Juliusz Osterwa

Juliusz Osterwa
Juliusz Osterwa in his 1931 role of Konrad from the play by Stanisław Wyspiański
Born
Julian Andrzej Maluszek

(1885-06-23)23 June 1885
Kraków
Died10 May 1947(1947-05-10) (aged 61)
Warsaw, Poland
Occupation(s)Actor, theatre director
Years active1918–1946

Juliusz Osterwa, born Julian Andrzej Maluszek (23 June 1885 – 10 May 1947), was a renowned Polish actor, theatre director and art theoretician active in the interwar period.[1] He was the founder of Theatre Reduta, the first experimental stage in Warsaw following Poland's return to independence at the end of World War One. Osterwa began his Warsaw career at the age of 33 by staging the works of Poland's revolutionary dramatists including Juliusz Słowacki, Stanisław Wyspiański, Stefan Żeromski, Jerzy Szaniawski, Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, and Cyprian Norwid. This team was commonly known as the actor's commune, resembling an ascetic monastery devoted to spiritual practice.[2]

  1. ^ Słownik Biograficzny Teatru Polskiego. "Juliusz Osterwa". Osoby: 1765–1965. Warszawa, PWN 1973: Encyklopedia teatru polskiego. Retrieved 23 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ Monika Mokrzycka-Pokora (September 2006). "Juliusz Osterwa - Życie i twórczość". Twórca. Culture.pl.