Teatr IMKA, Contemporary theatre in Bemowo district, Warsaw, Poland
Teatr IMKA is a contemporary theatre in Warsaw's Bemowo district that stages both classical plays and experimental productions. The venue occupies a modern building designed to accommodate full-scale theatrical performances.
Teatr IMKA was founded in March 2010 by actor Tomasz Karolak during rehearsals for Mikołaj Grabowski's "O północy przybyłem do Widawy, czyli opis obyczajów III", whose premiere at the theatre took place on 28 March 2010. Its first stage occupied the pre-war YMCA building at 6 Marii Konopnickiej Street near Three Crosses Square. In June 2020 the theatre lost that venue to Teatr Garnizon Sztuki and moved to 3 Kocjana Street in Bemowo, opening there in February 2021 with "Byk Ferdynand".
The theatre's name comes from the initials of its founder, actor Tomasz Karolak. Since 2013 it has hosted the POLSKA W IMCE festival, selected by critic Jacek Cieślak and produced by Ewa Jedynasty, and in 2014 Karolak received the Bronze Medal Gloria Artis. The founding production, "O północy przybyłem do Widawy", directed by Mikołaj Grabowski, has stayed in the repertoire since 2010.
Tickets can be purchased at the venue, with the box office open during times that accommodate different performance schedules. Arriving early helps ensure a smooth entry and gives time to explore the space.
The inaugural performance at the Kocjana Street 3 stage in February 2021 was an adaptation of Munro Leaf's 1936 tale "The Story of Ferdinand", directed by Tomasz Karolak. At its close he thanked the audience and invited onto the stage the disabled poet Paweł Księżak, credited with initiating the idea of placing IMKA on Bemowo as the district's first professional theatre.
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