Biography

Malgorzata Dzierzon is a UK-based choreographer, teacher and producer. As a choreographer Malgorzata frequently collaborates with composers, architects, visual artists and filmmakers to develop her choreographic practice and create cross connections between the art forms. Malgorzata’s work was toured to UK’s largest dance stages by Rambert (Flight) and presented in Poland by Wroclaw Opera Ballet (Rasputin 11). Her choreography was shown in Sweden, Spain and as part of Rambert Season of New Choreography at The Place Theatre, Royal Opera House Linbury Studio and the Sadler’s Wells Lilian Baylis Studio. She had been commissioned by professional and graduate companies including Ballet Central (Sleepless), INTOTO (One in a Million), Fertile Ground (Eight Steps) the Edinburgh Choreographic Project (For P.). Malgorzata’s film commissioners include Kettles’ Yard Gallery in Cambridge, Serpentine Gallery and Rambert. She worked with Tupac Martir’s Satore Studio to create a new dance work for Looking Outside My Window Festival and a large-scale interactive projection for Johnnie Walker in Mexico City. Born and trained in Poland she worked as a dancer with Rambert, Gothenburg Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre, Peter Schaufuss Ballet and Royal Danish Ballet. Malgorzata also made guest appearances with Wayne McGregor/Random Dance and the Ballet Boyz. During her career as a dancer she performed full length classical productions as well as neo-classical and contemporary works by George Balanchine, John Neumeier, Maurice Béjart, Meryl Tankard, Nacho Duato, Christopher Bruce, Christopher Wheeldon and Merce Cunningham. Malgorzata also created many roles working with choreographers including Javier de Frutos, Doug Varone, Garry Stewart, Aletta Collins, Siobhan Davis, Ashley Page and Mark Baldwin among others. She was recognized for her performances in the UK with nominations for Spotlight Award, Female Artist (Modern) and for Outstanding Female Performance (Modern) in the 2008 and 2009 National Critics’ Circle Awards. Malgorzata is a member of New Movement Collective. Working with the Company she produced and co-choreographed four full-length NMC productions: Casting Traces (2012) Nest (2013), Please Be Seated (2014) and Collapse, A Period Drama (2016). NMC received nominations for the Best Independent Company in the 2013 and 2014 National Critics’ Circle Awards. She currently works as Contemporary Company Leader on the RAD STEP programme, as guest teacher at Central School of Ballet and as a consultant at Architectural Association School post graduate course in spatial design. Since 2018 she is the artistic co-director of Newcastle- based company Fertile Ground and co-directs the 2019 Dance Journeys for English National Ballet. Malgorzata is a Clore Cultural Leadership Programme Fellow.

New Movement Collective

Architectural Association Interprofessional Studio

Malgorzata Dzierzon in Awakenings

Choreography Aletta Colins

Photography Chris Nash