Persons

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Kacirek, Sven
[Musician]
The musician, who lives in Hamburg, studied at the Drummers’ Collective in New York and at the Arnhem Conservatory. His most important project at the moment is the band “Field”. He also writes for the drum magazine, Sticks. Sven Kacirek is a participant in the inter-disciplinary choreographers’ workshop “Jagniątków. Move the Mount”.
Biography
project › Jagniątków. Move the Mount
Kaegi, Stefan
[Theatre director]
Stefan Kaegi is a theatre director who, instead of staging dramas, discovers theatricality in everyday life. He holds one of the workshops at the Mobile Academy Warsaw.
Biography
project › Mobile Academy in Warsaw: “Ghosts, Spectres, Phantoms, and the Places Where They Live”
Kaiser, Paul
[Cultural academic, curator, publicist]
The cultural scientist Paul Kaiser is a researcher at Dresden Technical University. He is also a curator for exhibitions of East German art, and is active as a publicist.

Biography
project › The Mechanics of Oblivion. A German-Polish Conference
Kalinowski, Ryszard
[Tänzer, Choreograf und Pädagoge]
Dancer, choreographer and pedagogue
The dancer and choreographer from Lublin, Ryszard Kalinowski has been invited to take part in the international workshop for choreographers, “Move the Mount”, in Jagniątków in the Karkonosze Mountains of Silesia.

Biography
project › Jagniątków. Move the Mount
Kaltwasser, Martin
[Architekt, Künstler, Kurator]
Architect, artist, curator
Martin Kaltwasser is an architect, an artist and a curator. Since studying Art and Architecture he has lived and worked in Berlin. He is curator of the exhibition project “Industriestadtfuturismus (Industrial-town-futurism) – 100 years of Wolfsburg and Nowa Huta”.

Biography
project › The Futurism of Industrial Cities – 100 Years of Wolfsburg/Nowa Huta
Kanclerz, Kamila
[Innenarchitektin, Modedesignerin]
Kamila Kanclerz ist Innenarchitektin und arbeitet zudem als Designerin für das Modelabel „east chick“. Sie ist Teammitglied des „Elektropopklubs“.
Biography
project › Elektropopklub
Karkowski, Zbigniew
[Komponist, Radiokünstler]
Composer, radio artist
The artist Zbigniew Karkowski, from Krakow, contributes “Radioph” every day, as part of the daily Berlin broadcast “Radio_Copernicus”.

Biography
Köbberling, Folke
[Künstlerin]
Artist
Folke Köbberling, an artist from Kassel, sees urban space as the focus of her work. She is working on a project for the exhibition “Industriestadtfuturismus (Industrial-town-futurism) – 100 years of Wolfsburg and Nowa Huta”.

Biography
project › The Futurism of Industrial Cities – 100 Years of Wolfsburg/Nowa Huta
König, Anne
Auftragskünstlerin von „Radio_Copernicus”.
Zum Projekt „Radio_Copernicus”
Kühl, Dr. Olaf
[Translator]
The Slavicist and historian of Eastern Europe has made a name for himself as a translator of Polish, Russian, and Serbo-Croatian literature. When he finds the time, he also translates and interprets for Büro Kopernikus.
Biography
project › Germany against Poland
Kersten, Anne
[Curator]
A cultural academic and artist from Lower Saxony, Anne Kersten is curator in charge of the “Elektropopklub”, which can be found in Bytom and in Wolfsburg.

Biography
project › The Futurism of Industrial Cities – 100 Years of Wolfsburg/Nowa HutaElektropopklub
Klata, Jan
[Director, playwright]
Jan Klata is one of Poland’s best known directors. For the project “TRANSFER”, he is staging a piece which takes as its theme the population displacements following World War II.

