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three productions (performing them a total of 24 times), Teatr
Pieśń Kozła/Song of the Goat Theatre won a Fringe First award, and
Grzegorz Jarzyna’s
Macbeth
wowed critics and stunned audiences.
Strong proof of appreciation is found in the fact that the two most
important festivals opened with Polish performances. The avant-
garde Fringe Festival began with Biuro Podróży’s
Macbeth: Who Is
That Bloodied Man?
, while the oldest and most prestigious Edinburgh
International Festival was inaugurated by a performance of
2008:
Macbeth
by TR Warszawa. Jarzyna’s show was announced by all the
major UK newspapers, which wrote that it was a fountain of artistic
excellence (
The Sunday Times
) and the top event in Scotland (
The
Scotsman
).
Polish artists also took part in the Jazz & Blues Festival (Aga
Zaryan, Marcin Wasilewski, Mitch&Mitch, Maciej Obara Quartet,
Profesjonalizm) and in the Edinburgh Art Festival where we presented
the exhibition
Here/Now
at the Royal Scottish Academy as well as
Robert Kuśmirowski’s installation
Pain Thing
.
At Dance Base (one of the best dance centres in the world)
Aleksandra Borys whirled solo in the piece
Lost in Details
and Leszek
Bzdyl taught a master class.
We chose Edinburgh because the city is a
hub of cultural life in the United Kingdom
in July and August, and we have been
appearing there for years as well.
