I am a freelance feature writer and English/Portuguese into Polish translator specialised in Art and Humanities. As a holder of an MA diploma in Cultural Studies and author of numerous articles and translation works published in renowned Polish art magazines, I provide high-quality services based on solid linguistic skills combined with expert knowledge and cross-cultural awareness. That is why you can rest assured that your text will be handled by a professional who knows the ins and outs of the writing craft.

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Anna Bajor-Ciciliati

Here are a few brief facts about me:

• I hold MA in Cultural Studies with specialisation in Theatre Theory from the University of Lodz, Poland;
• I am a regular contributor of the highly regarded Polish art magazine Didaskalia - gazeta teatralna;.
• I have a range of publications in my fields of expertise (Anthropology, Theatre, Visual Arts, Popular Culture, Literature).
• I have spent significant portions of my life in both Portuguese and English speaking countries: 4 years in Brazil and 5 years in Ireland. At the moment I reside in London, United Kingdom.

Immediately after graduation, I spent four years in Brazil, gaining proficiency in the Portuguese language. The extensive research in the local culture which I undertook during my stay in the land of samba, capoeira and bossa-nova resulted in a number of feature texts and translation works published in the Polish cultural press. Beside popularising Brazilian culture in Poland, I was involved in various activities aimed at promotion of the non-Latin cultural heritage in Brazil, including writing the introduction to the first Brazilian edition of the juvenile classic Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery for the Martins Fontes publishing house from São Paulo.

Afterwards, I lived in Italy and Ireland. Presently, I am based in London, United Kingdom. During the recent years, I have translated an English language play for a respected mainstream theatre in Warsaw, worked as an assistant responsible for managing correspondence between the organisers of a Polish art festival and their Brazilian partners, prepared a series of academic translations on theatre and dance and co-authored Polish version of an American guide to the Asperger's sindrome.

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• Brazylijski teatr pamięci [Brazilian Theatre of Memory] – portrait of Sutil, a Brazilian theatre company; Didaskalia - gazeta teatralna 72/2006
• Guilherme Weber, Kompania Teatralna Sutil – pierwszych dziesięć lat [Sutil Companhia de Teatro, The First 10 Years], translation (PT>PL); Didaskalia - gazeta teatralna, 72/2006
• Zbigniew Ziembiński – polski reformator brazylijskiej sceny [Zbigniew Ziembiński – Polish Reformer of the Brazilian Stage] – essay dedicated to the famous theatre diretor of Polish descent and to his reforming effort in Brazil; Didaskalia - gazeta teatralna, 75/2006
• W rytmie samby [In the Rhythm of Samba] – presentation of the Brazilian carnival history and analysis of its cultural connotations; Didaskalia - gazeta teatralna, 77/2007
• Brazylijski balet niewolników [Brazilian Dance of Slaves] – article on the art of capoeira; Didaskalia - gazeta teatralna, 88/2008
• Ostatni Żyd w Europie (original title: Last Jew in Europe) by Tuvia Tennenbom, translation (EN>PL); Wydawnictwo Teatr na Woli, 2008
• Apresentação, in: Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne de Green Gables; Editora Martins Fontes, São Paulo, 2009
• Owocowa dama [The Fruit-lady] – artistic portrait of Carmen Miranda, a Brazilian actress and singer with a Hollywood career; Didaskalia - gazeta teatralna, 97/98/2010
• Maraca-tu, maraca-tam – article on Maracatu, a cultural manifestation origined in the Northeastern Brazil; Didaskalia - gazeta teatralna, 103/2011
• Sztuka w płomieniach [Art in Flames] – essay dedicated to the art of Frans Krajcberg; Format - pismo artystyczne, 59/2011
• Grupo Corpo – ciało w stanie czystym [Grupo Corpo - The Body in its Pure State] – article presenting the history and artistic achievements of Grupo Corpo, a Brazilian dance company; Didaskalia - gazeta teatralna, issue nr. 115/116/2013
• Eliane Robert Moraes, Mechanika liryczna ciała [The Lyrical Mechanics of the Body] – translation (PT>PL); Didaskalia - gazeta teatralna, issue nr. 115/116/2013
• Maria Rita Kehl, Gałganki z chmur [Rags from the Clouds] – translation (PT>PL); Didaskalia - gazeta teatralna, issue nr. 115/116/2013
• Marco Giannotti, Refleksje nad ciałem i przestrzenią [Reflections on the Body and Space] – translation (PT>PL); Didaskalia - gazeta teatralna, issue nr. 115/116/2013
• Helen Phillips, „Poznanie” (The Knowers) - translation (EN>PL), short story; Szuflada.net, April 2017 - http://szuflada.net/poznanie-helen-phillips"
• Norman Lock, „Niepamięć” (Forgetfulness) - translation (EN>PL), short story; Szuflada.net, April 2017 - http://szuflada.net/norman-lock-niepamiec
• Norman Lock, „Biuro Osób Zaginionych” (Missing Persons) - translation (EN>PL), short story; Szuflada.net, April 2017 - http://szuflada.net/norman-lock-biuro-osob-zaginionych

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