Polish TheatrE, Dom Kultury im. Wiktorii Kubisz, Książnica Beskidzka, Galeria Bielska BWA, Teatr Grodzki, Galeria SFERA. We would like to thank the Municipal Road Administration, Department of Communication, Municipal Police and Police;

We thank the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the City of Bielsko-Biała, the KGHM Foundation and the Liszt Institute - Hungarian Cultural Center in Warsaw and the French Institute in Poland;

Patrons of BANK PKO BP, AQUA, Strategic Partners of Galeria SFERA, FCA POLAND, Main Sponsor POLMOTORS, Sponsors NEMAK, REKORD, ANGA, CZW WĘGLOZBYT, KLINGSPOR, ZIAD SZYNDZIELNIA and the supporting company: CARBO ASECURA;

Special words of thanks go to all Banialuka employees - those who actively joined the work during the festival days, as well as those who have accompanied the preparation of this edition for many months, and these are:

Karolina Nosiadek - festival coordinator
Katarzyna Dendys-Kosecka - promotion, external funds, editing of the program
Marek Ziarko - technical manager
Bogusława Hankus - Deputy Director of the Banialuka Puppet

Theater Viewer Service Office
Agnieszka Kućka - office manager
Marta Kępińska
Katarzyna Michna

Iwona Rucka - administrative manager
Jolanta Copija - human resources and secretariat

Accountants
Lucyna Wydrzyńska - chief accountant
Katarzyna Jacewicz-Marciniak deputy
Iwona Kaim

The artisans working
Małgorzata Jankowska - manager
Barbara Filapek
Halina Piprek
Joanna Lisicka-Bogacz
Grzegorz Sowa - the festival muppets Bania and Luke are his work
Robert Marciniak
Grzegorz Gawenda - steward, driver

Light and sound operators
Jarosław Handzlik
Przemysław Lipiński
Krzysztof Byrski

Stage technicians
Lucjan Rodak
Mirosław Wyczesany
Daniel Oparowski

In addition, special thanks to the committed and often working at night:
Marek Czernek - graphic design
Małgorzata Słonka - program editor
Martyna Szczepaniak-Woźnikowska - translation of the program into English
Marta Popławska - corrective aid
Włodzimierz Pohl - voice-over recordings
Marcin Szendoł - video production
Dorota Koperska - photo realization
Piotr Stala - visual identification
Kinga Ciba - guest coordination

Amazing artistic team for special tasks: Martyna Gajak and Maciej Jabłonowski - our new artists, announcers, Alicja Czerniewicz, Magdalena Obidowska, Katarzyna Pohl, Marta Popławska, Lucyna Sypniewska, Władysław Aniszewski, Konrad Ignatowski, Radosław Sadowski, Tomasz Sylwestrzak, Piotr Tomaszewski.

Preparation of the exhibition
Darek Dudziak - curator
Agnieszka Morcinek-Kliś
Lucjan Pawłowski
Grzegorz Gawenda.

Moreover, the volunteers:
Zofia Sztwiertnia - a patient woman in the festival office
Karolina Sebestiańska
Magdalena Gruba
Alicja Podstawny
Basia Twardoń
Weronika Kwaśny
Jakub Pyka
Remigiusz Miczek
Dagmara Konrad
Cezary Kozak
Tadeusz Nikiel
Piotr Ratajczak
Zuzanna Konior
Samuel Łoziński

Translators on stage:
Hanna Sitter, Flaunette Mafa - English
Cezary Kozak - French
Gienadij and Kasia - Ukrainian.

Paweł Medoń - light and sound operator, Andrzej Raczkiewicz - technical service
and
Rafał Sakowski, who started preparations for the 29th edition of 2020 (interrupted due to a pandemic).

I would like to thank the printing houses that worked for us.

The 29th Puppetry Art Festival is held under the honorary patronage of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, prof. dr hab. Piotr Gliński, the President of the City of Bielsko-Biała, Jarosław Klimaszewski, and under the patronage of the Polish Puppet Center POLUNIMA and the ZASP Association.

We thank the media partners: 
TEATR LALEK, TEATR, E-TEATR, TEATRALNY.PL, DZIENNIK TEATRALNY, RELACJE–INTERPRETACJE, TVP KATOWICE, RADIO KATOWICE, RADIO BIELSKO, KRONIKA BESKIDZKA, BESKIDZKA24, BIELSKO.BIALA.PL

THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!
Be with us in 2024

Jacek Popławski - festival director