http://www.wroclawweekly.pl At-A-Glance Weekly City Guide to Wroclaw, Poland Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:06:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 15.03.2010 - 27.03.2010 To commemorate the establishment of the intergovernmental organization of "Francophones," every year the SCAC (Service de coopération et d'action culturelle) in Wrocław organizes "Journées de la Francophonie" festival. The guiding theme of the festival is French language and the culture of Francophones beyond national boundaries. The main events this ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/journees-de-la-francophonie-2010/ 13.03.2010 - 19:00 (Saturday) IMPART (ul. Mazowiecka 17) Ticket: 25/20PLN The 4th installment of the contemporary dance series - “Wibracje Taneczne / Dance Vibrations” - presents "Prawa półkula (Right Hemisphere)" by the choreographer Marysia Stokłosa. The title makes a reference to the right hemisphere of the human brain, and the project is inspired ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/right-hemisphere/ 22.01.2010, IMPART (ul. Mazowiecka 17) - The 2nd installment of "Wibracje Taneczne / Dance Vibrations" invited Teatr Dada von Bzdülöw (Katarzyna Chmielewska & Leszek Bzdyl) and SzaZa (Paweł Szamburski & Patryk Zakrocki) for the Wrocław premiere of their collaborative project: "Caffè Latte." Download: wt02-caffe-latte.mp4 (640x360 / H.264 / AAC ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/dance-vibrations-2-caffe-latte/ 16.01.2010, MASZROOM (ul. Ruska 34) - Selected fragments from the concert of FAT BURNING at the official opening of the club Maszroom. With BOND - Bass & Low Freq Modulation MUCHA - Drums GIBON - Guitar For more information and video, please see myspace.com/fatburningstep "Fat Burning" was previously seen in our podcast ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/fat-burning/ 04.12.2009, IMPART (ul. Mazowiecka 17) - this is the recording from the 1st installment of "Wibracje Taneczne / Dance Vibrations," with the fragments of performances by Leszek Bzdyl, Harakiri Farmers, and Sławek Bendrat & Dominik Krawiecki. Download: wt01.mp4 (640x360 / H.264 / AAC / 88.35MB / 9:19) LQ version is ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/video-dance-vibrations-1/ 22.01.2010 - 19:00 (Friday) IMPART (ul. Mazowiecka 17) Ticket: 30PLN The 2nd installment of the contemporary dance series - “Wibracje Taneczne / Dance Vibrations” - presents "Caffè Latte," a joint performance by Teatr Dada von Bzdülöw & SzaZa. For more info: www.wibracjetaneczne.blogspot.com The video of the 1st installment of "Dance Vibrations" is now available ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/dance-vibrations-2/ The ARKA Theatre in Wrocław regularly organizes theatre workshops for people with intellectual disabilities or mental illness for the purpose of social and professional rehabilitation. Their public-funded project "Forum Możliwości (Forum of Possibility)" aims to extend their service to other cities in Lower Silesia, and in 2009, ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/forum-of-possibility-2009/ 11.11.2009 at MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) - Digit-All-love is a Wrocław-based trip-hop band, and “Digit-All-love Soundsystem” is its chamber version, taking away the live drum, guitar and bass, and keeping only the vocal, strings and electronic sounds. This video features a new track from their upcoming 2nd ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/digit-all-love-soundsystem-at-mle/ 07.01.2010 - 19:00 (Thursday) GALERIA ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 4) Admission Free A concert of Persian classical music by Mohammad Rasouli (IR). Anna Rasouli recites the fragments of poems by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, a 13th-century Sufi mystic. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/13th-century-persian-poems/ This is a recording from the concert of a French singer Pierina Bencetti at RURA (ul. Łazienna 4) on 28.10.2009. The concert was dedicated to her good friend, Léo Ferré (1916 - 1993), a great composer of contemporary French popular songs. This concert was made possible by ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/pierina-bencetti-at-rura/ 19.12.2009 - 19:00 (Saturday) LULU BELLE (ul Purkuniego 1) Ticket: 10PLN A Wrocław jazz-hop duo - Roszja & Lu - will play a concert as a part of a one-day-festival “Lost Christmas.” There will be also an exhibition by a Polish cartoonist Marcin Skoczek, whose works are widely published in Polish press. Roszja ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/roszja-lu/ 20.12.2009 - 18:00 (Sunday) SYNAGOGUE "UNDER A WHITE STORK" (Synagoga Pod Białym Bocianem / ul. Włodkowica 7) Ticket: 25/20PLN A Klezmer trio "The Saints" from Kraków plays a special Hanukkah concert at the synagogue. The Saints: Antoni Kulka-Sobkowicz (violin), Grzegorz Lenart (accordion) and Karol Pacholec (bass). http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/hanukkah-concert/ 04.12.2009 - 19:00 (Friday) IMPART (ul. Mazowiecka 17) Ticket: 25PLN The first installment of a new contemporary dance series - “Wibracje Taneczne / Dance Vibrations” - presents performances by Harakiri Farmers, Sławek Bendrat, Dominik Krawiecki and also Leszek Bzdyl. For more info: www.wibracjetaneczne.blogspot.com Harakiri Farmers - "We are oh so lucky" Directed by Ana Brzezińska Choreography: ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/dance-vibrations/ 27.11.2009 - 20:00 (Friday) POD SPÓDNICĄ (ul. Sempołowskiej 54a) Ticket: 5PLN "Virtual Humanity" is the first solo performance of Jim Williams (US). The performance is a result of the 10 years of his etudes in clowning, pantomime, beatbox and dance. The play shows the absurd practice of the human race and the tangled ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/liquidmime-virtual-humanity/ 11.11.2009 - 19:00 (Wednesday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Ticket: 25/20PLN Digit-All-love is a Wrocław-based trip-hop audio/visual orchestra, and "Digit-All-love Soundsystem" is its smaller version, keeping only the vocal, electronic sounds and the string trio. Feat. Natalia Grosiak, Olga Kończak, Maciek Zakrzewski, and special guests Magda Olearczyk & Wojtek Bolsewicz. For more info: myspace.com/digitalllove http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/digit-all-love-soundsystem/ 07.11.2009 - 17:00 (Saturday) LALEK (PUPPET) THEATRE (pl. Teatralny 4) The premiere of a new puppet theatre play, written by Mateusz Pakuła. The play "St. Francis, Everyman’s Dream" updates and transposes the story of St. Francis of Assisi to our everyday life and shows its relevance to everyone's life even today. The ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/st-francis-at-lalek/ 04.11.2009-08.11.2009 Industrial Art presents the 8th edition of the Wrocław Industrial Festival, a festival around industrial music and art. For more info: http://www.industrialart.eu/  04.11.2009 (Wednesday)  BWA Awangarda (ul. Wita Stwosza 32)
 19:00 [Official Opening of the Festival]
 19:30 STUPOR (DE)
 20:30 RAPOON (GB)
 Ticket: 20 PLN  05.11.2009 (Thursday)  Galeria ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 7)
 18:00 ZA SIÓDMĄ GÓRĄ (PL)
 Free Admission  06.11.2009 (Friday)
  WRO ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/viii-industrial-festival/ 28.10.2009-30.10.2009 Galeria ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 4) Free Admissions Start at 18:00 28th October is the International Animation Day, and at this occasion, Galeria Entropia organizes projections of animated films. 28.10.2009 (Wednesday): Animations by Wrocław authors 29.10.2009 (Thursday): Polish Animation Art & Hungarian Animated Movie 30.10.2009 (Friday): Animations from Kraków and Portugal http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/international-animation-day/ 28.10.2009 - 20:00 (Wednesday) RURA (ul. Łazienna 4) Ticket: 18/12PLN French singer Pierina Bencetti will sing compositions of Léo Ferré and some of her own. Léo Ferré is one of the most famous composers of French popular songs and he also composed accompanying tunes for poems by François Villon, Charles Baudelaire, Arthur Rimbaud ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/pierina-bencetti/ On 26.09.2009, at the Wrocław Puppet Theatre (Teatr Lalek / pl. Teatralny 4), as a part of the European Day of Languages events, Alexandre Marquézy and Patrycja Łacina-Miarka performed a paper theatre play "Les frères corses (The Corsican Brothers)" in French. The project of the paper theatre ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/paper-theatre/  Escale Dédale  19.10.2009 - 19:00 (Monday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Ticket: 35/30PLN Escale Dédale is a concert/performance by a French trio. With JC Normant (keyboard), Michèle Kerhoas (vocal, harmonica, text), and Pol Huellou (vocal, flute, sanza). [www.escalededale.com]  Meeting with Grégoire Brainin  21.10.2009 - 18:00 (Wednesday) Literatka (Rynek 57) Free Admissions Meeting with a French poet Grégoire Brainin A.K.A. Moineau ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/francophone-events/ I Love Cinema - The Magic of Motion Picture 16.10.2009-25.10.2009 ACF DWORCOWE (ul. Piłsudskiego 105 / Main Railway Station) Ticket: 13PLN/film Carnets also available: 9 films (63PLN), 5 films (45PLN) or 3 films (30PLN) The projection starts everyday at 20:00 The cinema ACF DWORCOWE organizes a series of special projections at the occasion of the 50th anniversary ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/i-love-cinema/ 26.09.2009 (Saturday) LALEK (PUPPET) THEATRE (pl. Teatralny 4) 26th September is the European Day of Languages. At this occasion, Wrocław Puppet Theatre will organize "Theatrical Babel Tower," presentations of a variety of theatrical performances aiming to promote theatre as a means of language education. * * * The European Day of Languages: Theatrical Babel ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/the-european-day-of-languages/ Concert: Di Galitzyaner Klezmorim 13.09.2009 - 19:00 (Sunday) SYNAGOGUE "UNDER A WHITE STORK" (Synagoga Pod Białym Bocianem / ul. Włodkowica 7) Ticket: 25/20PLN The name of this award-winning trio from Kraków - "Di Galitzyaner Klezmorim" - means in Yiddish "Galician musicians," and as the name indicates, their music has its root in the tradition ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/di-galitzyaner-klezmorim/ Festival "Between East and West" 19.09.2009-08.10.2009 The festival "Between East and West" (Festiwal Między Wschodem a Zachodem) is a festival promoting Russian culture with the specific focus on the Orthodox Church and its culture and traditions, and this is its 2nd edition this year. In programme are - the screenings of the film ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/between-east-and-west/ Our podcast - WroclawWeekly Podcasts - is now available on iTunes! Subscribing to our podcast is the easiest way to watch all of our videos, and now the subscription process is simpler than ever. If you already have iTunes installed on your computer, clicking this link will take you straight to ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/podcasts-on-itunes/ 29.08.2008 (Saturday) "Funk Voyage" is a party boat trip on Odra river. The 2nd edition this year, while the boat cruises around Wrocław, 2 DJ's - Dr Oldskool and Ciety - will live-mix the retro funk from the '60s, '70s and '80s. ---------- TRIP DURATION: 18:00-24:00 DEPARTURE from the Odra river bank behind the ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/funkvoyage/ 21.08.2009 - 19:30 (Friday) EVANGELICAL CHURCH OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE (Kościół Ewangelicko-Augsburski Opatrzności Bożej / ul. Kazimierza Wielkiego 29) Free Admission "Jan Karski: One of the Great Men of Polish Resistance" The text written by Marc P. Smith (US) Performed in English by the theater group "Turning the Page" From the press release: "The renowned playwright Marc P. ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/dramatic-reading-jan-karski/ This is the recording from the Mandala Performance Festival 2009 (24.04-26.04.2009), recorded on 25.04.2009 at Galeria Miejska (ul. Kiełbaśnicza 28). The Mandala festival is an annual international art performance festival, and the themes of this year were 1) the meeting of art performance and choreography and 2) ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/from-the-archive-mandala2009/ 23.07.2009 - 20:00 (Thursday) WŁODKOWICA 21 (ul. Włodkowica 21) Free Admission A concert by a Wrocław-based rock duo Lady Perfect (Mateusz Ławniczak & Paweł Majewski). For more info available at: ladyperfect.com.pl Audio samples: http://ladyperfect.com.pl/page1/page1.html http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/lady-perfect/ 19.07.2009 - 19:00 (Sunday) SYNAGOGUE "UNDER A WHITE STORK" (Synagoga Pod Białym Bocianem / ul. Włodkowica 7) Ticket: 25/20PLN A Hawdalah concert. A trio from Kraków will play Jewish & Balkan klezmer music this Sunday. Quartet Klezmer Trio: Magdalena Brudzińska - vocal/viola Oskar Gut - accordion Michał Siudyszewski - electric contrabass http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/quartet-klezmer-trio-2/ 11.07.2009 - 19:00 (Saturday) ST. MARIA MAGDALENA CHURCH (ul. Szewska 10) Tickets: 20/10PLN A classical music concert by Polsko-Niemiecka Młoda Filharmonia Dolny Śląsk (Polish-German Lower Silesia Youth Philharmonic). In program are: J. S. Bach / L. Stokowski - “Toccata & Fuga d-moll” M. Karłowicz / R. Bukowski - “Pieśni” M. Karłowicz - “Odwieczne pieśni” op.10 [Poemat ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/young-classic-wratislavia/ Once again, it is the season for cleaning our video backlog. For the next few weeks, we will be editing and publishing the materials from our archive. The first video in this summer clearance series is the recording from the concert of LILA at MLECZARNIA on 26.04.2009. LILA ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/from-the-archive-lila/ 03.07.2009-11.07.2009 With the keyword "Against Cultural Exile," each year Brave Festival brings to Wrocław traditional performing artists and musicians from all over the world. This year's focus is "Prayers of the World," and the main feature is the presentation of various traditional rites of religiosity or spirituality. The program includes: a Zikr ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/brave-festival-prayers-of-the-world/ 27.06.2009 - 18:00 (Saturday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Free Admissions The opening of the photo exhibition by the group “Szare Dni (Grey Days)," presenting the photographies by Agnieszka Motyka, Alicja Pietras, Piotr Rosiński, Marta Skłodowska, Melania Avanzato, Magdalena Charczuk, Malwina de Brade, Katarzyna Skura & Jacek Sołkiewicz. The exhibition is open everyday at ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/photo-exhibition-grey-days/ 18 & 19.06.2009 - 19:00 (Thursday & Friday) WŁODKOWICA 21 (ul. Włodkowica 21) Tickets: 15/10PLN NowoBrzmienia (New Sound) Festival is a two-day festival promoting the ambitious, contemporary club music in Poland. This year, for the 2nd edition, the festival extended its invitation to the sound more various than last year (see our previous ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/new-sound-festival-2/ 17.06.2009 - 17:00 (Wednesday) Galeria ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 4) Free Admissions Screening of the new animated short films made by children through their film workshop at Entropia. The workshop (Children's Film Factory / Dziecięca Wytwórnia Filmowa) has produced many award-winning animated short films, and the screening this week will present the latest works ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/childrens-film-factory/ 02.06.2009-06.06.2009 FORM THEATRE (ul. Hallera 15 / Building of Cinema Lwow) The Mime Festival "KINEMA," organized by the Form Theatre in Wrocław, invites pantomime theatre companies from Czech Republic, Germany, Georgia and Belarus. For more info: www.pantomima.pl/kinema/ (PL/EN) Program: 02.06.2009 (Tuesday) 12:00 Happening in Market Place 15:00 Festival Opening and Grzegorz Szymczyk’s “Circus Nemo” ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/kinema-international-mime-festival/ 30.05.2009-05.06.2009 SIMCHA is the Wrocław Jewish culture festival. The program for its 11th edition this year includes many lectures and workshops, and also film projections and concerts. The most of events will take place around ul. Włodkowica, where Jewish Community Centre and Synagogue are located. For more info: www.simcha.art.pl (PL) Here is ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/simcha-xi/ 24.05.2009-31.05.2009 Wrocław Chamber Orchestra "Leopoldinum" celebrates its 30th anniversary with this week-long festival. In program are: marionette opera, dance performance and concert. For more info: www.leofestiwal.pl (PL) Here is the festival program:  Marionette Opera: Pożar (Die Feuersbrunst)  24.05.2009 - 18:00 (Sunday) WROCŁAW PHILHARMONIC CONCERT HALL (ul. Piłsudskiego 19) Tickets: 60/40PLN  Music-Sculpture-Dance  26.05.2009 - 20:00 (Tuesday) National Museum (pl. ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/leo-festival/ Monday 06.04.2009, at OPT (Ośrodek Postaw Twórczych), Wrocław - Jazz drummer & composer Mike Reed from Chicago played a concert with his band "People, Places & Things." Before the concert, he talked to us about the project "People, Places & Things" and the idea behind it. Download: m_reed.mp4 (640x360 ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/mike-reed-o-people-places-things/ 26.04.2009 - 19:00 (Sunday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Ticket: 20/15PLN "Swiss Club" is a concert series aiming to promote new sounds from Switzerland. This weekend, "Swiss Club" presents LILA, a free-style jazz quartet. Christoph Erb - tenorsaxophon, bassclarinet Hans-Peter Pfammatter - keys, synth-bass Flo Stoffner - guitar Julian Sartorius - drums For more info: www.li-la.ch http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/swiss-club-lila/ Mandala Performance Festival is an annual international festival of contemporary performing arts. The themes of the 5th edition this year are 1) the meeting of performing arts and choreography and 2) the question of identity and alienation. For more information about the artists and performance, please check: mandalaperformance.blogspot.com (PL/EN) Program:  24.04.2009 ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/mandala2009/ 18.04.2009-26.04.2009 "Giving Voice" is an international festival of vocal art forms, created in Wales by the Centre for Performance Research. This year, as a part of its "Grotowski Year 2009" celebration, the Grotowski Institute has brought the festival to Wrocław. The main feature of the festival is vocal workshops, but there ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/giving-voice-harmonic-accord/ On Friday 20.03.2009, Nuru Kane and his band "Baye Falle Gnawa" played a concert at Jazz Club Rura. The music of Nuru Kane mixes the sound of West Africa with the rhythm of Maghreb. The concert took place as a part of Journées de la Francophonie 2009. Download: nuru_kane.mp4 ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/francophonie-2009-nuru-kane/ Monday 16.03.2009, Teatr Lalek - at the gala evening of this year's Journées de la Francophonie fesvial, a French dance company Marie-Laure Agrapart & Cie, led by dancer/choreographer Marie-Laure Agrapart, performed a piece entitled "Àuctor." "Àuctor" takes its inspiration from the poetry of Anna Akhmatova, and the ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/francophonie-2009-agrapart-cie/ 06.04.2009 - 20:00 (Monday) OPT (Ośrodek Postaw Twórczych / ul. Działkowa 15) Ticket: 30PLN Jazz Concert Mike Reed (US) presents his new project "People, Places & Things" at OPT this coming Monday. His quartet will play jazz compositions from Chicago in 1954-1960 (among others, those by Muhal Richard Abrams & Sun Ra). The ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/mike-reeds-people-places-things/ 29.03.2009 - 19:00 (Sunday) FIRLEJ (ul. Grabiszyńska 56) Tickets: 40/30PLN "Swiss Club" is a series of concerts aiming to promote new sounds from Switzerland. Its first tour in 2009 brings to Wrocław Jojo Mayer & Nerve and Brink Man Ship feat. Joy Frempong. For more information & audio samples: www.myspace.com/swissclub Back in 2007, we ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/swiss-club-09/ 29.03.2009 - 18:00 (Sunday) EVANGELICAL CHURCH OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE (Kościół Ewangelicko-Augsburski Opatrzności Bożej / ul. Kazimierza Wielkiego 29) Tickets: 25/15PLN Program: J. Haydn – Sieben letzten Worte für Streicher J. Haydn – Missa St. Bernardi von Offida in B Hob.XXII:10 With: Wrocław Chamber Orchestra “Leopoldinum” Wrocław Philharmonic Choir Ernst Kovacic (conductor) Violetta Wysocka-Marciniak (soprano) Agnieszka Niezgoda (soprano) Ewa Wojtowicz (alto) Jakub Bieszczad (tenor) Maciej Adamczyk ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/oratorio-concert-die-sieben-letzten-worte/ 20.03.2009 (Friday) - 18:30 GALERIA ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 4) Free Admissions The 7th edition of "audio_entropia" series presents sound performance by Herman Müntzing (flexichord, sampler), Johannes Bergmark (electronics) and Nano (toys). See more: http://www.entropia.art.pl/HermanMuntzing/intro.html (PL) http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/audio_entropia-007/ 21.03.2009-24.03.2009 ENERGIA DŹWIĘKU (“Energy of Sound”) is a festival around Neo-Folk and experimental sound. The 4th edition this year features the concerts by Univers Zero (BE), Gae Bolg (FR), etc. and also lectures and workshops. For more information: http://www.industrialart.eu/index.php?go=energiadzwieku  21.03.2009 (Saturday) - 19:00  GOTHIC HALL (Sala Gotycka, ul. Purkyniego 1) Tickets: 45/35PLN [Concert] Gae Bolg (FR), ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/energia-dzwieku-4/ On Tuesday 17.02.2009, Galeria ENTROPIA hosted a sound performance entitled "Revenant Sound," led by John Grzinich & Patrick McGinley. "Revenant Sound" is an open project around site-specific acoustics and sounds. The project is "open" first of all to the different sites and their physical as well as ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/revenant-sound/ 06.03.2009-22.03.2009 To commemorate the establishment of the intergovernmental organization of “Francophones,” every year around the 20th of March, SCAC (Service de coopération et d’action culturelle) in Wrocław organizes “Journées de la Francophonie” festival. The guiding theme of the festival is thus “Francophonie” – it is not only about France and French ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/journees-de-la-francophonie-2009/ 15.12.2008, BROWAR MIESZCZAŃSKI (ul. Hubska 44-48) - This is the recording from the last concert of “Enjoy Mondays 3” (“Polubisz Poniedziałki”). The guest for the evening was avant-folk group Maćko Korba. Maćko Korba: Paulina Srzednicka - voice, violin Marek Przewłocki - traverso, gaita galega Sebastian Wielądek - bansuri, lire Maciej Kierzkowski - ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/enjoy-mondays-3-macko-korba/ On Tuesday 13.01.2009, Berlin-based musician Barbara Morgenstern played a concert at OPT (Ośrodek Postaw Twórczych) in Wrocław. Morgenstern recently released her 5th album "bm," and the concert was a part of its promotional tour. In our interview, she talks about her new album and also about improvisation ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/barbara-morgenstern-bm/ 13.01.2009 - 19:00 (Tuesday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Admission: 6PLN Mleczarnia and the students of the Serbian studies at the university of Wrocław organize an evening for the Orthodox New Year's Eve, animated by the live music by Balkan Folk Akustik.   http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/orthodox-new-years-eve/ For the 10th anniversary of the death of Jerzy Grotowski (1933-1999), The Grotowski Institute prepares events throughout the year 2009. Here is a quick view of the inauguration week (12.01-15.01):  Monday 12.01.09  16:00 - The Inauguration (at the Great Hall of Ratusz, Rynek) hosted by Ludwik Flaszen, Rena Mirecka, Zygmunt Molik 18:30 - ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/grotowski-year-2009/ 13.01.2009 - 20:00 (Tuesday) OPT (Ośrodek Postaw Twórczych / ul. Działkowa 15) Ticket: 30PLN Barbara Morgenstern (DE) is on tour for the promotion of her new album "bm." More information can be found at: http://www.monika-enterprise.de/ Audio samples are available at her myspace page: myspace.com/barbaramorgenstern http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/barbara-morgenstern-at-opt/ 15.12.2008 - 19:00 (Monday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Ticket: 10PLN A screening of international short films. This December edition of Future Shorts Poland includes many video clip projects, such as "Something Good" by Eran Creevy (GB) with the music of MC Hammer, "I Believe" by Romain Gavras (FR) with the music of Simian ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/future-shorts-december-2008/ Ambient Music Festival (Festiwal Ambientalny) 06 & 07.12.2008 - 19:00 (Sat & Sun) WŁODKOWICA 21 (ul. Włodkowica 21) Tickets: 9/5PLN This mini 2-day festival aims to promote ambitious electronic music projects by Polish artists and composers in such music genres as ambient, minimal and lounge.  06.12.2008 - 19:00 (Saturday)  Periskop (Folk/Electronica/Experimental) Mr.S (Down Tempo/Lounge/Ambient) Jacaszek (Electronica/Experimental/Classical)  07.12.2008 - ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/ambient-music-festival/ 01.12.2008-04.12.2008 MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Tickets: 10PLN (25PLN for the 3-day pass) The second edition of Wrocław Queer film festival "A million dfferent loves!?" will take place this week. Here is the program:  01.12 (Monday)  17:00 - Finn’s Girl (Dominique Cardona & Laurie Colbert, Canada, 2007, 88 min.) 18:45 - Derniers Mots / Parting Words (Joe ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/a-million-dfferent-loves/ 20.10.2008, OSSOLINEUM INSTITUTE (ul. Szewska 37) - Under the heading of "Terra Incognita III," Zbigniew Pilch played various violin pieces from the 18th century. "Terra Incognita" is Pilch's personal project, and it aims to present the compositions which are often confined in the academic and professional circles ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/enjoy-mondays-3-terra-incognita-iii/ 01.12.2008 - 20:30 (Monday) STREFA WZ (Pl. Wolności 7) Tickets: 15PLN The local Trip-Hop orchestra Digit-All-love will play a concert at the finale of Wrocławski Festiwal Form Muzycznych (Wrocław Music Form Festival). "Festiwal Form Muzycznych" is a music competition for amateur bands of various genres, organized by Światowid (www.swiatowid.net.pl). The concerts by this ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/digit-all-love-wz/ 30.11.2008 - 20:30 (Sunday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Tickets: 20/15PLN Karen Duelund - vocals Martin Bennebo - accordion "Mademoiselle Karen" is a duo from Copenhagen, the same musicians that play with Czesław Mozil in his "Czesław Śpiewa" project (Watch our video to find out more: http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/czeslaw-spiewa/). This concert is also the last in the program ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/mademoiselle-karen/ 21.11.2008 (Friday) "Ritual (Rytuał Mediów)" is an annual mini art festival and its guiding idea is to problematize the relation between the human and the media and express it by the use of art. This year, its 7th edition will take place on the World Television Day (21.11) and many events ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/ritual-vii/ 16.11.2008-20.11.2008 OPT /Ośrodek Postaw Twórczych (ul. Działkowa 15) Cultural center OPT is running a unique music festival this week, opening the door to the recording studio to the public. It is concerts at the recording studio at OPT but it is also recording sessions of the records (to be published in 2009). It ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/studio-festival/ 14 & 15.11.2008 - 20:00 (Friday & Saturday) Pieśń Kozła Theatre (Song of the Goat Theatre / ul. Purkyniego 1, tel. 071/ 342-71-10) Tickets: 30/20PLN (For ticket reservation, please call: (+48) 71 342 71 10) The award-winning theatre company Teatr Pieśń Kozła premieres its new production "Macbeth" this weekend. Here's the performance schedule ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/macbeth-at-piesn-kozla-theatre/ 08.11.2008-30.11.2008 Jazztopad is an international jazz festival with a twist: it has the predilection for the blend of jazz and classical music. The 5th edition this year welcomes Kenny Wheeler, Joanna MacGregor, John Taylor, Manu Katché, Andy Sheppard, Lutosławski Quartet, and many more guests from all around the world. Here is the ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/jazztopad-festival-2008/ 14.10.2008, MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) - This is a video snippet from a free-jazz concert by Trzaska / Thomas / Zerang Trio. Featuring Mikołaj Trzaska (PL) in saxophone, Clayton Thomas (AU) in contrabass, and Michael Zerang (US) in percussion. Download: trzaska_trio_b.mp4 (640x360 / H.264 / AAC / 24.90MB / ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/trzaska-thomas-zerang-at-mleczarnia/ 05.11.2008-10.11.2008 Industrial Art presents the 7th edition of the Wrocław Industrial Festival. The programme includes exhibition, happening and concerts. See below for the full programme:  05.11.2008 - 18:00 (Wednesday)  BROWAR MIESZCZAŃSKI (ul. Hubska 44) Exhibition: Espira (GB), Joanna Pałys Concert: Embryonal Position (PL) Anhedonia (CZ)  06.11.2008 (Thursday)  BWA AWANGARDA (Wita Stwosza 32) Crash Happening/Concert SSS: Sebastian Meissner Random Inc Robert B. Lisek Fundamental Research ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/vii-industrial-festival/ 12.10.2008, MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) - This is a video snippet from the opening reception for the exhibition of the photography by Światosław Wojtkowiak, the winner of Polish National Geographic Photo Competition 2007. The exhibition is open everyday from 18:00, through 27.11.2008. Download: mle_october08_1_b.mp4 (640x360 / H.264 / AAC ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/photos-2005-08/ EPIDEMIA ANIMACJI (Animation Epidemic) 18.10.2008 - 18.00 (Saturday) Cinema WARSZAWA (ul. Piłsudskiego 64) Free Admission Every year, Galeria Entropia organizes animated-film workshops for children, and this Saturday, we have a chance to watch the works of young animators on a big screen. The projection will be accompanied by the live music by Małe Instrumenty ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/animation-epidemic/ 27.09.2008, FIRLEJ (ul. Grabiszyńska 56) - This is our second video podcast from Avant Music Festival (19.09.2008 - 27.10.2008), and we bring you the scenes from the concert of Lucas Niggli Drum Quartet "Beat Bag Bohemia." Drum Quartet is Lucas Niggli's one of the latest undertakings, and ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/avant-lucas-niggli/ 10.10.2008 - 20:30 (Friday) RURA (ul. Łazienna 4)) Tickets: 18/14/12PLN Alternative/Rock/Folk Singer song-writer Tanja Frinta, a.k.a. "Lonely Drifter Karen," is back to Wrocław this Friday. Her unique voice and writing carry the air of Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Tom Waits, Marlene Dietrich, Leonard Cohen, and the like. Find out more: myspace.com/lonelydrifterkaren Lonely Drifter Karen: Tanja ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/lonely-drifter-karen/ 08.10.2008 - 20:00 (Wednesday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Ticket: 20PLN A concert of the avantgarde jazz trio "The Light" with the guest Aram Shelton (US). Wacław Zimpel - clarinet & bass clarinet Robert Rasz - drums Wojciech Traczyk - bass Aram Shelton - clarinet & alto sax http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/concert-the-light-aram-shelton/ 26.09.2008, MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) - The local multi-instrumental group "Małe Instrumenty" played a late-night concert as a part of Avant Music Festival (19.09.2008 - 27.10.2008). "Małe Instrumenty" means "Small instruments," and as its name indicates, the stage is filled with many small instruments; Some of them ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/avant-male-instrumenty/ 06.10.2008 - 22.12.2008 (On Selected Mondays) “Enjoy Mondays” (“Polubisz Poniedziałki”) is a mini-festival around classical music. This 3rd edition follows the same programming principle as the previous editions: each concert with a music from a different period and a different style. As a whole, the series of concerts forms an interesting ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/enjoy-mondays-3/ 12.09.2008, Jazz Club RURA (ul. Łazienna 4) - An Oxford-based band Jonquil performed their first concert in Poland. The sound in live was much livelier than the recorded version (you can find the samples on their myspace page: www.myspace.com/jonquiluk), and in our interview, Hugo Manuel and Sam ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/jonquil-live-at-rura/ "Avant Music Festival" is a new international music festival around avant-garde sounds and experimental jazz music. For more info: www.avantmusic.pl (in PL only) Here is the programme:  19.09.2008 - Friday: Tickets: 22/15PLN  FIRLEJ (ul. Grabiszyńska 56) 20:00 - Dawid Szczęsny (PL) 21:00 - Ken Vandermark (SE/US)  26.09.2008 - Friday: Tickets: 25/18PLN  FIRLEJ (ul. Grabiszyńska 56) 20:00 - ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/avant-music-festival/ 13.09 & 14.09.2008 (Sat & Sun) Lalek (Puppet) Theatre (pl. Teatralny 4) At this special edition of the series "Art of Reading: Paper Theatre (Sztuka czytania – Teatr papierowy)," the Lalek Theatre premieres 2 pieces taken from French authors' works, with the presence of the director Jan Peszek. The first piece - "Opowieści ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/french-literature-culture-in-paper-theatre/ 12.09.2008 - 20:30 (Friday) RURA (ul. Łazienna 4) Tickets: 14/12/9PLN This Friday, at Jazz Club Rura, Jonquil will perform one and the only concert in Poland. audio samples: http://www.myspace.com/jonquiluk Jonquil is an Oxford bedroom recording project turned band, centered around 20 year old Hugo Manuel. In borrowing Kit Monteith, Ben Rimmer and Jody Prewett from ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/jonquil-at-rura/ Last December, Exploding Star Orchestra played a concert in Wrocław and this week they are back in Poland. This time they are playing in Łodź, at a jazz club Jazzga, as a part of the Festival of Dialogue of Four Cultures 2008. To give you a taste ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/exploding-star-orchestra/ 05.09.2008 - 19:00 (Friday) Cultural Centre “ZAMEK” (pl. Świętojański 1, Leśnica) Free Admission The opening reception for the new exhibition of the installation - “Pojawienie” - by Magda Grzybowska. The installation is open through the end of September. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/new-exhibition-at-zamek/ 04.09.2008-14.09.2008 "Wratislavia Cantans" is the biggest international classical music festival in Dolny Śląsk (Lower Silesia) and this year it celebrates its 43rd edition. In our concert section, we list only the concerts held in Wrocław. If you are looking for the concert information in other cities, please check: http://www.wratislavia.art.pl/programen.htm http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/wratislavia-cantans/ 09.07.2008, MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) - "Czesław Śpiewa" is a music project by Czesław Mozil, and at the occasion of its 4th birthday, Café Mleczarnia invited Czesław to play 2 concerts (09.07.08 & 10.07.08). This video is from the first day of the concerts. Download: czeslaw_spiewa.mp4 (H.264 / AAC ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/czeslaw-spiewa/ Wrocław Non Stop 08, Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych (ul. Wystawowa 1) - the video installation by Louis Rollinde - "W.EARTH" - was presented as one of the major events at this year's Wrocław Non Stop Festival. The installation was inspired by the satellite images from the Google Earth, ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/wearth/ Festival of Trailers 11.07.2008-13.07.2008 Trzebnica The 3rd edition of the Festival of Trailers (Festiwal Zwiastunów) takes place this weekend at Trzebnica, a city just outside of Wrocław. As the name indicates, it is the festival of the short trailer films, but the programme includes also the projections of international documentary films, controversial advertizement ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/the-cinema-on-beds/ Brave Festival 4 Rituals: Out of Africa 04.07.2008-12.07.2008 With the keyword "Against Cultural Exile," each year Brave Festival brings to Wrocław traditional performing artists and musicians from all over the world. This year's focus is Africa. Complete programme (the venues are listed at the bottom):  04.07.2008 Friday  19:00 - (Concert) "Qawwali" by Akhtar Sharif ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/brave-festival-4/ Survival 6: Art in Extreme Conditions 29.06.2008-01.07.2008 (Sunday-Tuesday) Everyday 19:00-01:00 Dzielnica Czterech Świątyń Every year, "Survival" Art Festival takes art works out of galleries and brings them to the public places, and by doing so, they hope to create productive dynamics with the general public. This year's edition will take place around the area ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/survival-6/ On 24.06.2008, KLUB WŁODKOWICA 21 (ul. Włodkowica 21) hosted the festival NowoBrzmienia (see our previous post). In our interview, the organizer Maciek Zakrzewski from Wrocławski Klub FORMATY explains the idea of the festival and introduces the bands featured in this event. For your pleasure, we also included ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/from-the-festival-nowobrzmienia/ 24.06.2008 - 19:00 (Tuesday) KLUB WŁODKOWICA 21 (ul. Włodkowica 21) Tickets: 9/5PLN Wrocławski Klub FORMATY organizes NowoBrzmienia Festival (New Sound Festival) to promote ambitious music based on electronics and styles such as trip-hop, lounge, avant pop and jazz. Feat. Stealpot (Down-tempo/Jazz/Electronica), Fat Burning Step (Dub Step), Zgas, human beatbox (Hip Hop/A'cappella/Rap), Sinusoidal (Electronica/Hip ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/new-sound-festival/ 20.06.2008 – 18:30 (Friday) ARKA Theatre (ul. Mennicza 3) Free Admissions C.Q.F.D (la Culture Qui Fait Discuter) is a series of Francophone round-table discussion organized by Arka Theatre. The June edition invites Toyotaka Ota, video artist and also the founder and the chief editor of WroclawWeekly.pl. He will present WroclawWeekly and its original ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/cqfd-2/ In May 2008, Shakespeare Wrocław performed "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" in the courtyard of Club Pracoffnia (ul. Więzienna 6). Shakespeare Wrocław is an amateur/student theatre group led by the director John White, and they perform each year one Shakespearean play in the original English dialogue (Read more ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/shakespeare-wroclaw-a-midsummer-nights-dream/ Concert (Alternative/Electro) 14.06.2008 - 20:00 (Saturday) FIRLEJ (ul. Grabiszyńska 56) Tickets: 18/13PLN Polish electronica group Öszibarack plays at Firlej at the occasion of the release of their 2nd album "Plim Plum Plam." For more information: http://www.myspace.com/oszibarack http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/oszibarack-plim-plum-plam/ 08.06.2008 – 20:00 (Sunday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Ticket: 10PLN A screening of international short films. This June edition of Future Shorts includes “Between Walls” (DE) by Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu, “Ver Llover” (MX) by Elisa Miller, and many video clip projects. More on Future Shorts: www.futureshorts.pl www.myspace.com/futureshorts_poland www.youtube.com/futureshortspoland Complete Programme: Between Walls dir. Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu / Germany / 2007 / ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/future-shorts-june-2008/ 27.04.2008, Club Bezsenność (ul. Ruska 51) - after their a-month-long tour to Germany and UK, Miloopa returned to the Wrocław stage. The concert featured Roli Mosimann, the producer of their 2nd album "Unicode." Miloopa is a Wrocław-based Drum'n'Bass unit. Their music, however, is not limited to Drum'n'Bass: Miloopa ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/miloopa-unicode-live/ The Japanese cult group Boris played a concert at FIRLEJ (ul. Grabiszyńska 56) on 08.05.2008. Before the concert, Jakub Pajek interviewed Atsuo, the drummer/vocalist of the group, in Japanese, and asked him about their work and artistic influences, and also about their new album "Smile." Download: boris_interview.mp4 (H.264 / ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/boris-interview-with-atsuo/ 03.06.2008 - 20:00 (Tuesday) CRK (ul. Jagiellończyka 10c/d) Ticket: 5PLN OPT (Ośrodek Postaw Twórczych) organizes with CRK (Centrum Reanimacji Kultury) an open-air picnic. The main feature of the evening is the projection of the silent movie "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" (1920), accompanied by the live performance of Devil Music Ensemble (US) with ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/devil-music-ensemble/ 01.06.2008 - From 11:30 (Sunday) MUSLIM CENTRE OF CULTURE AND EDUCATION (ul. Kasprowicza 24) Free Admission As part of the 4th annual Muslim Cultural Days, Wrocław Muslim Centre organizes the Mosque Open Day. Beside the visit to the mosque, the programme includes presentation of Islamic worlds, language workshops and the tasting of ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/mosque-open-day/ 30.05.2008 - 01.06.2008 (Friday - Sunday) CLUB PRACOFFNIA (ul. Więzienna 6) Starts Everyday at 16:00 Free Admissions A student theatre group, under the direction of John White, presents the performance of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream in English. John White works as English teacher, but he is also a theatre actor/director. At the ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/a-midsummer-nights-dream/ On 18.05.2008 at Café Mleczarnia (ul. Włodkowica 5), the exhibition by Anka Mierzejewska - “Ciacho w Mleczarni” – opened the 2-week long festival "Czyli Wrocław," the first cultural initiative by Mleczarnia Foundation. The exhibition title "Ciacho w Mleczarni" is here given a double meaning: one is ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/ciacho-w-mleczarni/ 25.05.2008 – 19:15 (Sunday) WSPÓŁCZESNY (CONTEMPORARY) THEATRE (ul. Rzeźnicza 12) Tickets: 30/20PLN Dance Performance A French dance group “Melting Spot," led by the French hip-hop dance pioneer Farid Berki, presents a contemporary dance performance: "Exodust." As the title indicates, the performance elaborates on the theme of "migration," and more specifically, on "illegal immigrants," their hope, ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/exodust/ 18.05-21.05.2008 & 27.05-29.05.2008 MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Mleczarnia Foundation organizes the 1st edition of "Czyli Wrocław." "Czyli Wrocław" literally translates as "Or Wrocław" or "A.k.a. Wrocław," and this title reflects the ambition of the festival to represent a dynamic and creative side of Wrocław and promote it to a wider public both ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/czyli-wroclaw-artistic-festival/ 14.05.2008 - 21:00 (Wednesday) BEZSENNOŚĆ (ul. Ruska 51) Ticket: 10PLN Alternative/Polish L.Stadt from Łodź is on a tour for the promotion of their debut album. Their self-titled album "L.Stadt" is a result of four years of work by 4 young musicians who met in Strasbourg. For more information is available at: www.lstadt.com L.Stadt are: Łukasz Lach ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/concert-lstadt/ At the Mandala Performance Festival (25.04.2008 – 27.04.2008), a Canadian actress Sharon Feder presented a performance entitled "Nostalgia" In the interview after the performance, Feder shared with us some of the personal motivations behind the creation of this piece. Before the camera, she talks about her family history, homesickness, ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/mandala-2008-interview-with-sharon-feder/ Mime Performance: "Only You – Farce Of One Couple" 11.05.2008 - 19:30 (Sunday) FORM THEATRE – MIME STAGE (ul. Hallera 15 / building of Cinema Lwow) Tickets: 25PLN (20PLN for students) This wordless performance recounts a story of a hard, sometime absurd, but possible love. The story, whose initial scene opens to the Poland in the ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/form-theatre-only-you/ The 10th edition of "SIMCHA," the Wrocław Jewish culture festival. Concerts, lecture, film projections and workshop will take place at the various locations around ul. Włodkowica (Mleczarnia, Synagogue and Jewish community centre, etc.). This year, the first day of the festival coincides with the "Israel Day" and additional events are ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/simcha-x/ This is the belated release of our last podcast episode on the second edition of "Enjoy Mondays" ("Polubisz Poniedziałki") festival (08.10.07-17.12.07). The video features String Quartet MUSICARIUS, and the concert took place on 03.12.2007 at Ossolineum Institute (ul. Szewska 37). Download: em2007_06.mp4 (H.264 / AAC / 8.99MB / 1:45)Please ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/enjoy-mondays-s2e06-string-quartet-musicarius/ 07.05.2008 - 20:30 (Wednesday) RURA (ul. Łazienna 4) Tickets: 14/12/9PLN Jazz / Acoustic / Indie / Pop A concert of a singer song-writer Wotienke from Netherlands.The audio sample available here: www.myspace.com/wotienke Feat. Jan Boros (contrabass), Ondrej Adámek (percussions), Martin Janírek (sax) & Karel Cinibulk (guitar) http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/wotienke-band/ 08.05.2008 - 20:00 (Thursday) FIRLEJ (ul. Grabiszyńska 56) Tickets: 45/35PLN Psychedelic / Alternative / Noise / Doom etc. Japanese experimental band "Boris" returns to Wrocław at the occasion of the release of their new album "Smile." For more info: www.inoxia-rec.com/boris. The concert features also a US duo Growing. Read on for the interview with ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/boris-growing/ C.Q.F.D (la Culture qui fait discuter) - with Sharon Fedder 25.04.2008 – 19:00 (Friday) ARKA Theatre (ul. Mennicza 3) During the Journées de la Francophonie (07.03-16.03.2008), the round-table discussion on the theme of "La perte d'influence de la culture française?" took place with the initiative of Arka Theatre (the audio recording of the ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/cqfd/ Mandala Performance Festival is an annual festival aiming to promote performing art in its wider sense to a general public. This is already its 4th edition, and the festival continues its unique and atypical programming. This year's programme includes: "non-dance" dance, butoh, action painting, body art. Programme:  25.04.2008 (Friday)   16:00  GALERIA MIEJSKA (ul. ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/mandala2008/ 21.04.2008-24.04.2008 MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) The first edition of Festival Remiza, a contemporary Polish traditional music festival. The festival aims to promote Polish traditional culture as part of our living culture today. This is also the first festival of this kind in Wrocław. For more information about the festival: www.cmt.art.pl Programme: 21.04.2008 (Monday) - ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/festival-remiza/ 18.04.2008-20.04.2008 DROGA DO MEKKI (ul. Ruska 51) The 3-day celebration of Droga do mekki 3rd [or 4th, depending on whom you are talking to] birthday party. DAY 1: 18.04.2008 (Friday) - serving musical raptures, every and each in different rhythm. Roszja & Lu www.myspace.com/przezsciane kIRk www.myspace.com/kirkband LabiRytm www.myspace.com/labirytm Łona & Webber www.dobrzewiesz.net http://asfalt.pl/lona.html DAY ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/droga-do-mekki-34-birthday/ A Hawdalah Concert 13.04.2008 – 18:00 (Sunday) SYNAGOGUE “UNDER A WHITE STORK” (Synagoga Pod Białym Bocianem / ul. Włodkowica 7) Tickets: 25/15PLN Klezzmates (Kraków) will play klezmer music. Klezzmates: Bartek Staniak - violin Tomek Polak - clarinet Marcin Wiercioch - accordion Krzysiek Kossowski - percussions Jarek Wilkosz - contrabass For more information about the band: http://www.klezzmates.pl/ http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/klezzmates-at-synagogue/ 13.04.2008 – 18:00 (Sunday) AULA LEOPOLDINA (pl. Uniwersytecki 1) Tickets: 25/15PLN Under the direction of Mariusz Smolij, Wrocław Chamber Orchestra “Leopoldinum”will play the compositions by Andrzej Panufnik, Aaron Copland, Anton Arensky and Joseph Haydn. "Compositions of Arensky, who tutored such famous composers like Rimsky-Korsakov, Rakhmaninov and Scriabin among others, are not very well ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/leopoldinum-04-2008/ 10.04.2008 - 20:00 (Thursday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Tickets: 20/15PLN The evening with the rhythm of flamenco. The group "Corazón Flamenco" will present the best of flamenco in action. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/flamenco-at-mleczarnia/   This is the last podcast episode from this year's Journées de la Francophonie (07.03-16.03.2008) in Wrocław. Arka Theatre presented a theatrical adaptation of 2 of the most famous tales by Charles Perrault: "Le Petit Chaperon rouge (Little Red Riding Hood)" and "Les Fées (Diamonds and Toads)." The play ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/francophonie-2008-tales-of-perrault/   On 29.30.2008 at Ossolineum Hall - this evening's concert was organized with the heading: "Early German Harpsichord." In this video, you will see the fragments of a performance of the compositions by Georg Bochm (1661-1733) & Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644-1704). Performing are Urszula Danielewicz (harpsichord), ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/early-german-harpsichord/ http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/music-radio-experiment/ 02 & 03.04.2008 - 20:00 (Wednesday & Thursday) PIEŚŃ KOZŁA THEATRE (ul. Purkyniego 1) Tickets: 30PLN (Group Discount: 25PLN) The presentation of the anthropological version of the performance: "Lacrimosa." The evening will be divided in three parts. First part (IMPRESSION): the film showing the Anastenaria – the ritual of fire walking that inspired the movement ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/lacrimosa-anthropological-version/ 30.03.2008 - 20:00 (Sunday) WARSZAWA (ul. Piłsudskiego 64) Tickets: 10/8PLN Film Group "Zbliżenie (Close Up)" organizes a screening of Polish-Russian short documentary films. These films are made in response to a project "Russia-Poland: New Gaze" (http://www.newgaze.info/english). With English subtitles. Programme: 1. "Sacrum" dir. Aliona Połunina 2. "Elektryczka" dir. Maciej Cuske 3. "Moskiewska żona" dir. Barbara Białowąs 4. "Mój ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/polish-russian-short-films/ 28.03.2008 - 18:00 (Friday) Galeria ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 4) Free Admission The opening reception for a new multimedia installation by Lech Twardowski ("Anaconda: Ślady miasta czyli jak nawzajem się zżeramy"). The exhibition is open till 18.04. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/lech-twardowski-an-installation/   On 15.03.2008, the concert of Nosfell took place as part of this year's Journées de la Francophonie (07.03-16.03.2008) at Firlej. On stage, Nosfell put together simple audio-visual elements - light, voice, movement, etc. - and channelled them into a surprising harmony. Download: francophonie08_04.mp4 (H.264 / AAC /15.97MB / ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/francophonie-2008-nosfell/ Folloing the success of the previous years, from 26th through 30th March, Ars&Studium organizes the 4th edition of Harpsichord Music Days (Dni muzyki klawesynowej). This year's programme presents the harpsichord from various perspectives, and each concert will be a unique musical experience. Programme:  Contemporary Harpsichord  26.03.2008 - 19:00 (Wednesday) OSSOLINEUM HALL (ul. ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/harpsichord-days-4/   13.03.2008 at Firlej - the evening's programme featured two bands from France - Gong Gong and Sayag Jazz Machine. This episode of video podcast contains extracts from the multimedia performance by Sayag Jazz Machine. Download: francophonie08_03.mp4 (H.264 / AAC / 9.94MB / 1:53)Please use Quicktime 7 or ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/francophonie-2008-sayag-jazz-machine/   11.03.2008, Teatr Lalek - A’Corps dance company performed a piece entitled "Nous sommes tous…" for the general public. It was the second performance, following the one at the opening ceremony of Journées de la Francophonie the night before. The performance was offered for free, and many young ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/francophonie-2008-acorps/   The first video podcast from this year's Journées de la Francophonie (07.03-16.03.2008) presents the concert by Davy Sicard (08.03.2008 at Jazz Club Rura). The singer Davy Sicard was born in the Réunion Island and is currently living in France. He sang in the mixture of Réunionnaise Creole and ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/francophonie-2008-davy-sicard/ 07.03.2008-16.03.2008 Commemorating the establishment of the intergovernmental organization of “Francophones,” the festival “Journées de la Francophonie” organizes various cultural events, exhibitions and a series of conferences every year. For this year’s programme, please visit http://frankofonia.wroclaw.pl/ (in French and Polish). On Friday 07.03.2008, as a part of the festival, a round-table discussion on ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/journees-de-la-francophonie-2008/ 06.03.2008 - 20:00 (Thursday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Tickets: 30/25PLN A jazz concert by *Trzaska/Gasser/Zerang* feat. Mikołaj Trzaska -- sax, bass clarinet, klarnet basowy Clementine Gasser-- violoncello Michalel Zerang -- percussions This is a new jazz project led by Mikołaj Trzaska. The collaboration of three musicians with different musical background creates an interesting mix of classical music, ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/chameleon-jazz/ Matplaneta & 100nka are on tour this month. Here is the schedule: 07.03.08 Warszawa "Café Culturalna" 08.03.08 Bydgoszcz "Mózg" 09.03.08 Torun "Pod Aniołem" 14.03.08 Świnoujście "Centrala" 18.03.08 Kraków "Alchemia" 17.03.08 Katowice "Cogitatur" 19.03.08 Wrocław "Mleczarnia" Matplaneta's music combines the electronic tones from 70’ and trance and jazz, and goes in the line of the new stream of ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/matplaneta-on-tour/ AudioEntropia002: Audrey Chen 19.02.2008 – 19:00 (Tuesday) GALERIA ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 4) Free Admissions AudioEntropia is a new project at the Entropia Gallery and promotes a series of projects that utilize sound and blur the boundary of space and sound. The guest this week is Audrey Chen from USA. Her performance incorporates sound, movement ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/audioentropia002-audrey-chen/ 17.02.2008 – 18:00 (Sunday) SYNAGOGUE “UNDER A WHITE STORK” (Synagoga Pod Białym Bocianem / ul. Włodkowica 7) Tickets: 20/15PLN “The Saints” – a trio from Kraków – will play traditional Klezmer tunes. Antoni Kulka-Sobkowicz (violin), Grzegorz Lenart (accordion) and Karol Pacholec (bass) http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/the-saints-a-klezmer-concert/ 16.02.2008 – 20:00 (Saturday) RURA (ul. Łazienna 4) Tickets: 35/30PLN A jazz concert by a Swedish-Norwegian group “The Thing,” feat. Mats Gustafsson (sax), Paal Nilssen-Love (percussions) & Ingebrigt Haker Flaten (bass) More info (in PL): http://www.opt-art.net/koncerty/the_thing/ http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/the-thing/ 05.02.2008 - 20:00 (Tuesday) OPT (Ośrodek Postaw Twórczych / ul. Działkowa 15) Ticket: 10PLN Avant-Jazz concert by Kruzenshtern & Parohod (Israel). Audio/Video samples available at: http://www.myspace.com/kruzenshtern Kruzenshtern & Parohod: Igor Krutogolov - bass, vocal Ruslan Gross - clarinet Guy Schechter - percussions Olya Yelensky - accordion http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/kruzenshtern-parohod/ 25.01.2008 – 18:00 (Friday) Centrum Kultury ZAMEK (pl. Świętojański 1, Leśnica) Admission: 5PLN The programme of this cultural meeting on the theme of “Turkmenistan, Turkey” includes the photo exhibition opening, slide presentations and a traditional dance demonstration. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/turkmenistan-turkey-2/ 26.01.2008 – 19:15 (Saturday) Współczesny (Contemporary) Theatre (ul. Rzeźnicza 12) This Saturday the Wrocław Współczesny Theatre premieres a new production of “BAAL” by Bertolt Brecht, directed by Anna Augustynowicz. “BAAL” was written in 1918, when Brecht was only 20 years old. This play is a satirical and lyrical rendition of a realist observation ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/bertolt-brecht%e2%80%99s-baal/ 20.01.2008 – 18:00 (Sunday) AULA LEOPOLDINA (pl. Uniwersytecki 1) Tickets: 25/15PLN Wrocław Chamber Orchestra “Leopoldinum” will play under the direction of Ernst Kovacic, along with a special guest David Owen Norris (GB) on piano. The programme: “West Side Story” (medley) by L. Bernstein, “Jazz Concerto” by J. Horovitz and “Four Seasons” by A. Piazzolla. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/in-the-swinging-rhythm/ 19.01.2008 – 13:00-16:00 (Saturday) Centrum Kultury ZAMEK (pl. Świętojański 1, Leśnica / www.zamek.wroclaw.pl) Admission: 12PLN One-day workshop for children around the theme of Carnival. Children will learn to make masks from paper-cray and some accessories, and also learn some dance in the rhythm of Salsa. On Thursday 24.01.2008, CK ZAMEK also organizes a Carnival ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/carnival-workshop-for-children/   The video recording from the opening of the exhibition “Forma jest pustką (The Form Is Emptiness)” by Olga Osadowska on 19.11.2007, Mleczarnia (ul. Włodkowica 5). It was the third exhibition of the 2nd edition of “Enjoy Mondays” (“Polubisz Poniedziałki”) festival (08.10.07-17.12.07). Download: em2007_05.mp4 (H.264 / AAC / 7.30MB / ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/enjoy-mondays-s2e05/ "Vers une Europe forteresse? Regards croisés sur la gestion des frontières de l’Union européenne" 11 & 12.01.2008 (Friday & Saturday) Free Admission / Registration by email required: confeurope@poczta.onet.eu The students from the masters “Politiques Européennes” of the IEP de Strasbourg and of the University of Wrocław and the Franco-Polish society “France-Pologne pour ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/conference-on-the-frontiers-of-europe/ 08.01.2008 - 19:00 (Tuesday) KAMFORA (ul. Św. Antoniego 24) Free Admission Étrangement Courts:Soirée Courts Métrages L'Ambassade de France and Club Kamfora organize a screening of French shorts movies. The films are in original French with subtitles in English. