“The Possibility to Outlive the Aesthetic Pleasure...”

(the activity of theatrical and art groups in Kalisz camp for the UNR interned army in Poland in 1921–1923)

Abstract

The article aims to research particular aspects of theatrical and art groups in Kalisz camp for the UNR
interned army in Poland. They played the important role for a moral ascension of the camp prisoners
who missed their homeland. The principal source materials are the programs of various art premieres,
which were prepared by the amateur groups and presented for the Ukrainian interned soldiers in Kalisz
camp as well as Polish audience.
Key words: concert, party, theatre, choir, program, interned, camp, Kalisz.