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SPOTLIGHT ON POLISH THEATRE
The Spotlight on Poland showcases new developments in Polish theatre both at home and abroad. From performance reviews and interviews, to an ever-growing archive of essays, the series offers The Theatre Times' readers a window on the Polish theatre landscape.
EDITORIALS
The Spotlight on Poland: Diverse Voices and Perspectives on Contemporary Polish Theatre - Kasia Lech, Regional Managing Editor for Poland
The Context of Contemporary Polish Theatre: Spotlight on Poland - Magda Romanska, Executive Director and Editor-in-Chief
Grzegorz Jarzyna – the head and artistic director of TR Warszawa (Poland) discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected his work, TR Warszawa, and the theatre community in Poland. He also reflects on what may the future of theatre look like.
ENTRE: A Dispersed Festival of Literature and Theater in Goiania and São Paulo, Brazil
An ambitious plan to fly from Gdańsk, Poland to Goiânia, Brazil and co-organize as well as lead a...
“I Don’t Know What It Means To Be An Actor”: Mamadou Góo Bâ In Conversation With Monika Kwaśniewska
Monika Kwaśniewska: What is your educational background in the arts? Did you graduate from drama...
From “Tarantella” To Theatre Design: Prampolini And Polish Futurism At The Łódź Museum Of Art
Three gramophones affixed to angular wooden boxes stood tall, almost animal-like, on wiry metal...
“The Interrupted Dream” by Hong Kong’s Zuni Icosahedron in Wrocław, Poland
Tang Xianzu’s sixteenth-century classic, Peony Pavilion (1598), is a play about boundaries and...
Samuel Beckett and Tadeusz Różewicz: Shared Themes and Motifs
INTRODUCTION This article is comparative in approach and introduces the work of two classic...
Theatre and Social Justice in Brazil: The Successful Case of the São Paulo Theatre School
Introduction São Paulo Theatre School was founded in 2009 with the aim to establish a democratic...
“Najdziwniejszy Androgyn” (The Strangest Androgyne): Autism in Performance
A short documentary opening the series entitled Spradyczni artyści (Sporadic Artists, dir....
Feedback Loop: “No One’s Gonna Believe Me Anyway” at the Gniezno Theatre
“No one’s gonna believe me anyway,” says Barbara repeatedly. She knows there is no point in...
Divine Comedy Festival 2017 Review: “Cezary Goes To War”
Cezary Goes To War [Cezary Idzie Na Wojnę], an autobiographical piece directed by Cezary...
Polish Shakespeare Online: Maja Kleczewska’s “Macbeth”
L. P. Hartley’s much-recycled observation that ‘the past is a foreign country’ seems an oddly...
“Unknown, I Live With You”: Oppression and Song
Opera is filled with tales of violence. Its whole history relies on great passions tragically...
Notes from the Generation After 4 Showcase
Mid-September brought us a week of new, Polish theatre productions, and a sneak peek behind the...
Theatre as Shelter: on Artists’ in Ukraine (And Beyond) Response to the Russian Invasion
The World Theatre Day Message from the Polish Centre of the ITI was delivered by Dramatyczny...
Beckett 2020
Have the worlds of Samuel Beckett’s plays become our reality? The creators of Beckett Planet seem...
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LATEST FROM POLAND
- ENTRE: A Dispersed Festival of Literature and Theater in Goiania and São Paulo, Brazil
- Theatre and Social Justice in Brazil: The Successful Case of the São Paulo Theatre School
- The ENTRE Festival in Midwest Brazil
- The Brazilian Experience with Different Forms of Technopresence in Theatre: Os Satyros and SP Escola de Teatro
- “The Interrupted Dream” by Hong Kong’s Zuni Icosahedron in Wrocław, Poland
- When Languages Fall Apart: InlanDimensions International Arts Festival
- The Dismantling of Mourning
- Theatre as Shelter: on Artists’ in Ukraine (And Beyond) Response to the Russian Invasion
- World Theatre Day Message of Polish Centre of the International Theatre Institute on 27 March 2022 in Polish, Ukrainian, and English
- Samuel Beckett and Tadeusz Różewicz: Shared Themes and Motifs
- FIRE THEATRE Mime Company: On a Quest for Fire Drama
- Be Gone! Or, Clear Away, Chop Chop: Dziady at 34/36 Mickiewicza Street in Warsaw
- Beckett 2020
- Theatre as a Social Institution
- Kalina Stefanova and Marvin Carlson in conversation on Directors from Eastern Europe. Part 3.
- Kalina Stefanova and Marvin Carlson in Conversation on Directors from Eastern Europe. Part 2.
- Kalina Stefanova and Marvin Carlson in Conversation on Directors from Eastern Europe. Part 1.
- Beckett, Technology, and Experimentation: Report from the Between.Pomiedzy Festival 2021, Day 4
- Between Pandemic and Protest: The Rise of Performative Activism in Poland
- Building Bridges: Interweaving Beckett – Brazil and Poland
