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06 13 26 - THe cenTre FOr cuLTure In LubLIn * - “cODeS” FeSTIVaL OF TraDITIOnaL - THe LabIrynT GaLLery - THe HarmOnIeS * anD aVanT-GarDe muSIc - InTernaTIOnaL FeSTIVaL THeaTre Dear readers! - DeD mOrOZ cOnVenTIOn - “cITy OF POeTry” LITerary FeSTIVaL cOnFrOnTaTIOnS - THe brIDGe OF cuLTure - “THe OLDeST SOnGS OF eurOPe” InTernaTIOnaL FeSTIVaL Lublin is a city on the move: inspiring and brimming with positive energy. 07 We would like its future to be grounded in qualitative progress - in building - STuDenT FILm cOnFrOnTaTIOnS 14 27 social capital, in taking care of the residents’ wellbeing, in supporting their - InTernaTIOnaL WIenIaWSKI brOTHerS - GrODZKa GaTe – nn THeaTre cenTre FeSTIVaL - THe bITTer-SWeeT THeaTre FeSTIVaL - PerFOrmance PLaTFOrm LubLIn creativity. culture is an integral ingredient of the development of Lublin. - “SenTImenTaL meTamOrPHOSeS”: - THe SOunDS OF WOrDS – SHOWcaSeS JaceK KacZmarSKI LubLIn FeSTIVaL OF OF muSIcaL anD THeaTrIcaL FOrmS 28 In 2014, we initiated the process of preparation for the greatest event in SInGer-SOnGWrITerS anD SunG POeTry - cHaTKa bLueS FeSTIVaL the modern history of Lublin. In 2017, the urban space will become the site 17 of the yearlong celebration of the 700th anniversary of granting Lublin its 08 - THe nIGHT OF cuLTure 29 location privilege, i.e., magdeburg rights. This unique festivity will be a mag- nifi cent joint work prepared together by the residents of the city. The pro- - “WęGLIn” cuLTuraL cenTre - Summer cOnTemPOrary Dance FOrum - InTernaTIOnaL Dance THeaTre FeSTIVaL - LenTen SInGInG - InTernaTIOnaL OrGan FeSTIVaL - “baKcynaLIa” – THe STuDenT gramme will constitute the expression of the needs of the residents of Lublin - maaT InTernaTIOnaL FeSTIVaL “LubLIn – cZuby” anD TOurIST SOnG FeSTIVaL as citizens and its creation, founded upon the principle of social participation, - “FaLKOn” – FanTaSy anD ScIence FIcTIOn will become a unique experience shared by us all. When Duke Ladislaus, the 09 18 cOnVenTIOn future King Ladislaus I of , granted Lublin its location privilege in 1317, - LubLIn bLueS SeSSIOn - cenTre FOr InTercuLTuraL creaTIVe he made the city enter the european economic and cultural bloodstream. InITIaTIVeS “crOSSrOaDS” 30 - “WScHODy” arT SOnG FeSTIVaL 700 years later we intend to ask about the importance of this event, to return - “OPen cITy” – FeSTIVaL OF arT In PubLIc - WanDa KanIOrOWa “LubLIn” FOLK SOnG to our roots but to look into the future as well. - LubLIn JaZZ FeSTIWaL SPace anD Dance enSembLe 10 - THe SmaLL THeaTreS FeSTIVaL - In THe cenTre OF LubLIn The highlights of the jubilee will take place in 2017 but we have already - “FuLL LenGTH” InTernaTIOnaL FeSTIVaL started to conduct projects that are in tune with the forthcoming 700th - “brOnOWIce” cuLTuraL cenTre OF yOunG cInema 19 anniversary. The cultural life of Lublin encompasses the constantly wid- - brunO ScHuLZ DayS In LubLIn – - “eaST OF cuLTure” – DIFFerenT SOunDS ening range of events, a handsome selection of which we have decided to “brunO4eVer” arT’n’muSIc FeSTIVaL 32 highlight in the present brochure. I wholeheartedly believe that the city’s - “TemPuS PaScHaLe” FeSTIVaL - THe HanS cHrISTIan anDerSen THeaTre extensive cultural off er will be to your liking, satisfying your needs 20 - “mIKOŁaJKI FOLKOWe” InTernaTIOnaL and meeting your expectations. I avowedly recommend becoming acquainted 11 - THe OLD THeaTre FOLK FeSTIVaL with the cultural side of Lublin. - “cOnTeSTaTIOnS” – FeSTIVaL OF POLISH - maGIcIanS’ carnIVaL - “JaZZ beZ” – InTernaTIOnaL STuDenT THeaTreS JaZZ FeSTIVaL - IGnacy WacHOWIaK InTernaTIOnaL mayor of Lublin - InTernaTIOnaL FeSTIVaL OF IncLuSIOn DayS OF FOLKLOre THeaTreS “meeTInGS OF THe arTISTS 34 Dr Krzysztof Żuk OF THe unbLaZeD TraIL” 23 - HIerOnIm ŁOPacIńSKI munIcIPaL - OGróD SaSKI banD SHeLL PubLIc LIbrary - cenTraL PLayGrOunD - cHrISTmaS FeSTIVaL - SOLO OF a LIFeTIme FeSTIVaL 12 - munIcIPaL neW year’S eVe - WOrKSHOPS OF cuLTure - JaGIeLLOnIan FaIr - WITOLD LuTOSŁaWSKI cOnTemPOrary 36 arT FOrum 25 - cuLTuraL InSTITuTIOnS In LubLIn - muLTIcuLTuraL LubLIn – THe FeSTIVaL - meeTInG OF STyLeS – THe InTernaTIOnaL OF mInOrITy cuLTureS FeSTIVaL - FLaVOurS OF eurOPe FeSTIVaL - “anDrZeJ nIKODemOWIcZ – TIme anD SOunD” InTernaTIOnaL FeSTIVaL INSTITUTIONS EVENTS

The Old Town Ded Moroz Student Film International “Sentimental Harmonies Convention Confrontations Wieniawski Brothers Metamorphoses”:

