Touching Theatre

A series of meetings for persons with visual impairment and their companions focusing on old-time theatre and its history. The meetings are curated by the Theatre Museum staff and rely on the museum's sculpture collection. Come and 'touch' the history of Polish theatre and the life stories of its protagonists. 

This season we will look back to the 19th century to get to know the great theatrical families of Żółkowski, Rapacki, and Frenklow, as well as some prominent figures of the theatre scene: Leontyna Halpertowa, Rufin Morozowicz, and Kazimierz Kamiński. We are going to start and close the series with two composers and directors of the Warsaw Opera: Karol Kurpiński and Stanisław Moniuszko. The Nowember meeting will be devoted to Stanisław Wyspiański's play A November Night.

Curated and hosted by: Katarzyna Wodarska-Ogidel, Marta Zembrzuska-Kasprzak, Agnieszka Leśniak 

TOPICS:

19 October – Karol Kurpiński and the emperor's favour
30 November – Stanisław Wyspiański's A November Night
14 December – Leontyna Żuczkowska Halpertowa and the Warsaw Theatres
18 January – Theatrical Families: The Żółkowsckis
22 February – Theatrical Families: The Rapackis and the Leszczyńskis
15 March – Theatrical Families: The Frenklows
12 April – Rufin Morozowicz: The star of the Novelty Theatre
17 May – Kazimierz Kamiński: A dashing Mephisto
14 June – Stanisław Moniuszko: 'A prince of our music'

Tickets:

Participants: 10 Polish zloty

Companions: 1 Polish zloty

Language: Polish

Pictured: Fragment of Olga Niewska's statue of Stefan Jaracz (Theatre Museum collections)