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"The North Side of Czesław Miłosz" - International Conference
University of Gdansk, Old Town Hall, 21-03-2011 - 22-03-2011
What means simbolics of romantic North and classical South for works and biography of Czesław Miłosz? In what way the images of south-east Europe and American nature remained in his writings? How do they link with the world of modern metropolies? Who are the Lithuanians and other Balts for him? What are his feelings about Russia, especially Dostojevsky, but also other contemporary poets? Other questions: Miłosz and Scandinavia; William Blake in Miłosz’s writings. One of the most fascinating issues is the role of Oskar V. Miłosz in the works and life of his famous cousine. These are – amon others – questions that we shall adress during the conference.
"Jazz and Jasnorzewska" - Barbara Wrzesińska and Friends
Old Town Hall, 12-03-2011
Poetry light as butterflies and jazz played by great musicians is a proposition for an artistic evening at BSCC. During the meeting we will listen to poems of Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska – poems about love, women, men and their relations…
START: 6.00 pm
TICKETS: 30 zł (reservations can be made in the BSCC secretariat, Monday – Friday from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm or via telephone: 58 3261010. Tickets can be purchased 12 March from 3.00 pm)
Masters of Imagination – a meeting with an actress, Magdalena Zawadzka
Old Town Hall, 28-02-2011
We have a great pleasure to inform you that the next guest of our Masters of Imagination cycle will be a great Polish actress, Magdalena Zawadzka.
START: 6.00 pm
TICKETS: 20 zł (for reservations call 58 326 10 10 or 58 326 10 25; tickets can be purchased in the BSCC secretariat in the day of the meeting from 3.00 pm)
Benefit of Tomasz Olszewski
Old Town Hall, 26-02-2011
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We invite you to the benefit of Tomasz Olszewski – journalist, poet, musician, presenter, gourmand and sybarite...START: 6.00 pm
ADMISSION free
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Jan Heweliusz Prize 2010
Old Town Hall, 28-01-2011
We have a pleasure to invite you to the celebration of awarding the Jan Heweliusz Science Prize of the City of Gdansk for the year 2010. The Prize was created in 1987 and is devoted for the greatest local scientists. At present the Prize is being given in two categories – science and arts subjects.
ADMISSION free
"A Night at the Grand Theatre" - monodrama
Old Town Hall, 22-01-2011
Wieczór w Teatrze Wielkim (A Night at the Grand Theatre), a romantic poem of Stanisław Baliński describes – with humor, irony and a bit sentimentally – the world of artists of his epoch.
START: 6.00 PM
TICKETS: 20 zł (can be bought in the BSCC Secretariat, Monday-Friday within 10.00 am and 4.00 pm)
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How did the world come into being? - spectacle for kids
Old Town Hall, 03-01-2011
How did the world come into being? Was it made of sand or maybe fog? Where did the first gods come from and why did they start creating the world? Were they bored? Maybe they just couldn’t resist? What stories about world’s creation tell mothers of different cultures to their children?
START: 12.30
ADMISSION free
day 5 :: METROPOLIS IS OKEY!
Malarnia Scene of Wybrzeże Theatre, 30-12-2010
A mixture of literature, music and dance theatre will be served for a festival's dessert...
www.echopin.pl - Chopin for kids!
internet, 19-12-2010
How easy it is to find short encyclopedic answers to easy questions such as where was born or what composed Frideric Chopin knows everyone whoe ever tried to search. But which encyclopedy can answer childich questions – what he liked eating, what flowers was his favourite, how he used to dress? Which one can in an appropriate and interesting way tell something about the compositor’s life, personality, music and epoch? more
„ÒPÒWIÉDZ MIE BÔJKÃ... / OPOWIEDZ MI BAJKĘ” - book's premiere
Old Town Hall, 18-12-2010
We all know how beautiful, simple but imaginative and wise traditional fairy tales can be. Nevertheless, many also know how rare and underestimated they are on the publishing market… This is why we came up with an idea of preparing a set of Kashubian fairy tales: beside bilingual, Polish-Kashubian, beautifully illustrated book you will also find a CD with texts in actors’ interpretation and specially composed music.
START: 4.00 pm
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POLAND AS A TEXT. POLAND AS A SPECTACLE. Discourses, narratives, stagings
Old Town Hall, 13-12-2010 - 14-12-2010
„If Poland is a text, then how to read it, how to interpreted it, what tools to use?" These are – among others –questions that the curators address to its participats: sociologists, historians, directors, writters, antropologysts etc. from all over Poland. Interdisciplinary conference aims to cross the borders of narrow specializations in order to have a wider look on how we see our contry. Inviting specialists dealing with different approaches and fields of humanities the curators wish to find a common inspiration for all of the participants and – perhaps – evoke new vital question about the reality we live in.
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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. moreAfryKamera 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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