January – December February March Festival Jacek Kaczmarski

The Old Town Harmonies is a series of con- Ded Moroz Convention, a project by Robert Student Film Confrontations is an annual March Lublin Festival of certs which presents music in the exten- Kuśmirowski and Rafał Chwała, is an showcase of the most seminal works of Brothers Henryk and Józef Wieniawski belong Singer-Songwriters sive context of national and worldwide open-air gathering of musicians and audi- world cinema. Held in the screening room among the top echelons of world-class culture, promoting traditional as well as ences in the snow-encrusted scenery of of “Chatka Żaka” - Maria Curie Skłodowska and Sung Poetry composers and individuals of global music modern music genres, forms, techniques wintry Lublin. This artistic assembly made University’s Academic Centre for Culture The Centre for Culture world. The value of ’s and performance practices. The series its debut on 22 January 2010 in the Saski - the Festival strives to present critically March compositions and the renown of his virtuosity in Lublin draws on and evokes the centuries-old Garden’s outdoor Concert Hall (bandshell). acclaimed films that were either short-listed are second to none. His younger brother Józef “Sentimental Metamorphoses” is a show- musical tradition of Lublin – the birthplace Ded Moroz Convention is an unprecedented for or awarded the Golden Globes, the Palme is perhaps less known and for that reason case of the work of singers-songwrit- Programmatically open and flexible, of Henryk Wieniawski, a virtuoso-violinist, event based on as yet unparalleled formula. d’Or in Cannes, and the Oscars. All the movies his heritage ought to be dusted off. Fittingly, ers and sung poetry. It is dedicated to the Centre for Culture showcases the entire composer and teacher – a place where On the one hand, it is an endurance test shown during Confrontations are premiere the International Wieniawski Brothers the memory and the oeuvre of Jacek spectrum of artistic endeavours without the East and the West meet, a synergetic for both artists and new technologies. On Lublin screenings; many of them are also Festival serves as a reminder of their dual Kaczmarski, the towering figure of becoming entrenched in designated, fixed city which has served as a meeting place the other, it dusts off the slightly forgotten premiere screenings in Poland. The Festival, contribution to the history and development Polish music. The Festival seeks to areas of culture. With a view to reach- of musical trends and artistic tendencies. idea(l) of hospitality, openness; it is a sym- which attracts crowds of cinema-goers of music, providing an opportunity to become popularise sung poetry in general and to ing the widest audiences imaginable as These unique concerts are complemented bolic meeting of the Other with the Other. and film aficionados, has indelibly imprinted familiar with not only his works but also with promote particular performers. It is well as in order to live up to the expecta- by their equally unique setting: Lublin Musically, the Convention is as impressive itself on the city’s cultural landscape. So outstanding composers and performers of produced by the students of the Mikołaj tions of the city’s residents, the Centre Castle’s Holy Trinity Chapel, the Dominican as it is inclusive, ranging from primal has the Festival’s founder and programming world-class music. Kopernik IX Secondary School in Lublin organises and hosts both mainstream Church, the Archcathedral of Lublin, sounds to hip alternative music. director - Piotr Kotowski, an indefatigable and the Association of Graduates of and alternative events. The Centre organ- the , the Wieniawski promoter of cinema in Lublin. Henryk Wieniawski Philharmonic in Lublin the School, in cooperation with the Faculty Building in the Old Town Square. The con- Robert Kuśmirowski, Rafał Chwała ises theatre, music, and film festivals; t +48 81 531 51 20 of Arts of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska cert series is addressed to the city’s t +48 600 422 113 “Chatka Żaka” - Maria Curie Skłodowska the most important ones include Theatre e [email protected] University in Lublin and the “Chatka Żaka” residents and tourists alike, to everyone e [email protected] University’s Academic Centre for Culture Confrontations, International Dance Theatre i www.filharmonialubelska.pl Academic Centre for Culture. The four i www.diedmoroz.org t +48 81 533 32 01, wew. 115 Festival, MAAT Festival, Lublin Jazz Festival, who endorses the idea of dialogue through editions of the festival held so far have e [email protected] and Multicultural Lublin. art. On principle, the Old Town Harmonies featured almost twenty artists. promote young talent as well as laureates i www.ack.lublin.pl/kino of significant music competitions. t +48 81 466 61 00 Mikołaj Kopernik IX Secondary School e [email protected] in Lublin Henryk Wieniawski Music Association i www.ck.lublin.pl “Kopernik” Association of Graduates in Lublin t +48 696 816 482 t⁄f +48 81 532 84 19 e [email protected] e [email protected] i www.metamorfozysentymentalne.pl i www.wieniawski.lublin.pl

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Lenten Singing MAAT Festival Lublin Blues Session “Wschody” Art Song Lublin Jazz

March – April March – December March – December Festival Festiwal

The Lent is a special time for all Christians. MAAT Festival, an international residency Lublin Blues Session is a year-round April April At this time, the Restaurare Basilicam programme, has become a home of dance, musical and educational project estab- “Wschody” Art Song Festival is a compe- Lublin Jazz Festiwal is an event devoted Foundation and the Dominican Monastery where the meetings with the invited artists lished in 2011, which encompasses tition open to up-and-coming soloists, to the diversity of forms of modern jazz. in Lublin invite all to participate in can take place all year round. It is the first concerts and workshops. The aim of non-professional and professional entrants Since its inception, the Festival has show- pre-Easter reflection. Lenten Singing Polish festival of this kind, comprising the project is cultural and artistic edu- from all over Poland. The Festival seeks cased artists representing various trends is a series of concerts accompanied by year-long artists’ residencies, which come cation as well as promotion of activities, to promote out-of-the-ordinary music and styles of music. Additionally, the organ- “Węglin” Cultural short meditations on religion delivered to their end in December; each artist, along phenomena and undertakings related to and scount new talent. The festival is cus- isers have been dedicated to the idea of by Dominican friars. The concerts take with their body of work, is also the sub- the blues. Lublin Blues Session is organ- Centre tomarily headlined by established vocalists creating a living space that would provide place every Lent Sunday in the Dominican ject of a documentary produced as part of ised by the Obszar Działań Artystycznych who perform live with their solo projects. educational opportunities and facili- Basilica in Lublin’s Old Town. Featured the festival. Eminent contemporary dance Foundation. So far Lublin Blues Session So far, the Grand Concert Gala, the culmi- tate the integration of the jazz scene. This cultural institution was founded performers include ensembles, choirs artists from all over Europe are invited to workshops have been conducted by Karo nation of the festival, has been attended The artists who have graced the stage thanks to the grassroots initiative of and soloists from all over Poland. participate in the project. Glazer, Artur Lesicki, Sonia Lachowolska, by Hubert “Spięty” Dobaczewski (lead during the Festival include among others the residents of the Węglin Północny Bartek Łęczycki, Jacek Jaguś, and Romek singer of Lao Che), COMA’s Piotr Rogucki, Tomasz Stańko, John Scofield, The Ex, Ken district and the cooperation of city author- Restaurare Basilicam Foundation Teatr Maat Projekt Puchowski. Numerous concerts and jam and Katarzyna Nosowska. Vandermark, Dave Douglas, Hamid Drake, ities. The Centre provides an attractive The Dominican Monastery in Lublin The Centre for Culture in Lublin sessions have also been organised, includ- repertoire of artistic education as well as t +48 81 532 89 80 t +48 81 466 61 25 Jazzanova, Ravi Coltrane Quartet, Satoko ing “Ogródki Bluesowe” (“Blues Gardens”), Maria Curie-Skłodowska University Alumni showcasing local talent, promoting creative e [email protected] e [email protected] Fuji Orchestra. concert celebrating the Blues Day, Foundation ways of spending free time, and primarily i www.lublin.dominikanie.pl i www.teatrmaat.pl and “Rockowe Opłateczki” - a Christmas Academic Radio Centrum in Lublin The Centre for Culture in Lublin catering to the needs of the community concert. “Lublin Blues Session 2011”, t +48 662 941 946 t +48 81 533 26 04 whose members actively participate in a record with songs by Lublin-based blues e [email protected] e [email protected] the institution’s programming. The Centre’s bands, was also released. educational offer is supplemented by regular i www.centrum.fm/wschody i www.lublinjazz.pl presentations of everything that is making Obszar Działań Artystycznych Foundation a splash in contemporary culture. The Centre t +48 607 508 730 is involved in “Districts of Culture”, a pro- e [email protected] gramme aimed at increasing the cultural i www.scenabluesowa.lublin.pl participation of the residents of Lublin’s 27 districts.

t +48 81 466 59 10 MAAT FESTIVAL LUBLIN JAZZ FESTIWAL e [email protected] i www.ddkweglin.pl

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Bruno Schulz Days in “Tempus Paschale” “Contestations” - International Ogród Saski Lublin - “Bruno4ever” Festival Festival of Polish Festival of Inclusion Band Shell