Biography
project › TRANSFER!
Kopaczewski, Grzegorz
[Author, feature writer]
Grzegorz Kopaczewski became well known in Poland through his debut “Global Nation. Obrazki z czasów popkultury”. He works as a feature writer for the Upper Silesian cultural magazine “Ultramaryna”.
Biography
project › Germany against Poland
Kowalczyk, Dr. Izabela
[Art historian, Poznań]
Dr. Izabela Kowalczyk is a member of Büro Kopernikus' expert committee.
project › The Mechanics of Oblivion. A German-Polish Conference
Kozak, Edyta
[Choreografin, Kuratorin]
Edyta Kozak, Gründerin und Direktorin des internationalen Theaterfestivals „body_mind“ und der Independent Dancers Association, ist Kuratorin des internationalen Laboratoriums für Choreografen „Jagniątków. Move the Mount“.
Biography
project › Jagniątków. Move the Mount
Krenz, Igor
[Video artist]
Warsaw-based Igor Krenz questions reality with the help of video. He belongs to “Azorro”, a group which tries to unhide the stereotypes of postmodernism through film productions.
Biography
project › 1,2,3... Avant-Gardes
Kriegenburg, Andreas
[Theaterregisseur]
Der Regisseur Andreas Kriegenburg ist Oberspielleiter am Thalia Theater in Hamburg, wo er häufig mit Dea Loher zusammenarbeitet. Auf dem Krakauer Theaterfestival „baz@rt“ wird seine Inszenierung von Lars von Triers „Idioten“ gezeigt.
Biography
project › baz@rt / Europe Learning - Frankfurt meets Krakow
Kubin, Felix
[Artist and musician, Hamburg]
Felix Kubin is a member of Büro Kopernikus' expert committee.
Kuczok, Wojciech
[Author]
The young Polish poet, prose author, film critic, screenplay writer and NIKE award-winner lives in Krakow and Chorzów. The feature film “Pręgi”, for which he has written the script won the “Golden Lion” at the Festival of Polish Film in Gdynia.
Biography
project › Germany against Poland
Kula, Mateusz
[Künstler]
Mateusz Kula ist einer der Künstler des Ausstellungsprojekts „Industriestadtfturismus".
project › SFX: Publiczność - Spontaneous Publics

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Lanzinger, Pia
[Künstlerin]
Die Künstlerin Pia Lanzinger ist in der Ausstellung „Industriestadtfuturismus" vertreten.
Biography
project › The Futurism of Industrial Cities – 100 Years of Wolfsburg/Nowa Huta
Lattner, Heimo
[Künstler]
Heimo Lattner entwicklete ein Arbeit für „Radio_Copernicus“, die während der Sendestaffel Breslau uraufgeführt wurde.
Zum Projekt „Radio_Copernicus“.
Le Roy, Xavier
[Dancer, choreographer, director]
Xavier Le Roy is a dancer, choreographer, and director. The paradigm of his performances indicates how society and social relations are continuously produced and reproduced through actions performed by each and every individual. He holds one of the workshops at the Mobile Academy Warsaw.
Biography
project › Mobile Academy in Warsaw: “Ghosts, Spectres, Phantoms, and the Places Where They Live”
Lewandowska, Marysia
[Bildende Künstlerin]
Together with Neil Cummings she is currently preparing an installation for the exhibition “The Futurism of Industrial Cities – 100 Years of Wolfsburg/Nowa Huta”.
Biography
project › The Futurism of Industrial Cities – 100 Years of Wolfsburg/Nowa Huta
Libera, Zbigniew
[artist]
Many people find Zbigniew Libera’s art shocking. He has founded two artists’ societies in Warsaw and is associated with the Galeria Raster.

Biography
project › The Mechanics of Oblivion. A German-Polish Conference
LIGNA
[Gruppe]
Auftragskünstler von „Radio_Copernicus“.
Zum Projekt „Radio_Copernicus“
Lippok, Robert
Auftragskünstler von „Radio_Copernicus".
Zum Projekt „Radio_Copernicus"
Loreck, Barbara
[Künstlerin]
Die Künsterlin ist Mitglied des Teams, das den „Elektropopklub" realisierte.
Biography
project › Elektropopklub

