Lucjan Rydel a.k.a. Lucjan Antoni Feliks Rydel (May 17, 1870 in
Kraków â€" April 8, 1918 in Bronowice), was a Polish playwright and
poet from the Young Poland movement.Rydel was the son of Lucjan Rydel,
surgeon and ophthalmologist, professor and Rector of Jagiellonian
University in Kraków, and Helena Kremer.In 1904 Lucjan Rydel wrote a
nativity play called Polish Bethlehem (Betlejem polskie), and staged
its production in two suburbs of Kraków, Tonie and Bronowice, with
local villagers as actors. It was an expression of his profound
respect for rural Poland as well as the result of his flair for
theatrical experimentation. Rydel left the third and the final act of
his play open. In the course of history, new characters, including
contemporary Polish politicians and celebrities, were added to it by
various producers in order to make the play appeal to new
audiences.[1]An open end play like Betlejem polskie is a tradition
originating with the Kraków's only Szopka (pron. shopka, The Nativity
Scene or Christmas Crib) to which new characters are being added every
year.
Kraków â€" April 8, 1918 in Bronowice), was a Polish playwright and
poet from the Young Poland movement.Rydel was the son of Lucjan Rydel,
surgeon and ophthalmologist, professor and Rector of Jagiellonian
University in Kraków, and Helena Kremer.In 1904 Lucjan Rydel wrote a
nativity play called Polish Bethlehem (Betlejem polskie), and staged
its production in two suburbs of Kraków, Tonie and Bronowice, with
local villagers as actors. It was an expression of his profound
respect for rural Poland as well as the result of his flair for
theatrical experimentation. Rydel left the third and the final act of
his play open. In the course of history, new characters, including
contemporary Polish politicians and celebrities, were added to it by
various producers in order to make the play appeal to new
audiences.[1]An open end play like Betlejem polskie is a tradition
originating with the Kraków's only Szopka (pron. shopka, The Nativity
Scene or Christmas Crib) to which new characters are being added every
year.
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