April – November April – May Student Theatres Theatres “Meetings May – September

“Bruno4ever” is the slogan that encom- The Festival, held since 1997, takes place April of the Artists of Located in the downtown of Lublin – nes- passes the idea behind the Festival of in the historic interiors of Lublin, which tled in the stunning scenery of the recently “Contestations” – The Festival of Polish the Unblazed Trail” Bruno Schulz’s artistic output as well as become the backdrop for performances revitalised Ogród Saski, within walking Student Theatres is built on the broadly art and culture inspired by him. Organised of early music by soloists and groups April distance of three universities and quite defined “contestation” of the status quo in Lublin for almost a decade, the Festival from Poland and abroad. The programme close to Lublin’s most populated districts, “Bronowice” in all its incarnations. The stage becomes is an international platform for exchange of the festival emphasises the European “Meetings of the Artists of the Unblazed the Band Shell boasts a fully roofed stage, a space in which young people are given an Cultural Centre between artists, scholars, and enthusiasts, dimension of Lublin’s cultural heritage Trail” is a festival during which inclusion comprehensive technical equipment and an opportunity to articulate their opinions on a fertile ground that provides ample space by presenting the masterpieces of Jewish, theatres from Poland and abroad show- auditorium of over a thousand seats. any subject they care about, and present The Centre’s statutory mission is to cater for exhibitions, discussions, book launches, Russian, and early music. As the founders case their skills. During intermissions art- This is an ideal venue to organise a diverse alternative ways of expressing themselves to the cultural needs of all the residents and concerts. The April-July part focuses of the Festival are attuned to the spiritual ists, audience, volunteers, and organisers range of summer events for the residents through art. The Festival is addressed to of two housing communities - Bronowice on the birth of the writer, while November side of culture, the aptly titled “Tempus jointly sing songs that refer to the leitmo- of Lublin: concerts, theatre plays, film independent people who seek their own and Tatary. Although the Centre welcomes events commemorate his death. The par- Paschale” is organised during the pas- tif of the particular edition of the Festival. screenings, family-oriented fairs, to name way and are critical of traditional norms. people of all ages, it primarily focuses on ticipants are offered a chance to travel to chal period, and presents masterpieces just a few. The band shell provides many The festival has gained its dedicated Nieprzetarty Szlak Association children and teenagers, and on the devel- Drohobych (Ukraine) and participate in of religious music. The Festival offers Lubliners an opportunity to experience audience and is becoming more and more t +48 603 306 687 opment of their interests and abilities. the artistic events entitled “The Second Lublin-based musicians an opportunity theatre, auteur cinema or classical music. influential every year. It offers a basis for e [email protected] Providing adults with cultural assistance Autumn”, prepared by the Ukrainian to cooperate with top instrumentalists The Band Shell aims to promote a fam- the discussion on the meaning of alter- i www.nieprzetartyszlaklublin.pl and offering creative ways of spending collaborators and co-organisers of and singers in Poland and to display their ily-oriented, cultured and safe model native theatre that has been flourishing free time, the Centre prides itself on its the Festival. The events include concerts, skills. The programme interweaves locality of spending free time. in Lublin. The Festival attracts theatre programmatic activisation of senior citi- exhibitions, theatre performances, as well and Polishness with European contexts. groups from Polish academic environments zens. The Centre strives to set the trend as an ecumenical meeting on the spot Concerts are accompanied by exhibitions Centre for Culture in Lublin and goes back to the tradition of student of active across-the-board participation in where the author of “The Cinnamon of painting. t +48 81 466 61 22 theatrical activity of the turn of the 1970s culture and to encourage children, teenag- Shops” was shot. e [email protected] and 1980s and of the Student Spring ers, and adults alike to reap the benefit of Pro Musica Antiqua Association i www.ck.lublin.pl Theatre Festival. quality time, of time spent communally - in Brunon Schulz Festival Association t +48 81 743 26 30 t + 48 81 472 65 76 i www.tempus-paschale.pl defiance of cultural isolation and social “Chatka Żaka” - Maria Curie Skłodowska e [email protected] pathologies. Since 2013, the Centre has University’s Academic Centre for Culture i www.brunoschulzfestival.org been one of the three entities implementing t +48 81 533 58 41 the “Districts of Culture” programme. e [email protected] Ogród Saski Band Shell i www.kontestacje.ack.lublin.pl t +48 81 744 16 38 e [email protected] i www.ddkbronowice.pl

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Witold Lutosławski Multicultural Lublin “Codes” Festival of “City of Poetry” The Bridge of Culture

Contemporary Art – The Festival of Traditional and Avant- Literary Festival June – August

Forum Minority Cultures garde Music MAY The Bridge of Culture is an interdisciplinary project that introduces educational activ- MAY MAY MAY Renowned for its atmosphere and literary ities into the space so far unexplored in traditions, Lublin makes an unmatched Initiated by Professor Gabriela Klau- Multicultural Lublin - The Festival of “Codes” Festival of Traditional and Avant- terms of its cultural potential. The venue is setting for poetry debates, for meetings za and Agnieszka Kreiner, the Witold Minority Cultures is an artistic and edu- garde Music is an international event a historical landmark of Lublin – the Marian with poets, but also for diverse social Lutosławski Contemporary Art Forum cational event that presents the diver- devoted to the idea of combining Lutosławski Bridge over the Bystrzyca and artistic initiatives popularising Workshops of Culture in Lublin is a festival of contemporary sity and cultural richness of Lublin. the archaic and the new in music. Present- River. Its symbolic function (a connector poetry. Characteristically, for the duration music. It is held yearly, and is organised Multicultural Lublin promotes tolerance day composers and improvising musicians and a common ground for a number of of the Festival poetry permeates both This municipally-funded cultural institution by the Lublin Philharmonic in cooperation and intercultural dialogue by educational often formally and thematically allude diverse social groups) aside, the bridge the centre and the outskirts of Lublin: uni- was created through the division of with Maria Curie-Skłodowska Universi- and cultural activities, aimed at improving to archaic musical forms and seemingly is located on the border of four districts: versities, libraries, cultural centres, streets, the Centre for Culture in Lublin. Workshops ty, the Karol Lipiński School of Music in social relations and breaking stereotypes. antiquated sonic patterns. The mixture Śródmieście (Downtown), Bronowice, squares, bus stops, schools, churches, of Culture’s programming is founded upon Lublin and the School The Festival will be a chance to meet other of two distinctive canons of aesthetics Kośminek and Za Cukrownią (Behind galleries, cafes, trolleybuses ... One of the principle of “active culture”, upon of Music in Lublin. The Festival features cultures and customs, and see the pres- forms a completely unique listening the Sugar Mill). The cultural programme is the very many traditions of the Festival the practice of creating events that are works by Lutosławski and pieces by other ence of other religious traditions in Lublin. experience where the magic of archaic tailored for the residents of those districts, is “tattooing” a multitude of poems onto fine-tuned to the needs of individuals who composers, performed by established Through the Festival the organizers want melodies and the artistry of contemporary who, along with District Councils, partic- the pavements of Lublin. The organisers of desire to be actively involved in the city’s and up-and-coming musicians. to emphasize the value and meaning of music co-exist. The festival provides a rare ipated in its creation, resulting in “local” the “City of Poetry” attempt to encourage cultural life and who are constantly eager this diversity which lets us call Lublin opportunity for excellent contemporary festivities being held on the bridge. Over the residents of Lublin to contribute to to broaden their knowledge. Workshops of Henryk Wieniawski Philharmonic in Lublin a multicultural city. The Festival is co-or- music composers, representatives of the three summer months, the bridge and co-create the Festival. For that reason, Culture cooperates with numerous cultural t +48 81 531 51 20 ganised by organisations and institutions the avant-garde jazz, traditional musicians, is the site of workshops, concerts, film cooperation with the entire cross-section of institutions, both domestic and from e [email protected] that represent national, ethnic, and reli- and artists reconstructing old music to screenings and cult dance parties. culture enthusiasts - amateurs and pro- outside Poland, in particular those based in i www.filharmonialubelska.pl gious minorities living in Lublin. meet together and co-work. The following The Bridge of Culture’s summer programme fessionals alike, critically acclaimed poets Eastern Europe. Since 2013, the Workshops musicians have so far performed in Lublin has significantly contributed to the enliven- as well as up-and-coming ones, critics has been one of the institutions The Centre for Culture in Lublin during the Festival: Laurie Anderson, Bill ing of its surrounding districts. Now a pop- and readers - has been encouraged since implementing the “Districts of Culture” t +48 81 466 61 51 Laswell, John Zorn, Philip Glass, Meredith ular spot on the cultural map of Lublin, it is the very inception of the Festival. In other programme, which seeks to activate e [email protected] Monk Evelyn Glennie, Iva Bittová, Thurston a convenient meeting point and a catalyst words, the “City of Poetry” focuses on the residents of Lublin and involve them i www.wielokulturowylublin.pl Moore, Kronos Quartet. for integration of Lublin’s residents. Lublin’s agora, its public open space, but in cultural activities. Workshops of Culture also provides access to the city’s nooks organises numerous festivals and smaller- The Centre for Intercultural Creative The Centre for Culture in Lublin and crannies, backstreets, more secluded scale events, which have become a fixture in Initiatives - “Crossroads” t +48 81 466 61 22 alleyways, less trodden paths, and even Lublin’s culturescape. The most important t +48 81 466 61 67 e [email protected] living rooms. ones include Night of Culture, Jagiellonian e [email protected] i www.ck.lublin.pl Fair, Magicians’ Carnival, the East of Culture, i www.kody-festiwal.pl “Codes” Festival of Traditional and Avant-garde Music The “Grodzka Gate – NN Theatre” Centre Different Sounds Art’n’Music Festival, t +48 81 532 58 67 and the Solo of a Lifetime Festival. e [email protected] i www.miastopoezji.pl t +48 81 466 59 09 e [email protected] i www.warsztatykultury.pl

