Prowokatorzy doświadczeń, praktyczki pułapek

The article is a self-analytical description of the activities of the Theatre and Social Laboratory (TSL) – an artistic collective operating in Warsaw. The main subjects are strategies for engaging audiences / participants, as well as ways of constructing theatrical experiences, and building and telling stories in the participatory style. The author discusses examples of performances, performative actions, ways of creating dramaturgy and the type of relationships that performers establish with the audience in the work of TSL collective. At the same time, she wonders what kinds of challenges are faced by teams or artists who declare their willingness to create participatory art. She tries to propose interpretation categories for naming and describing these challenges.