Maja Dobiasz-Krysiak

The animation internships were a breakthrough moment for me, i.e. participation in the Different Theatre School at Węgajty Theatre, in the Midsummer Dream School in Aarhus and a week spent at Odin Teatret (particularly the discussion of barters) or the study tour during the Localise programme to Trent in Great Britain. I still relate to these experiences in my work, they continue to inspire me and they are for me the perfect example of inclusive, equality-respecting and socially sensitive animation and creative activities.

Culture anthropologist, project coordinator at the Centre for Citizen Education, educator, animator and researcher. She is working on her PhD dissertation at the Institute of Polish Culture of the University of Warsaw on the social educational movements on the example of the Waldorf school.

 

She authors and coordinates educational projects for schools, primarily in the area of culture, anti-discriminatory and media education e.g. The Art of Involvement. Art Residencies at schools, Mind over media. School of Critical Thinking and School of Tolerance. She is an instructor classes on participation in culture, culture animation and activities in the area of culture at the University of Warsaw and the Academy of Fine Arts, and runs workshops for animators and teachers, among others for the Very Young Culture programme, at the Non-Congress for Culture Animators, etc. She is a member of the Ethnographic Cooperative which conducts research on alternative ways of participating in culture (e.g. via private museums, organisations, art camps). Her research interests include also alternative education and the anthropozophic movement in Poland.