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The Bitter-Sweet The Sounds of Theatre Festival Words – Showcases

June of Musical

2013 saw the rebranding of and Theatrical Forms the “Neighbours” Theatre Festival. In June its most recent incarnation, it focuses on the duality of theatre – on its joyous The Festival comprises recitals Grodzka Gate - NN and dolorous faces. As a result, the fes- and music-oriented spectacles that consti- tival menu abounds in theatre dishes tute crossover works typified by sophis- Theatre Centre tasting either bitter or sweet. The bitter- ticated musical arrangement, unique ness alludes to the quest for answers to interpretation and high quality lyrics. The “Grodzka Gate – NN Theatre” Centre issues of values, traditions and identities This is a motley of kaleidoscopic musical is a municipal cultural institution based in that divide contemporary societies, while emotionality. Grounded in the subtlety of Lublin. In its activities, the Centre draws on the sweetness refers to the uplifting arrangement, the music is complemented the symbolic and historical significance of nature of theatre. Many of the plays by the vocals that add dramaturgic grav- its residence, the Grodzka Gate, also known staged during the Festival are crossover itas and intellectual stature. At the same as the Jewish Gate. The Gate used to be projects that merge conventional thea- time, the Sound of Words is a meeting a passage from the Christian to the Jewish tre with New Circus, dance and musical of a diverse range of musical genres that part of the city, a meeting place of various theatres. Additionally, there are film marry the lyrical content with thespian cultures, traditions and religions. Initially, screenings, concerts, and music showcases expressiveness situated in the transbor- the Centre focused on the creation and pro- in the Festival Club. The Festival is a gift to der region between cultures. As a result, duction of its own stage performances. the theatre-going public as admission to all totally disparate musical temperaments With time, the artists started to embrace performances is free. meet together producing music that can and pursue socially-committed and edu- be experienced like a theatre play. cational activities, reaching far beyond The Centre for Culture in Lublin art. The Oral History Programme (“historia t⁄f +48 81 466 61 12 Lublin Art Salon – The Centre for Culture mówiona” - literally “spoken history”), e [email protected] in Lublin which aims to chronicle and immortalise i www.festiwal-slodkogorzki.pl t +48 81 466 61 08 Lublin residents’ narratives about the past e [email protected] of the city and of Poland, is one of the flag- i www.ck.lublin.pl ship initiatives of the Centre. Another is Lublin Literary Meetings “The City of Poetry”, a cycle of cultural events aimed at popularising poetry, of which the Centre is the mainspring.

t +48 81 532 58 67 e [email protected] i www.teatrnn.pl

14 The Bitter-Sweet Theatre Festival 15 The Night of Culture Summer International Organ

June Contemporary Dance Festival “Lublin –

The Night of Culture inspires both Forum Czuby” Lubliners and tourists to explore June June – October the charm of the city by artistically enlivening its main streets as well as Summer Contemporary Dance Forum is The International Organ Festival back alleys, its less prominent districts a series of performances, films, dance Lublin-Czuby started in the autumn and somewhat forgotten squares. During workshops and lectures addressed to of 1995, when Jerzy Kulka and Father this special Night Lublin does not sleep a wide audience, mainly from Lublin Ryszard Jurak went to Munich to collect as its residents‘ cultural sensibilities are and the region. The organizers, Lublin a priceless and unique instrument – re-awakened, encouraging even the most Dance Theatre and Centre for Culture a present for the city. The generous gift passive and culture-wary of inhabitants in Lublin, invite artists from Poland was installed in Holy Family Church in to be active, to stay awake and be day and abroad to take part in artistic Czuby, Lublin. The pipe organ permits and night receptive to artistic and cultural and educational activities. Each event the execution of every piece of music, initiatives. During the Night of Culture all aims at presenting the most interesting from renaissance to contemporary Lublin’s cultural institutions throw their performances by professional dance the- compositions, including the repertoire doors wide open, offering not just free atres, as well as promoting polish artists of Italian, German, and French masters. but also specially commissioned events to who search for an opportunity to present The tradition of organ concerts was cre- cultural night-crawlers walking the city’s and discuss their works. The meetings ated by the parish priest, who persuad- streets till the early hours of the morning. and discussions allow the participants ed a famous concert manager, Robert Lublin’s cityscape – its urban setting – and audiences to penetrate the arcane art Grudzień, to help organise the events. be- comes the Night’s number one stage, of choreographers and their groups. On summer days, the church resounds where world-famous theatres share spot- with the finest organ music played by light with buskers, and where symphonic Lublin Dance Theatre – The Centre for outstanding virtuosos from all over music be- comes intertwined with jazz, Culture in Lublin the world. folk, rock and dance-inducing electronica. t +48 81 466 61 46 Anything can happen and everything hap- e [email protected] The Holy Family Parish in Lublin pens: concerts on rooftops, in courtyards i www.ltt.art.pl t +48 81 526 51 31 and in squares, performances and happen- e [email protected] ings in backstreets, visual art in the city’s i www.par.sw-rodziny.lublin.pl main artery, theatre plays in Old Town’s The Night of Culture gates or in the city’s fountains, fashion shows on the stairs leading to public insti- tutions, drive-in cinemas, film screenings in the parking lot of the City Hall. All the events – rising in numbers every year – attract tens of thousands of visitors.

Workshops of Culture t +48 81 533 08 18 e [email protected] i www.nockultury.pl

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„Open City” Festival The Small Theatres “East of Culture” – of Art in Public Space Festival Different Sounds

