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 Centre for Theatre Practices "Gardzienice" was founded in 1977 by Włodzimierz Staniewski, and formally registered in 1978. The name comes from the village where the theatre is located. The group gained international critical acclaim, and is class ...

. 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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References

* 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: TDR, 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: TDR, 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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