Krzysztof Mieszkowski

Journalist and theatre critic. Born in 1956 in Wrocław. In 1991 he became the founder and editor-in-chief of Notatnik Teatralny, a quarterly on contemporary theatre. For almost a year he was a literary director of the Polski Theatre in Wrocław (1993–1994). He cooperated with the Polish Television: he was part of the programme council of the TV theatre, made Magazyn teatralny programme for Channel 2, and co-created the thematic channel TVP Kultura as the host of a day of theatre. He was a programme director in the Polish Radio Wrocław. A juror of the most important theatre festivals in Poland, among them being: Without Borders International Theatre Festival in Cieszyn, Opole Theatre Confrontations “Polish Classics”, International Premiere Festival in Bydgoszcz, Kaliskie Theatre Meetings – Festival of the Art of Acting or Festival of Drama Schools in Łódź. Since 2006 he has been the managing and artistic director of the Polski Theatre in Wrocław. Photo by Natalia Kabanow