Mateusz Polit

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Mateusz Polit (born 17 September 1975 in Kielce) is a Polish director, choreographer, modern dance lecturer, producer of theatre plays, dance and music shows, television programs, multimedia spectacles and gala concerts. [1] He is the founder of an international ensemble Art Project Ballet. [2]

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Education

Born in Kielce, Polit is a graduate of Ballet School of Feliks Parnell in Lodz, the Music Academy of Feliks Nowowiejski in Bydgoszcz (Department of Choir Music and Music Education) and Cracow University of Economics. He participated in foreign apprenticeships in Académie de la Danse in Paris, Alvin Ailey's American Dance Theater in New York and took part in Global Vibration workshops in Dance Work School in London. [3]

Career

He started his dance career under the supervision of Andrzej Król. He first appeared at the Kielce Dance Theatre in the play Feelings whose premiere took place in December 1995 on the stage of the Theatre of Stefan Jaracz in Olsztyn. [4] He worked for the Kielce Dance Theatre (solo parts in plays To be or to take), Quo Vadis, For you Lord. [5] He also performed as a musical actor and dancer in productions of the Music Theatre Roma in Warsaw as well as of the Buffo Theatre in Warsaw. [3]

After an injury he got while working on the play Miss Saigon, he started his career as a dance lecturer, director and choreographer. [3] In 2002 he founded an international ballet ensemble Art Project Ballet, gathering dancers, actors and acrobats. [6] He also owns a company Art Project (2006) which deals with the production of artistic events. It produces TV programs, gala concerts as well as film and multimedia materials. [7]

Choreography work

As a choreographer Mateusz co-operates with Polish and foreign TV stations (TVP, TVN, Polsat, BBC, Rai, Eurosport). He prepared choreography of the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole in 2006 and 2016. What's more, he is the creator of such shows as Miss Poland, [8] as well as New Year's Eve concerts on TVP (2005/2006 and 2007/2008). He is the author of the arrangement of the concert for the Polsat 15th Anniversary, [9] Telecameras gala in 2008, as well as Sopot International Song Festival in years 2008–2010. Moreover, he has taken part in the production of such TV programs as Idol , Gwiazdy tańczą na lodzie (Stars on Ice), Szymon Majewski Show, Top Model , Kocham Cię, Polsko, (I Love You, Poland), Celebrity Splash , Cabarets Live, Jak oni śpiewają (Soapstar Superstar). [10] In 2009 he directed and prepared choreography of the concert Show The Jacksons and Tribute to Michael Jackson. [11] Furthermore, he was also responsible for the arrangement of the opening ceremony at the European Handball Championships 2016. [12]

Director’s work

He came out in 2003 as a co-director and choreographer of the play Funny Games in the Stara Prochownia Theatre in Warsaw. [13] In 2005 he was commissioned by EBU (European Broadcasting Union) to direct the Eurovision Young Dancers contest.

In 2006 Daniel Libeskind ordered him to create a play Architect’s Dream, which was a dance interpretation of the architect's works. Its premiere took place in Teatr Wielki – National Opera in Warsaw. In 2009 he directed a multimedia modern ballet performance Sins presented in the Syrena Theatre in Warsaw. [14] In 2011 Mateusz Polit got interested in children's matters, which resulted in directing and preparing choreography of a spectacle for the youngest entitled Mechanic Magician’s Shop performed in the Theatre of the Little Spectator in Warsaw. [15] The play, inspired by A Tale of a Steel Hedgehog by Jan Brzechwa, was welcomed by the reviewers. [16]

He also directed a social campaign and a gala for the 10th anniversary of the All of Poland Reads to Kids Foundation as well as the gala of the International Children's Song and Dance Festival in Konin. [17]

In 2016, during the World Youth Day in Cracow, he created a spectacle of the Way of the Cross with the participation of Pope Francis at Cracow Blonia. [18] [19]

Mateusz Polit has taken part in numerous events and artistic projects in Poland and abroad (shows, spectacles, festivals, TV programs, commercials, business galas and many other). He has co-operated with Garou, SNAP, Tom Jones, London Beat, Lou Bega, Boney M., Fun Factory, La Toya Jackson and Shakin' Stevens. [2] In his performances he introduces multimedia animations, elements of computer graphics, black trax systems, aerial stunts, water curtains and Virtual Reality (VR) projects.

