About Teatr Mumerus
Teatr Mumerus is an independent professional theatre company based in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1999, it creates original productions that take artistic risks and draw on the traditions of the avant-garde.Founded by director Wiesław Hołdys, the company brings together actors, musicians and visual artists. Its productions explore literature, painting, music, folk traditions and forgotten texts through original stage scripts, live performance, objects and transformations.
Sources of inspiration have included Benedykt Chmielowski, Jonathan Swift, Franz Kafka, Bruno Schulz, Bolesław Leśmian, Polish Baroque literature and the paintings of Witold Wojtkiewicz. More recent productions include Prokofiev Died Today, Godzinki, The Seeds of the God of War, Manelle, Ghosts of the Atelier, Napoleon’s Face and Mumerus. Concert.
Mumerus has presented its work in Poland and internationally, including Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Portugal, Lithuania and Ukraine. International collaboration and theatre education are an important part of its work.
The company’s distinctions include the Marka Radia Kraków award and Kraków’s Stanisław Wyspiański Theatre Award. Its workshop projects have brought together participants from different countries to create performances collaboratively.
