Dominika Knapik, born in 1979 in Kraków, is a choreographer, dancer, actress and director. She trained as an actress in National Academy of Theater Arts in Kraków. In 2007, she won the DanceWeb Europe scholarship granted by Art Stations Foundation, followed by an ArtsLink scholarship in 2009 (Dance New Amsterdam, NY). In 2011, she won the scholarship from the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. In 2008, she co-founded the artistic collective Harakiri Farmers, with which she has completed several interdisciplinary projects. She regularly cooperates with various theatrical institutions in Poland and abroad such as MCHAT/Moscow, Schauspielhaus Bochum or University of Michigan working as a choreographer with directors such as Iga Gańczarczyk, Ewelina Marciniak, Maja Kleczewska, Anna Smolar, Anna Augustynowicz, Paweł Łysak, Jan Klata, Remigiusz Brzyk, Paweł Miśkiewicz, Malcolm Tulip or Olaf Kröck. She also works on independent dance projects, films and performances. In 2017 she got the Russian theatre award Golden Mask for choreography. In the 2018/19 season she worked as a choreographer on the production 2069 – Das Ende der Anderen at Schauspielhaus Bochum.
Current roles:
- Choreography in Nils Holgersson
Past roles:
- Choreography in 2069 – Das Ende der Anderen