June – July July Art’n’Music Festival

Lublin-based “Open City” is one of The Small Theatres Festival is a show- July the most important presentations of case and a contest of monodramas. One The Different Sounds Art’n’Music Festival contemporary art in Poland and the biggest of the key events during the festival is is a meeting of world-class artists that event of this kind in the East of Poland. the Monodrama Festival, a competition in represent various nationalities and prac- The Festival is founded upon the principle which there are awards for professional as Centre for Intercultural tise diverse music styles. For that reason, of opening art, liberating it from the con- well as amateur actors. The competition is the Festival does not intend to limit itself Creative Initiatives fines of institutionalised exhibition space, accompanied by professional monodrama by focussing on one pre-defined art form. and de-contextualising it from museum performances. The Festival was created by Constantly looking for and aspiring to “Crossroads” space. Instead, the city - with its fluid- Henryk Kowalczyk, the orig- inator of Scena greatness, the organisers scout rock, reg- ity and malleability - becomes open-air 6 alternative theatre and an instructor in gae, electro and even classical musicians. The Centre is a municipal cultural insti- exhibition space. For a month artists allow the Voivodship Cultural Centre. The festival What inspires the Festival programmers tution founded in Lublin in October 2008. their output to be judged and commented aims at inspiring new initiatives that would the most is the liminal space where genres, The Centre stems from the “Muzyka Kresów” upon by residents and tourists. By being enliven stage events, especially among traditions and cultural influences overlap. Foundation, which since its inception exposed not only to the fleeting emotions communities that have no day-to-day For that reason, they focus on originality, in the early 1990s has been devoted to of the passers-by but also to the elements, contact with the theatre. The organisers premium artistic quality and unforget- the research of folk music, to the experiential the artworks become inscribed in the both hope the Festival can also educate people table aesthetic experiences provided by search for the roots of musical traditions. historical context and the modern problems about the theatre, increase the level of handpicked headliners. So far the Festival’s This passion for delving into the origins of Lublin as an urban centre. They become their cultural compe- tence and help create line-up has included the following art- of our culture is what drives the Centre, a living commentary and a chapter in conditions for the development of artistic ists: Morcheeba, Tinariwen, Asian Dub which in turn aims to meet and confront the city’s historical narrative. Full docu- activity. Foundation, Balkan Beat Box, Goldfrapp, utopias of the twentieth-century avant- mentation of the Festival in the shape Arrested Development, Ebo Taylor and Tiger garde. By doing so, the Centre intends to of a catalogue and the non-temporary Voivodship Centre for Culture Lillies. Focused on music, the Festival produce renewable creative energy resulting artworks that are also part and parcel t +48 81 532 42 08 is a multi- disciplinary event: apart from from the confluence of the traditional with of Open City provide an additional dimen- e [email protected] concerts, there are organised debates the modern, from the crosscultural meeting sion, becoming the added cultural value i www.ftnlublin.wordpress.com concerning European identity, workshops between the voices of yore and the sophis- of the Festival and Lublin. tication of contemporary art. “Crossroads” and exhibitions as well as a special “Little organises such yearly events as the “Codes” The Centre for Intercultural Creative Different Sounds” programme dedicated Festival of Traditional and Avant-garde Initiatives “Crossroads” to children. Music, “Open City” Festival of Art in Public t +48 81 466 61 67 Workshops of Culture Space, or “The Oldest Songs of Europe” e [email protected] t⁄f +48 81 533 08 18 International Festival. i www.opencity.pl e [email protected] i www.innebrzmienia.pl t +48 81 466 61 67 e [email protected] i www.rozdroza.com

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Magicians’ Carnival Ignacy Wachowiak

July International Days

“The Magicians’ Carnival” is the time of of Folklore the so-called New Circus and assorted July street extravaganza. The Carnival is Lublin’s one of a kind calling card. The city The event has been organised annually is a magnet for performers from all since 1984, which makes it one of the old- over the world, who not only perform est and most important events of its The Old Theatre circus-theatre crossover spectacles but kind in Poland. Organised under the aus- conduct workshops as well, which are pices of CIOFF - International Council of The institution is housed in the - second dedicated to experienced professionals Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk only to Cracow’s own Old Theatre - oldest and aspiring beginners alike. The Festival Arts, the event showcases children’s theatre building in Poland. At present, features also Urban Highline – the biggest and adult ensembles in alternate years. Lublin’s Old Theatre is home to a diverse slackline festival in the world. Inspired There are street parades, concerts in Lublin, range of cultural events: theatre plays, by the figure of the Magician of Lublin – Nałęczów, and throughout the entire concerts, meetings, debates, and educa- the title character of Noble Laureate Isaac region. There are also special, charitable tional initiatives for children. Dynamic, Bashevis Singer’s novel, the Carnival is concerts organised for the benefit of interdisciplinary, educational, and chal- the biggest and the most important New the young patients of the Lublin-based lenging by definition, the Theatre endeav- Circus festival in this part of Europe. Children Research Hospital. In addition, ours to disseminate culture, support artis- dance and music workshops are organised Workshops of Culture tic undertakings, and cultivate cultural as a way of enabling young artists to get t +48 81 533 08 18 education. to know Polish music and familiarise them- e [email protected] selves with national and folk dances. i www.sztukmistrze.eu t +48 81 466 59 25 Wanda Kaniorowa Folk Song and Dance e [email protected] Ensemble i www.teatrstary.eu t +48 81 532 78 43 e [email protected] i www.zpit.lublin.pl

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Central Playground Solo of a Lifetime Jagiellonian Fair

August Festival August

Central Playground is an interdisciplinary August The Jagiellonian Fair is a commercial project that creates an attractive space and artistic event. The fair gives a chance The festival promotes young, talented for a variety of artistic, educational, sport to admire handicraft goods from crafts- Polish musicians and enables their stage and leisure activities by involving repre- men who come here form all over Poland, debut. Anyone wishing to take part in sentative of a diverse range of “urban Ukraine, and . The Fair harks back the festival should record their own tribes”. It supports integration as well to the famous Lublin Fairs, which – in solo performance on any instrument as the promotion and development of the late 15th and early 16th century – were with a music background of their choice. creative, productive, active leisure, com- one of the most famous international The jury evaluates the solos and selects bined with cultural and artistic education. merchant events. The Fair is also accom- the artists who appear on stage during The project is situated in the vicinity of panied by a host of cultural events, includ- the final concert. As one of the key com- the Centre for Culture in Lublin – in Lech ing historical re-enactments. The event ponents of the Solo of a Lifetime Festival Kaczynski Square, on the adjacent play- is linked to a number of late-evening folk there are performances of the best Polish grounds and inside the originally arranged concerts, which attract a lot of attention, instrumentalists playing various types of courtyard of the institution. Everyone is as well as traditional open-air dances. popular music. The festival culminates invited to join the animation activities with a concert by a famous star and a jam carried out there, showcases, workshops, Workshops of Culture session. The solo artist chosen as the win- screenings, concerts and events dedicated t +48 81 533 08 18 ner is awarded with an opportunity to to children, teenagers, adults and seniors. e [email protected] appear at the Solo of a Lifetime Festival i www.jarmarkjagiellonski.pl The Centre for Culture in Lublin the following year, and, thanks to agree- t +48 81 466 61 09 ments between the organizers and their e [email protected] affiliates, to headline other Festivals. For i www.ck.lublin.pl its many entrants, the Festival provides a springboard for further professional career.

Workshops of Culture Solo Życia Foundation Central Playground t +48 81 533 08 18 e [email protected] i www.warsztatykultury.pl

22 Jagiellonian Fair 23 Meeting of Styles Flavours of Europe “Andrzej – The International Festival Nikodemowicz –

Graffiti Festival September Time and Sound”

