Theatre entertainment in Kraków
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Crikoteka Archive
Even in life it was hard to define Tadeusz Kantor, a master of both performance and visual arts, who blurred the line between genres. Poet, painter, set designer and actor, he delighted and confounded his audiences with his one-man avant-garde extravaganzas. The venue for his performances was the Cricot 2 Theatre - defunct since his death in 1990. But the Crikoteka archive documents his life work, maintaining a collection of set designs, costumes, photographs and videos. Kantor's Atelier is also open to the public, housing a small gallery of pieces that the artist created towards the end of his life.
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Teatr Groteska
The 'Grotesque Theatre' stages puppet and mask shows for adults and children. The theatre is especially known for its creepy, wordless version of The Golem, the story of a Frankenstein-like clay creature brought to life by a Prague rabbi. Also hosts the Grand Dragon Parade in early June.
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Teatr Bagatela
Bagatela is one of the city's leading venues for drama, staging plays by both Polish and foreign writers, although all performances are in Polish. Recent productions include versions of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, and The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
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Stary Teatr
Kraków's esteemed 'Old Theatre' is famous throughout the country for the quality of its productions. It presents a wide repertoire of both classic Polish and foreign plays; all shows are in Polish.
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Scena Stu
The 'STU Stage' started in the 1970s as a politically involved student theatre and was immediately successful. Today it is a solid professional troupe performing avant-garde plays.
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Teatr im J Słowackiego
Focusing on Polish classics and large-scale productions, this important theatre is housed in an opulent building (1893) that's patterned on the Paris Opera.
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