Włodzimierz Staniewski (born in 1950 in

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) is a Polish theatre and film director, founder and director of the Gardzienice Centre for Theatre Practices. Author of international programmes, actor training, essays, and plays.

Awards

*1990: Diploma from the minister of foreign affairs for the Gardzienice Centre for Theatre Practices for its contribution to promoting Polish culture abroad *1991: Konrad Swinarski Award for Włodzimierz Staniewski and the group for the establishment and activity of the Gardzienice Centre for Theatre Practices *1999: First prize for the performance "Metamorfozy" / "Metamorphoses" based on

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, at the MESS International Theatre Festival in Sarajevo *2002: Knight's Cross of the

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*2005: Silver

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* Meritorious Activist of Culture

References

Bibliography

* Paul Allain. '' Gardzienice. Polish Theatre in transition''. England, USA: Harwood Academic Publisher 1997. * Alison Hodge. ''Twentieth Century Actor’s Training''. London, New York: Routledge 2000. * Staniewski, Włodzimierz with Hodge, Alison. ''Hidden Territories''. London: Routledge 2004. * Filipowicz, Halina. ''Expedition into Culture: The Gardzienice (Poland)''. The Drama Review, Vol. 27, No. 1, New European and U. S. Theatre (Spring, 1983), pp. 54–71. * Filipowicz, Halina. ''Demythologizing Polish Theatre''. Source: TDR, Vol. 39, No. 1 (Spring, 1995), pp. 122–128 * Filipowicz, Halina. ''Gardzienice: A Polish Expedition to Baltimore''. The Drama Review, Vol. 31, No. 1 (Spring, 1987), pp. 137–163. * Filipowicz, Halina. ''Polish Theatre after Solidarity: A Challenging Test''. TDR Vol. 36, No. 1 (Spring, 1992), pp. 70–89 * Staniewski, Włodzimierz. ''Monograph Archive: Gardzienice, Poland''. Exeter: Arts Documentation Unit, 1993.
Centre for Theatre Practices "Gardzienice" website

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