Polish Children's Theatre Showcase

Tomorrow I am flying to Warsaw to take part in the 'Little Warsaw Theatre Meetings' A Children's Theatre showcase which is part of a greater theatre festival arranged through the Adam Mickiewicz Institute. I am visiting with Steve Davis from Spectacle Theatre and looking forward to seeing lots of shows and meeting new people.


30 / 31st Warsaw Theatre Meetings
Warsaw, April 1-15, 2011
languages: Polski  / English 
 

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Photo: scene from "Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy," directed by Marián Peck, courtesy of Opole Puppet Theatre
The review presents a wide range of inspirational performances, provocative discussions and courageous experiments, with 12 performances on the main programme and a number of added surprises

In the preface to Magdalena Raszewski's book "30XWST. Warsaw Theatre Meetings 1965 - 2010", the author writes:
When the Warsaw Meetings were held in 1965 none of the organisers at the time realised that it brought to life one of the most enduring and most important institution of theatrical life in Poland. The WST quite quickly became an institution for creating a theatrical hierarchy, promoting careers, creating trends. They were witness to the state of the theater, but he created, inspired. They had and have their audience. fostered several generations of the Warsaw intelligentsia. formed a whole, not at all considerable, the environment of people around the theater. Over the years it has enjoyed the reputation of the most well-organised Polish theater festival.
Major performances at this year's edition include:

  • "Trylogia" / "Trilogy", based on the novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz, directed by Jan Klata of the Stary Teatr in Kraków.

  • Barbara Wysocka directs "Kaspar" and "Szosa Wołokołamska" / "The Wołokołam Trail", originally staged at the Wrocław Contemporary Theatre,
  • "Niech żyje wojna!!!" and "Był sobie Andrzej, Andrzej, Andrzej i Andrzej" / "There was Andrzej, Andrzej, Andrzej and Andrzej " by Paweł Demirski and Monika Strzępka, presented as part of the Wałbrzych series from the Jerzy Szaniawski Dramatic Theatre

  • "Bruno Schulz: The Messiah", directed by Michał Zadara of Vienna's Schauspielhaus.

  • Gdańsk's Teatr Wybrzeże presents "Zmierzch bogów" / "Dawn of the Gods", with award-winning direction by Grzegorz Wiśniewski.
  • A jazzed-up rendition of Bolesław Prus' "Lalka" / "Doll" comes by way of Wojciech Kościelniak of the Baduszkowa Musical Theatre from Gdynia

  • Maja Kleczewska's puts on her gripping drama "Babel", originally staged at the Polish Theatre in Bydgoszcz.

  • Marián Pecko revives Witold Gombrowicz's "Yvonne, The Princess of Burgundy", originally staged at Opole's Smolki Theatre

  • "Utwór o Matce i Ojczyźnie" / "On Mother and Motherland", directed by Marcin Liber of the Contemporary Theatre in Szczecin

  • "Grotowski - próba odwrotu" / "An Attempt at Reversal", directed by Tomasz Rodowicz, performed by Chorea

    Warsaw Theatre Meetings also present a Children's series, with Little Theatre Meetings and a review of top performances for young audiences, adaptations of "Alice Through the Looking Glass" and "The Ark of the Eight". All performances are also accompanied by readings, discussions, concerts and workshops for parents and children.

    For a detailed programme of the festival, see: www.warszawskie.org

    Source: press release

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Comment by Kelly Page on April 15, 2011 at 4:50
Wow! This looks fantastic. :-)

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