Zakopane is a city full of not only accommodation for tourists but also numerous attractions having make their summer or winter vacation more pleasant . Among other things, you can stroll along the famous promenade Krupówki , take advantage of the rich catering facilities, also await you various cultural entertainment . We will visit numerous museums, such as. Museum of Zakopane Style , whether Museum of Kornel Makuszynski , it is also worth visiting the popular Stanislaw Witkiewicz Theater, colloquially known in Zakopane as the Stanislaw Witkiewicz Theater in the entire Małopolska region. Witkacy Theater.
Before heading to the theater to watch one of the performances staged there , it is worthwhile to learn a little more about its patron beforehand, namely, the very Stanislaw Witkiewicz , and the choice of patron was not accidental. Witkacy, as he was called, was born on February 24, 1885 in Warsaw, but as a man associated with Zakopane, He spent most of his life in this very city, Being an ardent lover of it.
Love Both to the arts and to the sciences , awakened in him by his father and his later studies in the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow . To this day we are left with an exceptionally rich output of Witkiewicz, paintings, examples of architecture according to his designs and numerous plays issued, among others At the theater named after him.
Stanisław Witkiewicz Theatre in Zakopane was created exactly on the 100th anniversary of the artist's birth, February 24, 1985 . It was founded by a group of colleagues and, at the same time, graduates of the acting department of the State Higher School of Theater in Krakow, taking up the joint artistic decisions on the performances to be staged . It should also be mentioned that it is exclusively professional, professional and artistic theater , and its artistic director is Andrzej Strug.
The main seat of this Zakopane theater is located in the historic building of the former sanatorium, Dr. Andrzej Chramec's Water Treatment Facility , and now Chałubiński Hotel at 15 Chramcówki Street, 34-500 Zakopane . What distinguishes the Witkacy Theater is the staging of plays also in other places in Zakopane , among others in the branch Tatra Museum , at the Tetmajer Manor in Łopuszna, Jan Kasprowicz Museum , at Villa Carlton and Cafe Tygodnik Podhalański, as well as at unusual venues, such as the Shelter on the Morskie Oko .
As patron of the institution fully justify the selection of this great theater lover , an advocate of the so-called pure form, which, although conceived non-stereotypically, is a visible to this day in the repertoire of the theater named after him . Pleasantly expected and warmly welcomed guests can participate in the meeting between actor and audience, and such close contact with the audience, form of dialogue with the audience, positively influences the course of the entire performance.
During the summer and winter seasons at the theater plays are staged not only by Witkiewicz and Eljasz , such as "The Metaphysics of the Two-Headed Calf," "At the Pass," but also others, including Schulz's "Labyrinth" or Slawomir Mrożek's "Slaughterhouse," Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" or Roland Topor's "The Chimerical Tenant," stagings of Albert Camus' plays are also inserted.
Cyclical Zakopane Artistic Presentations "Navel of the World" are also organized. and are presented various recitals, concerts and festivals , and the theater has participated in many prestigious festivals, winning at them numerous awards and prizes . The following are also organized at the theater's headquarters numerous art exhibitions, there is a gallery on site, and it exhibits the work of well-known and friendly artists.
However, before we go to the Witkacy Theater, we should previously take care accommodation in Zakopane. Thus, you can save the cost of your stay by renting rooms in the private quarters , hotels or pensions , not only accommodation in the center of Zakopane , but also in its vicinity. You should also be interested in renting apartments in Zakopane , also available self-catering accommodation and vacation homes in various parts of Zakopane County.
The Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz Theater in Zakopane was founded by a group of graduates of the State Higher School of Theater Arts (PWST) in Krakow and began operating in 1985. The first play stagedThe angle was "Autoparody" based on texts by Stanislaw Witkiewicz, directed by Andrzej Dziuk, the theater's long-time director. Dorota Ficoń, Krzysztof Lakomik and Krzysztof Najbor can be seen on stage. The theater's premises also hosts theater festivals, exhibitions and concerts. The theater is located on Chramcówki Street in the Chalubinsky Hotel.
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