 Tomaszewski left Parnell's company in 1949 and resettled in Wrocław, where he taught ballet and began to develop his concepts in mime.In 1956, Tomaszewski's Mime Studio had its premiere performance at the Polski Theatre in Wrocław.In 1958 the Mime Studio was renamed the Wroclaw Mime Theatre and was granted the status of State theatre in 1959.