Screenings of contemporary theatre productions, discussions on literature and management, and meetings with secondary school teachers - this is what the autumn programme of the Between.Pomiędzy Dispersed Festival consists of. Between 2026 - ECHO. This event is organised by the Between.Pomiędzy Research Group (BPRG), which operates within the Institute of English and American Studies at the University of Gdańsk.
This autumn, the Research Group is continuing its series: Between.Education, Between.Publications and Screen.Stage. This is an opportunity to engage with literature and theatre, discover publications related to the BPRG’s activities, and discuss possibilities for collaboration between the University of Gdańsk and the school community.
Autumn events in the Between.Pomiędzy series - calendar
16 November | Screening of the play ‘Deaf Republic’
Venue: University of Gdańsk Modern Languages Building, Room 382
Time: 5.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m.
As part of the Screen.Stage series, there will be a screening of a recording of the play ‘Deaf Republic’ by the Dead Centre theatre group. The screening will be preceded by an introduction by dr hab. Tomasz Wiśniewski, prof. UG.
The Screen.Stage series offers the opportunity to discover important contemporary theatre productions in English and encourages discussion about theatre. It also introduces the resources of the Digital Theatre+ platform, accessible via the University of Gdańsk UG Library.
Please note: this screening is for adults only.
30 November | Meeting with secondary school teachers
Format: online meeting
Time: 5.00 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.
How can the University of Gdańsk develop its collaboration with secondary schools? This issue will be the focus of a meeting as part of the Between.Edukacja programme. Participants will discuss the project’s objectives, jointly identify thematic areas of interest to schools, and consider possible forms of further collaboration.
Between.Edukacja is an open and free programme conducted in English. Its aim is to develop the ability to appreciate traditional and contemporary art and to support informed participation in culture. The project complements school education by offering teachers the opportunity to collaborate directly with the University of Gdańsk.
7 December | Discussion on the book ‘Theatre - Literature - Management’
Venue: University of Gdańsk Modern Languages Building, Room 382
Time: 5.00 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.
The December meeting of the Between.Publikacje series will be devoted to the monograph “Theatre - Literature - Management”, edited by Tomasz Wiśniewski, Roksana Zgierska, Katarzyna Pastuszak and Katarzyna Kręglewska.
The guest speaker will be Wojciech Dembowski, engineering manager at GetResponse, a technology leader with over fifteen years’ experience in software engineering, team management and business strategy. The event will provide an opportunity to contrast a humanities perspective with contemporary practices in management, leadership and work organisation.
The discussion, conducted in English, will be moderated by Patrycja Zielke and Paulina Peret.
14 December | Screening of the play ‘Riders to the Sea’
Venue: BOTO Theatre in Sopot
Time: 5.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m.
The autumn programme will conclude with a screening of a recording of John Millington Synge’s play “Riders to the Sea”, performed by the Druid Theatre from Galway. The screening will be preceded by a thirty-minute introduction by Tomasz Wiśniewski.
The event combines the aims of the Screen.Stage and Between.Education cycles. It offers an opportunity to explore the Irish theatrical tradition, whilst also creating a space for discussion with teachers about possibilities for further collaboration.
Between.Pomiędzy - a space for collaboration and dialogue
The autumn activities of the Between.Pomiędzy Research Workshop showcase the diversity of contemporary humanistic reflection. They combine artistic and publishing initiatives with education and the develop.m. ent of relationships between the University of Gdańsk and secondary schools.
As part of Between.Edukacja, a pilot multimedia lecture for sixth-formers entitled ‘Beyond Beckett: Irish Poetry and Drama in the 21st Century’ has also been prepared. During the session, conducted in English, Prof. Tomasz Wiśniewski discusses a poem by Paula Meehan and three contemporary Irish theatre productions.
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Contact
Between.Publications programme: dr Roksana Zgierska from the Institute of English and American Studies at the University of Gdańsk (roksana.zgierska@ug.edu.pl)
Between.Education and Screen.Stage: mgr Patrycja Zielke from the Institute of English and American Studies (patrycja.zielke@ug.edu.pl).
The number of places for events under the Between.Education programme is limited. Advance registration is required with mgr Patrycja Zielke (patrycja.zielke@ug.edu.pl).
The events are held with the financial support of the Pomeranian Voivodeship.