Biography:

Emilian Kazimierz Kamiński (born July 10 , 1952 in Warsaw , died December 26 , 2022 [1] in Józefów [2] ) – Polish actor and theater , film , musical and dubbing director and singer . Founder of the Atut Foundation and the Kamienica Theater .

He graduated from the Technical Secondary School of Economics No. 8 in Warsaw. After graduating from the State Theater School in Warsaw in 1975, he made his debut in the first performance of the Teatr na Wola, Kruczkowski’s First Day of Freedom , directed by Tadeusz Łomnicki [3] . One of his greatest achievements was his role in Edward Stachura’s prose play “Się” in a small hall of the Na Rozdrożu Theater in Warsaw .

He made his debut on the big screen in Jan Łomnicki’s film Akcja pod Arsenał ( 1977 ) as one of the young soldiers of the Gray Ranks. He played another role – Robert, unstable in his feelings – in the film Tango Bird ( 1980 ).

In the years 1980–1981 he was a member of NSZZ “Solidarność” , among others. the function of vice-chairman of the works committee at the National Theater in Warsaw [4] .

During martial law, Kamiński was one of the co-founders and performers of the Home Theater, which was a form of opposition from the acting community to the communist regime. The theater performed its show for the first time on November 1, 1982 in Ewa Dałkowska’s apartment [5] . A play was performed entitled “Restoring Order”, which talked about prisoners of martial law. The performance was watched by about 40 spectators, and then the play was repeated 100 more times. The repertoire also included a comedy show, which featured “Bluzg”, a pamphlet about General Wojciech Jaruzelski [6] . At that time, he also ran a construction company [7] .

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