S T O R I E S

S T O R I E S is a dance spectacle that balances on the edge of reality and abstraction. The creators guide the audience through a labyrinth of worlds — internal and external, real and imagined. They pose questions about the nature of reality, returning to the theme of childhood play. Where does reality end and imagination begin? How do technology, emotions, and relationships intertwine to create new dimensions of existence? How does “technological loneliness” affect us? S T O R I E S is a tale of returning home — to the place where our inner world meets the ever-changing outside world. It is a reflection on how overlapping worlds shape our identity and the way we experience reality.

Ewelina Cieśla Master of Arts graduate from the Stanisław Wyspiański Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków, Faculty of Dance Theatre in Bytom. She also studied at Beijing Dance Academy in China (scholarship recipient) and at Codarts Rotterdam Dance Academy in the Netherlands (Erasmus+ scholarship). She has performed in productions such as Ashes of a Dead Frog and Anamneza by Jacek Łumiński, Feblik directed by Maciej Gorczyński, Tryptyk powstańczy by Jakub Lewandowski, the performative project bliżej choreographed by Marta Bury, and Flying Fish by Ferenc Fehér. She created the choreography for WIŁY at the Lubuski Theatre in Zielona Góra, among others. Her recent achievements include: - Artistic Scholarship of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage (2025) - Residency at the Polish Dance Theatre – NIMiT “Tancerz – Rezydent” Program (2025) - Selection for the One Body One Career program (Anouk van Dijk) in Amsterdam (2024/2025) - Minister of Culture and National Heritage Scholarship for Students (2021/2022) - Participation in the TVP Scena Baletowa program (TVP Kultura, 2020) - Finalist and recipient of the Wild Card (audience vote) in the Młody Tancerz Roku 2019 competition (TVP) She teaches contemporary dance and contact improvisation at the Dance Department of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice. She regularly leads Contact Improvisation workshops and jams, as well as her own classes titled Odpuść and Laboratorium ruchu. She has worked as an artist and educator in projects under Przestrzenie Sztuki Katowice (2022/2023). She holds a teaching certificate in Fascial Yoga issued by the Institute of Fascial Yoga (Wojciech Karczmarzyk). Katarzyna Niżnik Graduate of the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD) in Austria and the artistic program PERA – School of Performing Arts (Girne American University) in Cyprus. She has participated in numerous dance programs and workshops, including GagaLab with Ohad Naharin and Batsheva dancers (Orsolina28), Summer Intensive (Portugal), IIDCompany Intensive (Netherlands), Cracow Dance Festival (Poland), and workshops with Elio Gervasi (Italy). She trained with artists such as Rakesh Sukesh, Iñaki Azpillaga, and Vittoria De Ferrari. She has performed in works by Romeo Castellucci (Tannhäuser, Salzburg Festival), Olivier Dubois (SZENE Salzburg), Israel Aloni (ILDance), Boštjan Antončič (Rosas), Manuel Ronda, Elena Fokina, Livia Balážová, Zebastian Mendez Marin (Ultima Vez), and Nicolas Vladyslav (Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui). Author of choreographies: - My Migrations (2021), Central Dance Stage, Warsaw - Swimming Flesh in My Liquid Bones (2023) - Trapedy (2024), Solo Dance Contest, Gdańsk Selected achievements: - Artistic residency in the Netherlands in collaboration with Ivgi&Greben (2024), as part of a scholarship from the Adam Mickiewicz Institute - Participation in the European project Meeting Point (2024) - Co-organizer of the international contemporary arts festival Nomadic Roots, Salzburg (2023) - Project leader of the Erasmus+ initiative Dance Art of Freedom (2018) She taught contemporary dance at SEAD (2021–2023) and regularly leads dance workshops in Poland. In 2022, she completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training (RYT), and in 2023 obtained certification as a personal trainer.