The group began working in 2006 with the establishment of a theater workshop under the leadership of therapist Hanna Rynowiecka and actor Wojciech Deneka and since 2016 has been working at the Zamek Cultural Centre in Poznan (Poland) being its permanent resident. Since 2021 Janusz Orlik became group’s leader, as well as director and choreographer of subsequent productions. The ensemble of artists is primarily participants of the “Przylesie” Occupational Therapy Workshop run by the Na Tak Association.

In the course of their work at Zamek Cultural Centre, first as Nowi w Nowym and subsequently as Teatr Klucz, the group have delivered six productions:

• At the Dump, directed by Hanna Rynowiecka
• The Centre is Where I Am, directed by by Ewa Szumska
• The Myths of Przylesie, directed by Ewa Szumska
• Atomos, directed by Ewa Szumska and choreographed by Janusz Orlik
• Tranquillo, directed and choreographed by Janusz Orlik
• Intermezzo, directed and choreographed by Janusz Orlik

Tranquillo won the Main Prize of the 5th Edition of THE BEST OFF Competition for the best independent theater performance in 2022 and was included in the monthly “Teatr” ranking: “The best in the 2022/2023 season” as the best dance performance.

The ensemble:
Mariusz Józefiak, Jarosław Kubiak, Antek Kurjata, Daniel Laskowski, Lidia Piskorska, Piotr Roszak, Karol Solski, Magdalena Szalbierz, Mariusz Sztuba, Arkadiusz Żmijewski