Polish Theatre in Warsaw
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Polish Theatre in Warsaw ( is one of the theatre
s in Warsaw
, Poland. It is located at ul. Karasia 2.
The theatre was initiated by Arnold Szyfman
and designed by Czesław Przybylski. Finished in 1913, the facility featured Poland's first revolving stage
. It a private enterprise staging Polish and foreign classics, contemporary drama, as well as popular plays.
The theater was taken over by the Nazis
and the building damaged during World War II
. It was also the first theatre to be nationalized
in Poland.
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
s in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Poland. It is located at ul. Karasia 2.
The theatre was initiated by Arnold Szyfman
Arnold Szyfman
Arnold Szyfman was a Polish theatre director and stage director. Founder of the Polish Theatre in Warsaw.-References:*...
and designed by Czesław Przybylski. Finished in 1913, the facility featured Poland's first revolving stage
Revolving stage
A revolving stage is a mechanically controlled platform within a theatre that can be rotated in order to speed up the changing of a scene within a show...
. It a private enterprise staging Polish and foreign classics, contemporary drama, as well as popular plays.
The theater was taken over by the Nazis
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
and the building damaged during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. It was also the first theatre to be nationalized
Nationalization
Nationalisation, also spelled nationalization, is the process of taking an industry or assets into government ownership by a national government or state. Nationalization usually refers to private assets, but may also mean assets owned by lower levels of government, such as municipalities, being...
in Poland.