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7 January 2020
See the 23rd edition of Gdansk Shakespeare Festival on film made by Bigshot Michał Śmierzchalski. We are thrilled!
12 August 2019
Rom, directed by Karin Henkel of Deutsches Theater Berlin inspired by Shakespeare’s: Coriolanus, Julius Caesar and Antonius and Cleopatra, was an acute commentary on the nature of power and democracy. photos by Dawid Linkowski Fragments of text from the performance: The people are satisfied with the illusion of freedom because they are frightened of true […]
1 August 2019
Hamlet, Teatr Polski in Poznań, Golden Yorick Competition Finals, photos by Dawid Linkowski
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23 years of the Gdansk Shakespeare Festival
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Gdańsk
Shakespeare Festival
The Gdansk Shakespeare Festival is one of the biggest international events which, thanks to the Gdansk Shakespeare Theatre and Theatrum Gedanense Foundation, every year hosts the best Shakespeare productions and the most eminent theatre artists from all over the world.
Nurt
SzekspirOFF
A festival strand of fringe presentations. Since 2016 run as a competition. This year a part of “Shaking the Walls“ project co-financed by Creative Europe Programme of EU.
Competition
Golden Yorick
Competition for the Best Polish Production – an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play or a performance inspired by the works of William Shakespeare – in a given theatre season.
Summer Shakespeare Academy
Education
A perfect place to meet and exchange thoughts with artists during the festival. Diverse programme of educational activities, which offers something interesting to everyone.
