Izabela Walkowiak performer clown living statue
PERSONAL SUMMARY
KEY SKILLS Very experienced stage and street theatre performer. Work contains over
THEATRE & CIRCUS ten years of creative activity. Participant of international art festivals , street theatres and alternative theatres. Worked with several directors of theatre , Living statue clown theatre, and performances art projects as a actress, clown, singer, Clowning performer and rope walker. Also director of solo performances, artistic projects,
Fool living statues and creative workshops for adults, teenagers and children .
Stage improvisation
Stage acting Able to work as a performer with professional theatre and circus groups, performance art and alternative art. Always looking for clowning projects and Butoh dance shows. Happy to participate in alternative performance art. Singing
Pantomime
Rope walking – slackrope Rope walking - slackline THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES
Diobolo
Swallowing fire Current Projects Fire dancing
Poi dancing • Short Sharp Shock as a clown , performances with Isadora Vibes – Great Britain Bubble art Basic juggling Living statues (2004-present)
• Parrot Queen ( 2013 – present) Living statue, solo performance – Great Britain
• Baker, Shopkeeper and Seller ( 2013 – present) Living statues, solo performance – Great Britain
• Steampunk Lady (2012 – present) Living statue, solo performance - Poland, Great Britain, Netherlands, Romania, Ireland, China, Israel
• Marilyn Monroe (2012 – present) Living statue, solo performance - Poland, Great Britain.
• The Bell (2010 – present) Living statue, solo performance - Poland, Great CONTACT Britain.
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Living statues (2004-present) cont.
WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES • Silver Lady (2009 – present) Living statue, solo performance - France, Poland, - AS A PARTICIPANT Germany, Great Britain, Belgium, Netherlands, China.
• Medusa (2007) Living statue, solo performance - Germany: Berlin, Cologne.
2013 Scotland: Edinburgh.
July (4 weeks) Étampes, France Philippe • Kokko (2005-2006) Living statue, solo performance – Edinburgh Scotland, Gaulier School Wrocław Poland, Cologne Germany. - Clown and Le Jeu • Jona (2004 – 2005) Living statue, solo performance - Great Britain: London,
Brighton, Edinburgh, Poland: Wrocław, Germany: Cologne.
2013
Clown and Music workshop Solo projects – performances (2003 – present)
(2 days) Bristol, Great Britain • Solo Clowns short enterteiment shows ( 2009 – present) with Holly Stoppit. • End of Ends (2010) Solo performance art - Wroclaw, Poland.
• Pam-pun Kokko (2005 – 2006) Solo performance art - festivals in Poland: 2012 Gryfino, Ostrów Wlkp, Lublin, Swidnica.
Fool’s school workshop • Waiting for the Barbarian (2003) Director, eight-person multimedia (2 days) Bristol, Great Britain performance. Diploma for Wrocław College Of Cultural Animators – Wrocław Poland. with Holly Stoppit.
Clowning workshop
(2 days) Bristol, Great Britain Theatre Lutrek in Poland - performances (2006 – 2012) with Holly Stoppit. • The Dot (2011-2012) Clown with theatre Lutrek, show for families and children 2011 - Theatre festivals in Poland: Świdnica, Gryfino, Szamotuły, Banie, Włocławek.
Clowning workshop • Teflon (2009)Clown with theatre Lutrek, street clowning show - Poland:
( 2 weeks) Manchester,Great Britain with Włocławek, Nowogard.
John Wright. • Tylikro (2008) Performer, cabaret show for private event - France: Saint
Tropez.
• Olon – fire show (2007) Performer with theatre Lutrek - Szczecin, Poland.
• Loni (2007) Clown, clowning animation for children - Poland: Wrocław, Bydgoszcz, Krakow. • Lutrek - Lutrek (2006 – 2011) Performer and director with theatre Lutrek, show for families and children - theatre festivals and children events in Poland: Gryfino, Swidnica, Lublin, Poznań, Włocławek, Wrocław.
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Projects with Yola Wesołowska-Michalak (2002-2007)
WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES • Waiting for… (2007) Singer and performer, performance directed by Yola AS A PARTICIPANT cont. Wesołowska-Michalak - Festival Mandala in Wrocław, Kalambur in Wrocław. • History of AHCDE (2005) Performer, directed by Yola Wesołowska-Michalak –
Wrocław, Poland. 2010 • Passage (2002) Singer / performer , directed by Yola Wesołowska-Michalak. Butoh dance Mixed media performance, text by Sharifa Malik - Głogów Poland, Erfurt
(3 days) Wrocław, Poland Germany. • Not From Here (2002) Singer /performer directed by Yola Wesołowska- with Daisuke Yoshimoto. Michalak. Mixed media performance, text by Simone Weil – Wrocław Poland.
2009 Work in progress Arts Meeting Projects with Androgyne theatre (2003-2004)
(3 months) Budzów / Srebrna Góra, • Apathe (2003 – 2004) Performer with Androgyne Theatre - Poland: Kaktus Poland FAAAC community. Festival in Oleśnica, Busker Bus Festival in Wrocław.
• Apathe (2003) Performer with Androgyne Theatre, short film project - 2008 Wrocław, Poland.
Comedia dell’arte • Katharsis (2003) Performer with Androgyne Theatre - PWST Theatre in
(6 days), Niedamirów, Poland Wrocław, Poland. ***Androgyne theatre was an alternative theatre in Poland. We worked through with Alberto Nason. mediums of clowning, performance art and dance. Clowning workshop
(3 days) Wrocław Projects with different directors (2001-2008) with Moshe Cohn.
