The new Theatre of Polish Classics was launched by Culture Minister Piotr Gliński at a ceremony in Warsaw on Monday, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.
Gliński told reporters he was “delighted” that “the institutional resources of Polish culture have been enriched by the addition of another very important institution.”
‘Theatre still needs classics’
The culture minister added that the new theatre “responds to a need that seems obvious.”
He stated: “Theatre still needs classic works. It needs certain aesthetic, formal and axiological standards.”
The Theatre of Polish Classics will be run by the culture ministry in cooperation with a nongovernmental organisation, reporters were told.
Gliński, who is also a deputy prime minister, said that "the Theatre of Polish Classics will be the 34th arts institution to be co-run by the culture ministry.”
He stated: “We are launching institution number 34. Each of them is extremely necessary for Polish culture.”
Theatre of Polish Classics
Gliński said the new theatre’s budget would be “more than PLN 10 million (EUR 2.1 million).”
The main aim of the Theatre of Polish Classics will be to stage classic plays that are regarded as masterpieces of Polish drama, officials said.
The new theatre, which is set to tour the country, will also be tasked with staging classic works of foreign origin, in new Polish translations, reporters were told.
In addition, it will hold workshops and seminars for actors and directors.
Plans for 2023 include a festival of plays by 19th-century playwright Aleksander Fredro, a premiere of Sławomir Mrożek’s Ambassador, to mark 10 years since the author’s passing, and a premiere of Epaminondas by 18th-century Polish dramatist Stanisław Konarski, the PAP news agency reported.
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Source: IAR, PAP, gov.pl
