«Off nie miarkuje granic». Łódzki Przegląd Teatrów Amatorskich – ŁóPTA
»Off beyond the boundaries«. Lodz Review of Amateur Theatres – ŁóPTA

Author(s): Klaudia Żułcińska
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Fine Arts / Performing Arts
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: independent theatres; amateur dramatics; fringe theatres; Marian Glinkowski
Summary/Abstract: The article aims to present the history of the Review od the Amateur Theaters called “ŁóPTA”. This project has been in existence for over 30 years. The event presents the latest projects of amateur and indepentdents theaters from Łódź and other regions of Poland. The review shows the presence of young acting groups, as well as those with large theatrical output that have been working in the country for many years. The next part of the article presents the figure of Marian Glinkowski – called a “human institution,” organizer of theatrical life, a very well-known and valued figure in the independent theater. Formerly director of the Łódź Cultural Center, co-founder of the Łódź Theater Meetings, coordinator of ŁÓPTA. The rest of the article focuses on the differences between amateur and professional theater. Performances and their diversity will be the main topic of the article. It will explain how the how the reality of Poles, our history and current political events shaped the subject matter of the presented and exhibited works. ŁóPTA is an event created on the threshold of great political and cultural changes in Poland, during all the years of its existence, carefully accompanying these changes.

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