Andrzej Tadeusz Kijowski (born 15 July 1954) is a Polish aesthetician, theatre critic,

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, poet and publicist.

Biography

He is son of the writer

Andrzej Kijowski ::''Not to be mistaken for Andrzej Tadeusz Kijowski, his son.'' Andrzej Kijowski (29 November 1928 – 29 June 1985) was a Polish literary critic, essayist and screenwriter. Biography Kijowski was born on 29 November 1928 in Kraków, Poland. Ki ...

. From 1976 to 1989 he participated in the democratic opposition. He cooperated with KOR (

Workers' Defence Committee The Workers' Defense Committee ( , KOR) was a Polish civil society group that was established to give aid to prisoners and their families after the June 1976 protests and ensuing government crackdown. It was a precursor and inspiration for efforts ...

) and NOWa (Independent Printing House). From 1990 to 1994 he helped to create the new self-government. He worked at ''Nowa Telewizja'' and TV Polonia 1 in

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from 1992 to 1995, where he made over 250 television programmes. He is author of the ''Garden Theatre Competition'' and the ''Frascati Gardens'' arts festival. He is a member of the Polish Writers' Association, the Polish Journalists' Association, and the Freedom of Word Association. From 2017, he is Spokesman on Freedom of the Speech in the Polish "National Broadcasting Council".

Literary work

*''Chwyt Teatralny'' (Theatrical trick); (Wydawnictwo Literackie 1982, ) *''Teoria Teatru'' (The Theory of Theatre); (Ossolineum 1985, ) *''Separacja.SMS-y poetyckie'' (Separation, SMS poetics); (published by author 2005, ) *''Opis obyczajów w 15-leciu międzysojuszniczym 1989–2004'' (Description of the mores between the two alliances 1989–2004) (AnTraKt Publisher) 2010, vol. I-IV. **''Odsłanianie Dramatu'' (Revealing the drama) (vol. I) **''A Teraz Konkretnie'' (And now, more precisely) (vol. II) **''Teatr to miejsce spotkania'' (The theater is a meeting place) vol. III-IV. ***''Paradoks o Ogródkach'' (Garden's Paradox) (vol. III) ***''Thea to znaczy widzenie'' (Thea that is to say the View) (vol. IV) * ''Organizacja kultury w społeczeństwie obywatelskim na tle gospodarki rynkowej. Czasy kultury 1789–1989'' (Organization of culture in civil society in the context of the market economy. Age of culture 1789–1989).,

2015, ).Title subsidized by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

Honors

*2017: Decoration of Honor for activist of anti-communist opposition or repressed person for political reasons *2022: Commander's Cross of the

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Sources

* Who is Who w Polsce (6 edition: ) ;Verlag für Personenenzyklopädien AG) – Hübners Who is Who * Paradoks o ogródkach (Garden's Paradox) – by ROMAN PAWŁOWSKI – Gazeta Wyborcza 27–08.2001
Polish bibliography 1988 – 2001
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