East European Performing Arts Platform (EEPAP) supports the
development of contemporary performing arts (dance and theatre)
in 18 countries of Central and Eastern Europe.
EEPAP choreography workshops with Mikołaj Mikołajczyk during the Tadeusz Kantor Days in Minsk, Belarus, October 2015
The East European Performing Arts Platform, the Yanka Kupala National Academic Theatre and the Polish Institute in Minsk organised a series of special events to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the famous Polish director Tadeusz Kantor.
October 23-26, 2015
Yanka Kupala National Academic Theatre
(Engels st., 7, Minsk, Belarus)
Programme:
October 23-26
Workshops with the choreographer and director Mikołaj Mikołajczyk (Poland) for Belarusian theatre artists
October 26
Presentation of the results of the workshops
Mikołaj Mikołajczyk - choreographer, dancer; he graduated from the National Ballet School in Poznań, he has cooperated with representatives of different dance styles (Henryk Tomaszewski, Conrad Dziewiecki, Mats Ek, Birgitt Cullberg, Ewa Wycichowska), creating solutions to many dramatic and opera performances. He has worked with directors such Maja Kleczewska, Krzysztof Warlikowski, Grzegorz Jarzyna, Krzysztof Garbaczewski and many others.
The workshops were accompanied by screenings of Tadeusz Kantor’s plays.
The performances were presented in their original language, without translation
October 23 - "Dziś są moje urodziny" ("Today Is My Birthday")
October 24 - "Nigdy tu już nie powrócę" ("I Shall Never Return Here")
October 25 - "Niech sczezną artyści" (“Let the Artists Vanish”)
All events were held at the Yanka Kupala National Academic Theatre in Minsk.
More photos from the workshops are available here.
