Kantor, Tadeusz (1915–1990)

Polish theatre director and scene designer. He founded his experimental theatre Cricot 2 in 1955, and produced such plays as Dead Class 1975, with which he became internationally known. Later productions include Wielopole, Wielopole 1980, Let the Artists Die 1985, and I Shall Never Return 1988.

First involved with the puppet theatre, Kantor started directing in 1942, and designed many productions in Cracow 1944–55. He also produced several plays by dramatist Stanislaw Witkiewicz.