AUGUST The Festival focuses on multiculturalism International Festival and the culinary heritage of the Lublin “Meeting of Styles” - The International September region. It is also the biggest culinary Graffiti Festival focuses on presenting festival of the region, attracting residents The goals of the Festival is the presenta- graffiti as one of the progressive art and tourists alike through its confluence tion of the most valuable phenomena modalities in public space. In accordance of cultural events and the traditions of and tendencies of the Polish and interna- with the city’s mission statement, “Lublin Lublin’s cuisine. This is a splendid oppor- tional musical culture, with the primary - A City of Inspiration”, the municipality tunity to wind down and get familiarised emphasis on the oeuvre of Professor promotes all initiatives underpinned with assorted specialities of the Lublin Andrzej Nikodemowicz - one of the leading by the ideas of creativity and activism region. To this end, the organisers would living composers of sacral music, and an on the part of the younger generation. like visitors and local participants to slow Honorary Citizen of the City of Lublin. The acclaim generated by previous editions down and unhurriedly partake in and par- The essence of Nikodemowicz’s music is of the Festival is evidence of its popular- take of surrounding flavours and scents. characterised by religious meditative- ity and of public demand for this type of Recharged, suffused with the positivity ness, intensive expressiveness, textural events. Lublin’s increasingly active graffiti offered by a diverse set of dishes available, density, a diversity of musical content, circle further testifies to the Festival’s the tourists will return home relaxed an evolutionary type of narrative as well evolutionary diversity. and satisfied. The Festival’s signature as a signature nod to the traditions of City of Lublin’s Marketing Department features include: a wide-ranging repertoire past epochs. His early output is typified Magnifiko of cultural events, including among others by neo-romantic references (the audibly concert of Balkan and Ukrainian music, e [email protected] present influence of Karol Szymanowski exhibitions and expositions, contests i www.facebook.com and Aleksander Skriabin), while his later /MeetingOfStylesPoland and culinary workshops. works draw on the twentieth-century aesthetics, e.g. dodecaphony, sonorism. Kresowa Akademia Smaku Association To do Nikodemowicz (and other composers) t +48 605 848 848 justice, the Festival showcases foremost e [email protected] musicians from different parts ofE urope. i www.europejskifestiwalsmaku.pl Henryk Wieniawski Music Association in Lublin t⁄f +48 81 532 84 19 Flavours of Europe Festival e [email protected] i www.wieniawski.lublin.pl

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International Festival “The Oldest Performance Theatre Confrontations Songs of Europe” Platform Lublin

October International Festival October

International Festival Theatre October The Festival’s programming is a testament Confrontations is one of the best and most to the importance of art theory and edu- The festival presents the oldest pieces highly regarded theatre festivals in Poland. cational praxis. Apart from presentations of music that prove the long history of It was first organized in 1996 by the out- of performance art there are workshops, traditions present in different corners of standing theatre directors: Janusz Opryński, lectures, debates, exhibitions, multime- The Labirynt Gallery Europe. The previous editions attracted Leszek Mądzik, Włodzimierz Staniewski dia events, as well as film screenings. dozens of groups and soloists from Albania, and Tomasz Pietrasiewicz. Initially, all The Festival bridges the gap between Over the years the Gallery has remained Belarus, , Latvia, , Ukraine, of them constituted the Festival’s the audience and the artists, and gal- faithful to its profile first outlined by its Slovakia, Serbia and Italy. Archaic songs, Programming Board. Then, each consecutive vanises the viewers into action as far as former director Andrzej Mroczek. The Gallery whose roots can be found in pre-Chris- edition of the Festival was programmed their individual expression is concerned: focuses on exhibiting classics of contempo- tian times, are performed by folk artists by an Artistic Commissioner, selected the participants of the workshops have rary art, promoting artists whose output is of different ages, who come from rural every year. At present, Janusz Opryński is an opportunity to confront their visual typified by thought-provoking engagement and urban communities. They make efforts in charge of the Festival’s programming, sensibilities with real-life audiences. with modernity, and searching for univer- to reconstruct the old singing techniques setting the event’s tone through a syncretic One of the cornerstones of the Festival is sals pertaining to art at large. The Gallery and save almost extinct songs. The festival approach to theatre traditions. The Festival showcasing diverse avenues, strategies, attempts to remain a keen observer of provides an opportunity to listen to the few focuses on most intriguing and inspir- points of departure, and destinations of the changes unravelling in the art world as ancient songs preserved in different parts ing artistic achievements that provide performance art. The Festival welcomes well as to be a tireless participant in cultural of Europe, to the songs which are still alive new ways of understanding the theatre artists from various, often far-flung, life, fully receptive to new trends and aes- or have been brought back to life by eth- as a form of art. Since 2010 the main countries, who also represent a wide range thetics. To this end, the Gallery deems nomusicologists and artists. Each edition programme has been supplemented by of generations - contemporary classics, performance art as equal in importance to of the festival is preceded by a thorough a “Lublin showcase”, which is a presentation middle-aged renowned practitioners, regular exhibitions. The Labirynt Gallery is research conducted by ethnomusicologists of the Lublin-based theatre troupes, per- and up-and-coming ones. The wide scope the place in which to discover art and expe- and various research Centres. The festival formers, actors, actresses, and directors. In of perspectives and a plethora of artistic rience an adventure in it. The labyrinth is accompanied by workshops of tradi- addition, 2011 saw the inclusion of the Maat experiences enable the audiences access referenced by the Gallery’s name is a meta- tional dances, exhibitions, discussions Festival, which is built upon the idea of not just to a bigger picture but to a more phor of contemporary art, of persistence in and lectures. theatricality and the theatre stemming up-to-date view of performance art in overcoming obstacles and of curiosity about from the corporeal, the expression of Poland and abroad. what lies behind the corner. The Centre for Intercultural Creative the body. International Festival Theatre Initiatives “Crossroads” Confrontations is accompanied by a series Performance Art Foundation t +48 81 466 59 89 t +48 81 466 59 20 of interdisciplinary events: films - Festival Labirynt Gallery e [email protected] e [email protected] Cinema, concerts – Musical Confrontations t⁄f +48 81 466 59 20 i www.npe-festiwal.pl i www.labirynt.com at Night, exhibitions – Confrontations’ e [email protected] Gallery, as well as debates and Q and As. i www.performanceplatform.pl

The Centre for Culture in Lublin t +48 81 466 61 19/20 e [email protected] i www.konfrontacje.pl

26 “The Oldest Songs of Europe” International Festival 27 Chatka Blues Festival International Dance “Bakcynalia” – “Falkon” – Fantasy

October Theatre Festival The Student and Science Fiction

Chatka Blues Festival is a two-day event November and Tourist Song Festival featuring concerts by original and estab- Launched in 1997, the Festival constitutes Festival November lished blues bands, practitioners of one of the most important cultural events the genre’s acoustic and electric form. November Falkon is one of the biggest fantasy con- in Lublin. It is also a highly regarded dance So far the following artists have performed ventions in Poland. Every year it attracts festival in Poland and Europe. The idea “Bakcynalia” – The Student and Tourist Song as part of the Festival: JJ Band, Osły, over 1000 participants. It embraces of the festival is to enable dancers from Festival is one of the legendary student Magda Piskorczyk, The River, Przytuła all that fits into the notion of fantasy Poland, Central Europe, song festivals. Known for a considera- i Kruk, Highway, Karolina Cygonek, and science fiction and as such it focuses and other parts of the world to meet, ble number of years as “Bakcynalia” – Gienek Loska Band, Harmonijkowy Atak, on literature, film, art and computer exchange ideas and find inspiration in cul- The Epidemic of Tourist Song, it has joined Szulerzy, Bogdan Szweda & Easy Rider. games. The three days of the conven- tural differences. The organizers empha- the ranks of “Yapa” (Łódź), “Bazuna” The Max Vatutin Trio (Ukraine) headlined tion are filled with lectures, discussions, size the universal dimension of the event (Gdańsk) and the Student Song Festival the Festival in 2012 while in 2013 Carlos competitions, tournaments, performances and remind us that contemporary dance in Cracow, one of the most widely known Johnson (USA) was the main star. The pur- and other attractions. The distinctive fea- is a unique medium of communication events dedicated to the dissemination pose of the Festival is to promote blues ture of Falkon is that all the participants – a fully democratic form of art that of student culture. All the leading artists music and highlight its practitioners. learn and have fun; they broaden their can convey the impact of intellect upon of the late 1970s, 1980s and the early Since 2010 the Festival has been annually horizons, create a community of a kind, emotions. The festival presents interest- 1990s performed during “Bakcynalia”. In organised in „Chatka Żaka” – Maria Curie which, although colourful and varied, is ing performances by professional dance 2007, after over a decade of inactivity Skłodowska University’s Academic Centre bound by a common pursuit – the desire theatres from all over the world and pro- the Festival was re-started. At present, it for Culture. to develop their interests. The aim of motes Polish artists seeking opportunity is regularly organised in “Chatka Żaka” – the convent is to promote and preserve Maria Curie Skłodowska University to present and discuss their work. It is Maria Curie Skłodowska University’s the interest in fantasy among both Alumni Foundation a platform of exchange of experience Academic Centre for Culture and features teenagers and adults. The aim of the con- “Chatka Żaka” – Maria Curie Skłodowska and mutual inspiration for practitioners a music competition (live concert) that ena- vention is to promote and pre- serve University’s Academic Centre for Culture of different domains of art. bles up-and-coming artists to present their the interest in the broadly defined fantasy t 607 508 730 skills and repertoire in front of a wide audi- Lublin Dance Theatre – The Centre and science fiction among both teenagers e [email protected] ence as well as a main concert headlined by for Culture in Lublin and adults by exposing them to literature, i www.chatkablues.pl a specially invited star. In addition, there t⁄f +48 81 466 61 46 film, art and games. are also accompanying events, including e [email protected] exhibitions, slide shows, jam sessions. “Cytadela Syriusza” – Lublin Fantasy i www.dancefestival.lublin.pl and Science Fiction Association “Chatka Żaka” – Maria Curie Skłodowska e [email protected] University’s Academic Centre for Culture i www.falkon.co t +48 503 503 207 e [email protected] i www.bakcynalia.art.pl

