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3rd edition of the Gdansk Art of Interpreting Accordion Music of 20. and 21. century
Old Town Hall, 08-12-2010
Now the lovers of an extraordinary, though a bit underestimated accordion have at least two reasons to be satisfied: this instrument shall play main part during two upcomming concerts!START: 6.00 pm
Admission free.
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Jubilee of Sławomir Błaut
Old Town Hall, 01-12-2010
A jubilee of 80th birthday of Sławomir Błaut, translator of German literature, we shall celebrate in the finest company - among our guests: Emilia Bielicka, Cezary Paciorek, Tadeusz Skutnik, Paweł Helle, Jan Misiek, Florian Staniewski and – in a special programme prepared by Bożena Ptak and Beata Dettlaff – youth from the STO School in Gdansk.
START: 6.00 pm
Admission free
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PLANET CAUCASUS - photography exhibitions
Old Town Hall, 26-11-2010 - 08-12-2010
Two artists, two points of view, different stories and one common denominator – Caucasus.
Caucasus – frontier and community by Justyna Mielnikiewicz and Port of call by Agnieszka Rayss are photographic cycles that illustrate this year’s edition of Meetings with the World, project Planet Caucasus.
Admission: 1 zł
Exhibitions are open every day within 10.00 am – 6.00 pm.
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PLANET CAUCASUS
Old Town Hall, 25-11-2010 - 26-11-2010
The title of project organised within the framework of the Festival of World Cultures is a bit provoking – after all „a planet” is a whole world. Can we call this part of Asia? Europe? a planet and why are we discussing about it here, in Central Europe, already united with the western structures, in an old harbour city that stands much closer to Bremen and Lubeck then to Batumi or Makhachkala.
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Pomeranian Necropolises - a conference
The Old Town Hall, 26-10-2010 - 27-10-2010
It is our pleasure to invite you to the interdisciplinary scientific conference entitled Pomeranian Necropolises. The conference will cover a description of Pomeranian cemeteries and the analysis of funeral phenomena. We will present old cemeteries that today exist only in our memories, necropolises endangered with being forgotten, and finally those where we still bury our intimates. more5th Baltic Meetings of Illustrators
Old Town Hall, 21-10-2010 - 23-10-2010
Already for the 5th time the Baltic Sea Cultural Centre invites for the Baltic Meetings of Illustrators.
Meetings are a great place to promote the most interesting achievements of illustrators from all over the world, mostly focusing on books for children - the most sensitive readers.
The main subject of this year’s edition will be humor and laughter in children’s books. We shall talk about it also with our honorary guest, great Polish illustrator, Bohdan Butenko.
AfryKamera 2010
St. John's Centre, 09-10-2010 - 13-10-2010
AfryKamera is a film festival that presents culture and life conditions of contemporary Africa. During the festival we will see the most interesting African films that varies from classics and documentaries about society and culture, to contemporary works. We also invite you to participate in a meeting with Leszek Bzdyl who will tell us about his experiences concerning Africa.more
30. Festival of Music Inspired by Folklore "Sounds of the North" - workshops
Gdańsk, 26-07-2010 - 31-07-2010
30. Festival of Music Inspired by Folklore "Sounds of the North" - workshops in the framework of “Norwegian Panorama” project26th – 30th July 2010
We invite you for a week of music and dance form Norway and Poland.
Dance workshops with live music, singing and fiddle playing.
Programme:
TRADITIONAL DANCE WORKSHOPS
Polish dance – leading Piotr Zgorzelski, live music by Janusz Prusinowski Trio
Norwegian dance – leading and live music by Endre Kleivland and the band
FIDDLE WORKSHOPS
Polish fiddle – leading Janusz Prusinowski
Norwegian fiddle (hardangerfiddle / (nor.) hardingfele) – leading Endre Kleivland
POLISH SINGING WORKSHOP
To be game of everything – leading Agata Harz
Workshop ends with the Dance Night, 31st of July 2010 at 20.30
with participation of Janusz Prusinowski Trio and Endre Kleivland’s band.
31st of July (Saturday) – Dance Night at 20.30,
St. John’s Centre, Gdańsk, Świętojańska Str 50
Applications and information:
malgorzata.zamorska@nck.org.pl
Read more on www.dzwiekipolnocy.pl
Supported by a grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism
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30. Festival of Music Inspired by Folklore „Sounds of the North”
Gdansk, 25-07-2010 - 01-08-2010
30. Festival of Music Inspired by Folklore „Sounds of the North”25th July – 1st August 2010
Gdansk/ Poland
Norwegian Panorama
In 2010 Sounds of the North is dedicated to Norway. During the whole week in the middle of summer Gdańsk will be a meeting place with Norwegian culture and musical tradition. Because of the great care for saving and creative interpretation of their tradition, Norwegians can be proud of many original folk bands and well educated musicians.
