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Theatre Organization System in Poland Since 1980s
Theatre Organization System in Poland Since 1980s

Author(s): Karolina Prykowska-Michalak
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Cultural history, Governance, Political history, Management and complex organizations
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: theatre organization system; theatre in Poland; culture policy;

Summary/Abstract: The system of theatre organization in Poland should have basically changed after the political transformation in 1989. This year marked the break up with the central leadership of the Communist Party, followed by introduction of the Act on organizing and conducting cultural activities in 1991. Although the new system of public theatres attributed to appropriate levels of local government seemed fair, it was also deemed quite rigid. After more than twenty-five years, there are several elements that are more changeable than sustainable.

  • Issue Year: 18/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 395-403
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English