Tadeusz Kantor was a Polish theater director, painter, and scenographer born in 1915. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow and founded the experimental Theatre of Death in 1975. Some of his most famous productions included The Dead Class and Wielopole, Wielopole. Kantor drew influence from movements like Constructivism, Dadaism, and Informel and won numerous awards throughout his career for his avant-garde work that pushed boundaries in theater. He is still considered one of Poland's most important artists.