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In the Theatre of European Myths with Ludwik Flaszen EVENT RESCHEDULED Sat 12 January 2013, 5pm Laboratory Theatre Space “Hamlet” Ludwik Flaszen’s seminar session with Joanna Walaszek Admission free Sun 13 January 2013, 5pm Laboratory Theatre Space "Hamlet” Ludwik Flaszen’s seminar session with Dariusz Kosiński Admission free Seminar sessions with Krzysztof Czyżewski, Prof. Dariusz Kosiński, Prof. Grzegorz Niziołek, Prof. Krzysztof Rutkowski, Prof. Włodzimierz Szturc, Prof. Joanna Walaszek All sessions will be held in Polish Ludwik Flaszen and his guests will discuss the founding myths of the West that appear in theatre (Marlow, Shakespeare, Goethe, Wyspiański), their role in shaping a European consciousness, and their resonance today – in a globalized world, at a time when cultures meet and clash, when Europe is searching for a new self-identity. Is there more to the Acropolis than just the ruins for tourists? Are Faust and Hamlet our contemporaries? We civilizations now know ourselves mortal. Paul Valéry The Hamlet conundrum in Poland is what there is in Poland to think about. Stanisław Wyspiański Ludwik Flaszen was a witness and participant in a great era of theatre. He co-founded the Laboratory Theatre, was its co-creator throughout the theatre’s life (1959–1984), and its head director in the 1980s. A critic, writer, Grotowski’s long-time partner in a creative dialogue, he himself became a theatre practitioner, leading paratheatrical actions and acting workshops in many countries. His first book, Głowa i mur (The Head and the Wall, 1958), was confiscated by the communist regime’s censors. He is also the author of Cyrograf (A Pact with the Devil), a collection of essays and short prose on the fate of the individual in a totalitarian society (first edition, 1971; latest edition, 1996, Kraków; French version, 1990, Paris), and a tome of sketches on theatre entitled Teatr skazany na magię (A Theatre Sentenced to Practise Magic; Kraków, 1983) containing texts and lectures about his collaboration with Grotowski and his contribution in establishing the creative doctrine of the Laboratory Theatre. In 2010 his book Grotowski & Company came out. It is now being translated into French, Spanish, Portuguese (in Brazil) and Italian, and an extended and revised Polish edition is forthcoming. Since 1984, following the dissolution of the Laboratory Theatre, Flaszen has been living in Paris. Joanna Walaszek – is a professor at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, historian and theatre critic. Her research, critical practice and teaching centre around the issues of “live” theatre – the work of leading theatre practitioners (directors, actors and companies), performances, interpretation of stage dramas (including Shakespeare), the transformation of ideas, aesthetics, as well as the theory and practice of contemporary theatre. She has authored books on Konrad Swinarski and the theatre of Andrzej Wajda. She is a regular contributor to the theatre journal Didaskalia. Dariusz Kosiński – is a professor at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland. Early on in his career, he focused on the history and theory of acting practice in the nineteenth century, which he explored in his early monographs. In recent years he has investigated the uniqueness of the Polish theatre and performance tradition. He also interprets drama. Together with Ireneusz Guszpit, Kosiński is editing Juliusz Osterwa’s writings on theatre. He has authored or co-authored a number of books aimed at making academic research accessible to non-specialist audiences, and is a member of a team charged with developing standards of theatre and film education. He is a critic and essayist contributing to the theatre journals Dialog and Teatr. In January 2010 he was appointed Director of Research at the Grotowski Institute. He is the co-editor of the on-line journal Performer and of the online Encyclopedia.Grotowski. |