“Unknown, I Live With You”: Oppression and Song
Opera is filled with tales of violence. Its whole history relies on great passions tragically...
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Polish Theatre Essays
In Memoriam: Bogusław Schaeffer, Poland’s Renaissance Man
We are republishing this article from 2012 to remember Boguslaw Schaeffer who died today….He...
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Report from The 11th Divine Comedy International Theatre Festival, Kraków, Poland: Reflections of a Strange Strange World
The 11th iteration of the Boska Komedia (Divine Comedy, think Dante) International Theater...
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Words On The Street: The 36th Edition Of The International Street Theatre Festival In Jelenia Góra
One of the most vivid memories of my childhood is sitting on the ground in a parking lot of my...
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Body As Medium. Between Theory And Technology Of Theatre
Peggy Phelan in her famous text Ontology of Performance asserts that: “Performance cannot be...
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The Context of Contemporary Polish Theatre: Spotlight on Poland
Today, we are launching The Spotlight on Poland. Here’s the context….. Following the fall of the...
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The Spotlight on Poland: Diverse Voices and Perspectives on Contemporary Polish Theatre
Premiering Spotlight on Poland Polish theatre has always drawn rich inspiration from Poland’s...
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Ten Years Of The Divine Comedy Festival In Kraków
In December 2017, the Divine Comedy International Theatre Festival (Międzynarodowy Festiwal...
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The Jewish Theatre In Warsaw: Tradition With A Modern Attitude
The Jewish Theatre in Warsaw is one of only two public theatres in Europe that regularly stage...
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Towards The Polski Theatre In The Underground
Protests against the new manager During the decade 2006–2016 the Polski Theatre in Wrocław became...
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Theatre Against Non-Human Reality: A Few Sentences About the Theatre of the Eighth Day
The Theatre of the Eighth Day (Teatr Ósmego Dnia), from Poznań, has been a phenomenon of Polish...
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How Does Poland Celebrate Its Independence Through Opera?
Poland in 2018 marks the centenary of the restoration of its sovereignty. The biggest national...
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“Post-Apocalypsis”: The Ecology of Performance
The interactive installation Post-Apocalypsis was designed as part of the Polish pavilion at the...
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Changing The Landscape Of Puppetry Theatre In Poland: Jakub Krofta And The Wrocław Puppet Theatre
Jakub Krofta is currently the Artistic Director of the Wrocław Puppet Theatre (Wrocławski Teatr...
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Czech Puppetry Practitioners in Poland; or, a Parable on the Importance of Internationalisation in Theatre Training
‘In theatre the national differences, instead of dividing, are now connecting,’ says Polish...
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Polish Tanztheater?
It is an interesting coincidence that 1973 saw the creation of both Pina Bausch’s Tanztheater...
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“Unknown” Polish Directors: Agata Duda-Gracz
This series introduces Polish directors whose work is recognized in Poland, but they are...
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Celebrating The 40th Anniversary Of Gardzienice
Gardzienice is one of the most innovative and influential theatre companies in Poland. Founded in...
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REGIONAL MANAGING EDITORS FOR POLAND
KASIA LECH
LAUREN DUBOWSKILATEST FROM POLAND
- Jan Klata’s “King Lear” at the Theatre Olympics: In the Name of the Father
- “Unknown, I Live With You”: Oppression and Song
- Sniff Like a Dog Sniffs the Wondrous: “Warsaw’s Daughters #100LAT” by Teraz Poliż
- Plotting Yiddish Drama: A New Digital Resource
- “Songs of Lear” Performed by The Song of the Goat Theatre: Where Inspiration Meets High Culture With Unrefined Expression
- In Memoriam: Bogusław Schaeffer, Poland’s Renaissance Man
- Borders, Barriers and Limitations: “Lwów We Won’t Give Up”
- Where Have You Gone, Davey?
- Polish Theatre Transfers To Dresden
- A Review of “Notes From Exile” from the 2018 Boska Komedia Festival: Reverberations of Antisemitism
- A Review of “We Are Leaving” from the 2018 Boska Komedia Festival: An Epic in the Mundane
- A Review of “Under the Influence” from the 2018 Boska Komedia Festival: Splitting the Mind and Splitting the Stage
- A Review of “Disgrace” from the 2018 Boska Komedia Festival: Fascinating but Problematic Theatre
- A Review of “Conformist 2029” from the 2018 Boska Komedia Festival: “Those Who Would Give Up Essential Liberty, to Purchase a Little Temporary Safety…”
- Report from The 11th Divine Comedy International Theatre Festival, Kraków, Poland: Reflections of a Strange Strange World
- Words On The Street: The 36th Edition Of The International Street Theatre Festival In Jelenia Góra
- Verdi’s “Rigoletto”: The Italian Closing Of The Season At The Teatr Wielki In Lodz
- “Białoszewski/Ginsberg VR” At Performing Garage
- Body As Medium. Between Theory And Technology Of Theatre
- How Norwegians Do It (Play Ibsen, That Is)
