we’re really looking forward to conversations, creative exchange and learning how our work can grow from the experience of performing at Lambeth Fringe.

Why did you choose your particular Fringe venue?

Our work is particularly drawing experiences of young people, so to be performing at a school is perfect for us. KWAM Collective also has a history of working with film (we’re producing one at the moment), so being at Central Film School is really the ideal venue for us!

Which shows at the Fringe are you planning on watching?

We want to watch as many shows as we can!

Have you had any major hurdles to overcome to get this production on the stage?

The biggest hurdle we had to overcome is funding limitations and working with small grants. We’ve been lucky to work with some amazing venues that supported our rehearsals like Longfield Hall, Centre 151 and Centre for Dance Research in Coventry, but being able to access affordable rehearsal space is usually quite a challenge for an independent collective like ours.

What other productions have you previously been involved with?

SOMA (2023)

Kit (2023) 2:30 (2024)

theatres of hysteria (2024)

Venue: Central Film School, 13^th Oct 2025

https://lambethfringe.com/events/head-bucket-bed

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