Magdalena Burtan is a dancer, somatic educator, and artist working in the fields of dance theatre, art, storytelling, social sciences, and communication. She is interested in art as a response to the inner human condition and broader social, political, and cultural issues. She has been dancing from a young age, developing in various styles—from street forms to flamenco to contemporary dance.

She has trained in Poland and abroad—in London, the United States, and Portugal. She participated in the Formação Olga Roriz program at Companhia Olga Roriz in Lisbon, one of Portugal’s leading contemporary dance companies. She is a graduate of the L’ART Krakow School of Acting. She studied politics, social sciences, and international development at Queen Mary and the LSE in London.

She is currently training as a somatic educator using the Life & Art Process method at the Tamalpa Institute in San Francisco, California. In her current artistic and choreographic explorations, she focuses on themes such as women, culture, society, the fluidity of the body, and inspiration from the fluid body and continuum.