Kazimierz Skrzypkowski was born on March 4, 1894 in Warsaw.
Between 1902 and 1910, he studied dance at the Warsaw Ballet School.
From 1910 to 1914, he performed on stage in Finland and Russia and served as ballet director in Kazan until 1914.
After returning to Warsaw, in 1919 he performed at the Sphinx theater, which operated until the early 1920s at 116 Marszałkowska Street.
In 1920-1939, he was a dancer at the Warsaw Grand Theater, performing the roles of the Chimney Sweeper, Świst, the Jew and the Devil (Mr. Twardowski, chor. Piotr Zajlich, music by L. Różycki), among others.
Since 1946, he performed mime roles in ballets at the Warsaw Opera, such as the Apothecary (Coppélia, chor. Leon Wójcikowski, music by Léo Delibes), Capulet (Romeo and Juliet, chor. Jerzy Gogol, music by S. Prokofiev), the Juggler (Petrushka), and the Master of Ceremonies (Swan Lake, chor. Stanisław Miszczyk, music by P. Tchaikovsky).
Kazimierz Skrzypkowski retired on October 1, 1962.
He died on December 13, 1963 in Warsaw.
Bibliography:
Encyclopedia of Polish Theater / Kazimierz Skrzypkowski, https://encyklopediateatru.pl/osoby/17733/- , [accessed March 4, 2024].
Culture.pl / Kabarety przedwojennej Warszawy (1910-1939), https://culture.pl/pl/artykul/kabarety-przedwojennej-warszawy-1910-1939 , [accessed March 4, 2024].
