INFORMATION PORTAL OF THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE OF THE KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE Region IN TORUŃ

Actors, members of artistic ensembles, as well as respected professionals working for theatre stages across the Kujawsko-Pomorskie region received the Marshal’s annual Theatre Day awards today (April 10). The gala at the Wilam Horzyca Theatre in Toruń was attended by President of the Regional Parliament Elżbieta Piniewska and Vice-Marshal Zbigniew Ostrowski.

“On the occasion of International Theatre Day, we honor outstanding figures of our region’s stages, as well as those who make it possible for theatre creators to realize their artistic visions. Thanks to them, theatre lives, comments on, and explains the world, giving voice to the most important issues,” emphasized Marshal Piotr Całbecki.

Award recipients:

• Mirosława Sobik – Wilam Horzyca Theatre in Toruń
• Igor Tajchman – Wilam Horzyca Theatre in Toruń
• Nika Tarnowska – Wilam Horzyca Theatre in Toruń
• Michał Jakubowski – Wilam Horzyca Theatre in Toruń
• Senia Doliak – Polish Theatre in Bydgoszcz
• Arkadiusz Kotarski – Polish Theatre in Bydgoszcz
• Marlena Kuliś – Baj Pomorski Theatre
• Jacek Pysiak – Baj Pomorski Theatre
• Marianna Gitner-Sawistowska – Centre for Culture Theatre in Grudziądz
• Mieczysław Synakiewicz – Włodzimierz Gniazdowski Impresary Theatre in Włocławek
• Katarzyna Grzęda – Kuyavian-Pomeranian Music Theatre in Toruń
• Krzysztof Jasiński – Kuyavian-Pomeranian Music Theatre in Toruń
• Michał Rybak – Wanda Rucińska Chamber Theatre in Bydgoszcz

The event concluded with a performance of “Lekarz na telefon” (Doctor on Call), directed by Piotr Ratajczak, from the repertoire of the Wilam Horzyca Theatre in Toruń.

International Theatre Day was established in June 1961 during the 9th World Congress of the International Theatre Institute in Helsinki. The celebration is held annually on March 27, marking the anniversary of the opening of the Theatre of Nations in Paris.

Each year, the International Theatre Institute honors outstanding creators of global theatre and invites them to share a personal message for the occasion. This year’s message was written by Willem Dafoe, a four-time Oscar-nominated actor, theatre artist, artistic director of the theatre section of La Biennale di Venezia, and co-founder of The Wooster Group based at The Performing Garage.

“Much like the slogan in a casino: ‘To win, you have to be present.’ The strength of theatre undoubtedly lies in the shared, live participation in the act of creation, which—although prepared and rehearsed—unfolds differently each time. Socially and politically, theatre has never been more vital, more necessary to understand ourselves and the world around us,” reads the message.

The message for the Polish Centre of the International Theatre Institute was written by Marcin Wierzchowski, theatre director and academic lecturer.

Press Office of the Marshal’s Office
April 13, 2026