Festival Venue

Juliusz Slowacki Theatre

Juliusz Slowacki Theater is one of the most important performance stages in Poland. The Theater hosts major cultural events such as  Beethoven Easter Festival, Students' Song Festival  and international symposia or conferences.

The theatre has been continuously staging plays since 1893. It is one of the most famous and distinguished Polish theatre scenes. The edifice, designed by Jan Zawiejski, is ranked among the most valuable monuments of theatre architecture in Europe. There is an inscription of its façade: “Krakow for the National Arts”. Interiors are decorated with frescoes by Viennese artist Anton Tuch and the famed curtain by Henryk Siemiradzki. There is an antique wardrobe of the famous actor Ludwik Solski next to the stage.

The legendary Theatre started to fulfil its role as a national theatre just at the turn of 19th and 20th centuries. It was a birthplace of Polish modern theatre direction, stage design, staging and the acting profession.

Juliusz Słowacki Theatre has continuously been playing a unique role in cultural landscape of Krakow.