Idea

The international “Meetings with the Storytellers of the World” festival

Is a recognisable event on the map of Polish and European festivals promoting the art of storytelling at such a high level. The first edition of the festival took place in 2012. It was a joint initiative of Ewa Benesz, an actress and educator, and the “Grodzka Gate – NN Theatre” Centre. For years, it has been featuring unique phenomena of contemporary European and world culture. The stage of the NN Theatre witnessed many brilliant practitioners of this theatrical art. We hosted artists from Italy, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Ukraine, Israel, Morocco, Russia, Spain, Singapore, USA, and Poland.

Since the very beginning, we've been focusing on promoting the art of storytelling. We've been gathering materials concerning the theoretical and practical aspects of this art. We created this online portal, as well as an Internet database where, in addition to the information regarding the programme of the festival and its guests, we publish materials about the art of storytelling, its origin, development in different cultural circles, and current status.