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Julia Jakubowska

Theatre and film actress, physical theatre performer, theatre creator trying her hand at directing. Born in Lodz in 1986. In 2010 graduated Cultural and Theatre Studies on the University of Lodz. She works with several independent theatre groups and is an emerging creator. Since 2008 she is a member of CHOREA Theatre, acting in the following performances: "The Bacchae", "TOV/Good", "Oratorium Dance Project", "Grotowski - an attempt to retreat". She also works as an individual creator and community-art developer in CHOREA Theatre artistic projects, for example: "Wszędodomni/Panhabitants" - workshops and performance created with the participation of homeless people (2011, 2013), "Abramka Fest" - community art project and festival dedicated to the poorest communities and streets of the city (2013), "About Love" - experimental theatre performance still being explored with series of exhibitions, performances and workshops (2014). She cooperates with Stereo Akt Theatre in Budapest (Hungary). Her selected works in Stereo Akt are: "Promenade - Urban Fate Tourism" (2013), "Close Encounters of the Different Kind" (2014), "We Hear You" (2015), "Etiquette. The Perfect Human" (2016), "Last Chance Clinic" (2017), „Europen Freaks". She is based both in Lodz and Budapest. And so in Hungary she cooperates with various independent artists and professional scenes: Budapest Operetta, with Péter Kárpáti (performances: "Two Women", "Gala") and Veronica Szabó („Queendom”). She also appeared in the following film productions: "Sunset” directed by Laszló Nemes, „Guerilla” directed by Karpati Mór, „Simone, une femme du siecle” directed by Olivier Dahan, „Black Spider” directed by Markus Fischer. She was awarded for her “Dialogi" drama in the 1st edition of Polish Playwright Competition „Lustro. Obraz. Iluzja.” in 2009. She received Francesca Candel award in 2014 for her work connected with the immigrant integration into Catalonia. In 2019 she was nominated for critics' choice award of Hungarian Theatre Journal for actors. She received her Art Scholarship of Cultural Department of the City of Łódź in 2020, which allowed her to create and direct “Princesses" performance. Presently an employee of Górna Community Centre in Lodz, where she is responsible for project management and is an animator of children's theatrical group.