Monika Kiwak – MA in Polish Philology and Theatre Studies (Dramatology) at the Jagiellonian University; Graduate of the Dance Department at Performers House (Denmark), certified contemporary dance instructor (National Centre for Culture), participant of the certified Body Mind Centering® Course (Slovakia, Poland 2011 – 2015); In 2013, 2015 and 2017 she received a scholarship to participate in the Alternative Dance Academy implemented by Art Stations Foundation by Grażyna Kulczyk. Resident of the Dance Move Cities project (Krakow, Riga 2013 – 2014). In 2017 she went on a study visit and training for teachers in Rome, combining movement and graphic signs thanks to the support of Art Stations Foundation by Grażyna Kulczyk. Master of improvisation Andrew Morrish chose her, along with five other dancers, for individual training and group coaching. From 2008 to 2015 she danced at Iwona Olszowska’s Experimental Dance Studio in Krakow, practicing improvisation with the BMC® approach.

“Dance, movement, is an organic part of everyday life for me.I see wonderful partnerships at airports, when people greet and say goodbye; I see choreographies in trams, when passengers change from one seat to another. I am fascinated by athletes and the way their bodies work. I watch children who are great performers and have an extraordinary stage presence even when repeating the same exercises. Improvisation teaches me that there are many movement solutions, that crisis situations during dance have great potential. Every crisis in which we remain attentive and honest can bring new solutions – just like in life. There are even more reasons why dance is my passion, but I want students and viewers with whom I share my experience to find their own goals.”