Fierce dancer, carouser and light spirit. Sociologist by education (studies at the University of Warsaw). Musician and singer associated with bands: Janusz Prusinowski Kompania, Monodia Polska, Kapela Brodów, Kapela Domu Tańca, Kapela Aleksandra Łosia. He conducted ethnographic research in Belarus (1992-1994). Participant in the expeditions of the Węgajty Theatre (1993-1995). Co-founder of the Dance House Association. Documentary filmmaker on rural music. Actor, manager, co-creator of performances and music at Studium Teatralne theatre in Warsaw (1996-2007). Since 2008, he has been an actor and co-creator of interactive performances for children at the Słuchaj Uchem Theatre. Co-founder and organiser of the festival Mazurkas of the World, organised since 2010. Originator of the Market of Instruments project (music-theatre-dance meetings based on the idea of the market and carnival). Artistic manager of the www.akademiakolberga.pl. Founder of the portal www.targowiskoinstrumentow.pl (as part of a scholarship from the Minister of Culture). Initiator of promotional activities for Polish traditional music at the Womex Worldwide Music Expo (2012-2015). Coordinator of the project "Polish Traditional Music in Turkey 2014". Participant of the research and art project "Poland – Paths of Dance" (2014-2018). Collaborator of the series "Dzika Muzyka" on TVP2 (2016). Since 2017, he has been leading a series of activities on early childhood music education in a Montessori school. Since 2018, he has been a coordinator of the Traditional Music Workshop at the Institute of Music and Dance. Host of the programmes "Nie-Wielka Orkiestra" (NOSPR/ TVP KULTURA) and "Z przytupem" (TVP KULTURA). Privately, companion of Dorota’s wanderings and explorations, and father of three adolescent citizens.
fot. Katarzyna Korona