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Polish Theatre in Bydgoszcz
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	Location in Bydgoszcz
Full name	"Hieronim Konieczka" Polish Theatre in Bydgoszcz
Address	Adam Mickiewicz Alley N°2
Location	Bydgoszcz
Owner	City of Bydgoszcz
Type	Theatre
Genre(s)	Theatre
Construction
Broke ground	1948
Built	1949
Architect	Alfons Licznerski
Website
	teatrpolski.pl/publikacje.html

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The Polish theatre or Template:Lang-pl of Bydgoszcz has been established in 1949, at Adam Mickiewicz Alley N°2, in downtown district. It is the outcome of a long and rich tradition of plays and performance in the city.

Location

The Polish theater building is located on a main thoroughfare of Bydgoszcz, a hundred metres from Gdańska Street, the main downtownw axis. Its surroundings include:

Jan Kochanowski Park, where the iconic statue 'The Archer stands facing the main elevation of the theatre;
The building of the Pomeranian Philharmonic;
Many registered and historic edifices of downtown Bydgoszcz.

History

Early times (17th century)^[1] and Prussian period

The first staging activity in Bydgoszcz occurred in 1623 when Jesuit school students acted (singing and dialogues) to welcome King Sigismund III Vasa to the city, on his way to Gdansk. The same event happened in 1643 for the bishop of Chelmno Kasper Działyńsk. In 1648, at the occasion of the end of the Lent and also in 1649, a pastoral play was performed by a Jesuit scene and in 1680 a play relating the martyrdom of St. Stanislaus of Szczepanów was realized. In the following years, occasional theater performances happened, celebrating school year, Corpus Christi, Christmas etc. In 1696, was held a stage event prepared in honor of Jan Komorowski, founder of a new school building in Bydgoszcz. Jesuit Theatre was even run during the Great Northern War (1700-1721), culminating with the performance in honor of King Stanisław Leszczyński in 1734.

The transition to Prussian rule coincided exactly with Pope Clement XIV's decision to suppress the Society of Jesus. However Frederick the Great allowed them to continue to reside in the building college and lead a school. Perofrmances were still held by students, but on a more modest scale. Besides, between 1773 and 1806, German professional theatre troupes started to tour:

in 1788, a team created by children Karol Steinberg, Charlotte Schuh and Friedrich Bachmann;
in 1790-1791, a troupe led by Miss Koppi and Mr. Runga (in Bromberg and Thorn);
in 1805, theater troupe of Karol Dobbelin;
in 1806, Jan Gottlieb Heckert company.

The period of Duchy of Warsaw (1807-1815) raised Bydgoszcz as the capital of the new administrative unit (Bydgoszcz Department, bringing a revival of cultural life: theater troupes performances florished on a stage built in the ex-Jesuit college building, in the facility of the the Society "Harmony". Amateurs (so-called "Social theater"), but also professional companies presented plays for specific occasions (e.g. the birthday of Napoleon). In 1815, three professional troupes existed in Bydgoszcz: Kasper Kaminski, Wilhelm Vogel and Bernard Seibt. They presented, among others, Template:Lang-pl by Wojciech Bogusławski, and The Robbers (Template:Lang-ger) by Friedrich Schiller.

as founded in 1820 as City Theater. It has been housed in many places (gardens, restaurants) before eventually moving to a building on today's Theater Square. The last edifice was built in 1895, according to the project of German architect Heinrich Seeling. After World War II, building on Theater square was so seriously damaged it has been decided to demolish it. After 1945, the Bydgoszcz theater has been housed in the former German summer theater Elisium, then in 1947 in the Chamber theatre at Grodzka Street N°14. Eventually, in autumn 1949, the Polish Theater has been built in Adam Mickiewicz Alley, according to the project of Alfons Licznerski: the project was realized free of charge, and the construction was funded by public collects.^[2] On June 28, 2000, the Polish Theatre was christened Hieronim Konieczka, actor, director and culture animator associated with Bydgoszcz.

Theatre today

Gallery

Bibliography

Piechocka, Ewa (1984). Bydgoski teatr w latach 1945-1958. Bydgoszcz: Kalendarz Bydgoski.
Gabrusiewicz, A (1969). Teatr w Bydgoszczy. Bydgoszcz: Kalendarz Bydgoski.
Sucharska, Anna (1982). Z dziejów teatru w Bydgoszczy po 1945 r. Bydgoszcz: Kalendarz Bydgoski.
Mrozek, Zdzisław (1993). Z tradycji teatralnych Bydgoszczy (do roku 1918). Bydgoszcz: Kalendarz Bydgoski.

