Janusz Józefowicz (born 3 July 1959,

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director, choreographer, actor and dancer. He is the director and choreographer of the musical ''

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Education

Józefowicz is a graduate of the State Higher School of Theatre, Warsaw (now the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art). His graduate production, ''Misbehaving'', was created in 1984. The show was performed at the

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and the , where Józefowicz later became head choreographer. Józefowicz studied dance at the Vocal and Dance School in Koszecin, and in Prague, under the dance professor . In 1990, Józefowicz received a six-week choreography scholarship from the

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Career

Józefowicz is the director and choreographer of the musical ''

''. ''Metro'' had its Polish premiere on 30 January 1991 at the Dramatyczny Theatre, Warsaw, and began its Broadway run in 1992 at the

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. The musical continues to be performed at the Studio Buffo Theatre, which Józefowicz became the artistic director of in 1992. Józefowicz was the director or choreographer of several other musicals, including adaptations of ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Madame Tutli-Putli'', ''

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'', ''Prophet'', ''

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'', ', ' and ''Dama od Maxima''. In December 2011, Józefowicz directed the musical ''Polita'', in which 3D images were used for the first time in live theatre. His most recent undertaking was directing and providing choreography to

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’ opera '' Ca Ira''.

Awards

* Golden Mask (1999/2000) – best director in all kinds of theater. * Silver medal of

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(2014) * The Legend of the Musical (2014) – for laying the foundations of modern musical history in Russia

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jozefowicz, Janusz Polish male film actors Polish theatre directors 1959 births Living people Polish choreographers Polish male dancers Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw alumni