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Anna Zubrzycki, Krzysztof Globisz and Krzysztof Kuliñski in conversation with Jaros³aw Fret and Pawe³ Passini, as part of “A Century of Actors. The Art of Acting in the Western Theatre Between the 19th and 21st Centuries”, core course of the Open University of Research Fri 6 June, 7pm Laboratory Theatre Space Admission free To conclude the course dedicated to the art of acting, hosted by the Open University of Research, we have invited a panel of practitioners – renowned actors from various theatre and performance backgrounds – to reflect on theatre acting in the contemporary context, including Poland. Is it still legitimate to speak of only one theatre acting? Have the 20th-century theatre revolutions exerted a lasting influence on the art of acting? How strong is this influence in Poland? What are the prospects for theatre acting in the 21st century?  Anna Zubrzycki has spent the past 35 years in Poland working as an actress and educator after being brought up and educated in Australia. She was a founding member of the renowned Gardzienice Centre for Theatre Practises and the company’s lead actress for 15 years. In 1996, with Grzegorz Bral, she established the Song of the Goat Theatre in Wroc³aw, with its emphasis on collaborative ensemble work and innovative performer training. Until 2014 she was the company’s principal performer and Artistic Director as well as a course leader for its two-year MA Acting programme. Anna specializes in teaching performers to connect deeply into the emotional and imaginative source of their singing and speaking voices and to use this as the basis for building a strong, authentic and courageous presence on stage. She is currently completing an MSc in Mindfulness at Aberdeen University.  Krzysztof Globisz is a theatre and film actor associated with the National Stary Theatre in Kraków since 1981. In 1980 he graduated in acting from the PWST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków, where he is now a lecturer and was the dean from 2002 to 2005. He made his debut in Jerzy Grzegorzewski’s America based on Franz Kafka’s novel (Polski Theatre, 1980). He has performed in productions by Jerzy Jarocki, Andrzej Wajda, Tadeusz Bradecki, Krystian Lupa (Stary Theatre) and Jerzy Grzegorzewski (National Theatre in Warsaw). He also works with younger theatre directors such as Maja Kleczewska, Jan Klata and the duo of Pawe³ Demirski and Monika Strzêpka. His theatre credits include around one hundred TV Theatre productions. He has been recognized with many awards and honours.  Krzysztof Kuliñski is a theatre and film actor, and the dean of the Acting Department of the PWST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków Branch in Wroc³aw, from which he graduated in 1985. He has been associated with the Contemporary Theatre in Wroc³aw since 1985. Krzysztof made his debut in One Missed One Passed Through the Heart based on Witkacy, directed by Maciej Domañski at the Contemporary Theatre, where he has performed over one hundred roles for directors such as Krystyna Meissner, Rudolf Zio³o, Grzegorz Wi¶niewski, Iwona Kempa, Pawe³ Szkotak, Jan Klata, Jaros³aw Tumidajski, Agata Duda-Gracz, Lech Raczak and Pawe³ Passini. He has also worked at the Modjeska Theatre in Legnica and Nowy Theatre in Poznañ. |