Field of studies Performing Arts (studies in English) - The Grazyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Lodz (Akademia Muzyczna im. Grażyny i Kiejstuta Bacewiczów w Łodzi), AMuz Łódź (Łódź) - Łódź, Performing - Study Bachelor's and Master's in English in Poland

1. Your final project is to be an original piece of theatre. Where do you start?

With the question I want to put to the audience and research around the theme – only then do I choose the form, the cast and the space. By picking a script I already know well. By waiting for someone to suggest an idea.

2. What stage experience have you gained since your first degree?

I’ve performed in productions, independent projects or festivals, and I want to develop my own artistic voice more consciously. Mostly in shows as part of my course. Very little, and I don’t plan to add to it.

3. You’re running a workshop for amateurs who are tense and scared to step into the space. What do you do?

Start with movement exercises and group games that build trust, then move gradually into scene work. Show them how it’s done and ask them to copy. Tell them they just need to get over it.

4. Classes, rehearsals and discussions will be in English, and you’ll collaborate with artists from different countries and theatre traditions. How does that sound?

Great – working in an international company and creating in English will open doors to festivals and co-productions. Good, though writing project proposals and theory in English will be a challenge. I’d rather create work in my first language.

5. In rehearsals, the company sees a scene completely differently from you. How do you resolve it?

Suggest trying both versions on their feet and deciding together which serves the piece better. Give way to avoid conflict. Impose my vision – it’s my project.

6. How do you bring theory and stage practice together?

I read about theatre, dance and performance, and consciously bring what I learn into the rehearsal room. Theory interests me, but I rarely use it. I think only practice matters on stage.

7. You want to take your show to a wider audience. What do you do?

Write a project description, submit it to festivals, and look for partners and funding. Promote it to friends on social media. Hope audiences will find it on their own.

8. How do you keep developing your skills outside classes?

I take workshops with different practitioners, keep working on body and voice and try out new techniques. When I happen to have the time and the chance. I think my first degree taught me enough.

9. Where do you see yourself after graduating?

Making my own work, performing with a theatre or dance company, teaching drama or curating arts events. Wherever I can get a part. Probably away from the stage and the arts altogether.

10. What motivates you most to pursue a Master’s degree in Performing Arts?

Wanting to find my own artistic voice and create thoughtful, original work for the stage. Wanting more time to perform and rehearse. I’m not sure it’s for me

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