Julia Ciesielska

Scholarship years:

2024

Area of expertise

Arts

A dance student at the Juilliard School in New York. In 2021, she graduated from the General Ballet School in Gdańsk. She honed her artistic skills during numerous international workshops, including B12 in Berlin, NDT Summer Intensive in the Netherlands, Arts Umbrella in Canada, Intensive Orsolina 28 in Italy, and BODYTRAFFIC Summer Program in Los Angeles. Julia was awarded the title of Young Dancer of the Year 2019 and a special prize from Ewa Głowacka during the Golden Pointe Shoes 2021. She received a scholarship from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage's Young Poland program in 2022. Currently, she continues her education in classical dance and modern techniques, as well as pedagogy and choreography. In 2023 and 2024, Julia’s choreographies were selected for the Juilliard Choreographic Honors. Her choreography "Sensations" won the main prize at the ZAiKS Choreographic Competition 2023. In the coming year, she will participate in Sharon Eyal's R.O.S.E. project. Outside of her studies, Julia engages in dance performances in nursing homes and leads the Juilliard Gluck Fellowship group.