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Chopin Theatre
is a private arts center celebrating its 15th
anniversary in 2005.
During this time it has had over 6,000 presentations
(4,000 theatrical, 900 film , 800 poetry evenings and
over 100 music events). Chopin Theatre main presenters
have included Chicago Filmmakers, Guild Complex and
Young Chicago Authors as well as Collaboraction,
Hypocrites, Roadworks Productions and Teatro
Vista.
Beyond being a
co-producer and renter, Chopin Theatre has produced
over 110 of its own productions, mostly from Poland
and Eastern Europe, and has hosted performers from
probably every state in U.S. and from over 40
countries
Guests have included
Pulitzer winners Gwendolyn Brooks, Yusef Komunyakaa
and Studs Terkel; writers Stuart Dybek, Sara Paretsky
and Zadie Smith; poets Nikki Giovanni and Luis
Rodriguez; actors John Cusak and Jeremy Piven;
musicians Grazyna Auguscik, Peter Brotzman, Chuck D.,
Kurt Elling and Von Freeman.
Prior to developing
Chopin Theatre in 1990, Zygmunt Dyrkacz was the
inspiration of many artistic initiatives including
being the founding father of Near Northwest Arts,
Around the Coyote Festival and Lorenzo Rodriquez
Gallery.
Some Festivals
and Art programs at Chopin Theatre.
24 Hour
Plays Festival, Around the Coyote Festivals , Beck
Institute Family Arts Festival, Chicago Comedy
Festival , Chicago Filmmakers ,Chicago Humanities
Festival , Chicago International Documentary Film
Festival, City of Fools Clown Festival, FMP/German
Jazz Festival ,Gay/Lesbian Film Festival, German Poets
Festival, Guild Complex literary series , ,Ladyfest
Midwest Chicago Festival, National Poetry Slam,
National Poetry Video Festival, Northwestern, U of C
and U of I International lectures, Onion City Film
Festival, Paderewski In The Park Piano Festival ,
Playing French Festival, Puppetropolis Chicago
Festival, Solopalooza Sketch Comedy Festival,
Sketchbook One-Act Theatre Festival, Storyweek
Festival of Writers with Columbia College ,
Transmissions Experimental Sound and Video Festival,
Sister Cities Festival , Women In the Directors Chair
Festival, World Music Festival ,Young Chicago Authors
literary series.
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