Lech Jankowski
Lech Jankowski (born April 1, 1956 in Leszno ) is a Polish composer, painter and ethnologist.
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Lech Jankowski mainly composes theater and film music. He is also the director of his own performances that combine instrument and music theater as well as elements of the visual arts. In 1994 he received an award from the Polish monthly Teatr for the performance A day from the life of Erik S. , which he realized using music and texts by Erik Satie . As a composer he works with various theater directors, mainly in Poland.
He composed music for several films by Brothers Quay , a. a. Street Of Crocodiles based on the story by Bruno Schulz (Prize for Music at the International Festival for Animated Films in Zagreb , 1986) and Institute Benjamenta, Or This Dream People Call Human Life based on Robert Walser . In 2017 he wrote music for the animated film Edge of Alchemy by Stacey Steers .
He presented his painting, which has elements of magical realism , in several solo exhibitions. His paintings are in private collections in Poland and abroad. He lives and works in Poznań .
Filmography
- 1985: Street of Crocodiles , directed by Brothers Quay
- 1988: Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies , directed by Brothers Quay
- 1989: The Pond , directed by Brothers Quay
- 1990: Ex Voto , directed by Brothers Quay
- 1990: The Comb , directed by Brothers Quay
- 1991: De Anamorphosis Or Artificiali Perspectiva , directed by Brothers Quay
- 1992: Teater Atonde Dagen , directed by Joanna Helander & Bo Persson
- 1993: The Twins from Cracow , directed by Joanna Helander & Bo Persson
- 1995: Institute Benjamenta , directed by Brothers Quay
- 1996: Community Commercial Against Aids , directed by Brothers Quay
- 1998: Podróż Erwina , directed by Mira Sikorska
- 2017: Edge Of Alchemy , directed by Stacey Steers
Theater music
- Tańczące wiolonczele , directed by Beata Bąblińska, 2008
- Dziady , directed by Lech Raczak, 2007
- Plac Wolności , directed by Lech Raczak, 2005
- Szaweł , directed by Jacek Głomb, 2004
- Brama szarańczy , directed by Lech Raczak, 2004
- ... i odsłoniłam noc , directed by Krystian Kobyłka, 2004
- Zona , directed by Lech Raczak, 2003
- Golem , directed by Krystian Kobyłka, 2003
- Małego świata wielkie cuda , directed by Wiesław Hołdys, 2003
- Płatonow , directed by Paweł Miśkiewicz, 2002
- Całun , directed by Leszek Mądzik, 2000
- Świat na opak, directed by Wiesław Hołdys, 1997
- Piołun , directed by Lech Raczak, 1985
- Więcej niż jedno życie , Wzlot , Przypowieść , director: Lech Raczak, 1979–1983
Own artistic projects
• Muzyka dla kotów [Music for the cats], music, direction, texts, script, set design: Lech Jankowski, 2006
• Szkoła na mandolinę [Mandolin School], music, direction, screenplay: Lech Jankowski, 1997
• Jeden dzień z życia Erika S. [A day in the life of Erik S.], director, screenplay, choreography: Lech Jankowski, 1994
• Zwie (t) rzenia , radio play, screenplay, text, music: Lech Jankowski, 1991
Solo exhibitions
• Drawings and pictures, Galerie Cankova, Berlin, 2018
• Przerwa w cieniu , Danish Cultural Institute, Warszawa, 2011
• Geometria poranna (1 liter powietrza dla pana KO) , Białystok Puppet Theater Gallery, 2010
• Arsenał Municipal Gallery, Poznań, 1999
• Aneks Gallery, BWA Poznań, 1992
• Shoemaker Museum, Pszczew, 1989
• Contact Gallery, Poznań, 1987
• Contact Gallery, Poznań, 1986
Discography
• Pause in Shadow. Street Of Crocodiles 49/5 , CD, Poznań 2008
• Institute Benjamenta , soundtrack, CD, London 1998, 2015
• Wzlot , T8D, audio cassette, Poznań 1981
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jankowski, Lech |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish composer, painter and ethnologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leszno |