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Kwadrat Theater
The Kwadrat Theatre ( pl, Teatr Kwadrat im. Edwarda Dziewońskiego, " Edward Dziewoński Square Theatre") is theatre in Warsaw, Poland located at 138 Marszałkowska Street. It was established in 1974. Its production has been mainly comedies. History Teatr Kwadrat was established in 1974 on the initiative of the Radio and Television Committee. Edward Dziewoński became the first director of the theater. During the martial law in 1982, the theater ceased to function. However, it became the second stage of the Theater Na Woli. In 1985, when the Theater Na Woli was closed and the stage was returned to the National Theater, the Kwadrat Theater was reactivated by the decision of the then Mayor of Warsaw, Mieczysław Dębicki. Edmund Kamil Karwański became the director and held this position until June 30, 2010. On July 15, 2010, Andrzej Nejman became the director of the Kwadrat Theater. The theater hosted great figures of the Polish stage, including Ewa Wiśniewska, Halina Kowa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Dziewoński
Edward Dziewoński (16 December 1916 in Moscow, Russian Empire – 17 August 2002 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish stage and film actor, and theatre director. He studied acting at Państwowy Instytut Sztuki Teatralnej and debuted at the Syrena Theatre. He later played in the National Theatre, the Ateneum Theatre, the Współczesny Theatre, and the Komedia Theatre - and was founder and director of the Kwadrat Theatre. He was also a popular artist at satirical theatres (cabarets) such as: Kabaret Szpak, Kabaret Wagabunda, Kabaret Starszych Panów, and the one he founded and directed at - Kabaret Dudek. Selected filmography * '' Ostatni etap'' (1948) * '' Dom na pustkowiu'' (1949) * '' Przygoda na Mariensztacie'' (1953) * '' A Matter to Settle'' (1953) * ''Nikodem Dyzma'' (1956) * ''Eroica'' (1958) * '' Zezowate szczęście'' (1960) * '' Jutro premiera'' (1962) * '' Żona dla Australijczyka'' (1963) * ''Dolina Issy Dolina (or Dolyna in Ukraine) is a Slavic toponym, meaning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Square
In Euclidean geometry, a square is a regular quadrilateral, which means that it has four equal sides and four equal angles (90-degree angles, π/2 radian angles, or right angles). It can also be defined as a rectangle with two equal-length adjacent sides. It is the only regular polygon whose internal angle, central angle, and external angle are all equal (90°), and whose diagonals are all equal in length. A square with vertices ''ABCD'' would be denoted . Characterizations A convex quadrilateral is a square if and only if it is any one of the following: * A rectangle with two adjacent equal sides * A rhombus with a right vertex angle * A rhombus with all angles equal * A parallelogram with one right vertex angle and two adjacent equal sides * A quadrilateral with four equal sides and four right angles * A quadrilateral where the diagonals are equal, and are the perpendicular bisectors of each other (i.e., a rhombus with equal diagonals) * A convex quadrilatera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.1 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 7th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is an Alpha global city, a major cultural, political and economic hub, and the country's seat of government. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th century, when Sigismund III decided to move the Polish capital and his royal court from Kraków. Warsaw served as the de facto capital of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1795, and subsequently as the seat of Napoleon's Duchy of Warsaw. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marszałkowska Street, Warsaw
Marszałkowska (''lit. Marshal Street'') is one of the main thoroughfares of Warsaw's city center. It links Bank Square in its north sector with ''Plac Unii Lubelskiej'' (Union of Lublin Square) in the south. History Contrary to a common urban legend that attributes the name to Marshal of Poland Józef Piłsudski, the street's name actually relates to 18th-century Grand Marshal of the Crown Franciszek Bieliński. Marszałkowska street was established by Franciszek Bieliński and opened in 1757. It was much shorter then, running only from Królewska Street to Widok Street. The street was almost entirely destroyed during the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. Rebuilding of Warsaw after World War II coincided with emergence of ''socialist realism Socialist realism is a style of idealized realistic art that was developed in the Soviet Union and was the official style in that country between 1932 and 1988, as well as in other socialist countries after World War II. Socialist realism is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Theatre, Warsaw
The National Theatre () in Warsaw, Poland, was founded in 1765, during the Polish Enlightenment, by that country's List of Polish monarchs, monarch, Stanisław August Poniatowski. The theatre shares the Grand Theatre, Warsaw, Grand Theatre complex at Theatre Square (Warsaw), the Theatre Square in Warsaw with another national venue, the Poland's National Opera, Warsaw, National Opera. History Opera was brought to Poland by future King Władysław IV Vasa within twenty years of the first opera presentations in Florence. In 1628 he invited the first Italian opera company to Warsaw. Upon ascending the Polish throne in 1632, he built a theatre in his castle, and regular opera performances were produced there by an Italian company directed by Marco Scacchi. The first public opera-theater in Poland, the ''Operalnia'' in Warsaw, was opened on July 3, 1748. It was located in the Saxon Garden (at today's intersection of Marszałkowska Street of Królewska Street) and functioned under royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewa Wiśniewska
