Song of the Goat Theatre (Teatr Pieśń Kozła)

National Network
Poland
Address

ul. Purkyniego 1
Wrocław
Poland

Telephone
+48 71 344 18 16
Telephone (other)
+48 71 341 88 78
Fax
+48 71 344 18 16
E-Mail
biuro@bravefestival.pl
E-Mail (2)
office@piesnkozla.pl
Mobile Phone
+48 509 058 204
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1996
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Heritage
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Youth and education
General Information
Structure: Song of the Goat Theatre is an association pro publico bono. There are 15 founder –members. The executive power is the board, which counts 3 people. The association employs 10 fulltime workers. Budgetary resources: There is a different budget for each year. It is about 900 000 zloty for 2006 (225 000 Euro). Source of founding: Piesn Kozla is self-supported theatre company, receiving support from the Wroclaw City Council, the Polish National Department of Culture and private sponsorship. Modalites of action: Brave Festival- an annual international festival Performances given in Poland and abroad Conferences Workshops – national and international Artistc research trips Partners: - Manchester Metropolitan University, Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford Upon-Avon, England, President of the City of Wroclaw, UNESCO. http://www.piesnkozla.pl, http://www.bravefestival.pl
Mission and Objectives

Song of the Goat Theatre continues the long tradition of Polish ensemble theatre work and, through its dedication to ongoing research in the actors craft and its vocal and movement techniques has created a unique performance style. Moreover by running projects such as Brave Festival and Brave Kids the Association tries to promote cultural diversity, tolerance and non-formal education.

Main Projects / Activities

The Association has a couple main activities just like various performances, workshops for professional performers both national and international (ex. Manchester Metropolitan University, Drama Box Theatre in Singapore, Tainan Theatre Troupe in Taiwan, Dublin, Belgrade, La MaMa Theatre in New York, Cichuachua, Meksyk, conferences. Since 2005 the Association also runs Brave Festival – Against Cultural Exile which presents vanishing, marginalized and displaced artistic traditions from all around the world, and is open to genuine models of living and creating. The program includes performances, concerts, movies, workshops. conferences, project for seniors and handicapped people, etc. Other activity of the Association is project Brave Kids which brings together children from all over the world in an atmosphere of friendship and respect for each other’s cultures by joining children together in artistic experiences aimed to inspire them to imagine a better future for themselves and their communities, and provide them with tools to help realize their aspirations.

Contact (1) Full Name
Paulina Anna Galanciak
Head of the organisation
Grzegorz Bral