Pod Egidą ("under the
aegis") is a Polish satirical
cabaret. It has been created in 1967 on the initiative of singer-songwriter
Jan Pietrzak, and is still active (as of 2012). "Under the aegis" was a politically charged cliché in the
Soviet Union dominated Eastern Europe.
History
The cabaret was formed in 1967 as a continuation of a popular student cabaret '.
[J. Pietrzak]
Kabaret pod Egidą
JanPietrzak.pl. The first performance took place on February 10, 1968.
The first performers included
Jan Pietrzak,
Jonasz Kofta,
Adam Kreczmar,
Jan Raczkowski
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to:
Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
* Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article Numb ...
,
Krzysztof Paszek,
Hanna Okuniewicz,
Barbara Kraftówna,
Anna Prucnal
Anna Prucnal (born 17 December 1940) is a Polish actress in both cinema and theatre, as well as a singer.
Prucnal was born in Warsaw, Poland. After her father, a surgeon, was killed by the Nazis during World War II, Anna and her sister were r ...
,
Kazimierz Rudzki,
Wojciech Siemion,
, and
Jan Tadeusz Stanisławski
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to:
Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
* Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article Numb ...
. Between 1967 and 1975 the main stage of the Kabaret ''Pod Egidą'' was a small palace of the Society of Friends of Fine Arts (Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Sztuk Pięknych) in
Warsaw at ul. Chmielna 5 street. The group often commented on the political and social realities of the communist Poland, which resulted in government sanctions and censorship. By the late 1970s the group faced numerous evictions, and was banned in the state-owned media.
With the
rise of Solidarity, the group gained much fame due to its performance of the unofficial Solidarity's anthem, the patriotic song ''
Ukochany kraj "Ukochany kraj" ("Beloved Country"; also known by its incipit, "Wszystko tobie, ukochana ziemio"; "Everything for You, Beloved Land") is a poem written by Polish poet Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński in 1953 and put to music as a song (in several ver ...
''. The group was banned in the aftermath of the
1981 crackdown on Solidarity, and resumed its performances only in the mid-1980s.
Among its regular contributors and artists, in the 1980s, were such personalities of the Polish theatre scene as
Ewa Dałkowska
Ewa Dałkowska (born 10 April 1947 in Wrocław
Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Od ...
,
Ewa Błaszczyk
Ewa Błaszczyk (born 15 October 1955) is a Polish actress. She has made over 35 appearances in film and television. She starred in Krzysztof Kieślowski's '' Dekalog: Nine'' and in the 1980s TV series ''Zmiennicy
Zmiennicy (English: ''Subs'') is ...
,
Edyta Geppert,
Piotr Fronczewski,
Wojciech Pszoniak,
Jerzy Dobrowolski
Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means " swift" in Polish.
People ...
,
Janusz Gajos,
Kazimierz Kaczor
Kazimierz Julian Kaczor (born February 9, 1941) is a Polish actor and television presenter. He has made over 40 appearances in film and television. He starred in the 1986-1987 television series ''Zmiennicy'' but is well known for hosting the Poli ...
,
Paweł Dłużewski,
Marek Majewszki
Marek is the West Slavic (Czech, Polish and Slovak) masculine equivalent of Marcus, Marc or Mark. The name may refer to:
* Marek (given name)
* Marek (surname)
* Marek, the pseudonym of Bulgarian communist Stanke Dimitrov (1889–1944)
* The t ...
, and
Krzysztof Daukszewicz
Krzysztof () is a Polish given name, equivalent to English ''Christopher''. The name became popular in the 15th century. Its diminutive forms include Krzyś, Krzysiek, and Krzysio; augmentative – Krzychu
Individuals named Krzysztof may choose to ...
. In the 1990s the cabaret performed regularly in
Kraków and
Bytom
Bytom (Polish pronunciation: ; Silesian: ''Bytōm, Bytōń'', german: Beuthen O.S.) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland, the city is 7 km northwest of Katowice, the regional capital ...
, with more artist including
Jacek Kaczmarski and
Marcin Wolski. It is directed by Pietrzak himself, hailing from the Cultural Centre of the
Ochota district of Warsaw.
Style of the cabaret is unique, developed over many years of regular performances marred by political censorship in the
People's Republic of Poland
The Polish People's Republic ( pl, Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1947 to 1989 as the predecessor of the modern Republic of Poland. With a population of approximately 37.9 million nea ...
. The texts were written with special care by
Agnieszka Osiecka,
Daniel Passent
Daniel Passent (28 April 1938 – 14 February 2022) was a Polish journalist and writer. He was the author of the ''En passant'' blog, which was appearing as a column in a Polish weekly '' Polityka''.
Biography
Passent was born in Stanisławów ...
,
Rafał Ziemkiewicz,
Maciej Rybiński and others.
Kabaret pod Egidą – nowy program
Gazetaecho.pl.
References
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Polish cabarets
1967 establishments in Poland