Baj Pomorski Theatre
theatre in Torun, Poland
The Baj Pomorski Theatre is a Polish puppet theatre, founded by Irena Pikiel-Samorewiczowa in 1945.
History
The Baj Pomorski Theatre was founded by Irena Pikiel-Samorewiczowa, who was enlisted by The Ministry of Arts and Culture to organize the first puppet theatre in Pomerania. The theatre was originally situated in the city's slaughterhouse, which had functioned as a German marionette theatre during Nazi occupation. On October 28, 1945, the theatre premiered Ewa Szelburg-Zarembina's Little Wandering Taylor. However, the conditions of the stage did not meet the needs of the puppet theatre, so Pikiel accepted the proposal to move the headquarters of Baj Pomorski to Toruń. In April 1946, the Theatre was granted a building at 9 Piernikarska Street, which had previously belonged to the German Castle Theatre during the war.
The first performers at the Baj Pomorski were students from Nicolaus Copernicus University, who participated puppet animation workshops. Despite limited resources, the theatre was able to deliver numerous touring performances across Poland.
The theatre took its first steps in promoting new European literature for children in the 1990s. In 1994, Sieńko initiated Toruń's Meetings of Puppet Theaters.
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