On 6 April 2015, at 5pm, in the "Art Club" Studio of the Cluj-Napoca National Theatre, Andrej and Teresa Welminski invite you to a public meeting, celebrating 100 years since the birth of Tadeusz Kantor.
Polish Theatre director, set designer, actor, painter, emballage creator ("Emballage Manifesto", 1964) and theoretician, Tadeusz Kantor was born on 6 April 1915 in Wielopole Skrzynski, and died on 8 December 1990, conducting his activity mostly in Cracow. He is one of the top representatives of Polish Avant-garde, a true revolutionary of performance art, his most important productions being The Dead Class (1975), Wielopole, Wielopole (1980), Let the Artists Die (1985), or I shall never return (1988). He is the founder of the Cricot 2 Theatre company, together with which, starting with 1955, he created perfomances and happenings presented in Poland and around the world.
Andrej Welminski is a graduate of the Faculty of Graphic Art from the Cracow Academy of Fine Arts. Actor and director, Andrej Welminski was one of the close collaborators of Tadeusz Kantor. From 1973 to 1990, he was part of all the productions and tours of the famous Cricot 2 Theatre. He currently organizes conferences and workshops based on the history, theory (philosophy) and stage practice of the Cricot 2 Theatre.
Teresa Welminski graduated from the Medical High School of Cracow in 1976. She collaborated with Tadeusz Kantor for almost 20 years, acting in all the major productions of the Cricot 2 Theatre. As of 1990, together with Andrej Welminski, she directs performances and conducts specialized workshops.
Entrance is free, according to availability.
