Maksym Shyshko
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Actor, theatre director, author, educator, and theatre practitioner. Born in Ukraine in 1989, he lived and worked in Belarus for many years and has been based in Warsaw since 2022.
In 2010, he graduated from the Brest State Music College, where he studied classical singing. In 2014, he graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Arts in Minsk with a degree in drama and film acting, studying in the class of Zoya Belokhvostik.
After graduating, he worked as an actor at the Republican Theatre of Belarusian Drama in Minsk. At the same time, he collaborated with independent theatre companies and projects, including Korniag Theatre, HUNCHtheatre, OK16, and Alfa Theatre. He has also appeared in film and television productions.
Since moving to Poland, he has continued his work as an actor, director, and theatre educator. In Warsaw, he has collaborated with Team Theatre, BYteatr, and Teatr Nowe Formy. As a director and author, he has created theatre productions, performative readings, and interdisciplinary projects, including “Zamova” (“Zaklęcie”) and his original play “Sen” (“Dream”). He has also co-organised events bringing together independent theatre artists.
