Conferences

International Conference

„The Promised Theatre : 30 years of GARDZIENICE”

Warsaw, 22-23 January 2008

 

under the patronage of the President of the Capital City of Warsaw
in  Uniwersity of Social Sciences and Humanities (SWPS)
as part of Winter Residence of Centre for Theatre Practices „Gardzienice”
in Warsaw

 

Program of the conference - opened by rector of SWPS, prof. Andrzej Eliasz and President of Capital City of Warsaw Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz - contained 25 papers of prominent theoretists and practicians of Theatre and Humanities from Poland and all over the World, grouped in 5 thematic sessions. As associated events projections of movies from the „Gardzienice” archive, discussions, press conference and exhibition „303 photographes from Gardzienice history” took place.

 

Symposium Project „The Promised Theatre. 30 years of Gardzienice”:

prof. Zbigniew Taranienko, collaboration: prof. Wojciech Dudzik, orgnizer: Marcin Majkut

 

PROGRAM:

 

22nd January

 

Opening: Rector SWPS Andrzej Eliasz, President of Capital City of Warszaw Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz

 

Session One: Theatrical Warsaw - Włodzimierz Staniewski, chairman Jerzy Bralczyk

Marek Kraszewski - director of the Culture Department of the City of Warsaw: Strategy for the cultural development of Warsaw

Maciej Nowak - director of Warsaw Theatre Institute: Theatre as an evidence of history

Zbigniew Taranienko - SWPS: Introduction - Creation of Włodzimierz Staniewski

Włodzimierz Staniewski - OPT „Gardzienice”: Promised theatre in school

 

Session Two, chairman Dariusz Kosiński - Jagiellonian University in Cracow

Ludwik Flaszen: Birth of the artist - loyality and rebellion

Włodzimierz Pawluczuk - University in Białystok: Has Włodzimierz Staniewski found the Holy Grail?

Krzysztof Czyżewski - The Borderland Foundation: Cultural agon of Gardzienice

Leszek Kolankiewicz - Warsaw University: Utopian territory of Gardzienice

Hanaa Abdel Fatah Metwaly - Cairo Academy of Arts: Reception of „Gardzienice” Theatre in Egipt

 

Session Three, chariman Wojciech Dudzik - SWPS, Warsaw University

Mariusz Gołaj - Centre for Theatre Practices: Academy for Theatre Practices - from coordinator’s the point of view

Ireneusz Guszpit - Wrocław University: Theatre pedagogics of Włodzimierz Staniewski

Zofia Dworakowska - Warsaw Uniwersity: Educational pracices of „Gardzienice” in context of other forms of theatre training

 

Screening of movies about „Gardzienice” including Towards the New Natural Environment of Theatre by Jacek Petrycki

 

23rd January

 

Session Four chairwoman Małgorzata Dziewulska

Tomasz Kubikowski - National Theatre in Warsaw: „Gardzienice” toward theatre

Jerzy Uścinowicz - Białystok University of Technology: Staniewski’s dream of promised theatre: space and architecture

Jacek Petrycki - Filmmaker towards the phenomenon of „Gardzienice”

Andrzej Stasiuk - Could Staniewski and „Gardzienice” be a material for literal topics?

Theodoros Terzopoulos - Attis Theatre, Athens: Greek Tragedy: Scenic truth of the myth in contemporaty theatre

David Wiles  - Royal Holloway, London University: Antique inspirations of Staniewski’s Theatre

 

Session Five, chairman Zbigniew Taranienko

Włodzimierz Lengauer - Warsaw University: Dionysus underground

Grzegorz Niziołek- Jagiellonian University in Cracow: „Gardzienice” Antiquity

Krzysztof Bielawski - Jagiellonian University in Cracow: Commentary to W. Staniewski’s lecture: how does the praxis contribute to the picture of Ancient Greece

 

The whole material, together with discussions has been published entitled „Teatr Obiecany - 30 lat „Gardzienic” („The Promised Theatre - 30 years of Gardzienice”), edited by Wojciech Dudzik and Zbigniew Taranienko.

order: http://xlm.pl/teatr-obiecany-30-lat-gardzienic