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Majewski, Antje
[Artist]
Berlin-based artist Antje Majewski developed the dance theatre project “Skarbek” in collaboration with author Ingo Niermann. “Skarbek” premiered in Bytom.
Biography
project › Skarbek
Marek, Janusz
[Theaterwissenschaftler, Kulturmanager, Publizist]
Janusz Marek wirkt als Kulturmanager und Publizist vor allem in Warschau, wo er auch „Rozdroże“, das Internationale Treffen für Aktionskunst, begründete.
Biography
project › Jagniątków. Move the Mount
Marszewski, Katharina
[Artist]
Nach dem Kunststudium in Braunschweig arbeitete Katharina Marszewski an zahlreichen Kunstprojekten mit, u.a. an der „Chicks on Speed"-Austellung im Kunstverein Wolfsburg. Die in Berlin wohnhafte Künstlerin ist Teammitglied des „Elektropopklubs".
Biography
project › Elektropopklub
Matthes, Olaf
Der „künsterlische Programmierer" und Techniker Olaf Matthes ist bei „Radio_Copernicus" als technischer Direktor und als Produzent von Musik- und Wortbeiträgen tätig.
Biography
project › Radio_CopernicusPDF / RadioSimulator
Meissner, Krystyna
[Director of the Wrocławski Teatr Współczesny, Wrocław]
Krystyna Meissner is a member of Büro Kopernikus' expert committee.
Mennicke, Christiane
[Director of Kunsthaus Dresden]
Christiane Mennicke is a member of Büro Kopernikus' expert committee.
Merzouga, Duo
Auftragskünstler von „Radio_Copernicus".
Zum Projekt Radio_Copernicus
Biography
Miezian, Maciej
[Art historian, curator]
Maciej Miezian, a native of Kraków, is an acknowledged expert on the city of Nowa Huta. In numerous lectures as well as TV and radio features he fights for the city’s future. Maciej Miezian participated in research for the project “The Futurism of Industrial Cities – 100 years of Wolfsburg/Nowa Huta” and contributed an article to the exhibition catalogue.
Biography
project › The Futurism of Industrial Cities – 100 Years of Wolfsburg/Nowa Huta
Miglus, Kornel
[Filmmaker]
Kornel Miglus works for the Polish Institute in Berlin. He is responsible for the film programme surrounding the football talk show “Germany Against Poland” at the Arena auf Schalke.
Biography
project › Germany against Poland
Miśkiewicz, Paweł
[Theaterregiesseur, Schauspieler]
Paweł Miśkiewicz leitet gemeimsam mit Agata Siwiak das Festival baz@rt am Krakauer Stary Teatr. Beide kuratierten gemeinsam den im Rahmen von Büro Kopernikus stattfindenden deutsch-polnischen Ausstausch im Rahmen des baz@rt Festivals 2005.
Biography
project › baz@rt / Europe Learning - Frankfurt meets Krakow
Modulorbeat
[Gruppe]
Die Arbeiten der Künstlergruppe modulorbeat bewegen sich in den Bereichen Kunst, Architektur, Design und Urbanistik. Sie entwickelten Arbeiten für die Ausstellungen „Industriestadtfuturismus - 100 Jahre Wolfsburg/Nowa Huta" und „SFX: Publiczność - Spontane Öffentlichkeiten".
Biography
project › The Futurism of Industrial Cities – 100 Years of Wolfsburg/Nowa HutaSFX: Publiczność - Spontaneous Publics
Monk, Jonathan
[Artist]
English artist Jonathan Monk lives in Berlin since 1999. In his works he uses the most various artistic media.
Biography
project › 1,2,3... Avant-Gardes
Monkiewicz, Dorota
[Art historian, curator]
Dorota Monkiewicz, who lives in Warsaw, together with Aneta Szyłak curates the exhibition “Ewa Partum: The Legality of Space”, which on the premises of the former Gdańsk shipyard will be open to the public from May 2006.
Biography
project › Ewa Partum: The Legality of Space
Mroué, Rabih
[Actor, director, and playwright]
Rabih Mroué is an actor, director, and playwright. He holds one of the workshops at the Mobile Academy Warsaw.
Biography
project › Mobile Academy in Warsaw: “Ghosts, Spectres, Phantoms, and the Places Where They Live”

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Niermann, Ingo
[Author]
The author Ingo Niermann lives in Berlin. Together with the artist Antje Majewski he developed "Skarbek", a dance theatre project, for which he wrote the libretto. It was premiered in Bytom.
Biography
project › Skarbek
Niewiera, Elwira
[Actress, theatre scholar, ethnologist]
Elwira Niewiera, who studied acting, theatre studies and ethnology, has appeared in and with various artistic projects. She participated in the realisation of the film “Was geschah in Frankfurt am 3. Juli 1974?”, which was produced by Büro Kopernikus.
Biography
project › Germany against Poland
Niziołek, Grzegorz
[Dramaturg, Theaterkritiker, Dozent]
Grzegorz Niziołek ist Dramaturg am Stary Teatr, Kraków. Der Mitgründer und langjähriger Chefredakteur der Theaterzeitung „Didaskalia“, arbeitet als Theaterkritiker für zahlreiche Fachzeitschriften und lehrt an der Jagiellonen Universität Kraków und an der Staatlichen Theaterhochschule (PWST). Er nimmt an der Disskusion, die neben dem Festival „Europe Learning - Frankfurt meets Krakow".
Biography
project › baz@rt / Europe Learning - Frankfurt meets Krakow

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Owczarek, Jacek
[Tänzer]
Jacek Owczarek war als Tänzer am Tanztheaterprojekt „Skarbek" beteiligt.
Biography
project › Skarbek
Owsiany, Małgorzata
[Dramatikerin]
Małgorzata Owsiany ist Autorin von Drehbüchern und TV-und Theaterstücken. Sie ist Mitgründerin der Dramaturgischen Gruppe G8. Ihr Stück „Komponenten" wird in einer Inszenierung von Michał Borczuch auf dem Theaterfestival „Europe Learning - Frankfurt meets Krakow" zu sehen sein.
Biography
project › baz@rt / Europe Learning - Frankfurt meets Krakow