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• founded in 1787, and acknowledged as one of the best
• has status of a national theatre
• Member of the Union of European Theatres, organiser of the 5th European Theatres Union Festival
• the theatre has three stages (Scena Duża, Scena Kameralna, Scena Mała)
• the dramatic repertoire is quite varied: from classics to plays of modern Polish and foreign playwrights
• directors collaborating with the theatre include A. Wajda, J. Grzegorzewski and K. Lupa
• it houses its own museum with permanent exhibition of costumes, photographs, props and posters

• built in the 19th century and modelled on the Paris Opera
• the theatre has two stages (Scena Duża, Miniatura)
• their repertoire includes the plays of classic foreign and Polish playwrights
• the theatre also serves as the stage for the Opera and Operetta, e.g. the world premiere of K. Penderecki?s Ubu Roi
• since 1991, when the proceedings of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) were held in the theatre, other international programmes have been organised here as well

• founded in 1945
• specialized in puppet shows for children, "family theatre", shows for adults
• co-operates with the Center of Japanese Art and Technology producing e.g. Japanese Fairytales
• one of the most original theatre companies in Poland

• founded in 1955
• the repertoire includes works of classic and modern playwrights
• the staging of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (1992) with the participation of amateurs, punks and skinheads make the theatre even more internationally known
• the organizer the annual Kanonicza Street Fest
• the Stage under the City Hall Tower repertoire includes: comedies cabaret shows, song and ballad recitals
• took part in international festivals including Edinburg Festival

• founded in 1911
• specializes in a light repertoire (farces, comedies, cabaret shows)
• also produces shows for children and young people
• known for musical abilities of actors

• the newest unconventional stage in Krakow
• actors from the Stary Teatr cooperate on permanent basis with the theatre
• the world-wide premiere of S. Beckett?s Watt was held here
• open to all kinds of experimental performances, concerts and meetings

• the theatre traditionally organises televised benefits and tributes to famous performers
• the repertoire includes contemporary plays and cabaret shows
• involved in the film and video industry, as well as publishing
• holds a collection of 80 paintings by modern artists

• the School Theatre of the State Theatrical Upper School (PWST) was founded in 1946
• it owns an amphitheatre
• the diploma performances of the students are supplemented by guest presentations and concerts
• Krakow Theatrical Reminiscences are held here

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• taking advantage of the experiences of the Mandala Theatre (1982-1992), the society's artistic endeavours fall into: the "typical" stage co-operation with institutional theatres and the "atypical" stage in unconventional forms of presentation)
• participates in the Jewish Culture Festival and in the Krakow Theatrical Reminiscences

• created in a search for unconventional means of expression, initially defined as "womens theatre"
• awarded the Fringe Firsts prize at the Edinburgh Festival in 1991

• the ensemble is part of the former Cricot 2 Theatre - a group focused around A. Wełmiński
• since 1992 it has produced: the theatrical action Anatomy Lesson According to T. Kantor - Debate, the show Maniacs, or Their Master?s Voice, as well as Kafka?s America
• the working methods of the ensemble are based on experiences acquired during many years of close co-operation with Tadeusz Kantor in the Cricot 2 Theatre
• participated in many festivals, (e.g.: Sao Paulo 94, Avignion 95)

• an avant-garde student theatre, also known for their performances abroad
• takes part in the Krakow Theatrical Reminiscences

• established by students of Jagiellonian University in 1978
• since 1985 also a street theatre
• the style of the work and repertoire belong to the medieval tradition of fair, traveling and circus theatre
• organises the Street Theatre Festival in Krakow