festival special guest
Krystian Lupa
Born in Poland in 1943, Krystian Lupa studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków and the Łódź Film School, before training as a director at the National Higher Theatre School in Kraków. His theatre career began in 1976, first at the theatre in Jelenia Góra, then, from 1984, at the Stary Teatr in Kraków.
He also collaborates with other Polish institutions in Warsaw and Wrocław, whilst having taught directing at the National Higher Theatre School in Kraków since 1983.
Many of his productions, almost all of which are inspired by novels, have been staged beyond Poland’s borders. He first (…)
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