Katarzyna Kozielska

Choreographer

Katarzyna Kozielska

Choreographer

Vita

Katarzyna Kozielska was born in Zabrze, Poland and received her initial ballet training at the State Ballet School in Beuthen. Subsequently she attended the John Cranko Schule in Stuttgart from which she graduated in 2000.

In 2000/01, Katarzyna Kozielska joined the Stuttgart Ballet as an apprentice. She was taken into the Corps de ballet in 2001/02 and promoted to Demi-Soloist in 2006/07. She has danced a wide variety of classical, neo-classical and contemporary roles in works by, among others, George Balanchine, John Cranko, Glen Tetley, John Neumeier, Mauro Bigonzetti and Marco Goecke.

In July 2011 Katarzyna Kozielska created her first choreography for the renowned Noverre-Society’s “Young Choreographers” Programme. Der richtige Ort for four Stuttgart Ballet dancers was celebrated by audiences and critics alike and was subsequently presented at the Stuttgart Ballet’s yearly Christmas Charity performance as well as at the Stuttgart Nacht. In 2012 her second successful choreography Blender received its world premiere, also for the Noverre Society. For a Benefit Performance in support of the new building of the John Cranko Schule she choreographed the Pas de deux Deux, in October 2012 the Pas de deux Finger followed. In celebration of John Cage’s 100th birthday, Stuttgart Ballet Artistic Director Reid Anderson commissioned Katarzyna Kozielska to create choreography for Child of Tree, a co-production with the Young Opera of the Stuttgart State Theatre. In 2012 she was also named as Young Choreographer to watch in the dance magazine “Tanz”. In January 2013 she choreographed Symph for the Noverre Society, which was immediately taken into the Stuttgart Ballet repertory. In May 2014 she created Palpitation for Ballett Augsburg. Also in May 2014, her commissioned choreography A. Memory, a collaboration with the American sculptor Janet Echelman, premiered at the Stuttgart Ballet. In March 2016 her second piece for the Stuttgart Ballet, Neurons, received its world premiere in the Play House. Her third work for the Stuttgart Ballet - to a commissioned score by Gabriel Prokofiev - will receive its world premiere in the Opera House in February 2017.

repertoire

Leading Roles and Solo Roles with the Stuttgart Ballet
  • …, la peau blanche… (Christian Spuck): Maria de Medici
  • Don Quijote (Maximiliano Guerra): Cupido
  • Goecke at the Chamber: The Nutcracker (Marco Goecke): Snow Fairy
  • Initials R.B.M.E. (John Cranko): Solo role in the fourth part
  • Jeu de Cartes (John Cranko): Two of Diamonds
  • La Sylphide (Peter Schaufuss after August Bournonville)
  • Las Hermanas (Sir Kenneth MacMillan): Magdalena
  • Leonce and Lena (Christian Spuck): School master
  • Othello (John Neumeier): La Primavera, one of the Primaveras
  • Pineapple Poll (John Cranko): Title Role
  • Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko): Gipsy, Carnival dance
  • Seventh Symphony (Uwe Scholz)
  • Slice to Sharp (Jorma Elo)
  • Swan Lake (John Cranko): Pas de six
  • The Four Temperaments (Georges Balanchine): Second Theme
  • The Sleeping Beauty (Marcia Haydée): Eloquence Fairy, White Cat, Sapphire, Wisdom Fairy, Aurora's friend
  • The Taming of the Shrew: Street Girl, Pas de six
 
Specially created Roles
  • Alben (Marco Goecke)
  • Firebird (Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui)
  • On Velvet (Marco Goecke)
  • Sweet Sweet Sweet (Marco Goecke)
  • Two at a time (Cayetano Soto)
  • Viciouswishes (Marco Goecke)
 
Specially created Roles at Noverre-Society: Young Choreographers
  • Années de Pélérinage (Nathan Gardah)
  • Demigods (Marco Goecke)
  • Ickyucky (Marco Goecke)
  • Li Li (Eva Hennung)
  • Temptations (Charles Berry)
 
