“Konrad Swinarski. Hidden Biography” — meeting with Beata Guczalska

Meeting on the history of Polish theatre

We invite you to another meeting within the framework of the project “The Power of True Stories”. This time our guest will be Beata Guczalska — an outstanding researcher of theatre and author of the famous book “Konrad Swinarski. “Hidden Biography.”

The meeting will take place on November 4 at 17:00 in Galeria pod Atlantami (Rynek 9). The conversation will be led by Seb Majewski, director of the Jerzy Szaniawski Drama Theatre in Wałbrzych.

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About the book and the hero

The book “Konrad Swinarski. Hidden Biography” is a moving and comprehensive portrait of one of the most important directors in the history of Polish theatre. The publication gained great recognition from the critical community and readers — in 2025 it received the Polish Society for Theatre Research Award, the Upper Silesian Literary Award “Juliusz” for the best biography and was in the close final of the Nike Literary Award.

About the author

Beata Guczalska — researcher of Polish contemporary theatre, professor at the Stanisław Wyspiański Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków. She deals with the work of directors (author of the monograph “Jerzy Jarocki. Theater artist” and numerous articles devoted to Krystian Lupa) and acting (author of the works “Polish Aktorstwo. Generations” and “Trela”).

She is a laureate of the Polish Society for Theatre Research Award and the “Theatre Book of the Year” award given as part of the Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz Award.

Organizational details

Date: November 4

Time: 17:00

Place: Galeria pod Atlantami (9 Rynek Street | 2nd floor)

Conducted by: Seb Majewski (Director of the Jerzy Szaniawski Drama Theatre in Wałbrzych)

Free admission

See you at the Galeria pod Atlantami!

The event will be held as part of the project “The Power of True Stories”.

The project was co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund — a state special purpose fund.