The sad news of the death of the set designer, director and actor Jerzy Franciszek Michalak has spread through the media. Now his son Borys Szyc has broken his silence and posted a farewell message on social media. “See you someday,” he writes.
Borys Szyc’s father is dead / photo AKPA
Jerzy Franciszek Michalak is dead
On July 19, Jerzy Franciszek Michalak dieda theatre and television set designer, director and actor who he was the father of Borys Szyc. The death of the 80-year-old man was announced on the Facebook page “Chorzów City of Culture”. The Chorzów Cultural Center, with which he was professionally associated, also said goodbye to him. “We have received sad news… We express our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones,” it was written.
Jerzy Michalak is dead. He was the father of Borys Szyc
Jerzy Franciszek Michalak, a set designer, director and actor associated with Chorzów, has died – local media report. The man was the father of actor Borys Szyc. He was supposed to have passed away “after a short, violent illness”.
On Monday Borys Szyc spoke on the matter of his father’s deathThe actor, who has reconnected with his parent in recent years, He said goodbye to Jerzy Franciszek Michalak by publishing a photo from his private archive and writing:
Goodbye, Dad. See you later… Rest in peace.
Jerzy Franciszek Michalak was born on December 3, 1943 in Chorzów. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. He began his work as a stage designer at the Dramatic Theatre in Tarnów in 1969. In the years 1976-81 he was the director of the Pinokio Puppet Theatre in Łódź, while in the years 1997-98 he held this position at the Dramatic Theatre in Elbląg.
As highlighted on the website “Chorzów City of Culture”, he was connected to the city “family-wise and emotionally”. He was active, among others, in the local Chorzów Cultural Center. “Anecdotally, he said about himself that he almost was born on the stage of the Reduta Śląska Theatrewhich was co-founded by his parents. Years later, he supported the reactivation of the legendary Chorzów group, designing the set and costumes for the play “The Tragedy of the Beautiful Ulijanka and the Mature Edmund”, which reopened the history of Reduta Śląska. He also supported other creative groups and initiatives of the Chorzów Culture Centre, cooperating with, among others, the Light Portable Theatre” – it was recalled.
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