Krzysztof Warlikowski

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Krzysztof Warlikowski
Born (1962-05-26)May 26, 1962
Szczecin
Citizenship Polish
Occupation theatre director

Krzysztof Warlikowski (born 26 May 1962) is a Polish theatre director, creator and artistic director of Nowy Teatr (New Theatre) in Warsaw.

Biography

He studied history, philosphy and Romance languages at Jagiellonian University and also philosophy, French language and literature at at École Pratique Des Hautes Études at the Sorbonne. He graduated in directing from Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in 1993.[1] One of his masters was Krystian Lupa. In the early 1990s Warlikowski worked for some time as Lupa's assistant. He met and learned also from such people as Peter Brook, Ingmar Bergman and Giorgio Strehler.

Warlikowski directed his first productions at the Stary Teatr (Old Theatre) in Kraków, where he staged Heinrich von Kleist's Markiza O. / The Marquis of O. in 1993. His later dramas were performed at different theatres in Poland and Europe, including the Teatr Nowy (New Theatre) in Poznań, the Warsaw's Teatr Studio (Studio Theatre), the Teatr im. W. Horzycy (W. Horzyca Theatre) in Toruń, the Teatr Dramatyczny (Dramatic Theatre) in Warsaw.[1]

Since 1999 he works for TR Warszawa (Variety Theatre). He is an artistic director of Nowy Teatr (New Theatre), founded in Warsaw in 2008.[1]

Warlikowski is married to Polish scenographer and costume designer Małgorzata Szczęśniak,[2] although he claims to be homosexualist.[3]

Awards[1]

  • 1997 – Honorowy Złoty Yorick / Honorary Golden Yorick – award of the Theatrum Gedanense for his staging of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale at the New Theatre in Poznan;
  • 1998 – award for direction of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew at the Dramatic Theatre in Warsaw – 3. Ogólnopolski Konkurs na Inscenizacje Dzieł Dramatycznych Szekspira / 3rd Polish National Competition for Stagings of the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare;
  • 2003 – Złoty Yorick / Golden Yorick – award of the Theatrum Gedanense Foundation for the best Shakespeare production of the 2002/2003 season – for The Tempest at the Variety Theatre in Warsaw; Award of the French Theatre Critics' Union for his production of Sarah Kane's Cleansed at the Variety Theatre in Warsaw, judged to be the best foreign language production to be presented in France during the 2002/2003 season; award for the popularization of Polish theatrical culture abroad, bestowed by the Theatre Critics' Section of the Polish branch of the International Theatre Institute; Laur Konrada / Conrad's Laurels – 6. Festiwal Sztuki Reżyserskiej "Interpretacje" / 6th "Interpretations" Festival of the Art of Directing in Katowice – for his production of Sarah Kane's Cleansed at the Variety Theatre in Warsaw; "Polityka" weekly "Paszport" /"Passport" award for 2002 in the category of theatre, "for not only his achievements of the last season, but above all for restoring belief in the artistic and ethical mission of theatre";
  • 2004 – Diploma from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for exceptional promotion of Polish culture abroad in 2003;
  • 2006 – Meyerhold Award in Moscow for exceptional accomplishment in theater worldwide;
  • 2007 – Konrad Swinarski Award for Best Director of the 2006/2007 season, for his play Angels;
  • 2008 – Honorary European Medal; New York OBIE Award, from the weekly "Village Voice" for directing Hanoch Levin’s Krum; Award of the French Theatre Critics' Union for best foreign spectacle for Tony Kushner’s Angels in America with TR Warszawa; International Award "New Theater Realities" awarded in Athens for innovation in theater;
  • 2009 – Festiwal Sztuk Przyjemnych i Nieprzyjemnych w Łodzi – Tytuł Najlepszego Spektaklu dla przedstawienia "Anioły w Ameryce" z TR Warszawa; Divie Komedy festival in Kraków – Award of the Divine Comedy for a director „for his remarkable sense of drama, through which he questions the idea of truth in performance”;
  • 2010 – Award of the Ministry of Culture of Culture and National Heritage for (A)pollonia;
  • 2011 – Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis;
  • 2012 – Golden Mask for the best foreign performance shown in Russia in 2011 for (A)pollonia;
  • 2013 – Commandeur des Arts et Lettres from the French Ambassador in Poland, Pierre Buhle.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Monika Mokrzycka-Pokora. "Krzysztof Warlikowski". culture.pl. Retrieved 2013-09-05. 
  2. ↑ Izabela Wierzbicka (2013-07-27). "Od redakcji: Róbmy swoje" (in Polish). Wysokie Obcasy. Retrieved 2013-09-05. 
  3. ↑ Fabienne Pascaud (July 2009). "Piękny potwór" (in Polish). dwutygodnik.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05. 
  4. ↑ "Krzysztof Warlikowski: Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres" (in French). fomalhaut.over-blog.org. 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2013-09-05. 
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