MAGDALENA KOZA (PL)
Born in Poland. She studied in the Academy of Physical
Education in Krakow and earned a diploma from ballet
school. From 2003-2005, she collaborated with Iwona
Olszowska, with whom she created several performances
based on contemporary dance technique. She then joined
the Krakowski Teatr Tańca and over four years she co-
created and performed in various dance theatre productions.
In 2008, she represented Poland in the XIIIth Biannual of
Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean in Bari,
Italy. In 2009, with Jacek Gębura, she co-created the
performance Podobno, which played in the Scena Tańca
Capitol in Wrocław. She is an organizer and co-founder of
the Wroclaw Festival of Movement Cyrkulacje. Since 2010,
she has been a member of Studio Matejka. She leads
workshops together with Studio Matejka for actors and
dancers, as well as workshops in contemporary dance. Her main interest is practice with body awareness in physical theatre and dance theatre, based on her experience with contemporary dance, Body Mind Centering, improvisation, and contact improvisation. She is a certified pedagogue of contemporary dance.