Krzysztof Kolberger
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Krzysztof Kolberger | |
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.jpg) Krzysztof Kolberger in 2005 | |
| Born | 13 August 1950 Gdańsk, Poland |
| Died | 7 January 2011 (aged 60) Warsaw, Poland |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, theatre director |
| Years active | 1974–2011 |
Krzysztof Marek Kolberger (13 August 1950 – 7 January 2011) was a Polish actor and theatre director. His father's surname was changed from Kohlberger in the 1950s. He had a daughter, actress Julia Kolberger, with ex-wife Anna Romantowska.
Life and career
Krzysztof Kolberger studied at
He directed a version of Krakowiacy i górale at the Wrocław Opera House, (which then became known as the Teatr Wielki w Poznaniu or 'Grand Theatre in Poznan'), Nędza uszczęśliwiona (The Happy Misery) (also at the Grand Theatre in Poznan), "Żołnierz królowej Madagaskaru (Soldier's Queen of Madagascar) (at the Szczecin Opera) and Królewna Śnieżka i siedmiu krasnoludków (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs).
On 7 April 2005, the eve of the
He was one of the heroes of the book Odnaleźć dobro (Finding the Good) (by author Marzanna Graff-Oszczepalińska) in which he told in the form of a memoir about his personal encounter with the true good which is present in man. He was known from the roles in Romeo and Juliet, Epitafium dla Barbary Radziwiłłówny (Epitaph for Barbara Radziwiłłówna), Kornblumenblau and Najdłuższa wojna nowoczesnej Europy (The Longest War of Modern Europe).
Latter years and death
Krzysztof Kolberger had for many years suffered from renal cell carcinoma. He was an honorary president of the Stowarzyszenie Chorych na Raka Nerki (Kidney Cancer Association). He underwent surgery twice, which he said in a significant way changed his approach to life and his career, including the way he acted on stage and the way he directed. This was stated in a book-interview published in 2007 entitled Przypadek nie-przypadek. Rozmowa między wierszami księdza Jana Twardowskiego (Fri: "The case of non-coincidence. Conversation between the lines of Father Jan Twardowski").
He ultimately died of heart failure.
Awards
- 2007 – Order of Polonia Restituta
- 2008 – Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis[1]
See also
- Polish cinema
- Polish Film Awards
External links
- Krzysztof Kolberger at IMDb
References
- ^ "Krzysztof Kolberger | Życie i twórczość | Artysta". Culture.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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