Malgorzata Nowacka (born 1974) is a

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contemporary

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and dancer.

Life and career

Nowacka began her dance training at the School of Classical and Contemporary Dance directed by Bengt Jorgen in

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. Her first full-length choreographic work, ''Light Explorations of a Darker Nature'' was shown across

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at the

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and Dancing on the Edge. She is currently the Artistic Director of The Chimera Project, a Toronto-based contemporary dance company. She has been creating mainstage works for

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since 2000, which included ''Icarus'' and ''Seance''.

References

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External links

Malgorzata Nowacka artist's profile
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