Abstract
Dariusz Kosiński, Teatra polskie: Historie [Polish theaters: Histories] (Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN and Instytut Teatralny im. Zbigniewa Raszewskiego, 2010), 587 pp. ISBN 978-83-01-16264-1 Dariusz Kosiński, Teatra polskie: Rok katastrofy [Polish theaters: The year of the disaster] (Warsaw-Kraków: Instytut Teatralny im. Zbigniewa Raszewskiego and Wydawnictwo Znak, 2013), 408 pp. ISBN 978-83-240-2126-0 More than ten years ago, a strong performative tendency inspired by American and German researchers (e.g., Richard Schechner, Marvin Carlson, and Erika Fischer-Lichte) appeared in Polish theater studies. Some important scholarly conferences were held, several departments of performance studies were established at Polish universities, and quite a number of books on performance studies were published.
