Simone Cita Kieltyka

Simone Cita Kieltyka serves as a Lecturer at the Institute of Dance and Movement Culture (ITB) within the German Sport University Cologne, where she has maintained continuous academic engagement since 2008. Her teaching portfolio encompasses critical modules including Movement and Design (BAS4), Dance and Performance (B5/7), Dance/Gymnastics for Older Adults (PE 2.2), and Movement Theater (SBV 8 and 9), with formal appointment as Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben during 2016-2017 and 2019-2020 periods.

Her research centers on the intersection of dance pedagogy and digital innovation, investigating how platforms like YouTube transform postdigital dance mediation while preserving artistic expression. She prioritizes students' creative development through structured improvisation and movement theater frameworks, drawing from extensive professional experience in contemporary dance. Current scholarly work analyzes online pedagogical challenges in artistic education, examining embodied learning limitations in virtual environments and developing hybrid teaching models that bridge physical and digital dance instruction.

Recent publication trends (2021-2024) reveal a methodological shift toward practice-based research, integrating video dance documentation with pedagogical theory to establish foundational concepts for dance mediation. Her collaborative book chapters with Marco Grawunder systematize dance education terminology while journal articles pioneer frameworks for analyzing movement-to-meaning translation in digital contexts.

Nominated for the 2020 e-Teaching Award (Lehrpreis e-Lehre) for SEB 8 Movement Theater instruction, she demonstrates recognized innovation in digital pedagogy despite no formal awards being documented. Her academic practice extends through intensive collaboration networks, particularly with Marco Grawunder (12 joint publications) and Stephani Howahl (9 joint publications), and organizational leadership in annual "ITB tanzt" university dance events since 2022.

Embedded within the Institute of Dance and Movement Culture's research ecosystem, Kieltyka contributes to its core mission of advancing aesthetic-cultural education through international partnerships like the Barcelona teaching exchange with INEFC. Her dual identity as academic and performing artist enriches the institute's creative output, evidenced by ongoing choreographic work with ensembles including Angels Aerials and contributions to major productions at Oper Köln and Oper Frankfurt.