Open-air and club concerts during the Festival will introduce Norwegian folk scene to polish audience. We will continue last edition’s idea of workshops that will end up with the Dance Night. This year workshops will be broadened with musical and vocal parts. We are planning projections of documentaries and ethnographic films connected with subject of Scandinavian folk culture. Moreover, there will be a conference about folk music education in Poland and Scandinavia. Engaging in Chopin year celebration we will present folk interpretations of polish genial composer.
This year’s special event – SeaBridge – has been prepared in cooperation with our norwegian Partners: Førde Folk Music Festival and Norwegian Traditional Dance and Music Agency. SeaBridge is the orginal connection of traditional and unique elements belonging to musical culture of both countries. We have invited well known polish group Kroke and norwegian trio Tindra, who will perform at one scene trying to build musical bridge over the Baltic Sea.
Read more on www.dzwiekipolnocy.pl
Supported by a grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism
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6th Festival of World Cultures „Window onto the World” 2010
Gdansk, 18-06-2010 - 20-06-2010
Festival of World Cultures is not focused on ethno, folk or world music – Festival concentrates mostly on modern creation taking place here and now, being a vivid response given by artists to questions occurring in surrounding reality and seeking for common artistic denominator for people of different cultures. What iterests us are the artistic cooperations, intercultural projects between artists active in countries not of their origins. We would like to offer events which are equally breaking certain boundaries based on stereotypical thinking, and at the same time are exciting, full of joy, infusing audience with energy.
Gdańsk – the city on water
Gdansk, 28-05-2010 - 30-05-2010
Start: 4 p.m.Gdańsk is quite uniquely located at the crossroads of sea and river routes, waterways of the Vistula river at the Baltic estuary, as well as the Radunia and Motława rivers. This specific waterscape and landscape have determined the spatial development of the town. The daily living as shown in literary and iconographic records proves that water was the omnipresent element of the city’s life.
It is important today to show Gdańsk through its relation to water. It could serve as a starting point for the improvement of existing and future public spaces, establishing the directions and the character of the town’s development in the future as well as identifying of challenges. The Gdańsk future vision should incorporate water as the basis for formulating the town’s concept of freedom, creating attractive public space – venue for artistic expression and daily activity of the inhabitants. It’s high time the new image of Gdańsk was developed – that of the town on water, with all its ideological and social consequences.
These and other issued will be addressed by the participants of the panel discussion, as well as the publications: the folder Gdańsk – city on water and the map The journey along the Gdańsk waterway. The texts included there were written according to the most recent research and studies in the historical, archeological and archeological context.
This unusual lesson on the city on water will be accompanied by artistic stops, where artists in different forms of expression will relate to the Gdańsk waterfronts.
The project is organized by the Baltic Sea Cultural Centre in Gdansk, in co-operation with the Society of Polish Town Planners/ Division in Gdańsk, Department of Architecture at Gdańsk University of Technology, Central Maritime Museum, National Archives in Gdańsk, The Association of Polish Archivists/ Division in Gdansk.
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The One Minutes Festival
Gdansk, 01-04-2010 - 20-08-2010
The One Minutes (TOM) is a brand name for moving images that last exactly one minute. It fits well in our world of looking quickly, understanding immediately and it is a response to the influence of commercials, video clips and the increased affordability of camera’s, computers and access to Internet. The limited time frame forces the maker to think critically about what he/she would like to show us. The flexibility of the formula and the diversity of dissemination from the street to galleries, tv and festivals make it an attractive and accessible contemporary art form for a broad audience.
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Gdańsk, 22-03-2010 - 23-03-2010
The Baltic Sea Cultural Centre (BSCC) and LAZNIA Centre for Contemporary Art, in collaboration with the River//Cities Platform, would like to invite you to “River Banks as a Space for Inhabitants Integration” a two-day conference in Gdansk, Poland, 22-23 March 2010.more
Tomas Venclova in BSCC
The Old Town Hall, 21-03-2010
Start at 11.00 a. m
The Baltic Sea Culture Centre has a pleasure to invite you to the World Poetry Day in BSCC.
The meeting with our Extraordinary Guest – Tomas Venclova – is going to take place within the Extraordinary Cracow Poetry Salon. The discussion will be led by Krystyna and Stefan Chwin.
Zulawy 2010 - Water
The Old Town Hall, 18-03-2010
Start: 5 p.m.It is our pleasure to invite you to the second meeting devoted to the Vistula delta. The main subject of the meeting will be Architecture of the Region.
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