Ewa Maria Wiśniewska (born 25 April 1942) is a Polish actress. Her sister, Małgorzata Niemirska, is also an actress. Wiśniewska was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta, one of Poland's highest Orders, and many other Orders, including Gold Cross of Merit. Selected filmography * ''Zbrodniarz i panna'' (1963) * ''Prawo i pięść'' (1964) * ''Three Steps on Earth'' (1965) * ''Sam pośród miasta'' (1965) * ''Życie raz jeszcze'' (1965) * '' Frozen Flashes'' (1967) * ''Stawka większa niż życie'' (1967–1968, TV series) * ''Tylko umarły odpowie'' (1969) * ''Doktor Ewa'' (1970, TV series) * ''Janosik'' (1973) * '' What Will You Do When You Catch Me?'' (1978) * ''Hallo Szpicbródka czyli ostatni występ króla kasiarzy'' (1978) * ''Umarli rzucają cień'' (1978) * ''Paciorki jednego różańca'' (1979) * ''Białe tango'' (1981) * ''Wielka majówka'' (1981) * ''Dolina Issy'' (1982) * ''Mgła'' (1983) * '' Osobisty pamiętnik grzesznika przez niego samego spisany'' (1985) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanisława Celińska
Stanisława Celińska (born 29 April 1947 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish actress. For her roles she won two Polish Film Awards and was nominated three times. Career In 1968, Celińska debuted in the theatre. A year later she graduated from Akademia Teatralna im. Aleksandra Zelwerowicza The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw ( pl, Akademia Teatralna im. Aleksandra Zelwerowicza) is a public higher education institution in Warsaw, Poland. Its focus is on the theatre arts. It is headquartered in the ... in Warsaw. Since then, she performed in many Warsaw theatres. Currently, Celińska performs in Nowy Teatr and Teatr Współczesny, both in Warsaw. In 2015, her second album (''Atramentowa'') as a vocalist ranked high on the Polish charts and became a gold album. In 1986, she was awarded a Silver Cross of Merit, a Polish civil state award recognizing services to the state. Filmography Television Polish dubbing References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irena Kwiatkowska
Irena Kwiatkowska (17 September 19123 March 2011) was a popular Polish actress, known in Poland for her many cabaret roles and monologues, as well as appearances in (mostly comedy) movies and television shows. Life Kwiatkowska graduated from the Państwowy Instytut Sztuki Teatralnej (National Theatrical Arts Institute) in 1935. Until the outbreak of World War II, she appeared in the Teatr Powszechny in Warsaw, Teatr Nowy in Poznań, Teatr Polski in Katowice, and in Wilno. During the War, she fought in the Armia Krajowa and participated in the Warsaw Uprising. Kwiatkowska's first appearance after the War was in the Siedem Kotów (Seven Cats) cabaret in Kraków, where the renowned Polish poet, Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński, authored a number of roles for her. Gałczyński allegedly created the prominent character of Hermenegilda Kociubińska with Kwiatkowska in mind. In 1948 she came back to Warsaw, appearing in the Teatr Syrena and, now-legendary, Dudek and Szpak cabarets. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Małgorzata Foremniak
Małgorzata Irena Foremniak (; born 8 January 1967 in Radom) is a Polish actress. She is starring in the Polish TV series '' Na dobre i na złe'' as Zofia Stankiewicz-Burska and has played the role of Ash in '' Avalon''. She took part in '' Taniec z gwiazdami'' on TVN. She is now a judge in the Polish edition of '' Got Talent'', called '' Mam talent!''. External links * 1967 births Living people People from Radom Polish television actresses {{Poland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janusz Gajos
Janusz Gajos (; born 23 September 1939) is a Polish film, television and theatre actor as well as pedagogue and photographer. Professor of Theatre Arts and an Honorary Doctor of the National Film School in Łódź, he is considered one of the greatest Polish actors. Life and career He was born in Dąbrowa Górnicza. At the age of 11, he moved to Będzin where in 1957, he graduated from the High School No 3. In 1965 he graduated from the National Film School in Łódź as one of its best students despite having been rejected during entrance exams three times. He debuted while he was still in film school in children's film '' Panienka z okienka'' directed by Maria Kaniewska in 1964. Shortly afterwards he was cast in a role of Janek Kos in a widely popular TV World War II series '' Czterej pancerni i pies'' (''Four Tank Men and a Dog''). He starred in numerous other films and theatrical plays, notably in Krzysztof Kieślowski's '' Three Colors: White'', Ryszard Bugajski's ''Interro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krzysztof Kowalewski
Krzysztof Kowalewski (20 March 1937 – 6 February 2021) was a Polish actor and comedian. Biography Kowalewski was born to a Jewish mother, actress Elżbieta Herszaft-Kowalewska and Polish father, Cyprian Kowalewski, who was a soldier. His first wife, Vivian, was from Cuba. For many years, he was in a relationship with actress Ewa Wiśniewska. They split up after Krzysztof met actress Agnieszka Suchora, whom he married in 2002. He had two children: Wiktor (from his relationship with Vivian) and Gabriela (with Agnieszka Suchora). Kowalewski was awarded a Grand Splendor Prize (''Wielki Splendor'') in 1992, the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2002, and a Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides. They typically have a commemorative purpose of some kind, and many are presented as awards. They may be int ... the same year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
