An opera and theatre director, a graduate of the Theatre Academy in Warsaw. He is the author of operatic and dramatic performances, radio plays, and performances for children. Tomasz Cyz has directed such operas as Rusalka by A. Dvořák (Grand Theatre in Łódź, 2010), Passion – Fragments after St. Luke Passionby K. Penderecki (Warsaw, 2013), Dido and Aeneas by H. Purcell (Warsaw Chamber Opera, 2022), St. Mark Passion by P. Mykietyn (Eufonie Festival, 2024), and Griselda by A. Scarlatti (All’improvviso Festival in Gliwice, 2025). In dramatic theatre, he has directed such plays as Moja pierwszaśmierć w Wenecji by Justyna Bargielska (Dramatic Theatre in Warsaw, 2015), Po wygnaniu, based on motifs from Czesław Miłosz’s poetry (Miłosz Festival / Nowy Proxima Theatre in Kraków, 2017), O kotach, based on motifs from Charles Bukowski (Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Kraków, 2020), I byłamiłość w getcie (Jewish Theatre in Warsaw, 2021), and Droga Olu!, based on Józef Piłsudski’s letters to Aleksandra (Polish Dance Theatre in Poznań, 2025). He has won numerous awards, including the 2023 Don Quixote Award for his directorial debut at the Polish Radio Theatre and the Best Performance category for Dido and Aeneas at the 17th Jan Kiepura Theatre Music Awards (2023). He is also the author of poetic and musical performances, including PokójGinczanki (with Maria Dębska) and PokójTranströmera (with Krzysztof Globisz).
Jacek Poremba