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Ukraine in the Centre “Full Length” of Lublin International Festival

November of Young Cinema

The Festival is a showcase of contemporary November Ukrainian culture. It consists of concerts of It is the only Festival in Poland devoted popular bands from Ukraine that offer a wide exclusively to independent, full-length array of musical styles, interpretations, feature films. Such films have their special and aesthetic types. There are also stage Wanda Kaniorowa place in the Polish filmmaking industry. performances, theatre plays, film screenings, The filmmakers are driven not by commer- “Lublin” Folk Song exhibitions, art workshops - all of which have cial incentives, but by the need to make become over the years the Festival’s flagship a statement and the genuine desire to and Dance Ensemble events. In addition, there are also educa- make films. The pictures are based on tional events, such as the school-level quiz the authors’ own scripts and therefore they Wanda Kaniorowa “Lublin” Folk Song and Dance on Ukrainian culture, a football tournament become an important and authentic medi- Ensemble is a unique phenomenon not only as - known as the Friendship Cup, and a guided um of expression for the young generation. far as other Polish folk ensembles are con- tour of Lublin featuring the sites of Ukrainian The organisers believe that the full-length cerned but equally unparalleled with regard to heritage. The aim of the Festival is the pres- format of the films encourages the authors fellow European practitioners. Founded in 1948, entation of the most interesting and original to express deeper, well-thought-out views the Ensemble was one of the pioneers of post- trends endemic to contemporary Ukrainian on relevant issues, and allows the audi- war folk revival. Today, it is an established insti- culture as well as the dissemination of ences to better appreciate the thoughts tution comprised of a number of dance groups, the Polish-Ukrainian intercultural dialogue. and renowned for its wide repertoire that and messages conveyed in the (big) pic- includes all Polish national dances and many Kultura Duchowa Pogranicza Foundation tures. All shows are free and it is the audi- regional ones meticulously choreographed by t⁄f +48 669 207 678 ence that chooses the winner. That is leading names. The Ensemble is a cultural e [email protected] the rationale of the Festival: to create ambassador of both the region and the country, i www.ukrainawcentrumlublina.com a space/place where films may be screened presenting Polish folkore to audiences on all so as to provide the directors with direct continents. It has been awarded many prizes, and comfortable contact with audiences. among others by the Minister of Education, Kinoteatr Projekt – Centre for Culture the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Voivode in Lublin of Lublin, and the Mayor of Lublin. In 2008, t +48 81 466 61 21 the Ensemble received the prestigious Oskar e [email protected] Kolberg Award for services to folk culture. i www.kinoteatrprojekt.pl

t +48 81 532 78 43 e [email protected] i www.zpit.lublin.pl

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“Mikołajki Folkowe” “Jazz Bez” – International Folk International Jazz Festival Festival

December December

It is the oldest and one of the biggest folk “Jazz Bez” - International Jazz Festival is festivals in Poland. It was first organized a critically acclaimed event of long-stand- in 1991. It aims to promote traditional ing renown on the Polish and Ukrainian The Hans Christian culture in all its forms. The participating music circuit. Established in 2001, Andersen Theatre artists use modern means to transform the Festival has since become a favourite old folk music into something fresh of both audiences and musicians, becom- and likely to appeal to a wide audience. ing associated with the popularisation of The Lublin-based Hans Christian Andersen Such projects result in original compo- the best templates of modern improvised Theatre is a cultural institution founded to sitions that help preserve traditional music, and significantly contributing to educate, socialise, and entertain children folk music. Thanks to an interesting the fostering of Polish-Ukrainian cultural and teenagers through art. On principle, and diverse repertoire and the atmosphere relations, including the creation of inter- the Theatre is keen on introducing new plays of a “folk holiday,” Mikołajki Folkowe national jazz combos. Initially, the Festival and stage perfomances, not shying away from Festival is regarded as an important was organised in and Przemyśl, thematic diversity and syncretism. Dedicated cultural event and one of the most gradually spreading out to include other to interdisciplinary poetic theatre, it promotes interesting and prestigious reviews of folk Ukrainian and Polish towns and cities. plays that - in the vein of Janusz Korczak’s music in Poland. Since 2010 it has been organised in Lublin. pedagogy – see the human being in the child. The Theatre has performed internationally, The Saint Nicholas Orchestra – “Chatka The Centre for Culture in Lublin among others in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Żaka” Maria Curie Skłodowska University’s t +48 81 466 61 00 , Romania, Russia, Serbia, Croatia, Academic Centre for Culture e [email protected] , Italy, Greece, , Austria, t⁄f +48 81 533 32 01 w. 114 i www.ck.lublin.pl Pakistan, Japan, and . Its productions e [email protected] have received a number of prizes, of which i www.mikolajki.folk.pl the most important include the Special Award at the Biennial of Art for Children, the Gold Medal at a festival in Varna, and the award for “Tales from the Kingdom of Lailonia for the Young and the Old” at the Polish Festival of Puppet Theatre in Wrocław.

t +48 81 532 16 28 e [email protected] i www.teatrandersena.pl

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Christmas Festival Municipal New Year’s

December Eve

The Christmas Festival is inseparably 31 December connected with the tradition of arranging The New Year’s Eve is inscribed in a nativity scene in Po Farze Square. During the calendar of Lublin events. Every the Festival the square echoes with carols, year the residents of Lublin welcome which help evoke the magical atmosphere the New Year together in Litewski Square. of Christmas. The nativity scene is different Everyone can join in the fun. The special Hieronim Łopaciński every year; the square is decorated with attractions range from sketches and DJs colourful lights and beautiful Christmas Municipal Public Library playing dance music to concerts of stars trees. The Old Town becomes a miniature like Brathanki, Big Day, Czerwone Gitary, Bethlehem, where the spirit of Christmas Bajm, Zakopower, and Kayah. Every year The city’s public library offers educational, is omnipresent. The opening of the Festival at midnight a representative of the city cultural and information services to the resi- takes place during the Old Town Christmas authorities wishes people a happy dents of Lublin as well as performs its other Eve, a yearly event organised by Dominican New Year and the sky is illuminated by statutory duties, as stipulated in the Libraries Friars. Contests for kids and concerts by fireworks. Glass containers or bottles are Act. The library is where residents of Lublin popular artists make the event extremely not allowed on the site of celebrations can experience their first contact with culture. popular with the residents of Lublin. There are 39 branches of the library city-wide, for the duration of the festivities. Special with 33 general libraries, four hospital librar- The Chancellery of the Mayor of the City night buses operate during Municipal New ies, one audio library, and Biblio, the multi- of Lublin Year’s Eve. media branch. Over half the libraries have The Dominican Monastery in Lublin The Centre for Culture in Lublin dedicated children’s sections. The Library is t +48 728 429 926 t +48 81 466 61 00 engaged in broadly defined cultural and edu- e [email protected] e [email protected] cational activity, hosting literary and other i www.lublin.dominikanie.pl exhibitions, as well as organising lectures, i www.ck.lublin.pl meetings with writers, and concerts. Library- based lessons are organised for schoolchildren, who can also take advantage of arts classes. Storytelling matinees and evenings are held for young children.