• Earthworm’s stories (2008) Performer, performance art with Marcin Czub’s didgeridoo group, directed by Marcin Czub - Kłodzko, Poland. 2006 • Flapiny (2004 – 2005) Mime artist, two-person street performance. Butoh Dance Pantomime, circus, and improvisation by a female version of Pierrot - Poland: (2 weeks - 55 hours) Warsow Wrocław, Łódź. with Atsushi Takenouchi. • Thanos and Eros (2002) as a performer during butoh dance workshop, directed by Daisuke Yoshimoto - Wrocław Poland. • Under the Lens (2002) Performer, directed by Sebastian Majewski - Wrocław Poland.
• Don't Wake the Sleeping Queen (2001) Performer, directed by Krzystof Prałat – Leszno Poland.
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WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES - AS A TEACHER WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES 2013 AS A PARTICIPANT cont. • Theatre, circus and clowning, ( 3 days, 8 houers) workshops for children and teenengers , Ireland, Limerick, Polish Art Festival.
• Theatre, circus and clowning ( 9 days, 36 houers) winter workshop for 2005 children in Polish Community Centres: 4 hours in Wronki, 4 hours in Oborniki Butoh Dance Wlkp, 16 hours in Kędzierzyn Koźle, 8 hours in Głogów, 4 hours Biała. (2 weeks - 55 hours) Warsow 2012
with Atsushi Takenouchi. • Clowning, circus and theatre (1 month, 20 hours ) workshops for autistic children, children with down syndrome and children from schools with special Dance and Pantomime educational needs in several institutions - Wrocław, Poland. (15 days) at the Wrocław Pantomime • Theatre, circus and clowning (5 days , 20 hours) summer workshop for Theatre with:Janusz and Nazaret children in Community Centre - Szamotuły, Poland. Lubicz, Pina Bausch Tanztheater.Stefan Niedziałkowski, • Theatre, circus and clowning in Poland ( 8 days, 34 houers) winter workshop Pantomime Theatre in Warsaw for children in Polish Community Centres: 20 hours in Szamotuły, 8 hours in Gostyń, 6 hours in Jarnołtówek- Pokrzywna, Singing Workshops 2011 (2001-2005) for projects Wrocław • Theatre, circus and clowning ( 20 hours) summer workshop for children in with Yola Wesołowska-Michalak. Community Center - Szamotuły, Poland.
• Clowning, circus and theatre (4 hours) workshop for prisoners - Nowogard, 2004 Poland. Dance and Pantomime • Clowning, circus and theatre (3 months ,80 hours) workshops for autistic (12 days) at the Wrocław Pantomime children, children with down syndrome and children from schools with special Theatre with:Jerzy Kozławski, Wrocław educational needs in several institutions - Wrocław in Poland. Theatre School.Andrzej Szczużewski, • Theatre, circus and clowning ( 20 hours) winter workshop for children in Berlin Theater School.Stefan Community Centre - Banie, Poland. Niedziałkowski, Pantomime Theatre in • Circus and clowning workshop ( 2 days, 6 hours) workshop for women - Banie Warsaw. in Poland. Butoh Dance • Theatre, circus and clowning (5 days, 30 hours) workshop for teenagers; (6 days) at the Grotowski Center in project for Polish and German integration - Trebnitz in Germany. Wrocław with Daisuke Yoshimoto. 2010 Theater in the City • Theatre, circus and clowning (5 days, 30 hours) workshop for teenagers (1 month) Indoor and outdoor locations project Polish and German integration - Trebnitz in Germany. in Wrocław, Urban Research Theatre,
Ben Spatz.
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• Lutrek Statues & Clowns: SKILLS & EXPERIENCE In 2012 I moved to Bristol, UK and created Lutrek Statues &Clowns company
to continue my art projects and to find people to collaborate with. Computer skills: • Theatre Lutrek Microsoft word, power point, excel In Poland in 2006 -2012 I was the manager and founder of an alternative Driving license clowning theatre . Along with stage partner Hubert Żórawski we created Working with a team several artistic events and performances such as: Lutrek-Lutrek, Teflon and Management The Dot.
Teaching • Party Organization
Communication In Poland in 2006 – 2012 I used to organise Christmas parties for Children, Scenography and costume design Summer Parties for Children, Attractions for Children: clowns, face painting,
Amateur theatre direction animations, games, clowning workshops, circus workshops, shows, balloon art, arts & crafts. with children, adults and teenagers • Living Statues Exhibitions and Festivals Since 2012 I have organized events
with several Living Statues from all around Europe EXPERIENCES &TRAVEL • ( 2012) Zgorzelec, Poland - 7 living statues for Jarmark
• ( 2013) Szamotuły, Poland – 10 living statues Ten day travel in China (2011) Two months travel in India (2010) FURTHER EDUCATION Several Countries in Europe
Four months working in USA (2003) • University of Wrocław (2003-2009) Ran in Marathon: Department of Cultural Studies - specializing in Performance Art 42-kilometer / 26-mile in 3h 58m • Wrocław College Of Cultural Animators (2001-2003) - Poznań, Poland (2002) Department of Theatre
HOBBIES
Yoga/advance
Acrobatic workshop – silks/basic
African dance/basic
Accordion/basic
costumes
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