Łaźnia Nowa Theatre
Kraków Artists: Theatre, Cabaret and Film
A municipal theatre in Nowa Huta, opened on 1 January 2005, in the former school workshops of Mechanical School Complex no. 3 (over 4,500 m² of space) on Szkolne Estate 25. Performances, festivals, concerts, exhibitions, film screenings and workshops take place in the post-industrial halls, and the theatre's projects are also carried out in the streets, courtyards and housing estates of Nowa Huta. The most important festival is the International Theatre Festival Divine Comedy. Since 2005 Łaźnia Nowa has belonged to the international network Trans Europe Halles, which links independent cultural institutions working in post-industrial spaces.
History
Łaźnia Nowa is a municipal theatre in Nowa Huta, opened on 1 January 2005. It grew out of the "Łaźnia" Theatre Association, which had been active for several years before that. It is housed in the former school workshops of Mechanical School Complex No. 3 at Osiedle Szkolne 25, and its post-industrial halls offer more than 4,500 square metres of space.
These spaces host performances, festivals and concerts, as well as exhibitions, film and multimedia screenings, meetings and workshops. The theatre also goes beyond its own walls: its projects take place in the streets, courtyards and housing estates of Nowa Huta. The programme is built on exchanges with European partners, co-productions, original projects and work with the local community. Its most important festival is the Divine Comedy International Theatre Festival. The general and artistic director is Bartosz Szydłowski. Since 2005 Łaźnia Nowa has been a member of the international Trans Europe Halles network, which brings together independent European cultural institutions working in post-industrial spaces.
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The very first year brought awards: the production "Cukier w normie" (Normal Blood Sugar), directed by Piotr Waligórski and premiered on 16 April 2005, won three awards and two distinctions in the national competition for staging contemporary Polish drama.