External link

Site of the theatre

References

^ MROZEK, ZDZISŁAW (1993). Z tradycji teatralnych Bydgoszczy (do roku 1918). Bydgoszcz: Kalendarz Bydgoski. p. 87. {{cite book}}: line feed character in |title= at position 35 (help)
^ http://bydgoszcz.gazeta.pl/bydgoszcz/56,35590,16002845,PRL_oszpecil_Bydgoszcz__Niektore_budynki_rozslawily.html?bo=1

53°7′51″N 18°0′40″E / 53.13083°N 18.01111°E / 53.13083; 18.01111 Category:Theatre in Poland Category:Buildings and structures in Bydgoszcz Category:Bydgoszcz

[1] MROZEK, ZDZISŁAW (1993). Z tradycji teatralnych Bydgoszczy (do roku 1918). Bydgoszcz: Kalendarz Bydgoski. p. 87. {{cite book}}: line feed character in |title= at position 35 (help)

[2] ttp://bydgoszcz.gazeta.pl/bydgoszcz/56,35590,16002845,PRL_oszpecil_Bydgoszcz__Niektore_budynki_rozslawily.html?bo=1

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 ==History==
+===Early times (17th century)<ref>{{cite book |last=MROZEK |first=ZDZISŁAW|date=1993 |title=Z tradycji teatralnych Bydgoszczy
+(do roku 1918)|url= |location=Bydgoszcz |publisher=Kalendarz Bydgoski |page=87 |isbn=}}</ref> and Prussian period===
+The first staging activity in [[Bydgoszcz]] occurred in 1623 when [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] school students acted (singing and dialogues) to welcome King [[Sigismund III Vasa]] to the city, on his way to Gdansk. The same event happened in 1643 for the [[bishop]] of [[Chelmno]] Kasper Działyńsk. In 1648, at the occasion of the end of the [[Lent]] and also in 1649, a pastoral play was performed by a Jesuit scene and in 1680 a play relating the martyrdom of St. [[Stanislaus of Szczepanów]] was realized.
+In the following years, occasional theater performances happened, celebrating school year, [[Corpus Christi (feast)|Corpus Christi]], [[Christmas]] etc. In 1696, was held a stage event prepared in honor of Jan Komorowski, founder of a new school building in Bydgoszcz.
+Jesuit Theatre was even run during the [[Great Northern War]] (1700-1721), culminating with the performance in honor of King [[Stanisław Leszczyński]] in 1734.
+The transition to [[Prussian Partition|Prussian rule]] coincided exactly with [[Pope Clement XIV]]'s  decision to  suppress [[Suppression of the Society of Jesus|the Society of Jesus]]. However [[Frederick the Great]] allowed them to continue to reside in the building college and lead a school. Perofrmances were still held by students, but on a more modest scale. Besides, between 1773 and 1806, German professional theatre troupes started to tour:
+* in 1788, a team created by children Karol Steinberg, Charlotte Schuh and Friedrich Bachmann;
+* in 1790-1791, a troupe led by Miss Koppi and Mr. Runga (in [[Bydgoszcz|Bromberg]] and [[Torun|Thorn]]);
+* in 1805, theater troupe of Karol Dobbelin;
+* in 1806, Jan Gottlieb Heckert company.
+The period of [[Duchy of Warsaw]] (1807-1815) raised Bydgoszcz as the capital of the new administrative unit ([[Bydgoszcz Department]], bringing a revival of cultural life: theater troupes performances florished on a stage built in the ex-Jesuit college building, in the facility of the the Society "Harmony". Amateurs (so-called "Social theater"), but also professional companies presented plays for specific occasions (e.g. the birthday of [[Napoleon]]). In 1815, three professional troupes existed in [[Bydgoszcz]]: Kasper
+Kaminski, Wilhelm Vogel and Bernard Seibt. They presented, among others, {{lang-pl|[[:pl:Krakowiacy i Górale|Krakowiacy i Górale]]}} by [[Wojciech Bogusławski]], and [[The Robbers]] ({{lang-ger|Die Räuber}}) by [[Friedrich Schiller]].
 as founded in 1820 as ''City Theater''. It has been housed in many places (gardens, restaurants) before eventually moving to a building on today's [[Theatre square in Bydgoszcz|Theater Square]]. The last edifice was built in 1895, according to the project of German architect [[Heinrich Seeling]]. After [[World War II]], building on Theater square was so seriously damaged it has been decided to demolish it. After 1945, the  ''Bydgoszcz theater'' has been housed in the former German summer theater [[Eduard Schulz Tenement in Bydgoszcz|''Elisium'']], then in 1947 in the Chamber theatre at [[Grodzka Street in Bydgoszcz|Grodzka Street]] N°14.