Adam Brzeziński
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Adam Brzeziński (1768 – died after 1797), was a Polish ballet dancer. He was a member of the Polish Royal Ballet and belonged to the pioneer generation of ballet dancers in Poland.
Life
He was a serf of count
In 1785, Antoni Tyzenhauz died, and donated the entire Ballet Company and its serf staff to king Stanisław August Poniatowski in his will, after which it became the Royal Ballet National Dancers of His Majesty, which performed at the royal court and at the National Theatre, Warsaw. The ballet company was composed by thirty dancers, among whom the elite was regarded to be the group of Michał Rymiński, Marianna Malińska, Adam Brzeziński, Stefan Holnicki and Dorota Sitańska. He was favored by the king and received personal gifts from the monarch on several occasions.
In 1795, the state and monarchy of Poland was dissolved and thereby also the former royal household, including the royal ballet. He followed the other members of the ballet to Grodno. In 1797, he belonged to the members of the former Royal Ballet who sign a petition to request the payment of their outstanding salary.
References
- ^ Bernacki: Teatr; Mamontowicz-Łojek: Szkoła Tyzenhauza s. 53, 54, 70, 86-89, 92; Wierzbicka: Sześć studiów; Muzyka 1969 nr 2 (J. Prosnak).
- Źródło: Słownik Biograficzny Teatru Polskiego 1765-1965, PWN Warszawa 1973