W kręgu PIST
In the circle of the PIST

The student environment of Leonia Jabłonkówna – a teacher and student of the Faculty of Directing

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to female teachers and students of the Faculty of Directing of the Polish Institute of Theatre Arts (PIST). It presents the current state of research concerning the school and the faculty. It briefly recalls the history and the curriculum, and the process of admission of candidates. Furthermore, it provides new biographical information on male and female students, and highlights the role played by Jadwiga Turowicz and Stanisława Wysocka in the establishment of the school and the educational process. It presents profiles of women studying directing and their achievements. Special attention is paid to their fate during the Second World War. The article is supplemented by an appendix which presents brief biographies of women associated with the Faculty of Directing of the PIST.

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