Workshop "Akademia Krytyxx"
If you have ever found yourself short of words to describe a movement performance, this workshop is for you!
The Krytyxx Academy (Akademia Krytyxx) is a workshop dedicated to writing about dance. It is a quest to find a language for describing movement and choreography. Over the course of ten meetings, the participants, together with the instructors, will explore various tools for analyzing movement performances, searching for words that capture the essence of an artistic practice rooted in the unspoken. The goal of the course is to collectively build a language for writing and speaking about dance.
Who can participate in the workshop?
- Dancers and choreographers: The classes will allow you to explore different ways of communicating with the audience and writing about your work in a clear and accessible manner.
- Theatre and dance writers: The sessions will expand your critical toolkit.
- Dance performance audiences: The course will enrich your dance vocabulary and help you find the right words to describe the emotions that accompany the performances you watch.
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If you have ever found yourself short of words to describe a movement performance, this workshop is for you!
The Krytyxx Academy (Akademia Krytyxx) is a workshop dedicated to writing about dance. It is a quest to find a language for describing movement and choreography. Over the course of ten meetings, the participants, together with the instructors, will explore various tools for analyzing movement performances, searching for words that capture the essence of an artistic practice rooted in the unspoken. The goal of the course is to collectively build a language for writing and speaking about dance.
Who can participate in the workshop?
Dancers and choreographers: The classes will allow you to explore different ways of communicating with the audience and writing about your work in a clear and accessible manner.
Theatre and dance writers: The sessions will expand your critical toolkit.
Dance performance audiences: The course will enrich your dance vocabulary and help you find the right words to describe the emotions that accompany the performances you watch.
Performance Program:
The group will attend dance performances presented as part of the Spaces of Art – Dance Academy project, including:
- „„Your Majesty” / Marcin Miętus, Katarzyna Sikora (Komuna Warszawa)
- „Bezdroża” (Wilderness) / Marta Wołowiec (Teatr KTO)
- „Widzę tutaj coś innego” (I see something else here) / Sticky Fingers Club
Workshop „Akademia Krytyxx”
Schedule
The program includes 10 meetings and 9 performance showcases. After completing the course, participants will work on their own original articles, which will be published on the project’s website. Additional mentoring hours will be available during the publication drafting process.
- July 3, 17:00 – Project launch meeting
- July 4, 18:00 – Performance at the ULICA Festival (1)
- July 4, 19:30 – Performance at the ULICA Festival (2)
- July 4, 20:30 – Post-show meeting for the ULICA Festival performance (1)
- July 5, 14:30 – Post-show meeting for the ULICA Festival performance (2)
- August – Meeting accompanying the artistic residency
- August 29 – Performance as part of the project
- October 5 – Performance as part of the project / “Your Majesty”
- October 6 – Performance as part of the project / “Bezdroża. Wilderness”
- October 10 – Post-show meeting for “Bezdroża. Wilderness”
- October 14 – Performance as part of the project
- November 4 – Post-show meeting (online)
- November 25 – Performance as part of the project / “Widzę tutaj coś innego”
* Detailed performance times for the upcoming theatre season will be announced soon. The dates and times of the post-show meetings may differ from the performance dates and will be arranged with the group on an ongoing basis.
Key Information
- Attendance Policy: Participation is conditional on a declaration of at least 80% attendance across the entire course.
- Cost: Participation in all classes and performances is free of charge.
INSTRUCTORS
Maciej Guzy
A graduate of Law and Theatre Studies at the Jagiellonian University. He is a PhD candidate at the Doctoral School in the Humanities at the Jagiellonian University, where he is preparing a dissertation dedicated to the sonic aspects of contemporary theatre scenography. He is the recipient of the Sławomir Świontek Special Award for the best thesis in the field of theatre theory (2022).
His work has been published in journals and magazines such as Przegląd Kulturoznawczy, Pamiętnik Teatralny, Didaskalia, as well as Dwutygodnik, Ruch Muzyczny, Glissando, Culture.pl, and Dialog.
Monika Kwaśniewska-Mikuła
An editor for Didaskalia. Gazeta Teatralna and an Assistant Professor at the Department of Theatre and Drama at the Jagiellonian University.
She is the author of several books, including From Disgust to Sublimation: Krzysztof Warlikowski’s Theatre in Light of Julia Kristeva’s Theory (2009), A Question of Community: Jerzy Grzegorzewski and Jan Klata (2016), Between Hierarchy and Anarchy: Theatre – Institution – Criticism (2019), and #MeToo for the Future: Artistic Projects on (Sexual) Violence in Theatre (2025). She is also the co-editor of several volumes, including Theatre of Ugly Feelings (co-edited with Katarzyna Waligóra, 2021).
Her current research focuses on contemporary performative acting, as well as disability in theatre and performance, with a particular emphasis on mental health and neurodiversity.
Alicja Muller
An Assistant Professor at the Department of Anthropology of Literature and Cultural Studies, she teaches courses in Cultural Texts, Anthropological and Cultural Polish Studies, and Theatre Studies.
She is a member of the editorial collective for the academic journal Didaskalia. Gazeta Teatralna and a performing arts critic. Her reviews and popular science articles have been published in monthlies such as Teatr and Dialog, as well as on the websites taniecpolska.pl and teatralny.pl. She has implemented artistic and educational projects with organizations including the Burdąg Foundation, the Performat Foundation, the Art Stations Foundation, and the Teatr Nie-Taki Foundation. She regularly collaborates with the Kraków Dance Theatre and the Cricoteka Centre for the Documentation of the Art of Tadeusz Kantor.
In 2024, she participated as an educator in the international project „Beyond Front@: Bridging Periphery.” Her research interests focus primarily on new choreography, the connections between dance and emancipatory discourses and practices, artivism, and non-normative embodiment.
