1997 September,, Gardzienice, The 1st edition of the Academy of Theatre Practices starts September 26-28, , Gardzienice, "A Taste of Sabbath", the Festival of Jewish Culture (lead by Rabbi Michael Schudrich), including an exhibition of Mira Żelechower -Aleksiun. October 7-8, preview of Metamorphoses October 8-9, Gardzienice, Lublin The 20th anniversary of Gardzienice celebrated within the framework of Confrontations Theatre Festival. The Centre for Theatre Practices invited the following companies: Studium Teatralne (Warsaw) founded by Piotr Borowski ("The City"); Tragon Theatre(Wrocław) of Anna Zubrzycka and Grzegorz Bral ("A Song of the Goat"); Oyfn Veg from Denmark ("Idyllic"), Stella Polaris from Norway ("Open-Air Events"), actors from the National Theatre in Kiev, Ukraine ("Sveik"), Scena 6 Theatre Company from Lublin ("Provincial Score"), Centro Teatrale Pontedera (Italy),("The Faulty Life: Secret Memorial of Pinnocchio"); "Węgajty"Village Theatre Company ("The Inn Towards the Eternal Peace") Kadmus Theatre Studio (USA) ("Dreaming Play"). An exhibition of Ann Karin Myklebostad (Norway) - Senses. Impression on "Gardzienice". October 9, Gardzienice Presentation of Zbigniew Taranienko's book, "Gardzienice. Theatre Practices of Włodzimierz Staniewski" Preview of Metamorphoses October 14 - 15, , Warsaw Celebrating 20 years of "Gardzienice" at Teatr Mały, organised by "Studnia O" November 23 , Gardzienice Gathering, a performance of Metamorphoses