30th International Gdansk Shakespeare Festival

The International Shakespeare Festival has been taking place in the Tri-City summer holidays for 28 years, organised by the Gdański Teatr Szekspirowski and the Theatrum Gedanense Foundation. More than 250 different theatre ensembles from over 40 countries have presented at the festival. Works by renowned artists have been showcased, such as: Peter Brook, Luk Perceval, Romeo Castellucci, Elizabeth LeCompte, Lew Dodin, Eimuntas Nekrošius, Oskaras Koršunovas, Tiago Rodrigues, Jan Lauwers, Roberto Ciulli, Robert Sturua and many others (a total of over 250 directors from all over the world have presented their productions during previous editions).The Festival is an international platform for the exchange of experiences, theatrical practices and discussions among circles related to the works of William Shakespeare and theatre fans. The International Shakespeare Festival in Gdańsk - as the only festival from Poland and one of five in Europe - received the prestigious EFFE Award, granted by the European Festivals Association (EFA stands for European Festivals Association) in cooperation with the European Commission and the European Parliament. It is also an event that significantly promotes Gdańsk and the Tricity on a national and international level.One manifestation of the collaborative spirit is the European Network of Shakespearean Festivals, established in 2010 and based in Gdańsk, which currently includes festivals from Poland, Germany, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Romania, the United Kingdom (2), Armenia, Denmark, North Macedonia, Serbia, Italy (2), Ukraine, Spain and Moldova.The International Shakespeare Festival combines presentations of plays from all over the world with competitions for the best Polish Shakespearean plays (Golden Yorick and ShakespeareOFF competitions, and from 2023 also the New Yorick competition), as well as artistic and educational activities, workshops and meetings with artists from all over the world.For more information visit: festiwalszekspirowski.pl