Szymon Walawender
Tänzer
Vita
Der polnische Tänzer Szymon erhielt seine erste Tanzausbildung von 2015 bis 2018 an der High School benannt nach St. Brata Alberta in Krakau, im Fachbereich Tanz-Theater. Später besuchte er die Nationale Akademie der Theaterkünste in Bytom (2018–2019), wo er Tanztechnik, Floorwork, Klassisches Ballett, Urban, Jazz sowie Sprech- und Gesangsunterricht lernte. Von 2019 bis 2023 studierte er an der Codarts University for the Arts in Rotterdam, erwarb dort einen Bachelor-Abschluss und trat in Kurzstücken berühmter Choreografen wie Jiří Kylián, Marco Goecke, Lukáš Timulák und Lorand Zachar auf. In den Jahren 2022–2023 war er Eléve bei Skånes Dansteater in Schweden und sammelte weitere Bühnenerfahrung in Choreografien von Jo Stromgren und Tero Saarinen u. a. Von 2024 bis 2025 nahm er an verschiedenen free-lance Produktionen teil, darunter Arbeiten von Maud Le Pladec und Agnieszka Jachym. Ab der Saison 2025/26 ist er festes Mitglied der Tanzcompagnie.
The Polish dancer Szymon received his first dance education between 2015 and 2018 at High School named after St. Brata Alberta in Kraków, in the dance-theatre faculty. Later he attended the National Academy of Theatre Arts in Bytom (2018–2019), where he studied Dance Technique, Floorwork, Classical Ballet, Urban, Jazz, and Elementary Acting and Singing. Between 2019 and 2023 he studied at Codarts University for the Arts in Rotterdam, earning a Bachelor’s degree and performing short pieces by famous choreographers such as Jiří Kylián, Marco Goecke, Lukáš Timulák, and Lorand Zachar.
In 2022–2023 he was an apprentice at Skånes Dansteater in Sweden, gaining further stage experience dancing in choreographies by Jo Stromgren and Tero Saarinen a.o. From 2024 to 2025 he participated in various freelance productions, including works by Maud Le Pladec and Agnieszka Jachym. From season 2025/26, he is a full member of the Tanzcompagnie.
The Polish dancer Szymon received his first dance education between 2015 and 2018 at High School named after St. Brata Alberta in Kraków, in the dance-theatre faculty. Later he attended the National Academy of Theatre Arts in Bytom (2018–2019), where he studied Dance Technique, Floorwork, Classical Ballet, Urban, Jazz, and Elementary Acting and Singing. Between 2019 and 2023 he studied at Codarts University for the Arts in Rotterdam, earning a Bachelor’s degree and performing short pieces by famous choreographers such as Jiří Kylián, Marco Goecke, Lukáš Timulák, and Lorand Zachar.
In 2022–2023 he was an apprentice at Skånes Dansteater in Sweden, gaining further stage experience dancing in choreographies by Jo Stromgren and Tero Saarinen a.o. From 2024 to 2025 he participated in various freelance productions, including works by Maud Le Pladec and Agnieszka Jachym. From season 2025/26, he is a full member of the Tanzcompagnie.