About Me
Both in my artistic and pedagogical work, I share my long-acquired skills and sensitivity.
Biography
I am an actor, dancer, director, and educator with international work experience. I have always been interested in combining acting and dance, working with the body on subtle psychophysical levels, as well as working with the imagination. These interests prompted me to study the subject thoroughly and search for the right tools.
I gained my education by studying at prestigious Polish and foreign universities, completing both degrees and various courses, including: a master’s degree at the Acting Department of the PWST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Cracow (Poland), doctoral studies at the Film School in Lodz (Poland), and dance studies at Olga Roriz Formation in Lisbon (Portugal).
I had the pleasure of learning and working with outstanding theatre and dance artists such as Robert Wilson, Thomas Richards, Olga Roriz, Isabelle Schad, Joanna Merlin, Fern Sloan and Ted Pugh, Anna Godowska and Slawomir Krawczynski, Katarzyna Minkowska, K.J. Holmes, Pawel Miskiewicz, Tadeusz Bradecki, Jan Peszek, Dominika Knapik, Anne Bogart, Andrew Morrish, Yonel Serrano, and others.
As an artist and teacher, I have worked among other in the USA, China, Bulgaria, Italy, North Korea, Portugal, and Poland. Besides that, I am the founder of Living Space Theatre and Michael Chekhov Acting Lab, through which I have pursued my artistic and educational projects in recent years.
See detailed information about my education and achievements.
MY EDUCATION
2018–2024 –
The Film School in Lodz (Poland)
Ph.D. studies, Acting Department
Ph.D. dissertation: “Psycho-physicality and imagination in the actors’ and directors’ work – in reference to Michael Chekhov technique”
2023 – 2024 –
Olga Roriz Formation in Lisbon (Portugal)
Dance theatre studies
2018 – 2023 –
Michael Chekhov School in Hudson, NY (USA)
Courses completed: “Immersion” (5 weeks) and “Diving into the Deep” (3 weeks), research as part of a Fulbright Scholarship (9 months)
2015–2017 –
PWST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Cracow (Poland)
Dance Theater Department in Bytom (individual study program)
2011–2016 –
PWST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Cracow (Poland)
Acting Department
Master’s thesis: “Creative visualization (mental images) as a work method for actors and dancers”
Additional acting courses
- Participation in “International Michael Chekhov Workshop, Festival, And Teacher Training” (USA)
- Completion of Michael Chekhov International Summer Academy (Croatia)
- Participation in “International Summer Arts Program” by Robert Wilson at the Watermill Center (USA)
- Completing Suzuki technique and Viewpoints training at SITI Company in New York City (USA)
- Lucid Body course at the Lucid Body House in New York City (USA)
- Master course at the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards in Pontadera (Italy)
Additional dance courses
- Course “Me and not me. Dance and transgression.” – unconsciousness techniques based on Jung’s psychology in the field of theatre and dance, conducted by Anna Godowska and Slawomir Krawczynski at Art Stations Foundation in Poznan (Poland)
- Course “Dream states” – adaptation of the dreaming states into the movement practice, conducted by Anna Nowicka at Art Stations Foundation in Poznan (Poland)
- Solo improvisation course with Andrew Morrish at Art Stations Foundation in Poznan (Poland)
- Participation in “Altrefrontiere International Dance Festival” (Italy)
- International Dance and Physical Theater Workshop in Rennes (France)
- Participation in the XI and XII editions of All-Poland Workshops of Contemporary Dance in Polczyn-Zdroj (Poland)
- Two-year practice of Body Mind Centering and contact improvisation with Iwoną Olszowską (Poland)
- Two-year practice of Iyengar's Yoga Training with Maria Czubała (Poland)
Selected awards and recognitions
Fulbright Junior Research Award
for researching Michael Chekhov technique in the USA
Rector's Scholarship of the Film School in lodz (poland)
for exceptional achievements
Artistic Scholarship of silesia region and tarnow city mayor (poland)
for artistic creations
Honorable mentions in the “Best of the Best” ranking for the 2019/2020 season by theatre magazine
for directing the performance „Ferdydurke”
Special prize in the competition for staging old polish literature “klasyka zywa”
for the performance „Ferdydurke”
Main prize and individual prize in the "make move competition" during the Iiternational dance theatre festival “open stage” (poland)
for the performance „Conceptual privacy”
To see the full list of awards for performances, go to the Director section.
Theaters I have collaborated with
Olga Roriz Company
Portugal
Kochanowski Theatre in Opole
Poland
The Actors’ Ensemble
USA
Theatre No Theatre
Italy
Woolit Theatre
South Korea
Silesian Theatre
Poland
Puppet Theater in Walbrzych
Poland
Living Space Theatre
Poland
Institutions in which i taught
- The New School University in New Jork (USA)
- The National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw (Poland)
- Schule für Schauspiel w Hamburgu – as part of the Michael Chekhov Europe Training (Germany)
- School of Fine Arts inGuangzhou (China)
- The Film School in Lodz (Poland)
- AST National Academy of Theatre Arts, Dance Theatre Department in Bytom (Poland)
- Busan International Performing Arts Festival (South Korea)
- In Impetus - Escola de Atores in Lisbon (Portugal)
- Balleteatro Escola Profissional in Porto (Portugal)
- Olga Roriz Company in Lisbon (Portugal)
- Garnizon Sztuki Theatre in Warsaw (Poland)
- The Machulski School in Warsaw (Poland)
- BWA Contemporary Art Gallery in Katowice (Poland)
- Sanmu Dance Studio in Chengdu (China)
- 35th International Theatre Institute World Congress in Segovia (Spain)
- Michael Chekhov Acting Lab (Poland)
Articles and publications
Author of the article „The Art of Imagination” in the “Art (in) Education”
published by BWA Contemporary Art Gallery in Katowice (Poland)
Ph.d. dissertation: "psycho-physicality and imagination in the actors’ and directors’ work
– in reference to Michael Chekhov technique” under the supervision of Dr. Anna Sarna-Sniecikowska at the Film School in Lodz (Poland)
“Creative visualization (mental images) as a working method for actors and dancers”
Master’s thesis under the supervision of Prof. Jozef Opalski, Ph.D.
To see the detailed educational offer, please go to the section Workshops & Coaching.
To download my resume – click here.