1978

18 January, Lublin
At the motion of Włodzimierz Staniewski and 30 other founding members The "Gardzienice" Theatre Association is formally registered by the Lublin Province Office. Staniewski names the company "The Gardzienice Centre for Theatre Practices". It is seated in the village of the same name. For its theatrical activities, the company rents a ruined post-Arian chapel in the former palace in Gardzienice. The office is located in Lublin.

January-November
Nine Expeditions, lasting few days each, are carried out to the eastern parts of Poland (the regions around Lublin, Chełm, Zamość, Tarnobrzeg, Nowy Sącz - so called Gypsy villages, Biała Podlaska