Magda Szpecht

In her lecture, Magda Szpecht presents the practice of combining methodologies from different disciplines with activism and performing arts. Modern technologies and collaborations with activists from around the world can effectively support people affected by wars or climate disasters. Contemporary documentary theatre can benefit from open-source intelligence methodologies and use high-tech tools to simulate and speculate on real events.

Magda Szpecht, born 1990, is a theatre and opera director. Since the invasion of Ukraine, she has become a full-time cyberactivist, sharing her experience in performances such as Cyber Elf (2022), SPY GIRLS (2024), and She stands in the middle of the battlefield (2025).