Selected projects

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  2. 1 2 Marzena Maria Montewka, About secret areas of human life, dziennikteatralny.pl, 14 October 2009 [access 2016-12-08].http://www.dziennikteatralny.pl/artykuly/o-tajemnych-sferach-zycia-czlowieka.html [access on 2016-12-08]
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  5. ↑ Anna Królicka, Report on dance condition in Kielce 2011 [Electronic publication], Dance and Music Institute, 2011 http://docplayer.pl/7180283-Raport-o-stanie-tanca-w-kielcach-2011.html [access on 2016-12-15]
  6. ↑ Art Project Ballet’s website [access on 2009-01-09]), http://artprojectballet.eu/mateusz_polit.php
  7. ↑ Art Project Ballet’s website [access on 2016-12-13], http://artproject.info.pl
  8. ↑ Miss Polonia 2005, Z archiwum Miss [access on 2016-12-02], http://www.zarchiwummiss.eu/miss-polonia/268-miss-polonia-2005
  9. ↑ Business Card, [access on 2016-12-02], http://www.mateuszpolit.wizytowka.pl/
  10. ↑ Jak oni śpiewają [access on 2016-12-02], http://teleshow.wp.pl/jak-oni-spiewaja-6032194141581953c
  11. ↑ Show The Jacksons, Tribute to Michael Jackson [access on 2016-12-02], http://polki.pl/zycie-gwiazd/newsy,show-the-jacksons-tribute-to-michael-jackson,10005233,galeria.html
  12. ↑ European Handball Championships. Spectacular Opening Ceremony, 2016-01-15 [access on 2016-12-02], http://www.rmf24.pl/raporty/raport-me-pilkarzy-recznych/fakty/news-me-pilkarzy-recznych-efektowna-ceremonia-otwarcia,nId,1955320
  13. 1 2 Funny games, http://teatrkonsekwentny1.home.pl/index.php?id=zabawne-gry&status=2
  14. 1 2 Sins – contemporary multimedia ballet. Premiere at the Syrena Theatre in: kultura.wp.pl, 2009-10-05 [access on 2016-12-12], http://kultura.wp.pl/title,Grzechy-wspolczesny-balet-multimedialny,wid,11563138,wiadomosc.html?ticaid=11832e
  15. 1 2 Magician Mechanic's Shop, http://www.teatrmalegowidza.pl/pl/repertoire/sklep-magika-mechanika
  16. ↑ Ewa Świerżewska, Magician Mechanic's Shop. Review of the showu, Qlturka.pl, 26 August 2011 2011-08-26 [access on 2016-12-15], http://qlturka.pl/2016/03/10/sklep-magika-mechanika-recenzja-spektaklu/
  17. 1 2 Scenography makers, festiwaldzieciecy.pl, 29 May 2012, http://festiwaldzieciecy.pl/27-tworcy-scenicznej-oprawy-gali
  18. ↑ WYD 2016: The Way of the Cross took place on Cracow Błonia, Onet.pl, 29 July 2016, http://krakow.onet.pl/sdm-2016-w-krakowie-na-bloniach-odbywa-sie-droga-krzyzowa/eb4gtx
  19. ↑ Cracow: artists and communities of all the globe during the central events of the WYD, ekai.pl, 26 July 2016<meta />https://ekai.pl/diecezje/krakowska/x102041/krakow-artysci-i-wspolnoty-z-calego-globu-podczas-wydarzen-centralnych-sdm/?print=1 [access on 2016-12-15]
  20. ↑ Architects Dream, http://mateuszpolit.pl/director/architects-dream/
  21. ↑ Shows, http://artprojectballet.eu/spektakle.php?kat=90
  22. ↑ Four Elements, http://mateuszpolit.pl/choreographer/four-elements/
  23. ↑ Pop Opera, http://mateuszpolit.pl/director/popopera/
  24. ↑ "Handball Euro Championship 2016 | Mateusz Polit".
  25. ↑ The Way of the Cross with the Holly Father, www.krakow2016.com, 29 July 2016 http://www.krakow2016.com/droga-krzyzowa-z-ojcem-swietym
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