Corps de ballet Roles with the Stuttgart Ballet
  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Jean Christophe Blavier)
  • A Streetcar named Desire (John Neumeier)
  • Carmen (John Cranko, new production: Reid Anderson and Georgette Tsinguirides)
  • Das Fräulein von S. (Christian Spuck)
  • Don Quijote (Maximiliano Guerra)
  • Gaîté parisienne (Maurice Béjart)
  • Giselle (Production: Reid Anderson, Valentina Savina)
  • Goecke at the Kammertheater: The Nutcracker (Marco Goecke)
  • Hikarizatto (Itzik Galili)
  • Initials R.B.M.E. (John Cranko)
  • Kazimir’s Colours (Mauro Bigonzetti)
  • La Sylphide (Peter Schaufuss after August Bournonville)
  • Le Sacre du Printemps (Glen Tetley)
  • Les Sylphides (Michail Fokine)
  • Lulu. A Monstre Tragedy (Christian Spuck)
  • Onegin (John Cranko)
  • Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko)
  • Serenade (George Balanchine)
  • Stravinsky Violin Concerto (George Balanchine)
  • Swan Lake (John Cranko)
  • Symphony in C (George Balanchine)
  • The Four Temperaments (George Balanchine)
  • The Lady and the Fool (John Cranko)
  • The Lady of the Camellias (John Neumeier)
  • The Sleeping Beauty (Marcia Haydée after Marius Petipa)
  • The Song of the Earth (Kenneth MacMillan)
  • The Taming of the Shrew (John Cranko)
  • Theme and Variations (George Balanchine)
  • Voluntaries (Glen Tetley)

own choreographies

  • Der richtige Ort World premiere at Noverre-Society: Young Choreographers on July 13th, 2011, Stuttgart Ballet
  • Blender World premiere at Noverre-Society: Young Choreographers on May 23rd, 2012, Stuttgart Ballet
  • Deux World premiere at a benefit performance on July 3rd, 2012, Stuttgart Ballet
  • Solo World Premiere at the Galà internazionale di danza Riccione on July, 28th, 2012
  • Finger World premiere at the stuttgartnacht on October 20th, 2012, Stuttgart Ballet
  • Child of Tree Co-production of Junge Oper and Stuttgart Ballet. World premiere on December 14th, 2012, Stuttgart Ballet
  • Symph World premiere at Noverre-Society: Young Choreographers on January 18th, 2013, Stuttgart Ballet
  • As yet, not named World premiere at Brooklyn Academy of Music on April 17th, 2013, BalletNext New York
  • Anima World premiere at a gala in Riga on August 7th, 2013
  • Palpitation Commissioned work. World premiere during the mixed evening “Where I end and you begin” on May 2nd, 2014, Ballet Augsburg
  • A. Memory Commissioned work. World premiere during the mixed evening "Tanzlabor" on May 23rd, 2014, Stuttgart Ballet
  • Bite World Premiere at the Gala “Sternstunden des Stuttgarter Balletts” on July 8th, 2014, Stuttgart Ballet
  •  A.Memory Commissioned work. World Premiere during the mixed evening “Dance Lab” on May 23rd, 2014, Stuttgart Ballet
  • Limelight World premiere at the Gala "Deutscher Tanzpreis 2015" on 28th March, 2015
  • Firebreather World premiere at a gala in Prague, 2015
  • In on with World premiere at the gala "Sternstunden des Stuttgarter Balletts" on June 30th, 2015, Stuttgart Ballet
  • Crunched World premiere at a gala in Ludwigsburg on 25th October 2015
  • Neurons World premiere during the mixed evening "Kammerballette" on March 4th, 2016, Stuttgart Ballet
  • PS World premiere at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on April 18th, 2016, Porsche Arena Stuttgart
  • Dark Glow World premiere during the mixed evening "Seduction" on February 3rd, 2017, Stuttgart Ballet
  • Take Your Pleasure SeriouslyWorld premiere during the mixed evening “The Fab Five” on March 23rd, 2018, Stuttgart Ballet