t +48 81 466 62 00 e [email protected] i www.mbp.lublin.pl

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Municipal institutions of culture Centre for Intercultural Cultural institutions operated The Juliusz Osterwa Theatre Cultural Centres run by Housing “Odeon” Cultural Centre | Creative Initiatives “Crossroads” by the Marshal Office of in Lublin Cooperatives “Kolejarz” Housing Cooperative Centre for Culture in Lublin ul. Peowiaków 12, 20-007 Lublin the Lubelskie Voivodship ul. Gabriela Narutowicza 17, ul. Okrzei 4, 20-128 Lublin ul. Peowiaków 12, 20-007 Lublin t +48 81 466 61 67 20-004 Lublin “Błonie” Cultural Centre | “Czuby” t +48 81 747 20 95 t +48 81 466 61 00 e [email protected] The Centre for the Meeting t +48 81 532 29 35 Housing Cooperative e [email protected] i www.rozdroza.com of Cultures e [email protected] ul. Dragonów 2, 20-554 Lublin “Przyjaźni” Cultural Centre | i www.ck.lublin.pl al. Racławickie 8, 20-037 Lublin i www.teatrosterwy.pl t +48 81 527 47 00 “Motor” Housing Cooperative Workshops of Culture t + 48 533 334 142 ul. Przyjaźni 13, 20-314 Lublin “Bronowice” Cultural Centre ul. Grodzka 5a, 20-112 Lublin e [email protected] The Musical Theatre in Lublin “LSM” Cultural Centre | LSM t +48 81 746 18 00 ul. Krańcowa 106, 20-328 Lublin t 48 81 466 59 09 i www.spotkaniakultur.com (temporary venue) Housing Cooperative t +48 81 744 16 38 e [email protected] ul. Grenadierów 13, 20-331 Lublin ul. Wallenroda 4a, 20-607 Lublin “Źródło” cultural centre | e [email protected] i www.warsztatykultury.pl Henryk Wieniawski Lublin t +48 81 532 76 13 t +48 81 743 48 29 Nałkowskich housing cooperative i www.ddkbronowice.pl Philharmonic e [email protected] ul. Samsonowicza 25, 20-485 Lublin The Hans Christian Andersen (temporary venue) i www.teatrmuzyczny.eu “Łęgi” Cultural Centre | “Czuby” t + 48 81 443 43 03 “Węglin” Cultural Centre Theatre ul. Obrońców Pokoju 2, 20-030 Lublin Housing Cooperative ul. Judyma 2a, 20-716 Lublin ul. Dominikańska 1, 20-111 Lublin t +48 81 531 51 20 Hieronim Łopaciński Voivodship ul. Tatarakowa 28, 20-541 Lublin t +48 81 466 59 10 t +48 81 532 16 28 e [email protected] Public Library t +48 503 376 633 Other e [email protected] e [email protected] i www.filharmonialubelska.pl ul. Narutowicza 4, 20-950 Lublin i www.ddkweglin.pl i www.teatrandersena.pl t +48 81 528 74 00 “Ruta” Cultural Centre | “Czuby” “Chatka Żaka” - Maria Curie The Lublin Province Museum e [email protected] Housing Cooperative Skłodowska University’s Labirynt Gallery The Old Theatre ul. Zamkowa 9, 20-117 Lublin i www.wbp.lublin.pl ul. Różana 8, 20-538 Lublin Academic Centre for Culture ul. Popiełuszki 5, 20–052 Lublin ul. Jezuicka 18, 20-113 Lublin t +48 81 532 17 43 t +48 81 463 70 30 ul. Radziszewskiego 16, 20-031 Lublin t +48 81 466 59 20 t +48 81 466 59 25 e [email protected] Voivodship Cultural Centre t +48 81 533 32 01 e [email protected] e [email protected] i www.muzeumlubelskie.pl ul. Dolna Panny Marii 3, 20-010 Lublin “Skarpa” Cultural Centre | “Czuby” e [email protected] i www.labirynt.com i www.teatrstary.eu t +48 81 532 42 08 Housing Cooperative i www.ack.lublin.pl The Open-Air Village Museum e [email protected] ul. Przytulna 4, 20-534 Lublin i www.wok.lublin.pl Hieronim Łopaciński Municipal Wanda Kaniorowa Folk Dance in Lublin t +48 81 527 46 48 State Museum at Majdanek Public Library Ensemble al. Warszawska 96, 20-824 Lublin ul. Droga Męczenników Majdanka 67, 20-325 ul. Peowiaków 12, 20-007 Lublin ul. I Armii Wojska Polskiego 3, t +48 81 533 85 13 “Czechów” Cultural Centre | Lublin Youth Cultural Centres t +48 81 466 62 00 20-078 Lublin e [email protected] “Czechów” Housing Cooperative t +48 81 710 28 21 e e [email protected] [email protected] t +48 81 532 78 43 i www.skansen.lublin.pl ul. Kiepury 5a, 20-838 Lublin i www.mbp.lublin.pl e [email protected] “Pod Akacją” Youth Cultural i www.majdanek.eu t +48 81 741 99 11 i www.zpit.lublin.pl The Centre for Theatre Practices Centre ul. Grodzka 11, 20-112 Lublin Grodzka Gate - NN Theatre Centre “Gardzienice” “Miniatura” Cultural Centre | t +48 81 532 27 40 ul. Grodzka 21, 20-112 Lublin ul. Grodzka 5a, 20-112 Lublin “Czechów” Housing Cooperative t +48 81 532 58 67 e [email protected] t +48 81 532 98 40 ul. Śliwińskiego 1, 20-861 Lublin e [email protected] i www.mdk.lublin.pl e [email protected] t +48 81 741 27 73 i www.teatrnn.pl i www.gardzienice.org Youth Cultural Centre No. 2 “Niepodległości” Cultural Centre | ul. Bernardyńska 14a, 20-950 Lublin “Motor” Housing Cooperative t +48 81 532 08 53 ul. Tumidajskiego 2, 20-247 Lublin e [email protected] t +48 81 747 21 82 i www.mdk2.lublin.pl 36 37 cOnTrIbuTOrS

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TranSLaTIOn anD PrOOFreaDInG bartosz Wójcik

PHOTOGraPHS mateusz borny (p. 22) Tomasz bylina (p. 2) robert Grablewski (p. 2, 12, 19) Wojtek Kornet (p. 20) Tomasz Kulbowski (front cover, p. 12, 18, 27) Wojciech Pacewicz (p. 26) marcin Pietrusza (p.16) robert Pranagal (p. 17) maciej rukasz (p. 2, 6, 8, 9, 11, 15, 23, 28, 31, 33, 35) Jacek Scherer (p. 21) emilia Siwiec (p. 24) Ignacy Tokarczyk (p. 2 ) bartek Żurawski (p. 8)

Information and photographs provided by the archives of the chancellery of the mayor of the city of Lublin, the marketing Department of the city of Lublin, municipal institutions of culture and event organisers.

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38 JArOSŁAW kOZIArA’S EArTh PAINTINg Culture Department The City of Lublin ul. Złota 2, 20-112 Lublin t +48 81 466 37 00 e [email protected]

More information on Lublin’s institutions of culture and cultural events taking place in Lublin is available at: kultura.lublin.eu