Ludowy Theatre
Teatr Ludowy | |
Interactive map of Ludowy Theatre | |
| Address | 34 osiedle Teatralne Kraków Poland |
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| Coordinates | 50°04′49.3″N 20°02′01.5″E / 50.080361°N 20.033750°E |
| Construction | |
| Opened | December 3, 1955 |
| Years active | 1955–present |
| Architect | Janusz Ingarden Marta Ingarden Jan Dąbrowski |
| Website | |
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| Designated | 2023-01-30 |
| Part of | Kraków - the architectural and urban complex of the Nowa Huta district |
| Reference no. | Dz. U. z 2023 r. poz. 222 |
The Ludowy Theatre (literally: People's Theatre, Polish: Teatr Ludowy) a historic theater located in the 34 Teatralne Estate in Nowa Huta, the former district of Kraków, Poland.
Opened on 3 December 1955. At that time in the Polish People's Republic, the official policy of socialist realism in art and social life came to an end and de-Stalinization was taking place, heading for its culmination in the events of Polish October. The Ludowy quickly became known as the city's prime avant-garde stage thanks to collaboration of eminent artists, including the theatre theoretician and painter Józef Szajna, Tadeusz Kantor (both from the Academy of Fine Arts), Lidia Zamkow, Krystyna Zachwatowicz, and others.