Graduate of Iberian studies and translator, musician. Author of drawings. During her studies she spent time in Cuba and Mexico. While in Mexico, she was a translator for Teatr Ósmego Dnia in Zacatecas. She returned to Poland a week before martial law was imposed. She established contact, cooperation and long-term friendship with the Pracownia "Workshop" Theatre Activities Centre’ and then with the Węgajty Theatre as a member of the El Sur group. She co-founded it as a student of Iberian studies in Kraków with a group of friends. Led by the Chilean director, actor and musician Enrique Bello (Kiko), El Sur presented musical performances consisting of melodies, dances and other elements of Andean culture in many cities in Poland and in Berlin. In 1989, at a difficult time, she joined the Węgajty Village Theatre and settled in Warmia for several years. "It was for my health" – comments years later on her decision to move. As an actress, she performed in The Vincenz Stories and participated in the work on The Inn Towards Eternal Peace. She practised singing with echoes, running through the woods at night, twirling in the meadow... She took part in numerous expeditions of the group. The friendships made here, the fascinating work of creating a performance, the community of action during carolling and Alleluias, the unforgettable expedition to the Carpathian Mountains... These experiences and the spirit of the Węgajty philosophy have accompanied her all her life. In 1992, she moved permanently to Catalonia. A few years later, she met her future husband Pep Alcanyiz there. They live in Tarragona, where they carry out artistic projects, sometimes inspired by the activities of Węgajty: Polska dla Dzieci Szkolnych, kapela.cat , spektakl-koncert Estació Klezmer. They are frequent visitors to Węgajty and, as the Catalan Band, regularly perform at the Theatre Village festival. They also organised the Węgajty Theatre's stay in Spain in 2000 and 2008, when the group performed at theatre festivals in Barcelona and Tarragona.
fot. Pep Alcanyiz