Lidia Wos is a Polish/Swedish dancer and choreographer based in Malmö, Sweden. She got her professional dance education at Public Ballet School in Warsaw between 1981 and 1990. After graduation she worked as a dancer at Opera Baltycka in Gdansk (PL), Polish Dance Theatre in Poznan (PL) and Skånes Dansteater in Malmö (SE). Her works as a dancers covers everything from classical ballet and contemporary dance theatre to conceptiual art and dramatic theatre. She has been performing in pieces created by Rui Horta, Örjan Andersson, Vaclav Kunes, Didy Veldman, Uri Ivgi, Angelin Preljocal, Hofer Schekter, Alen Lucien Öyen, Jo Strömgren, Mats Ek and Jorma Uotinen among others.
As a choreographer Lidia Wos has a characteristic and personal style. She has a natural and organic way of creating the movements even though she often adds an extra twist. Her choreographies are full of fantasy where new body angles and positions are suddenly revealed. But her choreographies are not only about movements and steps. Lidia put a lot of attention to all details, where everything – music, costumes, set, props, light etc. – is as important in the universe that she creates. Her creations are full off images, often with an absurd and humoristic twist.
She has been commissioned as a choreographer for dance companies, theatres and operas in Sweden, Denmark, Poland, the Netherlands, Czech Republic and United States. Her works cover everything from short dance solos and full evening performances for larger dance ensembles to dramatic theatre, music theatre and opera. Lidia's creations have been presented all over the world in venues as Kennedy Center in Washington, The Place in London, Royal Opera in Copenhagen, Jayu Theatre in Seoul and many other places.
In addition to her artistic work Lidia also has a broad experience from teaching and to give classes and different kinds of workshops. She is on regular basis invited as a guest teacher for the actor students at the Theatre Academy in Malmö (Lund University) and for dancer students at Ballet Academy in Gothenburg, Copenhagen Contemporary Dance School and Danish National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen.