LINKAGES: Poland

Participant Network

resources on polish Theatre & History

Books

Poland in the Modern World

by Brian Porter-Szűcs A history of Poland from the late 19th century

A History of Polish Theatre

by Katarzyna Fazan, Michal Kobialka, Bryce Lease

Alternative Theatre in Poland

by Kathleen Cioffi

Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland

by Jan T. Gross

websites

The Theatre Times

Excellent resource on contemporary Polish theatre and politics

wyborcaz.pl - Theatre

Independent daily newspaper based in Warsaw with a liberal perspective.

Culture.pl – Performing Arts

The theatre section of Culture.Pl

Didaskalia. Gazeta Teatralna

A critical reflection on various areas of theatre and art.

PolishStage.pl

A theatre platform for foreigners about theatre events and workshops in Poland.

Polish Theare Journal (PTJ)

Biannual, online Polish-English academic magazine examining contemporary Polish theatre and performance

InfoPoint UA

Monitors current needs of Ukrainian theater artists and resources offered by Polish organizations.

Warsaw Database of Migrant Artists

Platform that presents profiles and works of migrant artists living in Warsaw

articles

A Foreigner’s Guide to Polish Theatre

Unknown Author | culture.pl Published 2014

On a Feminist Turn That Wasn't

Interview with Agata Adamiecka-Sitek, Milena Gauer, Weronika Szczawińska | Polish Theatre Journal Published 2015

Theatre After #MeToo

by Agnieszka Jakimiak | CONTEMPORARY THEATRE review Published 2020

The #MeToo Movement and Transformation

by Agata Adamiecka-Sitek | didaskalia Published 2021

Polish Theatre in 2020

by Marcelina Obarska | Culture.PL Summarizes theatre in the pandemic Published 2020

Will Polish theaters accept Ukrainians?

by Witold Mrozek | Gazeta Wyborcza Ukrainian artists in Polish theatres Published 2022

Between Pandemic and Protest

by Szymon Adamczaka | The Theatre Times Published 2021

Black People of Poland

by Zachary Mazur | culturepl Published 2022

Culture & War

by Piotr Nowak | culturepl Published 2022

recordings of famous polish productions

Umarła Klasa (Dead Class)

Directed by Tadeusz Kantor (1915-1990) One of the most famous theater masterpieces of the 20th century about dying that starts in your childhood. English Subtitles On the performance: https://culture.pl/en/work/the-dead-class-tadeusz-kantor

Acropolis

by Jerzy Grotowski No Subtitles Controversy around this and other Polish performances: https://culture.pl/en/article/grotowski-to-garcia-the-loudest-scandals-of-polish-theatre

Persona.Marilyn

Directed by Krystian Lupa - Coming Soon -

(A)pollonia

Directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski English subittles On the performance: https://culture.pl/en/work/apollonia-krzysztof-warlikowski