Biography

Łukasz Drewniak

Researcher

Łukasz Drewniak, photo Archiwum Festiwalu R@Port

photo Festival R@Port Archive

Łukasz Drewniak is a theatre critic, editor, moderator, programmer, consultant and expert on contemporary Lithuanian theatre. He teaches at the Theatre Academy in Warsaw. Łukasz Drewniak founded and was the first editor-in-chief of Didaskalia theatre journal. He edited the books Dziennik podróży z Kantorem Wacława i Lesława Janickich and Izabella Cywińska’s biography Dziewczyna z Kamienia. He was Artistic Director of the Cracow Theatrical Reminiscences festival in 2002–2005. His theatre reviews appeared in Tygodnik Powszechny (1995–2005), Przekrój (1999–2012) and Dziennik – Gazeta prawna (2005–2010). He has worked as a journalist and host for TVP Kultura since the channel’s inception. Łukasz Drewniak co-programmes guest performances at the Teatr Stary in Lublin and chairs a series of discussions called The Battle for Culture. He is the author of Kołonotatnik, published at teatralny.pl, which comprises journalism, essays on theatre, reviews and facetiae. He is based in Kraków, Poland.