Ireneusz Krosny
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Ireneusz Krosny is a Polish
actor and mime artist
. Born in Tychy
, between 1982 and 1992 he worked with three amateur pantomime groups, most notably, "Scena Pantomimy", founded and led by Krosny He began his professional career in 1992 with the solo act "One Mime Theatre". He received several top awards awards at comedy festivals in Poland, and also had his own television shows there. He began his international career in 1997, performing throughout Europe as well as in North America and Asia. He was guest at the Chunchon International Mime Festival in South Korea and many other festivals, such as the "Lachmesse" in Germany, "Kaukliar" festival in Slovakia, "Bodylanguage Festival" in Sweden, the Edinburgh Fringe
, and the "Festival du Rire" in Montreux
, where he also won the Golden Rose
of Montreux for the best international act. In the USA he received the Critic's Choice Award from The Chicago Reader:
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
actor and mime artist
Mime
The word mime is used to refer to a mime artist who uses a theatrical medium or performance art involving the acting out of a story through body motions without use of speech.Mime may also refer to:* Mime, an alternative word for lip sync...
. Born in Tychy
Tychy
Tychy is a city in Silesia, Poland, approximately south of Katowice. Situated on the southern edge of the Upper Silesian industrial district, the city borders Katowice to the north, Mikołów to the west, Bieruń to the east and Kobiór to the south...
, between 1982 and 1992 he worked with three amateur pantomime groups, most notably, "Scena Pantomimy", founded and led by Krosny He began his professional career in 1992 with the solo act "One Mime Theatre". He received several top awards awards at comedy festivals in Poland, and also had his own television shows there. He began his international career in 1997, performing throughout Europe as well as in North America and Asia. He was guest at the Chunchon International Mime Festival in South Korea and many other festivals, such as the "Lachmesse" in Germany, "Kaukliar" festival in Slovakia, "Bodylanguage Festival" in Sweden, the Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts festival. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August...
, and the "Festival du Rire" in Montreux
Montreux
Montreux is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.It is located on Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps and has a population, , of and nearly 90,000 in the agglomeration.- History :...
, where he also won the Golden Rose
Rose d'Or
The Rose d’Or is one of the most important international festivals in entertainment television. It was founded in Montreux in 1961 and has taken place in Lucerne since 2004. Producers, executives from independent and public service broadcasters and heads of production companies from over 40...
of Montreux for the best international act. In the USA he received the Critic's Choice Award from The Chicago Reader:
Polish mime Ireneusz Krosny draws more on the conventions of clowning than of abstract Marcel-Marceau-style white face mime, and his premises are rather generic—a conductor rehearses his orchestra, a dog owner adapts to his pet, a woman removes her finery at evening's end. What renders these vignettes fresh and funny are Krosny's Red Skelton-like facial expressions and an elegant inventiveness that allows him to embellish yet keep the action free of extraneous material. [...] A scene depicting a guest's reactions to a child's cello recital pulled the biggest laugh at the performance I attended, but action-movie fans like me will find the piece entitled "Arnold arms himself" irresistible.
Awards
- 1995: Grand Prix XVI Humor and Satire Meeting Lidzbark / Poland
- 1996: Grand Prix XII PAKA Cabaret Festival Kraków / Poland
- 1996: Grand Prix II Mazury Cabaret Summer "Mulatka" Ełk / Poland
- 1998: Cabaret Revelation of the Year Festival "Kataryniarze" Gdańsk / Poland
- 1998: The Critic's Choice (The Chicago Reader) Chicago / U.S.A.
- 2000: "Andrzej" Andrzej Waligórski Award of the "Elita" cabaret / Poland
- 2008: Total Theatre Award Nomination / FRINGE Festival Edinburgh / UK
- 2008: Golden Rose of Montreux for the best international act / Montreux / Switzerland