Urbański, Karol
Choreographer, teacher, philosopher, he graduated from the Feliks Parnell Ballet School in Łódź. As a dancer, he worked with the Grand Theatre in Łódź, Grand Theatre – National Opera in Warsaw and Norwegian National Ballet in Oslo.
As a choreographer, he has created productions notably for the Opera Nova in Bydgoszcz, Grand Theatre in Łódź, and Opera at the Castle in Szczecin. From 2012 to 2019, he was head of the ballet company at the Opera at the Castle in Szczecin. From January 2022 to September 2023, he served as deputy director of the National Institute of Music and Dance, overseeing the Dance Department. Since September 2024, he has been director of the Feliks Parnell Comprehensive Ballet School in Łódź. He was awarded the Gloria Artis Bronze Medal for Merit to Culture.