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Cieslak, Jacek
2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Alvis Hermanis on the history of Latvian theatre
In an interview with Jacek Cieślak, Latvian director Alvis Hermanis, whose production "Sonia" received four awards at the recently concluded "Kontakt" theatre festival in Torun (Poland), talks about the history of Latvia's theatre. It is "only 100 years old, but it doesn't come from the moon. At the time when Ibsen and Chekhov had their creative periods, here in Latvia Rudolf Blaumanis was writing his plays, which in my opinion are just as good. But because ours is such a small country the rest of the world does not know him. Just as our people were exposed to German and Russian influences, our theatre was influenced by Stanislavski and Brecht. Richard Wagner once worked in Riga, which was built by the Germans, and later the boulevard theatre was very popular with the German bourgeoisie there. The Latvians lived mainly in rural areas."
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Poland's rock musicians lack team spirit
The popular Polish rock and jazz musician Tymon Tymanski and his band Tymon & The Transistors have just released their new album "Don't Panic! We're From Poland". Talking to Jacek Cieslak, Tymanski comments that unlike Western rock musicians, most Polish rock musicians still lead the wild rock and roll life. "The Poles lack discipline. They still haven't grasped the spirit of the revolution of the 1960s, when egocentric artists and art dictators lost influence and a collective of artists emerged... Both rock and roll and jazz are based on teamwork... Lou Reed has been practising Tai Chi for several years now and Bowie and Jagger live like saints. This requires professionalism and a quest for uninterrupted development. But our boys still haven't understood this. I like to drink and chase the girls every now and then too, but when you reach a certain age you have to go beyond that and try to help, not just take. You can't babble on about a moral revolution and stay in the swamp at the same time."
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