This talk includes a report from participants in the September international meeting Polska New Theatre, as well as a discussion of recent trends in Polish theatre.

Date

Tuesday, November 24, 19:00-21:00

Venue

Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Atelier East)

Panelists

Magda Szpecht (director), Koichi Kuyama (Instytut Polski w Tokio), Masahiko Yokobori (dramaturge, F/T Directors Committee)

Language

Polish (with Japanese interpretation)

Tickets

500 yen (priority to reservations)

How to reserve

Please fill the form on the official website.

A discussion with two directors who have emerged since 2000 about their work and Polish theatre.

Date

Wednesday, November 25, 19:00-21:00

Venue

Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Atelier East)

Panelists

Łukasz Twarkowski (Polski Theatre in Wrocław), Magda Szpecht

Moderator

Masahiko Yokobori

Language

TBC

Tickets

500 yen (priority to reservations)

How to reserve

Please fill the form on the official website.

Three directors from different generations discuss contemporary Polish theatre innovation in the context of Poland’s rich tradition of modern theatre, such as the work of Kantor and Grotowski.

Date

Sunday, November 29, 15:30-18:00

Venue

Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Atelier East)

Panelists

Jarosław Fret (Teatr ZAR, Director of Grotowski Institute), Łukasz Twarkowski, Magda Szpecht

Moderator

Kyoko Iwaki (theatre journalist)

Language

TBC

Tickets

500 yen (priority to reservations)

How to reserve

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What was the “poor theatre” advocated by Jerzy Grotowski? This is a series of rare screenings of films documenting two famous works created by Grotowski’s Laboratory Theatre. Each screening will include a talk by the Grotowski Institute’s Jarosław Fret (in Polish, with Japanese interpretation).

“Akropolis”
Concept, Direction: Jerzy Grotowski
82 min. / 1968 / Produced by Lewis Freedman, PBL / Directed by James McTaggart / Polish with English subtitles
A major Grotowski work first staged in 1962 and since performed in many different versions, this is a recording from 1968, filmed in a studio near London.
Date:Thursday, November 26, 19:00-21:00
Venue:Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Atelier East)

“The Constant Prince”
Concept, Direction: Jerzy Grotowski
48 min. / 1965 / Polish with English subtitles
First performed in 1965 with the title role played by Ryszard Cieślak, this is a magnificent articulation of Grotowski’s theatre theory.
Date:Saturday, November 28, 15:30-17:30
Venue:Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Atelier East)

Tickets

500 yen (priority to reservations)

How to reserve

Please fill the form on the official website.

This is a two-day workshop and demonstration by a director and performer from Teatr ZAR, the international theatre company based at the Grotowski Institute. The workshop will be held with consecutive Japanese interpretation.

Date:Thursday, November 26, and Friday, November 27, 13:00-17:00
Venue:Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Rehearsal Room)
Instructors:Jarosław Fret, Simona Sala (Teatr ZAR)
Fee:2,000 yen
Application Deadline:Tuesday, October 20
*The workshop is free to watch, though places are limited. Please make a reservation.
*For more details, please see the official website.

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FAX:03-5961-5207
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