Helmut Kajzar
Helmut Kajzar (born August 18, 1941 in Bielitz , † August 21, 1982 in Breslau ) was a Polish writer and theater director .
Life
Helmut Kajzar studied Polish language and literature as well as philosophy at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow in the 1960s . During his studies he was a member of Student Theater 38 and after graduating he began to study directing at the PWST State Theater School in Warsaw . His first productions as a director were seen in Katowice and Wrocław as early as 1967 , before he completed his directing studies in 1969. In 1969 he also wrote his first drama entitled Paternoster . As a writer and director, he was associated with theater of the absurd and experimental theater. He wrote numerous original essays on theater makers such as Jerzy Grotowski , Tadeusz Kantor and Konrad Swinarski and translated plays by Peter Handke and Franz Xaver Kroetz into Polish. In addition to his numerous productions in Poland, he also worked in theaters in Germany , England and Sweden . In 1980 he lived in Berlin for a year on a grant from the German Academic Exchange Service . In addition to his dramas, he also wrote novels and radio plays .
Works
Plays
- 1969 - Paternoster
- 1970 - Knight Andreas
- 1971 - Antigone
- 1971 - The star
- 1972 - With three crosses
- 1977 - self-protection
- 1978 - Villa Dei Misteri
- 1980 - The cowshed
prose
- 1980 - without end
- 1980 - The clown's hair
- 1981 - Department Store of the West
Directorial work
- 1969 - Bolesław Śmiały by Stanisław Wyspiański at the Teatr Współczesny in Wrocław
- 1969 - Guernica - 3 one-act plays by Fernando Arrabal at the Warsaw Dramatic Theater
- 1970 - The Man with the Flower in the Mouth by Luigi Pirandello at the Warsaw Contemporary Theater
- 1973 - Tartuffe from Molière at Teatr Polski in Warsaw
- 1973 - La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi at the opera and operetta in Cracow
- 1975 - The police of Slawomir Mrozek at the theater in Tübingen
- 1977 - Śmieszny staruszek by Tadeusz Różewicz at the Eclipse Theater in London
In addition, he staged his own plays in various theaters several times.
literature
- Borowski, Mateusz; Sugiera, Malgorzata: Theater acting and thinking, Polish texts of the 20th century, Suhrkamp, Frankfurt / M. 2008 (including Manifesto of Metal Everyday Theater).
Web links
- Literature by and about Helmut Kajzar in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kajzar, Helmut |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish writer and theater director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bielsko-Biała |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 1982 |
| Place of death | Wroclaw |