Guest of Honour
Katarzyna Kalwat is a graduate of the Directing Department at the Theatre Academy in Warsaw and the Faculty of Psychology at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Her primary interests focus on identity and strategies of self-creation. In her work, she explores the performative dimension of language, addressing the act of writing as an act of public disclosure, using theatre as a medium to investigate the hidden potential of text.
Since 2016, she has been working on some of Poland’s most prestigious stages, including TR Warszawa, Nowy Teatr in Warsaw, the National Old Theatre in Kraków, Teatr Łaźnia Nowa in Kraków, and one of her favorite venues, the Wrocław Contemporary Theatre. She has received numerous awards, including the O!Lśnienia Award, the main prize at the National Competition for the Staging of Polish Contemporary Drama, the second prize at the National Festival of Directing Art “Interpretations” in Katowice, and the 2023 Wrocław Artistic Award.
Katarzyna Kalwat has also been awarded scholarships from the French Government, the French Institute, and the Cité internationale des arts Foundation in Paris.