Ok - so I'd been here for just over an hour when Maciej and I bump into Mietek Janowski - one of Grotowski's oldest actors - beer enjoyed - great conversation about acting - and he's signed up to come to Barking in October to do a workshop - share original Grot films and talk! It wasn't even lunch time yet!
For those of you theatre loves - here is a bit more about Mietek -Mieczyslaw Janowski worked in Grotowski's Polish Laboratory Theatre for 8 years, playing in all their core productions, including Faust, Akropolis, and The Constant Prince, and he traveled with the company to such theatre festivals as the Theatre Des Nations in Paris, the Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, and the Holland Festival in Amsterdam.After leaving the Laboratory Theatre, Janowski received a one-year scholarship in Paris from the French Ministry of Culture. He continued acting in the Dramatic Theatre in Walbrzych and the Wspolczesny Theatre in Wroclaw in Poland. Janowski's acting was not limited to the theatre; from 1962 to 1986 he appeared in over 85 feature films. In 1999 he was honored by the President of Poland for his artistic oeuvre with the Golden Order of Merit. Janowski leads educational youth projects and continues to speak about the actor's craft and his work with Grotowski at seminars and conferences worldwide.
Janowski talks about daily life in the Polish Laboratory Theatre - from physical and voice training, rehearsals, role preparation, and performances, to what it was like to work with Grotowski at that time.
We are discussing an October visit to London - so watch this space!
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