The Jerzy Grotowski Institute is a municipal cultural institution carrying out artistic, research and educational projects at national and international level, responding to the challenges posed by Jerzy Grotowski’s creative practice.
Visual Arts and Music
The Centre for Performing Arts became the venue for these activities. It hosts performative events – theatre performances, music concerts, productions combining music and visual arts, conferences and lectures. The Centre began its activities on 24 April 2019 with Peter Brook and Marie-Helene Estienne’s performance “The Prisoner”.
Since then, it has hosted numerous artistic events, including the Teatr na faktach festivals, a review of performances inspired by the texts of Tadeusz Różewicz, and the premiere of “Empuzjon”, an adaptation of Olga Tokarczuk’s novel directed by Robert Talarczyk. The old bakery has also become a stage for Teatr Pantomimy and Teatr Polski w Podziemiu.
Specialist Equipment
For the Centre to operate, suitable equipment was needed to enable the production of modern theatre and visual arts projects. Professional theatre systems have been installed here: lighting, sound, multimedia and stage systems, including state-of-the-art video mapping equipment. A system of movable seating for 400 people was also created, allowing the studio space to be arranged in any way.
“We now have specialist equipment that makes it possible to produce any modern theatrical project,” says Jarosław Fret, director of the Jerzy Grotowski Institute, founder and leader of Teatr ZAR, director and actor. “The Centre hosts guest performances and concerts by ensembles not only from Poland, but also from Europe and around the world.”
The best way to find out how audiences rate this unusual venue is to look at social media. Katarzyna: “A beautifully restored place, combining modernity with a historic setting, benches outside where you can sit, and a large, comfortable auditorium.”
Snovid: “I attended a theatre performance and the impression was enhanced by the hall’s excellent acoustics and the discreet beauty of the brick walls. The benches are arranged in an amphitheatre, so no one obstructs anyone else’s view. Outside the hall there is an exhibition of excellent photographs.”
R G Dziubasiński: “A few years ago, the place was, as they say, nicely renovated. The stage is small, but just right for Teatr Pantomimy. I recommend it.”
Information material from the Marshal’s Office of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship