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/etrangement-courts/ 06.01.2008 – 18:00 (Sunday) GALERIA ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 4) Free Admission On the day of Epiphany, Entropia organizes a special evening with 4 artists: Jerzy Kosałka (space), Mieczysław Eligiusz Litwiński (music), Henryk Waniek (text), and Saba Krasoczko (vocal). For more info: http://www.entropia.art.pl/TrzejMagowie/intro.html http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/three-magi-a-star/ 06.01.2008 - 19:00 (Sunday) CAFE KALAMBUR (ul. Kuźnicza 29a) Projection of award-winning documentary film "An Inconvenient Truth" (dir. Davis Guggenheim / 2006 / US). The film follows Nobel-prize-winner Al Gore in his international campaign to make global environmental crisis recognized as a pressing problem. Home-made vegetarian food will be available during the projection. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/an-inconvenient-truth/   The second concert of the “Enjoy Mondays” (“Polubisz Poniedziałki”) festival (08.10.07-17.12.07) featured a newly formed wind-instrument quintet - La Forza Gentile. In this video, Marek Niewiedział from La Forza Gentile talks about their project and the motivation behind it. The concert “La Forza Gentile: Quintessence of Taste" took ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/enjoy-mondays-s2e04-la-forza-gentile/ 29.12.2007 - 19:00 (Saturday) Scena Kalambur (ul. Kuźnicza 29a) Free admission A Butoh spectacle by Teatr Limen (Warsaw). The title word "Apoptosis" means "programmed death of cells," and this spectacle attempts to choreograph a thinking of hidden cellular decay, its inevitability and the preparation for death. Preceding the performance, Sylwia Hanff from Teatr ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/apoptosis/ 19.12.2007 - 19:00 (Wednesday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Tickets: 10/8PLN The repertoire of Duo Guitarinet includes the works of such Latin-American compositors as Astor Piazzolla, Radames Gnattali, Egberto Gismonti & Sergio Assad. Duo Guitarinet: Krzysztof Pełech - guitar Jan Jakub Bokun - clarinet http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/duo-guitarinet/ 16.12.2007 – 18:00 (Sunday) AULA LEOPOLDINA (pl. Uniwersytecki 1) Tickets: 25/15PLN Wrocław Chamber Orchestra “Leopoldinum” will play E.-S. Tüür, W. A. Mozart & F. Schubert. The soloist is Anna Maria Staśkiewicz (violin), 3rd Prize Laureate at the XIII Henryk Wieniawski Competition in Poznan in 2006. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/classical-concert-with-laureate/ 14.12.2007 – 18:00 (Friday) Cultural Centre “ZAMEK” (pl. Świętojański 1, Leśnica) Free Admission Barbara Panek-Sarnowska presents a series of photo-works made with a pinhole camera. The exhibition continues till 15.01.2008. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/exhibition-ogrody-ii/ 11.12.2007 – 19:00 (Tuesday) KAMFORA (ul. Św. Antoniego 24) Free Admission L’Ambassade de France and Club Kamfora organize the second screening of international shorts. In programme are: Pretul inocenti (RO) / Misadventures of A Day (BR) / Goretti (RW) / After-Shave (LB) / Lucky (ZA/GB) / Pillow Talk (TH) With subtitles in English and French. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/soiree-courts-metrages-2/ 14.12.2007 - 18:30 (Friday) WESTERN CITY (Cowboy Ranch in Karpacz) BlueBird Productions organizes a pre-Xmas treat in the mountain. "The Soul of Elvis" - a group from Berlin - will perform a Elvis show at the cowboy ranch in Karpacz. The evening will include dinner and dancing, and the night stay and ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/elvis-cowboys-in-karpacz/ 30.11.2007 (Friday) & 01.12.2007 (Saturday) DOM EDYTY STEIN (ul. Nowowiejska 38) Free admission Rita Baum art & culture magazine & Dom Edyty Stein organize the 2nd edition of Polish-German Literary Weekend (Polsko-niemiecki weekend literacki). Meeting, discussions and also workshops by Polish & German writers and poets. For more info [PL] [DE] http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/polish-german-literary-weekend/ 02.12.2007 - 19:00 (Sunday) LWOW CINEMA (ul. Hallera 15) Tickets: 35/30PLN Exploding Star Orchestra from Chicago (US), led by the composer Rob Mazurek, is on tour in Poland. During the tour, Kuba Suchar and Artur Majewski (both from Mikrokolektyw / Robotobibok) from Wrocław will join the squad. The concert will be accompanied by ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/exploding-star-orchestra-sextet/ 01.12.2007 - 18:00 (Saturday) ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SS. CYRIL & METHODIUS (Cerkiew Cyryla i Metodego / ul. Jadwigi 15) Free admission Lycourgos Angelopoulos is the first cantor of Athens's cathedral and is known as the authority in orthodox Byzantine chant. This Saturday, he will sing with three of his chorists. During this week, ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/greek-orthodox-cantors/ 26.11.2007-06.12.2007 ATOM CINEMA (ul. Piłsudskiego 74, tel. 071/ 347-14-65) ATOM Cinema proposes a retrospective on the works of a French film-maker Catherine Breillat. Breillat's films are known for their controversial treatment of eroticism and sexuality and they are often experimental to achieve intended effects. The full-programme: Une vraie jeune fille (1976) - Monday ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/catherine-breillat-retrospective/ 23.11.2007-25.11.2007 MEDIATEKA (pl. Teatralny 5) Rita Baum art & culture magazine organizes the 2nd edition of Blog Festival. As the name suggests, it is a festival about blog, bringing bloggers from all around Poland. The 3-day festival is divided in 3 topics: net-art, blogsphere and public sphere, and each day is dedicated ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/blog-festival-on-live/ 23.11.2007 - 18:00 (Friday) Cultural Centre “ZAMEK” (pl. Świętojański 1, Leśnica) Admission: 5PLN Programme: "Albania, zapomniany kraj Europy (Albania, Forgotten Country in Europe)" 18:00 - Reception 18:30 - Lecture "Kontakty polsko-albańskie na przestrzeni ostatnich stu lat (The Last 100 Years of the Contact between Poland and Albania)" by Consulate General Jarosław Rosochacki 19:15 - The Presentation of ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/albania-forgotten-country-in-europe/  PrzeglądARKA: A Review of Talents, Ideas and Possibilities, Part 2  23.11.2007 – 19:00 (Friday) ARKA Theatre (ul. Mennicza 3) Tickets: 5PLN Seat availability limited Book tickets at 071 344 3806 from 10am to 4pm or by e-mail: teatr@teatrarka.pl Following up with the first installation of PrzeglądARKA series - "Trans-misja" - last month, ARKA Theatre present this week ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/ofensywa-mlodych-teens-on-stage/ Wacław Mikłaszewski in Concert 25.11.2007 – 19:00 (Sunday) CAPITOL THEATRE (ul. Piłsudskiego 67) Ticket: 25/15PLN The Grand Prix winner of this year's Przegląd Piosenki Aktorskiej (Singing Actors' Festival, a.k.a. PPA) returns with new materials to the PPA's home theatre Capitol, after an inspirational travelling around the world (USA & Japan). His songs take inspiration ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/waclaw-miklaszewski-at-capitol/   29.10.2007, MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) — the second exhibition of this year's “Enjoy Mondays” (“Polubisz Poniedziałki”) festival presented the graphic works by Adrianna Konopniak–Kaprowicz, with the title: “Faktura, struktura, skrzydło, papierowy neobarok (Invoice, Structure, Wing, Paper Neobaroque)”. Apart from the usual exhibition inside Mleczarnia, there was also ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/enjoy-mondays-s2e03/ 24.11.2007 – 20:00 (Saturday) GOTHIC HALL (Sala gotycka, ul. Purkyniego 1) Ticket: 20PLN Industrial Art Association presents a multi-media spectacle: Ritual - For Earth (Rytuał dla Ziemi). In programme are: "Jesteśmy tu tylko na chwilę (We Are Here Only For A While)" - documentary by: A. Bagiński, W. Majewski, R. Zaremba "Zoo-Terra" - Animation by: ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/ritual-for-earth/ Every Wednesday, from 21.11.2007 till 12.12.2007, La Luz (ul. Krainskiego 14) hosts a series of standard-jazz concerts by the local musicians. This week, "La Luz Unplugged" starts with MARCELINA STOSZEK TRIO Marcelina Stoszek - vocals Dawid Korbaczynski - guitar Sławomir Dudar - sax Former Majahba vocalist Marcelina just launched a new project - Mariija - ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/la-luz-unplugged/ 25.11.2007 - 18:00 (Sunday) AULA LEOPOLDINA (pl. Uniwersytecki 1) Tickets: 25/15PLN Under the direction of Ernst Kovacic, Wrocław Chamber Orchestra "Leopoldinum" plays the compositions of renouned Polish composer Andrzej Panufnik. The programme also includes W.A. Mozart's Adagio and Fuga, Romance in C Major by Jan Sibelius, and Serenade in C Major Op.48 by P. ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/leopoldinum-plays-andrzej-panufnik/ 19.11.2007 - 19:30 (Monday) GOTHIC HALL (Sala gotycka, ul. Purkyniego 1) Ticket: 150PLN Pianist Bobo Stenson, an ECM artist, is one of the most sought-after Swedish jazz musicians in the world. He has played with Jan Garbarek, Charles Lloyd, Don Cherry and is one of the few artists whose music can be found ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/bobo-stenson-solo-concert/ 13.11.2007 – 19:00 (Tuesday) KAMFORA (ul. Św. Antoniego 24) Free Admission Screening of the award-winning short films from the Festival of Court Métrage de Clermond-Ferrand 2006 (FR). All films are in French with English subtitles. In programme: "Un beau matin" by Serge Avedikian "Les volets" by Lyece Boukhitine "Du soleil en hiver" by Samuel Collardey "Carlitopolis" by Luis ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/soiree-courts-metrages/   On Monday 22.10.2007, at the refectory of Ossolineum (ul. Szewska 37), Zbigniew Pilch (violin) and Marta Niedźwiecka (harpsichord) played selected 18th-century compositions (please see the full programme for the details). This concert was presented as part of the “Enjoy Mondays” (“Polubisz Poniedziałki”) festival. The second concert of the ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/enjoy-mondays-s2e02-la-musique-galante/ "Blisko Jazzu" - A Photo Exhibition 10.11.2007 - 19:00 (Saturday) FORMATY (ul. Samborska 3-5) Free Admission The opening reception of the exhibition of photos by Lech Basel. The evening will be accompanied by a piano concert by Stefan Gąsieniec & Tomasz Basel. "Lech Basel has been listening to jazz and it was his passion for ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/close-to-jazz/ 08.11.2007 - 19:07 (Thursday) CAPITOL THEATRE (ul. Piłsudskiego 67) Ticket: 20/15PLN The premiere of a new hip-hop project by L.U.C (from Kanał Audytywny) in collaboration with Rahim. This new project tackles on current global issues such as environmental disasters, war, poverty and other darker sides of humanity and the tragedies. The guest ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/homoxymoronomatura/ 05.11.2007-11.11.2007 Industrial Art Association presents the 6th edition of Industrial Festival. Its one-week-long programme is filled with multimedia installations/presentation and concerts. This year's notable guest musicians include TUXEDOMOON from USA and the legendary MERZBOW from Japan. See below for the full programme of the festival:  05.11 - 18.00 /Monday/  BROWAR MIESZCZANSKI (ul. ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/6th-wroclaw-industrial-festival/ 04.11.2007 - 19:00 (Sunday) ORATORIUM MARIANUM (pl. Uniwersytecki 1) Tickets: 20/15PLN Orthodox Church Choir "Sinaxis" (Wroclaw) and a renouned Russian basso profundo singer, Vladimir Miller, will perform Polish and Russian liturgical as well as folk songs. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/slavic-soul-a-choral-concert/ 2 Jazz Evenings at MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5)  Trio X Trzaska (US)   06.11.2007 - 20:00 (Tuesday) Tickets: 40/35PLN A Free-Jazz concert featuring: Joe McPhee (US) - saxes and pocket trumpet Mikałaj Trzaska (PL) - saxes and clarinets Dominic Duval (US) - bass Joy Rosen (US) - drum   Foton (PL)   07.11.2007 - 20:00 (Wednesday) Tickets: 20/15PLN Gerard Lebik - ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/cream-of-jazz/ Peter Furtner (Austria) recital "Einfach wunschlos" 26.10.2007 - 19:00 (Friday) Oratorium Marianum (pl. Uniwersytecki 1) Free Admission http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/recital-peter-furtner/ 26.10.2007 - 20:30 (Friday) Jazz Club RURA (ul. Łazienna 4) Tickets: 12/9PLN A Ethno-Free-Jazz Project Feat. Akosh Szelevényi (tenor & soprano sax, clarinet, Tibetan horn, ocarina, harmonium, Transylvanian flute) and Gildas Etenevard (drums, gardon, trumpet, percussion)For more info: http://akosh.s.free.fr/ Akosh Szelevenyi was born in 1966 in Debrecen in Hungary. While studying the classical music in ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/akosh-s-gildas-etenevard/ 26.10.2007 - 19:00 (Friday) ARKA Theatre (ul. Mennicza 3) Tickets: 20/15PLN Seat availability limited Book tickets at 071 344 3806 from 10am to 4pm or by e-mail: teatr@teatrarka.pl PrzeglądARKA: A Review of Talents, Ideas and Possibilities Part 1. "Trans-misja" - A Play in Gesture "A simple story on a less simple subject: about people who are in ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/trans-misja-a-play-in-gesture/   Here is the first video episode from this year's “Enjoy Mondays” (“Polubisz Poniedziałki”) mini-festival. The opening reception of the painting exhibition - “Ikony codzienności (Icons of Everyday Life)” by Ireneusz Pieczonka – at MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) on 08.10.2007 was accompanied by a violin concert. Download: em2007_01.mp4 (H.264 / ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/enjoy-mondays-s2e01/ The events this coming week at MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5)  22.10. 2007 - 19:00 (Monday)  Centrala 71 presents "Dramatic Improvisation (Improwizacje aktorskie)" Episode 2 Local theatre actors will present improvisation on the themes of their choice. Be punctual - the door will be closed during the performance. Free admissions  23.10.2007 - 20:00 (Tuesday)  Screening of Independent Short ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/this-week-at-mleczarnia/ 08.10.2007-17.12.2007 (On Selected Mondays) “Enjoy Mondays” (“Polubisz Poniedziałki”) is a series of concerts and exhibitions to brighten up the beginning of the week. The programme of this second edition follows the same idea as the first edition: present music from different historical periods as a set. Each concert will be unique, ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/enjoy-mondays-2/ Kama Sokolnicka R E A L A T I O N S [microstatics] Photography & Installation (12.10.2007-31.10.2007) Galeria ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 4) Mon-Fri 13:00-19:00 // Free Admission http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/r-e-a-l-a-t-i-o-n-s/ 08.10.2007 - 19:00 MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Free admission The opening reception for the painting exhibition - “Ikony codzienności (Icons of Everyday Life)” – by Ireneusz Pieczonka. This exhibition opens also the second edition of a mini-festival "Enjoy Mondays" (“Polubisz Poniedziałki”). “Enjoy Mondays” (“Polubisz Poniedziałki”) is a series of concerts and exhibitions to ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/icons-of-everyday-life/ Analogue Birds: A Concert 04.10.2007 (Thursday) – 20:00 MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Ticket: 15PLN Analogue Birds will play a cocktail of live & acoustic Drum’n’Bass with didgeridoo. Tom Fronza – didgeridoo (Australia), Torsten Bugiel – drums (Germany), Radek Bednarz – bass (Poland) more info: www.myspace.com/analoguebirds www.analogue-birds.com http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/analogue-birds/ 03.10.2007 (Wednesday) – 20:30 RURA (ul. Łazienna 4) Tickets: 18/14/12PLN “Crash Cruise” is a joint venture of two innovative jazz groups from Switzerland – ZOOM Trio and Arte Quartet – brought together here under the direction of the drummer Lucas Niggli. Lucas Niggli - drums, composition Nils Wogram - trombone Philipp Schaufelberger - guitar Beat Hofstetter - ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/crash-cruise/   This September, Galeria Entropia opened a new season (20007/2008) with 2 exhibitions: an exhibition of paintings by Urszula Sądel (07-19.09.2007) and an exhibition/installation entitled "Neuro TV: Trybicon" (21.09-09.10.2007). In this episode of our video podcast, you will see the fragments of recordings from the opening receptions of ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/season-20072008-opening/ 10:00-11:30 / Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday AKADEMIA RUCHU (ul. Ruska 47-48A) A yoga workshop series by Basia Lipska, the instructor from Ashtanga Joga Japan (Tokyo). The course is open to everyone and for all levels (the beginners are also welcome). The instructor can communicate in Polish, English and Japanese. For more ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/yoga-at-akademia-ruchu/ 30.09.2007 – 20:00 (Sunday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Tickets: 7PLN After the Summer holidays, a film group "Zbliżenie" (“Close-Up”) returns to Mleczarnia for the 13th time, with the award-winning films from the last International Film Festival Etiuda & Anima in Kraków (festival / 2006). All films are subtitled in English. In programme: “A Touch of ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/zblizenie-xiii-young-cinema-review/ 26.09.2007 – 20:00 (Wednesday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Tickets: 20/15PLN “Musical Dialog (Dialog muzyczny)” is a series of concerts that mix the element of theatricality and privilege interaction with the public. Its third edition welcomes the singer/actress Justyna Szafran. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/musical-dialog-3-justyna-szafran/ 23.09.2007 – 19:00 (Sunday) SYNAGOGUE “UNDER A WHITE STORK” (Synagoga Pod Białym Bocianem / ul.Włodkowica 7) Tickets: 20/15PLN Irena Urbańska & Klezmerzy from Kraków sing traditional Jewish songs. Irena Urbańska - vocal Lesław Lic - clarinet Jacek Hołubowski - accordion Jarek Wilkosz - contrabass http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/hawdalah-concert-on-wednesday/ 21.09.2007 – 18:00 (Friday) Galeria ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 4) Free admission The opening of the new exhibition by two artists – Robert Lenard and Marek Zalibarek – and the live performance. This exhibition – “Neuro TV: TRYBICON” – is a product of a cooperation between Entropia and “Rita Baum” & “Puzdro” magazines, and ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/neuro-tv-trybicon/   This episode of "From the Archive" series brings you another recording from the WrocławNonStop 2007. This time it is a dance performance. The title is "Magnolia," performed by Dada von Bzdülöw. This piece was presented as part of "Dance Vibratione” (Wibracje Taneczne) on 25.06.2007 at Scena na Świebodzkim ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/from-the-archive-dada-von-bzdulow/   During WrocławNonStop this year, Gig-Ant invited JoJo Mayer from NERVE to lead a drum workshop. After the workshop, we asked JoJo Mayer to tell us a few words about his experience and idea of a drum workshop. The workshop took place on 28.06.2007 at Firlej (ul. Grabiszyńska 56). Download: ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/from-the-archive-jojo-mayer-workshop/ 31.08.2007 - 17:00 (Friday) Galeria DESIGN (ul Świdnicka 2-4) A double opening reception will be held this Friday at a comtemporary art gallery Galeria Design. It will present 2 new exhibitions: "Istota rzeczy. Przestrzeń i Czas, Światło i Kształt (Essence. Space & Time. Light & Form)" by Vito Capone, and "Gra w czerwone ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/vito-capone-jan-bortkiewicz/   The second episode from our archive presents scenes from Vlatko Stefanovski Trio concert at Mleczarnia (ul. Włodkowica 5) on 10.06.2007. The concert was part of the Macedonian Culture Festival (Festiwal kultury macedońskiej). Download: stefanovski.mp4 (H.264 / AAC / 10.41MB / 1:59)Please use Quicktime 7 or VLC Media Player ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/from-the-archive-vlatko-stefanovski-trio/   The Summer is almost over, but our archive still has some unpublished recordings. Before the cultural life in Wrocław goes back to full operation, we will try to publish these lost materials as much as we can. The first in the series is the recording of a concert ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/from-the-archive-manufactur-rura/ 03.08.2007-12.08.2007 GALERIA DOMINIKAŃSKA (pl. Dominikański) "Our Place - The World's Heritage" is a UNESCO project to create a photo documentation of the sites listed in its World Heritage List. The exhibition in Wrocław displays selected photos from the collection. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/photo-exhibition-our-place/ 25.07.2007 - 18:00 (Wednesday) GREEKCATHOLIC CATHEDRAL OF ST. VINCENT AND JAMES (Katedrze Greckokatolickiej pw. śś. Wincentego i Jakuba / pl. Nankiera) - Free Admission Schola Gregoriana Silesiensis will sing "Missa Sancti Iacobi" (St. James Mess) from famous manuscript Codex Calixtinus from 12th century. Schola Gregoriana Silesiensis sang Ludus Passionis with Schola Teatru ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/missa-sancti-iacobi/ 3 Baroques Festival 13.07.2007-22.07.2007 3 Baroques Festival brings together 3 different baroque styles (Italian, German and French) in a series of concerts. With the title “Les Fêtes Françaises,” this year’s edition puts special emphasis on French Baroque composers. Here is the full programme: 13.07.2007 (Friday) - 19:30 MUSEUM OF ARCHITECTURE (ul. Bernardynska 5) Jan Dismas Zelenka ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/les-fetes-francaises/   The final episode of our Mandala Festival III (19.04-25.04.2007) video podcast presents the performances by Sylwia Hanff and Krzysztof “Leon” Dziemaszkiewicz. Download: mandala3_03.mp4 (H.264 / AAC / 24.50MB / 4:54)Please use Quicktime 7 or VLC Media Player for playback This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/mandala-festival-3-4-performance-part-3/   The third episode of our Mandala Festival III (19.04-25.04.2007) video podcast series presents the Butoh performance - "Dancing Between" - by Minako Seki (JP) from Berlin. Download: mandala3_02.mp4 (H.264 / AAC / 14.38MB / 2:31)Please use Quicktime 7 or VLC Media Player for playback This work is licensed under ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/mandala-festival-3-3-performance-part-2/ This July, Perth Youth Orchestra from Scotland is on tour to Poland and plays in Wrocław this weekend. The players of the orchestra are between 14 and 19 years old and come from central Scotland. Here is the concert schedule in Wrocław: 06.07.2007 - 16:30 (Friday) RYNEK // small groups concerts 07.07.2007 ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/perth-youth-orchestra/ Brave Festival 3 - Drowned Songs 07.07.2007-14.07.2007 Brave Festival is a celebration of traditional performing art forms, and its programme includes spectacles and concerts by the artists from all over the world. This year, the 3rd edition of the festival brings to Wrocław such artists as Descendance (Australia), Beta Dance Troupe (Israel), ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/brave-festival-3/ 02.07.2007 - 19:00 (Monday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) The opening reception for the exhibition of the photo works by Grzegosz Adamski. The works of Adamski capture the city landscape with visible trace of time's passing and, paradoxically, in its atemporality. The exhibition continues till 29.07.2007. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/grzegosz-adamski-photography/ "Dance Vibratione" (Wibracje Taneczne) is a series of dance performance presented as part of this year's WrocławNonStop. The programme: 22.06.2007 - 20:00 (Friday) Scena Kalambur (ul. Kuźnicza 29a) "Mu" by Ewa Staroń "Helikopter" by Jacek Krawczyk 23.06.2007 - 21:00 (Saturday) Scena na Świebodzkim (pl. Orląt Lwowskich 20c) "Obcojezycznosc" by Towarzystwo Gimnastyczne 24.06.2007 - 17:00 (Sunday) Mleczarnia (ul. Włodkowica 5) Discussion: ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/dance-vibratione/ 24.06.2007 – 20:00 (Sunday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Ticket: 7PLN The 12th edition of "Zbliżenia" presents student films from the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing. Here is the programme for the evening: DROGA WEWNĘTRZNA / The Inner Road (30', 2006 dir. Dorota Lamparska) TRÓJKA DO WZIĘCIA / Three for the Taking (37' 2006 dir. ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/zblizenia-xii-andrzej-wajda-school/   The music of Kanał Audytywny mixes the sound from many existing music genres: for example, jazz, hip-hop, trip-hop, down-tempo, and many more. This Friday (22.06.2007), Kanał Audytywny celebrates its 5th birthday with a concert at Firlej (ul. Grabiszyńska 56). In the interview we had at their last ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/kanal-audytywny-2007/ French Baroque Dance 19.06.2007 – 18:00 (Tuesday) ORATORIUM MARIANUM (pl. Uniwersytecki 1) Tickets: 35/25PLN The ballet company "Cracovia Danza" presents the dance repertoire from the 17th & 18th French court, accompanied by the Baroque music. Choreography: Romana Agnel Constume: Monika Polak-Luścińska Harpsichord: Urszula Bartkiewicz Music: J.-H. d’Anglebert, F. Couperin, J.B. Lully, L. Couperin, J.Ph. Rameau and J. Kozłowski http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/the-court-of-versailles/   The second episode of Mandala Festival III (19.04-25.04.2007) video podcast presents the dance by Niezależna Manufaktura Taneczna and a pantomime performance by Ewelina Niewiadowska & Artur Borkowski. Ewelina Niewiadowska and Artur Borkowski are actors from ARKA Theatre and we have covered their theatre performance already more than ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/mandala-festival-3-2-performance-part-1/ 17.06.2007 – 19:00 (Sunday) SYNAGOGUE "UNDER A WHITE STORK" (Synagoga Pod Białym Bocianem / ul.Włodkowica 7) Tickets: 20/15PLN At this Hawdalah concert Nakhes sings Yddish songs. Nakhes: Urszula Makosz (vocal), Danuta "Duda" Śmietana (violin), Waldemar Król (piano) & Paweł Kurasiewicz (clarinet) http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/nakhes-at-synagogue/ 15.06.2007 – 19:00 (Friday) MIESZKANIE GEPPERTA (ul. Ofiar Oświęcimskich 1/2) An opening reception for the exhibition of the video and photography works by Przemysław Sanecki. The exhibition is open everyday 14:00-18:00 and continues till 21.06. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/fakingmeintimacyyou/   The first episode of our Mandala Festival III (19.04-25.04.2007) video series presents a view from the exhibition of ceramic works by a French ceramicist Alain Gaudebert. In the interview, he tells us about his works (in French - the English translation of the interview is available below). Download: ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/mandala-festival-3-1-alain-gaudebert/   A short video from the Artistic Freedays back in May. Download: majowka.mp4 (H.264 / AAC / 8.17MB / 1:35) Please use Quicktime 7 or VLC Media Player for playback This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License by Wrocław Weekly http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/may-artistic-freedays/ 04.06.2007-06.06.2007 The 1st edition of the festival organized by Rita Baum brings together editors of many Polish art & literary magazines in Wrocław for discussions. The topics on the table are: the situation of Polish art & literary magazines market, the relation between independent magazines and authorities, the literary ideology, the ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/rita-fest-1/   The voice of Grzegorz Karnas is one of a kind in today's Polish jazz scene. This episode of our weekly podcast presents the recording from his last concert in Wrocław (29.03.2007 at Jazz Club RURA). In our interview, Karnas talks about his music and his vocal art. Video ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/the-voice-of-karnas/ 01.06.2007-03.06.2007 DROGA DO MEKKI (ul. Ruska 51) Droga do mekki is a music club and this weekend, it’s celebrating its birthday with special events featuring O.S.T.R (PL), L.U.C (PL) and SWAYZAK (GB), etc. The club doesn’t remember exactly when they opened (some claims 2 years ago, and others say 3), so it ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/second-third-birthday/   Last year Teatr Arka adapted E. Ionesco's "La Leçon" and presented it with the dialog mixing Polish and French languages. This year, they adapted Molière's "Le Tartuffe" ("Świętoszek" in Polish) in the same manner. In the interview, the actor Alexandre Marquézy talks about the translation of ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/molieres-le-tartuffe/ 27.05.2007 - 20:00 (Sunday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Ticket: 7PLN The cycle "Zbliżenia" presents student films from the famous film schools all around the world. Its XIth edition puts the spotlight on Łódzka Szkoła Filmowa, the film school in Łódź, Poland, known by such eminent graduates as Andrzej Wajda, Krzysztof Kieślowski and Roman ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/zblizenia-xi/ SIMCHA IX: The Jewish Culture Festival 27.05.2007-01.06.2007 The 9th edition of “SIMCHA,” the Jewish culture festival. Many concerts, performances and more. For the complete programme, please see below: 27.05.2007 (Sunday) 12:00 - Walk around the Jewish cemetary (ul. Lotnicza 51) 18:00 - Concert: Bester Quartet (former Cracow Klezmer Quartet) (White Stork Synagogue, ul.Włodkowica 7, ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/simcha-ix/ 18.05.2007-20.05.2007 Free admission MUSLIM CENTRE OF CULTURE AND EDUCATION in Wrocław (ul. Kasprowicza 24, www.islam.net.pl) organizes the 3rd edition of Muslim Cultural Days. This year in programme are: interreligious discussion panel, mosque open day, dance and calligraphy workshop & more. Here is the full-programme: 18.05.2007 (Friday) - Academic Conference (in Polish) University of Wrocław, ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/muslim-cultural-days-3/ 13.05.2007 (Sunday) MLECZARNIA & WHITE STORK SYNAGOGUE (Synagoga Pod Białym Bocianem) (ul. Włodkowica) Film projections, theatre, lecture and other cultural meetings for the Israeli Day. Full-programme below: 10:00-18:00 Israeli Films (MLECZARNIA / Free admission) 10:00-14:00 Sam Spiegel Film School Shorts: SEA HORSES, Nir Bergman, 1998 SABABATH ENTERTAINMENT, Mihal Brezis i Oded Binnun, 2003 COCK FLIGHT, Sigalit Liphshitz, 2000 UNDERDOG, ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/israeli-day/   The fourth episode of our Journées de la Francophonie 2007 video coverage presents the scenes from the concert of the French jazz quartet Lady Bird Jazz’tet at the local jazz club RURA (24.03.2007). Video download (iPod video compatible): ladybird.mp4 (H.264 / AAC / 26.20MB / 4:38) Please use Quicktime ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/from-francophonie-2007-ladybird/ 13.05.2007 - 20:00 (Sunday) POLSKI THEATRE (ul. Zapolskiej 3) Tickets: 30/20/10PLN Moustache Film Orchestra is an orchestra of 50 musicians around the composer Marcin Mirowski. They play music mainly for films and commercials, and this is a chance to see the familiar tunes performed on stage. At this concert, Moustache Film Orchestra will play ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/moustache-film-orchestra/ Achtung! Achtung! by Anna Krenz 10.05. 2007 - 03.06.2007 BWA Awangarda (ul. Wita Stwosza 3) Exhibition of the graphic works by Anna Krenz. The opening reception on 10.05.2007 (Thursday) at 18:00. The gallery is open Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/achtung-achtung/ 07.05.2007 - 19:00 (Monday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Free admission The opening reception for the exhibition of the photographies of India. Photos by Sławek Piekielnik http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/photographic-india/   Here is the video snapshots from the last concert of the alt. rock group George Dorn Screams (21.02.2007, Bezsenność). As Wojtek Trempala from the band explains in the interview, the sound of George Dorn Screams is a combination of the alt. rock instrumental tunes and the haunting ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/george-dorn-screams-2/ 01.05.2007 - 04.05.2007 RURA (ul. Łazienna 4) 4 days of non-stop events at Jazz Club RURA. The packed events vary from film projections, concerts and jam sessions, to story-telling and poetry slams, completed with daily live-act afterparties. Full-programme here: 01.05.2007 19:30 - Shocking Film Projection Tickets: 9/7PLN ETNOpiryna: (Admission Free) 21:00 - Katar & Friends, part one 22:15 - Andrzej ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/artistic-freedays/ 25.04.2007 – 20:00 (Wednesday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Ticket: 8PLN A jazz concert by Krzywa Grzywa, with a flavor of ethno/folk sound. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/krzywa-grzywa-at-mleczarnia/ 25.04.2007 - 20:00 (Wednesday) FIRLEJ (ul. Grabiszyńska 56) Ticket: 44PLN A concert by an experimental rock group Sleepytime Gorilla Museum (US). For more information: sleepytimegorillamuseum.com myspace.com/sleepytimegorillamuseum http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/sleepytime-gorilla-museum/ 24.04.2007 - 20:00 (Tuesday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Ticket: 10PLN Wrocław Modern Quartet is a quartet specialized in 20th- and 21st-century classical compositions. In this Tuesday concert, they will perform: Klaus Heinrich Stahmer - "Em-bith-ka" Günter Bialas - "IV Kwartet smyczkowy" George Crumb - "Black Angels" Wrocław Modern Quartet: Ludmiła Piestrak (1st violin) Zuzanna Dudzic-Karkulowska (2nd violin) Ewa Moszczyńska (viola) Monika ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/wroclaw-modern-quartet/ Week with Dutch culture: exhibitions, concerts, films, etc. Event programme: 23.04.07 (Monday) The evening of three exhibitions 17:00, Galeria Miejska (ul. Kiełbaśnicza 28) Free admission  - "Breda w obiektywie" - photos by Wessel Keizer present Breda, the partner city of Wrocław.  - Paintings of Maud Quaedvlieg - an artist from Breda  - Art Brut - works of artists ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/breda-days/ 20.04.2007 - 20:00 (Friday) Scena Kalambur (ul. Kuźnicza 29a) Free admission For Minako Seki, "Dancing Between" is not only the title of the spectacle, but it is also the main theme that inspires the choreography (Read more). This performance is part of Festival MANDALA Multimedia – Performance – Butoh by Minako Seki (JP/DE) Jacek Zachodny (Projekt ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/dancing-between/ 20.04.2007 - 23:00 (Friday) RURA (ul. Łazienna 4) Tickets: 25/15PLN Gig-Ant promotion presents Manufactur (CH) at the latest edition of their "Swiss Jazz Club" series. "Swiss Jazz Club" is a project that aims to present the most innovative jazz-oriented artists and bands from Switzerland. This concert is also a part of "Jazz nad ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/manufactur-at-swiss-jazz-club/ 19.04.2007 - 20:00 (Thursday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Wlodkowica 5) Tickets: 12/10PLN Improvisation of free jazz meets the melody and form of modern classical music For more info: www.erasemusic.net http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/erase-jazz/ 17.04.2007 - 20:00 (Tuesday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Wlodkowica 5) Tickets: 20/15PLN Sambor Dudziński - actor/singer from Music Theatre CAPITOL - will interpret the songs of Cohen and also the song version of the poetry by Tuwim with full of lyricism and gentleness. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/sambor-dudzinski/   The third podcast episode from this year's Journées de la Francophonie (18.03-25.03.2007) presents the performance "Génération Kadors" by the dance company NGC25. This recording is from their performance at the opening evening of Francophonie (19.03.2007 at Teatr LALEK). Video download (iPod video compatible): ngc25.mp4 (H.264 / AAC / ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/from-francophonie-2007-ngc25/ "Mandala" is an annual international performing art & contemporary dance festival. This year, it celebrates its 3rd edition and continues to bring together the works that transcend both traditional dance form and overdetermined cultural boundaries. Here is the full programme: 19.04.2007 (Thursday) 17:00 // Aula Akademii Sztuk Pięknych (pl. Polski 3/4) ¶ The opening ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/mandala2007/   This is the video recording from the concert of Husky at Firlej (27.01.2007). After a few years of silence, Husky finally released their second album "Zgadnij" ("Guess" in English) at the end of 2006, and this concert was part of their album promotion tour. In the interview ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/husky-in-concert/   On 29.03.2007, Schola Teatru Wegajty with Wrocław choirs will perform “Ludus Passionis” – the liturgical drama about Passion of Jesus Christ from manuscript Carmina Burana (13th century). We visited their rehearsals and interviewed the key personnel of this production about its play and music. Ludus Passionis will be ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/ludus-passionis-interview/ 29.03.2007 (Thursday) – 20:00 ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST’S CATHEDRAL (św. Jana Chrzciciela / pl. Katedralny 18) Free admission Schola Teatru Wegajty with Wrocław choirs will perform “Ludus Passionis” – the liturgical drama about Passion of Jesus Christ from manuscript Carmina Burana (13th century). The participating Wrocław choirs are: Pueri Cantores Wratislavienses, Schola Gregoriana Silesiensis, ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/ludus-passionis/   The second episode of our video podcast from Journées de la Francophonie 2007 features Yeti (23.03.2007 @ Jazz club RURA). Their songs are all in French, and their concert itself is presented like a show in French. When everything is in French, it is not really clear ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/from-francophonie-2007-yeti/   The first episode of our Journées de la Francophonie 2007 podcast series presents the scenes from the jazz concert by Joanna Gałka Quintet (22.03.2007 @ Jazz club RURA). At this concert, the quintet played the classics of French popular songs with the standard jazz arrangement. Video download (iPod ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/from-francophonie-2007-joanna-galka-quintet/ Joanna Gałka Quintet: « Il était une fois la chanson française… » 22.03.2007 - 21:00 (Thursday) Jazz Club RURA (ul. Łazienna 4) Tickets: 14/9PLN Jazz singer Joanna Gałka sings the classics of French pop songs (Serge Lama, Dalida, Francis Lemarque, Edith Piaf, Michel Legrand, etc.) with jazz arragement. This performance is presented as a part ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/joanna-galka-quintet/   On 23.02.2007, Firlej welcomed a veteran Polish experimental jazz band Pink Freud. In the interview, Tomek Zietek (trumpet) talks about their music and their latest album "PunkFreud." Video download (iPod video compatible): pinkfreud.mp4 (H.264 / AAC / 28.3MB / 5:29) Please use Quicktime 7 or VLC Media Player ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/pink-freud/ « Génération Kadors » 20.03.2007 - 20:00 (Tuesday) Teatr LALEK (pl. Teatralny 4) Tickets: 15/10PLN A contemporary dance performance by Compagnie NGC25. Between dance and theatre, NGC25 will take us back to the "good old days" - symbolized here by the juke-box at the centre of the stage. This performance is presented as a part ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/generation-kadors/   This is the video recording of the Łoskot concert at Firlej (16.02.2007). Łoskot is a jazz quartet, but their unique experimental sound has its roots not only in jazz but also in other music styles. In our interview, the saxophonist of the band - Mikołaj Trzaska - ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/loskot-the-experimental-sound-of-jazz/ Ciało Festival (12.03.2007-16.03.2007) is a festival around the theme of "body" ("ciało"). Its programme includes the exhibition, performance and philosophy lectures. Here is the detail: ARTMANIA (ul. Więzienna 21) Exhibition: Marta Lech (12.03.07-16.03.07) Opening reception: 12.03.2007 - 17:00 (Monday) Galeria ! SPUTNIK (ul. Ruska 46c, 3rd floor) 14.03.2007 & 15.03.2007 (Wednesday & Thursday) / ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/on-the-body/ Ars&Studium organizes the 3rd edition of Harpsichord Music Days (Dni muzyki klawesynowej). All concerts will take place at The National Ossolineum Institute Hall (Aula w Zakładzie Narodowym im. Ossolińskich / ul. Szewska 37). Here is this year's programme: CEMBALO E SOPRANO – Vocal & instrumental music of 17th & 18th century 13.03.2007 ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/harpsichord-days/   This is a video from the concert of Psio Crew (11.02.2007 at Bezsenność). The music of Psio Crew is a fusion of Polish mountain music and electronic/drum'n'bass. In our interview, Kuba Górny talks about the band. Video download (iPod video compatible): psiocrew.mp4 (H.264 / AAC / 24.3MB ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/psio-crew/   On 14.02.2007, Teatr Tańca Arka performed a few pieces from the cycle “Tańce, których nikt nazwać nie chciał (The dancing that no one wanted to name)" at Mleczarnia (ul. Włodkowica 5). Here we present video snapshots from the evening. Video download (iPod video compatible): tancaarka.mp4 (H.264 / AAC ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/dance-without-a-name/   On 12.02.2007, the vocal groove trio Me Myself And I organized an open rehearsal at the club ChillOut (ul. Św Doroty 45). After the rehearsal, we interviewed Michael Majeran and Magda Pasierska from MMI about the band and its music, and also about this open rehearsal and ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/mmii/ 21.02.2007 – 20:30 BEZSENNOŚĆ (ul. Ruska 51) Ticket: 5PLN This week, "Indie Sound Night" features George Dorn Screams. If you like a light-touch electronica/trip-hop with a hint of melancholy, it is for you. Check out the audio samples at http://www.myspace.com/georgedornscreams http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/george-dorn-screams/   On Friday, 09.02.2007, Firlej (ul. Grabiszyńka 56) hosted the concert of Fisz i Emade, a Polish hip-hop unit. This video presents a brief view from the concert. Video download (iPod video compatible): fiszemade.mp4 (H.264 / AAC / 9.71MB / 1:54) Please use Quicktime 7 or VLC Media Player for ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/fisz-i-emade-at-firlej/   On Tuesday, 06.02.2007, Houdini played at Droga do mekki (ul. Ruska 51) at the occasion of its first album release. At the concert, we interviewed Marcin Piekoszewski from the band about Houdini and its music. Video download (iPod video compatible): houdini.mp4 (H.264 / AAC / 21.10MB / 4:06) Please ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/houdini/ 16.02.2007 (Friday) – 20:00 FIRLEJ (ul. Grabiszyńka 56) Ticket: 20/15PLN Jazz concert by Łoskot, but their jazz is not of traditional standard. Check out the audio samples at http://www.myspace.com/loskot http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/loskot/   This is a video snapshot from Ania Kalwajtys's performance at Entropia on 06.02.2007. This performance was a part of the cycle “Performizm 2007.” Video download (iPod video compatible): performizm.mp4 (H.264 / AAC / 16.59MB / 3:18) Please use Quicktime 7 or VLC Media Player for playback This work is licensed ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/performizm-by-ania-kalwajtys/ 14.02.2007 – 19:00 (Wednesday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Ticket: 10PLN Teatr Tańca Arka presents the performance of “nr 20” & “nr 21” from the cycle “Tańce, których nikt nazwać nie chciał (The dancing that no one wanted to name)” http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/arka-dance-theatre/   CZAD GIEŁDA is back! - On 27.01.2007, CZAD GIEŁDA returned to Wrocław after 2 years of silence. In our interview, the organizer Dawid Bargenda from Content Agenda tells us what this GIEŁDA is about and his impression of this first meeting. Next CZAD GIEŁDA is scheduled on 24.02.2007 ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/czad-gielda-is-back/ KRESKI/ŚLADY - an exhibition 09.02.07 – 18:00 (Friday) Galeria ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeznicza 4) Free admission The opening reception for the exhibition of the works by Marian Solisz. Till 27.02.2007. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/drawing-the-city/ BIUROKRACJA / BUREAUCRACY anna okrasko vs rahim blak 09.02.07 – 19:00 (Friday) Studio BWA (ul. Ruska 46a, 2nd Floor) Free admission The opening reception for the exhibition of the works by Anna Okrasko & Rahim Blak. Till 04.03.2007. Studio BWA is open from Tuesday through Saturday, from 14:00 till 18:00. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/anna-okrasko-vs-rahim-blak/ 07.02.2007 - 20:00 (Wednesday) BEZSENNOŚĆ (ul. Ruska 51) Free admission The concert of the group Majahba is funky & full of energy. Check out the audio samples here. Featuring: Paul George W. Push - sax Gregorij - trumpet Wata-cha - drums Adam P. - bass guitar & vocal And - keyboard http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/majahba/ 06.02.2007 – 18:00 (Tuesday) Galeria ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 4) Free admission The performance by Ania Kalwajtys as part of the cycle “Performizm 2007” She needs 2 micophones and a pair of boxing gloves for this performance, but what she intends to do with them is still a mystery. Find out the rest at Entropia. ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/ania-kalwajtys-at-entropia/ Terra Australis - A Photo-Exhibition 05.02.2007 – 19:00 (Monday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Free admission “Terra Australis” presents the photo works by Mateusz Torbus. Torbus captures Australia and the beauty of its nature in his photography. Till 05.03.2007. For more info, please visit the photographer's website (in PL): torbus.net http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/terra-australis/ 04.02.2007 – 18:00 (Sunday) SYNAGOGUE “UNDER A WHITE STORK” (Synagoga Pod Białym Bocianem / ul.Włodkowica 7) Tickets: 20/15PLN The klezmer concert by the group Наеховичи (Najechowicze/Nayekhovichi) from Moscow. Iwan Żuk - vocals Maksim Karpycziow - clarinet Siergiej Romanow – accordion Fiodor Maszendzinow – drums http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/nayekhovichi-at-synagogue/   On 26.01.2007, Galeria Entropia presented the new issue of its art magazine: Entropia artMagazyn 2006. This magazine gives an overview of the events that took place in Entropia through the year 2006, and each article is presented both in Polish and in English. The video here presents ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/entropia-magazine-2006/ 27.01.2007 - 15:00-18:00 (Saturday) WHISKY BAR (ul. Włodkowica 18) 1PLN for entrance CZAD GIEŁDA is a market place where you can sell, buy, get or exchange CD's, LP's, books, press, comics, t-shirt's, etc. The display will include products from independent labels & cultural magazines such as: every color prod. / qulturap / gusstaff records ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/czad-gielda-270107/   This is a recording from the Me Myself And I concert last December. Me Myself And I is a vocal groove trio and has a busy schedule ahead this year. The concert presented here took place on the second day of Polish-German literary weekend (01-02.12.2006, organized by ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/me-myself-and-i/ 17.01.2007 - 20:00 (Wednesday) BEZSENNOŚĆ (ul. Ruska 51) Free admission Coffee Break is a project of the vocalist Monika Wiśniowska and the pianist/saxophonist Tomasz Basel, and its repertoir mixes jazz, funk, soul and pop. Features: Monika Wiśniowska - vocal Tomasz Basel - piano/sax Leszek Gorski – bass guitar Tomasz Garbera – percussions Michał Wilczyński - electric ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/coffee-break/   The video snapshots from Eklektik Session in December 2006 at Droga do mekki (ul. Ruska 51). Eklektik Session is a live drum'n'bass jam session, accompanied by live visualization. This video features following artists: Natalie (vocal), MaciekZ (bass, samples, beats), Brav (dj), Spaso (turntables), Pris (live UV painting), Zgas ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/eklektik-session-2006/ 10.01.2007 - 20:00 (Wednesday) BEZSENNOŚĆ (ul. Ruska 51) Ticket: 5PLN The "Indie Sound Night" series features Organizm (alt. rock / neuro funk) Tomek Gogolewski – guitar Jędrek Dąbrowski – bass & vocal Jakub Affelski – percussions http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/isn-feat-organizm/ 09.01.2007 - 20:00 (Tuesday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Free admission A Flamenco concert by Sueño Andaluz, with the dance by Agata Makowska & Maria Latos-Grażyńska Sueño Andaluz: Robert Gawron (guitar), Janusz Kasprowicz (bass guitar), Bogdan Bińczak & Wojtek Malko (cajón & percussions) http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/flamenco-evening/ 05.01.2007 – 19:00 (Friday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Free admission "EX NIHILO" - The opening reception for the exhibition of the graphic works by Ewelina Gąsior. Her works take the theme from the biblical "Creations of Earth" and use the mixed media of painting and sewing technique. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/ex-nihilo/ 26.12.2006 - 21:00 (Tuesday) DROGA DO MEKKI (ul. Ruska 51) Ticket: 10PLN Another kind of jam session, featuring DJ, VJ’s and the key members of the local Drum’n’Bass band. An extravagant audio-visual feat. The special X-mas 2006 edition will feature also the live UV-painting act by Pris (NL) and the human beatboxer Zgas ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/eklektik-x-mas-special/   At the beginning of December 2006, American Corner Wrocław, in corporation with UNESCO, organized workshops on human rights for local high school students. After the workshop, we interviewed the workshop leaders - Tamir Soliman and Magdalena Hoszowska. Video download (iPod video compatible): humanrights.mp4 (H.264 / AAC / 15.93MB ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/workshops-on-human-rights/ 15.12.2006 - 18:00 (Friday) Galeria ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 4) The opening reception for the photo-exhibition - SYMULACJA F - by Amalia Woźna. The exhibition till 03.01.2007. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/symulacja-f/ 13.12.2006 - 19:00 (Wednesday) KOLEGIUM EUROPY WSCHODNIEJ (Council of Eastern Europe / ul. Kielbasnicza 5) Tickets: 10/8PLN A classical guitar concert by Małgorzata Klawińska, Łukasz Figiel, Wojciech Radziejewski & Leszek Zaleski http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/traveling-on-strings/ Eklektik Session: 2x BAssss ssssET 12.12.2006 - 21:00 (Tuesday) DROGA DO MEKKI (ul. Ruska 51) Free admission Live drum'n'bass improvised party. Live Eklektik Set: Barry - trumpet, synths Monter - synths, guitar Bond - low 'n' shakin' frequencies Mucha - live drums & electronic beats ++ special guest: MaciekZ (Digit-All-love) - bass & samples feat. Brav (dj) Spectribe & ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/eklektik-session/   On 01.12 and 02.12.2006, Rita Baum and Edith Stein House co-organized a Polish-German literary weekend. This is a video snapshot from the second day of the event (02.12.2006) and features the "Short Story Slam" by Rita Baum and the live performance by Bas Böttcher from Berlin. Video download ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/short-story-slam/ http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/the-brendan-adams-trio-at-mleczarnia/ Tylko dla ludzi (Only for People) 08.12.2006 (Friday) - 18:00 BWA AWANGARDA (ul. Wita Stwosza 32, http://www.bwa.wroc.pl/) A new project by Olaf Brzeski. The exhibition till 07.01.07. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/only-for-people/ 05.12.2006 (Tuesday) – 18:03 Galeria ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 4) Free admission Inauguration of the project, the opening reception for the installation and the meeting with Kollegengruppe V3 (Tomasz Bajer /Andrzej Dudek-Dürer /Jerzy Kosałka)       http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/meta-yapper-v3/ 01 & 02.12.2006 DOM EDYTY STEIN (ul. Nowowiejska 38) Free admission The Rita Baum magazine organizes a poetry and short story slam at Edith Stein House. In programme are: 01.12.2006 (Friday) - 18:00   > Slide show by Agnieszka Kłos   > Meeting with Polish & German writers   > Music-set by Fink 02.12.2006 (Saturday) - 18:00   > Short story slam   > Concert: ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/rita-baum-short-story-slam/   On Friday 24.11.2006, the new production of "Dziady - Part II" premiered at ARKA Theatre [see our previous post]. "Dziady" ("Forefathers’ Eve") is a poetic drama written by Adam Mickiewicz and speaks of the "spirits" of the forefathers. In interview, the director Renata Jasińska talks about these ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/dziady-part-ii/   On Wednesday, 15.11.2006, Steamboat Switzerland played at RURA Jazz Club as part of the Rura Jazz Festival (07.11-03.12.2006). The music of Steamboat Switzerland is avant-garde and full of improvization and playfulness. In our interview, Marino Pliakas speaks about the band and its music, and also the impression ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/steamboat-switzerland/ Because of the national mourning, the last concert of "Creative Commons Party" is moved to Sunday (26.11.2006). Other details remain the same: the concert starts at 19:00 at FUZON (pl. Teatralny 1) and Carizma and KredenZ will play. Admission free. The national mounring will last till Saturday midnight (25.11.2006), and it ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/ccp-finale-moved-to-sunday/ Adam Mickiewicz "Dziady" chapter II 24.11.2006 – 19:00 (Friday) ARKA Theatre (ul. Mennicza 3) Tickets: 15/10PLN Arka Theatre presents the performance of a play Dziady (Forefathers' Eve, written in 1823-32) by Mickiewicz. The performance premieres on 24.11.2006 and then it will continue on 27, 28 & 30.11.2006 at 19:00 and on 29.11.2006 at 11:00. Arka ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/a-mickiewicz-drama-at-arka/   Elmo was the guest band at the 6th week of "Creative Commons Party" (Saturday, 11.11.2006). Elmo is still a young band and had only a very few concerts in their carrier. In the interview, we asked them what they thought of "Creative Commons Party" and what it ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/elmo-at-ccp/ 16.11.2006 (Thursday) – 19:00 WHITE STORK SYNAGOGUE (Synagoga Pod Białym Bocianem / ul.Włodkowica 7) Tickets: 20/15PLN Andre Ochodlo sings Jewish songs at this Hawdalah concert. With: Adam Żuchowski - contrabass Łukasz Mateja - violin Zbigniew Kosmalski - piano Krzysztof Dudek - clarinet Michał Szczeblewski – percussions http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/szalom-jewish-songs/ 17.11.2006 (Friday) / Opening AMERICAN CORNER (Dolnośląska Public Library, Rynek 58) ALIASCON 2006 is a festival of cartoons and graphic story-telling. This event aims to explore different views on cartoon forms and give an opportunity to the public to meet comic authors, publishers and other special guests. Programme: 17:00 - Superman’s covers, 1938- 2006 ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/aliascon-2006/ 09.11.2006 (Thursday) WHITE STORK SYNAGOGUE (Synagoga Pod Białym Bocianem / ul.Włodkowica 7) 17:30 - "Voices from Theresienstadt" Tickets: 25/10PLN A play by Ellen Foyn Bruun and Bente Kahan. The play includes the original lyrics and cabaret written in the ghetto. 19:00 - "Gross Rosen" The opening of an exhibition. Free entrance. 20:00 - Kristallnacht 2006 March ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/kristallnacht-2006/ 10.11.2006 (Friday) – 11:30 AMERICAN CORNER (Dolnośląska Public Library, Rynek 58) Free admission A lecture by Dr. Camelia Michaela Cmeciu (University of Bacău, Romania) "On a bleak rainy day in November 2002, when George W. Bush visited Romania, a rainbow appeared in the sky, thus metaphorically 'sealing' Romania’s membership into the North Atlantic Treaty ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/the-ending-and-beginning-of-being-a-romanian/ 07.11.2006 (Tuesday) – 19:00 SALVADOR (pl. Solny 16, entrance from ul. Szajnochy) Free admissions Mayan Productions organizes a screening of local independent films. In programme are: "Memorie"/ "When Nobody's Looking (Kiedy nikt nie patrzy)" / "Next to Each Other (Obok siebie)" - by Joanna Strong "Pilgrimage (Pielgrzymka)" - by Filip Rudnicki "Delivery room (Porodowka)" - by ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/independent-films-with-mayan-productions/ "Sing with us in Yiddish" Voja and her friends with the group Chudoba 05.11.2006 (Sunday) – 16:00 SYNAGOGUE “UNDER A WHITE STORK” (Synagoga Pod Białym Bocianem / ul.Włodkowica 7) Tickets: 20/10PLN http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/children-at-synagogue/ V Wrocław Industrial Festival 06.11-12.11.2006 Info: http://www.industrialart.eu/festival Tickets: 6-9.11.2006 - Free 10.11.2006 (Friday) - 25PLN 11.11.2006 (Saturday) - 50PLN 12.11.2006 (Sunday) - 50PLN Carnet - 110PLN Reservation: frett@op.pl Programme: 06.11.2006 (Monday) - ul. Świdnicka An exhibition of graphic works by Arek Bagiński 07.11.2006 (Tuesday) - 19:00 / Official Opening of the Festival DOM EDYTY STEIN (ul. Nowowiejska 38) Photo exhibition & installation by ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/the-5th-annual-industrial-festival/   Saturday, 21.10.2006 - at the third round of Creative Commons Party (CCP), we spoke briefly with members of the guest band Parklands Road and asked what they knew about "Creative Commons." Creative Commons Party will continue every Saturday 19:00 at FUZON (pl. Teatralny 1) untill the end of ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/parklands-road-at-ccp/ "Post Modernism and Post-Post Modernism: A Look at American Literature" 25.10.2006 (Wednesday) – 18:00 AMERICAN CORNER (Dolnośląska Public Library, Rynek 58) Free admission A lecture on American literature by Christian Dumais. In English. "What happens when a character prefers not to? When the writer is suddenly a character in his own story? When the readers ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/the-shape-of-literature/ 21.10.2006 (Saturday) - 20:00 SYNAGOGUE "UNDER A WHITE STORK" (Synagoga Pod Białym Bocianem / ul.Włodkowica 7) Tickets: 20/15PLN Hawdalah concert by Posaune Voce Trio (UK). In programme: Henry Purcell, G. F. Handel, Felix Mendelssohn, W.A. Mozart, Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Glenn Miller Posaune Voce Trio: Ken SHIFRIN - trombone Claire Angela HOLLOCKS - soprano Robert CHALLINOR ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/posaune-voce-trio/ BAROQUE CHAMBER MUSIC FROM FRANCE, GERMANY & ITALY 16.10.2006 – 19:00 OSSOLINEUM (ul. Szewska 37) TRAVERSO ENSAMBLE Tickets: normal 13zł, reduced 10zł, family (parents with children under 15) 22zł Part of "Enjoy Mondays" programme:   Jean Baptiste Loeillet (1680 – 1730)    Triosonate op.1 nr 4 [Largo, Allegro, Grave, Allegro]   Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 – 1767)    Fantasie 3rd in h minor   Michel ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/traverso-ensamble-in-ossolineum/   Zbigniew Pilch and Jarosław Thiel are 2 solists who performed in the "Baroque" part of the ongoing "Enjoy Mondays" festival (01.10.2006 - 18.12.2006). In our interviews, they talk about their impression of the "Enjoy Mondays." (N.B. The performance in this video was filmed during rehearsals.) Video download (iPod ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/enjoy-mondays-baroque/ 13.10.2006 (Friday) – 18:00 Galeria ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 4) Free admission An exhibition of the objects, collages and assemblages by Helmuth Falk. Till 06.11.2006. photos © Mariusz Jodko http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/helmuth-falk-exhibition/   On Saturday, 07.10.2006, Creative Commons Party started with the concerts of Percival Schuttenbach and KredenZ. Creative Commons Party is a mini concert series with local rock bands. In our interview, the organizer of the event - Małgorzata Burnecka from (r)ewolucja - explains what it is all about ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/creative-commons-in-action/ America & the World - Editorial Art Exhibit 12.10.2006-31.10.2006 AMERICAN CORNER (Dolnośląska Public Library, Rynek 58) The exhibit was the brainchild of Polish cartoonist Janusz Kapusta, a member of INX, and presents highly opinionated editorial page drawings by more than 50 illustrators on various topics: from today's war on terrorism ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/america-the-world/ 10.10.2006 (Tuesday) - 18:00 BWA AWANGARDA (ul. Wita Stwosza 32, http://www.bwa.wroc.pl/) "URBAN DESIGN" - An exhibition of graphic designs (on display: 28.09.06–22.10.06) "Between White and Black" - An exhibiton of the works by Aleksander Dymitrowicz (on display: 02.10.06-22.10.06) http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/double-opening-reception-at-bwa/ 10.10.2006 (Tuesday) – 19:00 SALVADOR (pl. Solny 16, entrance from ul. Szajnochy) Free admission Mayan Productions present: Unusual Independent Film Projection In programme: “Stadium” (“Phase”) / “Pojedynek” (“Duel”) / “Bajka o smutnej królewnie” (“Fairy-tale about sad princess”) / “Pomyłka” (“Mistake”) "Stadium" ("Phase") - by Marek Cichy (Ex Nihil Group). The film that will shock everyone. It's ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/independent-films-at-salvador/   Sunday, 01.10.2006, Mleczarnia. The "Enjoy Mondays" - a series of concerts and exhibitions on Mondays - started with the exhibition of the works by Aleksandra Karbowniczek. We filmed the opening reception of this exhibition and interviewed the artist and also Przemysław Raczek, one of the organizers of ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/enjoy-mondays-00/ 07.10.2006 (Saturday) - 19:00 FUZON (pl. Teatralny 1) Free admission Concert by Percival Schuttenbach + KredenZ This is the first of the weekly concerts organized by (r)ewolucja in cooperation with Creative Commons Polska. For the schedule of the following concerts, please see here. For more information about Creative Commons here. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/creative-commons-party/ 06.10.2006 (Friday) - 19:00 BWA AWANGARDA (ul. Wita Stwosza 32, http://www.bwa.wroc.pl/) Concert by PUSTKI and the projection of a documentary film on the band This concert by PUSTKI opens the new exhibition season of the BWA Awantgarda gallery. At this occasion, Krzysztof Landsberg presents his documentary film on the eventless day-to-day life of ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/showdown/ HALA LUDOWA (ul. Wystawowa) OPERA Wrocławska presents Richard Wagner's "Ring" cycle in its entirety. 06.10.2006 (Friday) - 19:00-21:30 Das Rheingold 07.10.2006 (Saturday) - 17:00-22:00 Die Walküre 13.10.2006 (Friday) - 17:00-22:30 Siegfried 15.10.2006 (Sunday) - 16:00-22:00 Götterdämmerung For more information: www.opera.wroclaw.pl tel. 071/370-88-80, 071/370-88-50 (8:00-20:00) http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/the-ring-of-the-nibelung/ 07.10.2006 (Saturday) - 17:00 ARKA THEATRE (ul. Mennicza 3) Arka Theatre hosts an exhibition - "Autoportraits" - by Anna Halarewicz http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/autoportraits-an-exhibition/ The Exhibition of Ceramic Works from IEAC (Institut Européen des Arts Céramiques) 06.10.2006 (Friday) - 17:00 MILITARY MUZEUM "ARSENAŁ" (ul. Cieszyńskiego 9) This exhibition is the first to present in Poland the works of contemporary art ceramic works from Alsace, France. Till 22.10.2006. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/ceramic-works-from-ieac/ "Travel on Strings" ("Podróże Po Strunach") COUNCIL OF EASTERN EUROPE (Kolegium Europy Wschodniej / ul. Kiełbaśnicza 5) Ticket: 10/8PLN A series of guitar concerts by young musicians 03.10.2006 (Tuesday) - 19:00 Tomasz Kandulski & Jakub Kościuszko 11.10.2006 (Wednesday) - 19:00 Janko Rašeta 18.10.2006 (Wednesday) - 19:00 Klaudyna Żołnierek & Michał Chwała 25.10.2006 (Wednesday) - 19:00 Michał Bąk http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/guitar-concerts-in-october/ LA LUZ (ul. Krainskiego 14, tel. 0-661-927-476, www.laluz.pl) The October event line-up at La Luz 03.10.2006 (Tuesday) - 20:00 TANGO AT LA LUZ Inaugural opening of monthly Argentine Tango lessons, accompanied by music, stories and photography. Events will be led by Ana Szoc - Iberian studies, interpreter, photographer and enthusiast of Argentine Tango. Every ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/october-at-la-luz/ TERRA INCOGNITA (Music for violin solo, 17th century) 02.10.2006 – 19:00 ST. CHRISTOPHER’S CHURCH (Kościół Ewangelicko-Augsburski św. Krzysztofa / pl. św. Krzysztofa 1) Tickets: normal 16zł, reduced 13zł, family (parents with children <15) 22zł / part of "Enjoy Mondays" ZBIGNIEW PILCH – violin programme:   Johann Schop (1590 – 1667)    Preludium    Lachrimae Pavaen    (originally for violin & basso continuo, ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/terra-incognita/   12-18.09.2006, the 4th Sesshin took place at Horakuji, Wrocław, in the presence of a Japanese Buddhist teacher - Yamada Bunryo. "Sesshin" is one week of intensive zen training, and Sesshin with Yamada Bunryo Roshi in Wrocław is held every year since 2003. We interviewed Bunyu who is ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/sesshin-2006/ 03.10.2006 (Tuesday) - 18:00 CATHEDRAL OF ST. MARY-MAGDALENE (Św. Marii Magdaleny / ul. Oławska 19) The works of Jewish composers and the Jewish traditional songs Dolny Śląsk Polish-German Youth Philharmonic with Lipski Synagogue Choir & Choir of the Synagogue "Under A White Stork" in Wrocław http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/german-unification-day-concert/ 01.10.2006 (Sunday) – 18:00 MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Free admission 18:00 – The projection of film ‘Nie lubię poniedziałków (I hate Mondays)’ (Poland, 1971) directed by Tadeusz Chmielewski 20:00 – The opening of the exhibition by Aleksandra Karbowniczek ‘The Corner of ul. Św. Mikołaja & Wszystkich Świętych’ (Till 07.10.2006) “Enjoy Mondays” (“Polubisz Poniedziałki”) is a ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/enjoy-mondays-%e2%80%93-overture/ 29.09.2006 (Friday) – 18:00 Galeria ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 4) Free admission The video installation at Entropia will present the works of Wojciech Gilewicz who literally "re-painted" the streets of Wrocław around Rynek. The exhibition at Entropia is until 10.10.2006, but the actual installation on the street will stay in place until Spring 2007. ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/wojciech-gilewicz-out-on-street/ 25.09.2006 - 06.10.2006 GALERIA POD PLAFONEM (Rynek 58) Free admission An exhibition of computer graphic works by Mirosław Rajkowski. There will be a closing reception on Friday, 06.10.2006, 17:30. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/aurea-species/   This is the 2nd part of the 2-part video snapshot from the opening of the exhibition "CROSSING" (15.09.2006 at Galeria Entropia). In this video, you will see the performances by Krew z kontaktu (PL) [silence, noise, improvisation] and Redglaer & Wanda Gala (USA) [noise and movement] Galeria ENTROPIA is ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/150906-entropia-part-2/ 22.09.2006 (Friday) - 20:30 RURA (ul. Łazienna 4) Tickets: 14/9PLN (for the special discount, see below) The special evening under the title "Automne mon amour" will feature: Tijuana Mon Amour Broadcasting Inc. (D) - Post-Rock&Pop&Jazz, Electronica, Psychedelic Dawid Szczęsny (PL) - Electronica Milipop (PL) - Embryonicomilipopklik With the password "Mon amour," the ticket prices will be 9PLN ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/electronic-rura/   Here is the 1st of 2-part video snapshot from the opening of the exhibition "CROSSING" (15.09.2006 at Galeria Entropia). "CROSSING" is a collaborative project of 5 young artists. They are all from different countries and they met in Weimar where none of them was native. We asked what ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/150906-entropia-part-1/ 20.09.2006 (Wednesday) - 19:00 SYNAGOGUE "UNDER A WHITE STORK" (ul. Włodkowica 9) Ticket: 20/15PLN A hawdalah concert at the synagogue Quartet Klezmer Trio (Kraków): Magda Brudzińska – vocal Oskar Gut – accordion Michał Siudyszewski - electric contrabass http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/quartet-klezmer-trio/ 17.09.2006 (Sunday) - 13:00 PL. SOLNY (meeting point) On the occasion of European Car Free Day and European Mobility Week, Great Bicycle Parade will take place on the streets of Wrocław. Everyone is invited to for the parade. The Parade will be accompanied by sound system & drummers on ricksha. It will ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/great-bicycle-parade/ The opening of an exhibition "CROSSING" 15.09.2006 (Friday) - 18:00 Galeria ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 4) Free admission Accompanied by the performances:  - Redglaer & Wanda Gala (USA) [performance "Goneness" /noise and movement]  - Sitka (PL) [krew z kontaktu (KZK) + 3 (silence, noise, improvisation)] Crossing is a collective project of five young artists who met at the ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/project-crossing/ 01.09.06 - 03.09.06 / 14:00-22:00 RYNEK BuskerBus - an international festival of street art - celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. The guests include Ojarus (Japan), Hannah Pearl (Australia), Fred Snow (UK) and many others from all over the world. The list of artists (as of 23.08.2006) 1. OJARUS - Japan 2. JEAN-MARIE OLIVE ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/buskerbus-2006/ 26.08.2006 (Saturday) - 19:00 RYNEK Free admission / Open-air stage The Jazz'n Drum'n'Bass unit Miloopa returns to Wrocław for the end-of-Summer concert on Rynek. The programme: 19:00 - DJ Brav (Eklektik Session) 19:45 - Miloopa http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/miloopa-on-rynek/   The final episode of the Wrocław Summer video podcast series features Japanese Garden. Japanese Garden forms part of Szczytnicki Park. Szczytnicki Park was established in 1785 and it is the biggest and the oldest park in Wrocław. Japanese Garden was originally built in 1913 and reconstructed countless ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/summer-2006-japanese-garden/   The 3rd episode of the Wrocław Summer video podcast series vists Hala Ludowa. Hala Ludowa ("People's Hall") was originally called "Jahrhunderthalle," designed by a German architect Max Berg and built in 1913. It was the biggest concrete architecture in the world to be built. The video features "kiori no ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/summer-2006-hala-ludowa/   On 02.08.2006, we followed a group of young people to the roof of the "Helios cinema" building. They clean the windows of high buildings as their Summer job. Still new to this business, they shared with us their excitement and thoughts about working at 50m above the ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/work-in-the-high/   This episode features Ostrów Tumski. It is the oldest area of the city of Wrocław and its heart is the St. John the Baptist Cathedral. Just like any other part of the city, Ostrów Tumski has been subjected to many changes in its history, and what we ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/summer-2006-ostrow-tumski/ Summer workshop 02.09.2006 - 17.09.2006 The school is run by Józef Markocki who is an actor and the director of the Form Theater. The curriculum covers practical lessons as well as theory.  - Plasticity and classic pantomime technique  - Modern pantomime technique  - Actor's physical training  - Actor's elementary tasks  - Body language elements  - Japanese butoh dance ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/european-mime-academy/   During this Summer holiday season, the WrocławWeekly podcast brings you the images and sound from the city of Wrocław and the area nearby. The first episode of the series presents the Rynek of Wrocław. "Rynek" means in Polish a "market place." "Rynek" in Wrocław is the city's main ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/summer-2006-rynek/ 27.07.2006 - 20:30 (Thursday) LA LUZ (ul. Krainskiego 14, tel. 0-661-927-476, www.laluz.pl) Storytelling about Spanish wines & the wine tasting, hosted by Alek Grzondziel-Bennett http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/wine-party/   This is the last podcast episode from WrocławNonStop2006. Trip Hop & Urban Island took place on 26.06.2006 on Piaskowa Island open-air stage, and our video features Neanderthal Alien w/ Dean Bowman, Ursula Rucker and Digit-All-love. [See our previous post on the programme] Video download (iPod video compatible): ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/inside-the-wroclawnonstop-5/ Images from WroclawNonStop2006 are now available in our photo gallery: Part 1: Joe Satriani / Eliades Ochoa (Buena Vista Social Club) / Asian Dub Foundation / Tymon Tymanski / Zion Train / Akurat Part 2: Digit-All-love / Vadim Oneself / Miloopa / Neanderthal Alien feat. Dean Bowman Part 3: ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/images-from-wroclawnonstop/   In this podcast, we bring you the fragments from the performances of Vadim Oneself and Skalpel, both from the day 2 of the Independent Wrocław V (the 5th edition of Wrocław Niezależny). Independent Wrocław V was part of WrocławNonStop2006 and the event took place on 28.06 and ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/inside-the-wroclawnonstop-4/   This is the video snapshot from the opening of the exhibition "INTERPONTES or mediaquatic routes" on 30.06.2006 at Galeria ENTROPIA. The exhibition continues till Friday, 14.07.2006 (Galeria Entropia is open Mon-Fri, 13:00-19:00). Video download (iPod video compatible): wns_gig06.mp4 (H.264 / AAC / 8.34MB / 2:13) ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/inside-the-wroclawnonstop-3/ July is the month of international festivals. Starting this week, we see more concerts/performance from the following festivals: Brave Festival: Voices of Asia 08.07.2006-15.07.2006 This year, Brave Festival brings us a wide range of events (from dance performance, projections, workshops to concerts) from various countries of Asia. See more information at: http://www.bravefestival.pl/ 3 Baroques ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/summer-festivals/   "wROCK on the Island" (25.06.2006, Piaskowa Island) was one of the first big events of WrocławNonStop and this Summer holiday season. Our video podcast features the performance of Zion Train & Bakshish. [See our previous post on the programme] Video download (iPod video compatible): wns_gig04.mp4 (H.264 / AAC ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/inside-the-wroclawnonstop-2/ INTERPONTES or mediaquatic routes 30.06.2006 – 18:00 Galeria ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 4) The exhibition of the miniature paintings by Piotr Szota. Wrocław is known as the city of many bridges & islands and built over complicated aquatic routes. The work of Szota explores the unique aquatic landscape of Wrocław in painting. Open till ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/the-world-in-miniature/   27.06.2006 - We are already in the middle of the WrocławNonStop [www.wroclawnonstop.pl]. The first episode of our video podcast from WrocławNonStop presents a view from the Mikromusic concert at Rockowania 2006, an event organized by Wrocławski Klub FORMATY. As Maciek Zakrzewski from FORMATY said, it was a ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/inside-the-wroclawnonstop-1/ 27.06.2006 & 28.06.2006 - 19:00 ŁYKEND (ul. Podwale 37/38) Tickets: 8/5PLN Wrocławski Klub FORMATY organizes this year its international 2-day rock summit at the club Łykend. The first day is more chill-out/jazz than rock, but on the second day the programme returns to its "harder" line-ups. 27.06.2006 - clubber day (Tuesday) Mikromusic / Muzykoterapia ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/rockowania-2006/ 26.06.2006 - 19:30 (Monday) Hotel Tumski (Wyspa Słodowa 10) Ticket: 10PLN At the occasion of the 5th edition of the city VIP regatta on Odra river, Hotel Tumski organizes a concert by the group Karczma. Karczma will play songs of Jacek Kaczmarski. On regatta: The regatta will start at 17:00 from a wharf near ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/regatta-reception-at-hotel-tumski/ 25.06.2006 - 16:00 (Sunday) BOTANICAL GARDEN (ul. Henryka Sienkiewicza 23) An outdoor concert of the Male Chamber Choir CANTILENA http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/music-in-the-garden/ 26.06.2006 - 19:00 (Monday) PIASKOWA ISLAND Free Admission Featuring: Neanderthal Alien, Digit-All-love, Ursula Rucker [Watch the video podcast episodes on these artists: Neanderthal Alien & Digit-All-love] Part of WrocławNonStop [Read more about the festival] http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/trip-hop-urban-island/ 23.06.2006-25.06.2006 ATOM (ul. Piłsudskiego 74, tel. 071/ 347-14-65) Tickets: 15/13PLN The projection of a series of Bollywood films. Here is the programme: 23.06.06 - 19:00 Veer-Zaara 24.06.06  - 16:00 Kal Ho Naa Ho  - 19:15 Bunty Aur Babli 25.06.06  - 16:00 Main Hoon Na  - 19:15 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/ticket-to-bollywood/ 24.06.2006 & 25.06.2006 Over the weekend, MUSLIM CENTRE OF CULTURE AND EDUCATION in Wrocław (ul. Kasprowicza 24, www.islam.net.pl) organizes with the university of Wrocław the conferences, photo exhibition and the mosque open-day, etc. [For the full programme listing, see below] In this video podcast, we interviewed the key personels from the Centre ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/muslim-cultural-days/ 24.06.2006 & 25.06.2006 AROUND UL. WŁODKOWICA Free admissions "Meeting of Worlds" promote the unity of 5 religio-cultural traditions (Jewish, Catholic, Evangelical and Orthodox churches and Buddhism) in Wrocław. Over 2 days, there will be presentations, lectures, concerts and film-screenings in the vicinity of ul. Włodkowica. Here is the complete listing of the events: ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/meeting-of-worlds/ Vigilia Nativitatis S. Ioannis Baptistae 23.06.2006 - 22:00 (Friday) ST. WOJCIECH CHURCH (pl. Dominikańska 2) The catholic liturgy for the night of St. John the Baptist. It begins with "i vesperis," followed by "matutinum," "ad laudes" and "missa in aurora." For more information: Schola Gregoriana Silesiensis http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/the-night-of-st-john-the-baptist/ "Bonsai" - A Performance 22.06.2006 - 20:00 (Thursday) Scena Kalambur (ul. Kuźnicza 29a) Choreographed by Katarzyna Chmielewska and performed by the actor/dancer/choreographer Leszek Bzdyl. [photo credit: Teatr Kreatury] Dance Workshop by Leszek Bzdyl 23.06.2006 & 24.06.2006 Info: 071/359-35-51 or 692-731-495 [Part of "Sztuka w akcji"] http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/bonsai-workshop/ PIASKOWA ISLAND - 18:30 28.06.2006 (Wednesday) Ticket: 20/25PLN Asian Dub Foundation / Kapela Ze Wsi Warszawa / Joint Venture Sound System feat. Reggaenerator / Massive Experimental Quartet 29.06.2006 (Thursday) Ticket: 12/15PLN Vadim Oneself / Skalpel / Miloopa [on the photo] / Bete Noire & After Party with Joint Venture Sound System at SZAŁASS (ul. Piotra ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/independent-wroclaw-v/ "fizyczne...metafizyczne...mistyczne..." ("Physical... Metaphysical... Mystical") 22.06.2006 - 18:00 (Thursday) Centrum Informacji Kulturalnej - OKIS (Rynek Ratusz 24) An exhibition of paintings by Teresa Kępowicz. Open till 23.07.2006. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/teresa-kepowicz-an-exhibition/   On 09.06.2006, Wrofilm and Akademickie Centrum Filmowe organized the open reunion of the Guinness Record Film Marathon for the participants and volunteers at the ATOM cinema. The projection of WrocławWeekly video reports and the slideshow of the photos by Paweł Gorczyca was followed by the special screening ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/return-to-the-atom-cinema/ 25.06.2006 - 14:00 (Sunday) PIASKOWA ISLAND Tickets: 12/9PLN Reservation: bilety@o2.pl Featuring: Zion Train, Vavamuffin, Coma, Bakshish, Akurat, hunter, Farben Lehre, Duberman, Blade Loki, Radical News and the winners of the Mediageneracja Festival Promotional discount: If you buy 4 tickets at ŁYKEND (ul. Podwale 37/38), the 5th ticket is free. Part of WrocławNonStop [Read more about the ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/wrock-at-wroclawnonstop/   The second episode of the "Steps to WrocławNonStop2006" features the local electronica orchestra, Digit-All-love. We have been following this band since its debut back in this January, and here we have exclusive video footage from their last concert at Świeradów. In our interview, Bond from Gig Ant ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/steps-to-wroclawnonstop-2/ 15.062006-18.06.2006 AKADEMIA RUCHU (ul. Ruska 47-48a) The dance workshop (JAZZ, HIP-HOP, SALSA mix) with ASSAI SAMBA, a choreographer from Paris. More info www.akademiaruchu.com.pl or tel. 071-793-29-38 http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/dance-workshop/ I INNI. - Pleasure before transaction 09.06.2006 - 18:00 Galeria ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 4) The exhibition of the works by Mira Boczniowicz. Till 23.06.2006. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/i-inni/ The SIMCHA VIII: The Meeting with Jewish Culture starts on 08.06.2006. We interviewed the director of the festival, Karolina Szykierska, and asked her some basic questions about the festival (its name, history, this year's programming etc.). If you are curious but not sure what to expect from this festival, our ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/what-is-simcha/ 09.06.2006 - 17:00 (Friday) ATOM (ul. Piłsudskiego 74) Ticket: 5PLN Wrofilm and Akademickie Centrum Filmowe presents the premiere of the documentary film "Rekord" by Wojciech Jodko. Jodko followed day and night the Guinness Record Film Marathon (20.02.2006-25.02.2006) at ATOM cinema with his camera, and this documentary is the result. There will be also ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/guinness-film-marathon-in-film/ 06.06.2006 - 18:00 (Tuesday) Galeria ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 4) A projection of the film by Marcin Szczelina on the subject of Swedish Architecture. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/film-on-swedish-architecture/ The WrocławNonStop Festival (23.06.2006-02.07.2006) is coming close. As every year, its programme is very colorful, but, just as every year, it is also very difficult to get an overview of the events. To help you get an idea of what to expect this year, we will be previewing in our ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/steps-to-wroclawnonstop-1/ 07.06.2006 (Wednesday) RYNEK - 13:00 OPT Parking (ul. Działkowa 15) - 19:00 LiThe Blås is the academic wind band of Linköping University, Sweden. Active since 1973, this is the first time in Wrocław, and 2 performances on the same day. More about the band: http://www.litheblas.org/tour/about.html http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/lithe-blas/ SIMCHA VIII: The Meeting with Jewish Culture 08.06.2006-12.06.2006 08.06.2006 (Thursday) 17:00 Lights/Shadows of Jerusalem: The opening of the photo-exhibition by Erwin Schenkelbach (Israel) (Mleczarnia, ul.Włodkowica 5) 18:00 From Drohobycz to Jerusalem - Meeting with Erwin Schenkelbach (Modlitw Hall, ul.Włodkowica 9) 20:00 Inauguration concert: 10th Anniversary of The Synagogue “Under A White Stork" Choir (Synagogue “Under ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/simcha-festival/   Because we got a free press accreditation (worth 100EURO!) through the French Embassy office in Wrocław, we decided to be a tourist at Futuallia (01.06 & 02.06.2006). We walked around and filmed the event inside the main venue, Hala Ludowa (literally "People's Hall," a name that it ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/futurallia-2006/   The magazine "Rita Baum" organized its promotional presentation at RURA on 29.05.2006. The programme included the readnig of the fragments on "Madness," a slide-show and the film-screening, all accompanied by a live performance of the dark ambient music. In our video, we present a general view ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/rita-in-action/ VI International Workshops of Traditional Songs of Middle-Eastern Europe in Lower Silesia in two terms: I : 18-25 July 2006 II : 29 July - 5 August 2006 Place: village Gaworzyce, Lower Silesia, near Polkowice/Glogow (see here) Workshops are for all people who like singing. No previous experience is necessary; there will be also groups ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/traditional-song-workshop-with-ovo/ 04.06.2006 - 19:00 (Sunday) St. Cyril and St. Method Orthodox Church (ul. Św. Jadwigi 15) A concert at the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Male Chamber Choir CANTILENA http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/cantilena-at-the-orthodox-church/   On 24.05.2006, in Wrocław, we had an unique occasion to see 3 pieces from "les Fables à La Fontaine." "Les Fables à La Fontaine" is not simply a spectacle but, before being a spectacle, it is first of all a creative project that choreographs a series of ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/3-pieces-of-the-fables/ 31.05.2006 - 20:00 (Wednesday) BEZSENNOŚĆ (ul. Ruska 51) Ticket: 25PLN JOJO MAYER (drums, electronic beatz) ROLI MOSIMANN (real time audio deconstruction) TAKUYA NAKAMURA (keyboards, trumpet) YOSSI FINE (bass, low end manipulation) "JoJo Mayer & NERVE is a live Electronic Act from NYC that creates a new hybrid in contemporary music by cross pollinating intelligent ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/jojo-mayer-nerve/   On 25.05.2006, Niebo Café celebrated its 6th anniversary with an invitation-only party. We have here snapshots from the concert at the party. Featuring Miloopa, 4Egg Sample, Digit-All-love and Tymon. Video download (iPod video compatible): niebo6.mp4 (H.264 /AAC / 21.1MB / 4:27) Please use Quicktime 7 (Mac/Windows) or ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/niebo-6th-anniversary/   Under the direction of John White, the past 6 years the student theatre group "Shakespeare Wrocław" has been presenting the performance of Shakespearian plays with the original English dialogue. This year they selected the comedy "The Merry Wives of Windsor." In the interview, White explains that Shakespeare ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/shakespeare-wroclaw/ Rita Baum & Madness 29.05.2006 - 20:30 RURA (ul. Łazienna 4) Free admission "Madness" is the central theme of the forthcoming number of the cultural magazine "Rita Baum," and this number will present works on the concept of "madness," not quite in its traditonal (i.e., clinico-medical) sense, but as an experience of (post)modern existence, ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/rita-on-madness/ Panchanter (Holland) 26.05.2006 - 19:30 St. Nicolaus Church (ul. św. Antoniego) with Academic Choir of Wrocław University of Technology 27.05.2006 - 20:00 Church of St. Elisabeth (ul. św. Elżbiety) Free admissions http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/chamber-choir-concert/ 27.05.2006 - 21:16 (Saturday) SYNAGOGUE "UNDER A WHITE STORK" (ul. Wlodkowica 7) Tickets: 15/20PLN Ewa Stańko - vocal, piano Bogusław Łowiński - vocal, percussion Jerzy Karwowski - clarinet. sax Artur Banaszkiewicz - violin Tomasz Drabina - accordion Andrzej Laskowski - contrabass http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/shalom/ POZVAKOWSKY + DeaD SounD 27.05.2006 - 20:00 (Saturday) SALONIK (ul. Zielińskiego 20) Ticket: 8PLN The concert of the Hungarian noise band "Pozvakowsky," whose music is compared to the sound of Mogwai, comes with the neurotic sound of "Dead Sound." http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/hungarian-noise/ 25.05.2006 - 20:00 (Thursday) OPT /Ośrodek Postaw Twórczych (ul. Działkowa 15) Tickets: 8*/12PLN (*booking: aktion@sitka.pl / agenda@opt-art.net) Featuring: STWORYWODNE (post-rock) / HusH! (popnoise) http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/stworywodne-hush/   "Jestem" in Polish means "I am." 19.05.2006, Angelika Fojtuch presented a performance at Galeria ENTROPIA. Fojtuch started her performance by greeting everyone, addressing each one of them individually in the familier form ("ty"/"you"), and it ended with a text on the wall: "JESTEM." Our video podcast presents ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/jestem/ ENERGIA DŹWIĘKU ("Energy of Sound") Festival 26.05.2006 - 28.05.2006 Concerts (20:00, 15PLN/day or 35PLN for all): 26.05.2006  - BWA (Awangarda, ul. Wita Stwosza 32) Blurt (UK: Avangarde jazz-new-wave) Romowe Rikoito (Prussia: climatic dark folk) 27.05.2006 - BWA In Gowan Ring (USA: psychedelic-neofolk) Sieben (UK: Apocaliptic- folk) 28.05.2006 - OPT (ul. Działkowa 15) Noise Maker's Fifes (BE) Magic Carpathians (PL: see our previous ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/energy-of-sound/ Les Fables à la Fontaine 24.05.2006 - 19:00 (Wednesday) CKWZ /CENTRUM KULTURY WROCłAW - ZACHÓD (ul. Chociebuska 4-6) Free admission but you must collect invitation at CKWZ (tel. (071) 354-46-60 / (071) 353-96-94 / (071) 353-96-95) [UPDATE: No ticket left] "Les Fables à la Fontaine" presents the interpretations of the fables of Jean ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/les-fables-choreographed/   In the evening of 19.05.2006, the newly opened basement of Mleczarnia hosted the concert of an accomplished eclectic jazz quintet Lucas Niggli BIG ZOOM. In the video interview, Niggli speaks of his impression of the band's first tour to Poland. We kept lengthy shots from the concert ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/niggli-quintet-in-zoom/ Kill Salonik IV 22.05. 2006 - 21:00 (Monday) SALONIK (ul Zielińskiego 20) Tickets: 10*/12PLN (*number limited! - booking: aktion@sitka.pl) The series "Kill Salonik" continues to bring the cream of Polish underground/indie bands to the public. Its 4th edition features KRISTEN. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/kristen-at-salonik/   British International School of Cracow (BISC) is opening a new school in Wrocław. On 19.05.2006, BISC held its second information meeting. Against our common assumption, the difference between the international school and the non-international school is not simply where the children come from, and the class taught ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/bisc-wroclaw/ Galeria ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 4) 19.05.2006 - 18:00 (Friday) Performance by Angelika Fojtuch 23.05.2006 - 18:00 (Tuesday) "Simplicity": the opening of the exhibition by Truth. The presentation by the author at 19:00. The exhibition till 06.06.2006.   http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/fojtuch-truth/ Lucas Niggli BIG ZOOM 19.05.2006 - 21:00 (Friday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5) Tickets: 15PLN Claudio Puntin - clarinet, bass clarinet Nils Wogram - trombone Philipp Schaufelberger - guitar Peter Herbert - doublebass Lucas Niggli - drums, percussion, composition "With his trio ZOOM (Nils Wogram (tb) and Philipp Schaufelberger (guit)), Niggli has played numerous concerts and at jazz festivals (Moers, ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/big-zoom/ 18.05.2006 - 21:00 (Thursday) LA LUZ (ul. Krainskiego 14, tel. 0-661-927-476, www.laluz.pl) The projection of THE Polish cult film - "Seksmisja" - with English subtitles. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/seksmisja/   The 4th edition of the "Survival" art festival is held, for the first time in its history, in the open public space: the main railway station of Wrocław. One of the key organizers - Michał Bieniek - goes so far as to describe it as "the public ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/modern-art-and-public-space/   16.05.2006 - 20:00 (Tuesday) RURA (ul. Łazienna 4) Ticket: 5PLN WroFilm and Jazz Club Rura present the screening of "unusual" films. This time, the selection features the "legendary" films of Witold Świętnicki & the new production of Krzysztof Różnicki ("Chesus3"). http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/unusual-cinema/ 15.05.2006 - 19:00 (Monday) BEZSENNOŚĆ (ul. Ruska 51) Ticket: 20PLN Featuring: Bogna Woźniak Sambor Dudziński Michał Litwiniec Filip Danielak http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/era-wodnika/ 12.05 - 20.05.2006 WROCŁAW MAIN RAILWAY STATION "Survival" is a festival presenting "young art" ("młoda sztuka") outside of gallery and other exhibition space. This year, its 4th edition takes the city's main railway station as a host and presents the works and performance by 50 artists and artist groups at the various ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/survival-4/ KARBIDO - Project "STOLIK" 13.05.2006 - 19:00 (Saturday) FIRLEJ (ul. Grabiszyńska 56) Tickets: 20/25PLN A captivating audio performance at the table. Featuring: Paweł Czepułkowski - South Igor Gawlikowski - West Michał Litwiniec - East maot - North info: www.karbido.com   Project "Open Your Mind" 12.05.2006 - 20:00 (Friday) KALAMBUR (ul. Kuźnicza 29a) info: www.openyourmind.akcja.pl http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/stolik-and-more/ Libido Affair 7: FRAUENWAFFE 13.05.2006 - 22:00 (Saturday) BROWAR MIESZCZAŃSKI (ul. Hubska 44) The 7th edition of "Libido Affair" features 2 female dj's from Poznań - Housekeeping and Tina Tuner - and Trotula for the visualization. http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/libido-affair-7/ 12.05.2006 - 17:00 (Friday) Galeria ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 4) Free admission The presentation and the screening under the title of "Abstraction in Film/Film in Abstraction" ("Abstrakcja w Filmie/Film Abstrakcyjny") by Błażej Chwoła The exhibition - "A Large-Sized Abstraction Against Theory & Politics" ("Wielkoformatowa abstrakcja przeciwko teorii i polityce") - by Olga Lewicka is also ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/abstraction-in-film/ “La leçon” of E.Ionesco 12.05.2006 - 19:00 (Friday) ARKA Theatre (ul. Mennicza 3) This is the premiere of the Polish version of “La leçon” by E.Ionesco, previously presented in the Polish-French hybrid version at "Journées de la francophonie." To find out more, please view our video podcast here. After the premiere, the performance ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/ionesco-polish-premiere/   During the weekend of 06 & 07.05.2006, at OŚRODEK SZKOLENIA PAŃSTWOWEJ INSPEKCJI PRACY, the Definitions of Reality conference provided an international forum for comparative literature and opened many channels of discussion for the exchange of ideas. We have here selected video snapshots from the conference, mixed with ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/snapshots-of-the-real/ 10.05.2006 - 18:00 (Wednesday) SYNAGOGUE "UNDER A WHITE STORK" (ul. Wlodkowica 7) The project of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw will be presented by the director of the project promotion, Agnieszka Rudzinska. 11.05.2006 - 17:30 (Thursday) ARCHITECTURE MUSEUM (ul. Bernardynska 5) The exhibition of the museum project authored by the ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/museum-of-the-history-of-polish-jews/ New Model Army (UK) with the special guest Cool Kids Of Death (PL) 09.05.2006 - 19:00 (Tuesday) WZ (pl. Wolność 7) Tickets: 40 / 45PLN To their impassioned cult of fans, New Model Army was one of the best post-punk outfits Great Britain ever produced. Combining the gut-level force of punk with the anthemic ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/new-model-army/ 07.05.2006 (Sunday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 7) Free admission The following films will be projected as part of "The Day of Israel" ("Dzień Izraela"): 10:00-14:00 Films "Aviay's Summer" & "The Stars of Shlomi" 17:00-20:30 Films "James' Journey to Jerusalem" & "Broken Wings" All films are in Hebrew with English subtitles http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/films-for-the-day-of-israel/ Definitions of The Real in Prose and Poetry 06.05.2006 & 07.05.2006 OŚRODEK SZKOLENIA PAŃSTWOWEJ INSPEKCJI PRACY (ul. Kopernika 5) Free admission An international comparative literature conference organized with the support of the University of Wroclaw and the U.S.-Polish Fulbright Commission. Literary terms such as "magical realism" and "socialist realism" problematize the concept of the real ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/definitions-of-reality/   On 02.05.2006, at Droga do mekki, Niti Ranjan Biswas & Nemanja Rebic played "experimental" Indian tabla + Jazz guitar tunes. It is not everyday that we see tabla performance in Wrocław. Niti is first time in this city, but Rebic is becoming somewhat a regular visitor: we ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/tabla-experiment/ 06.05.2006 - 17:00 (Saturday) MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 7) Tickets: 45 / 55PLN The opening of the basement of Mleczarnia. The basement is designed to be multi-functional and capable of hosting concerts and other live performances and installations. The evening features: Maria Peszek in "Miasto Mania Live"; Jazz concert with Beatrice Szerement (vocal) / Volker ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/new-mleczarnia/   01.05.2006, Salonik - at this small pub, a concert of 3 bands from France took place: L'Homme Puma (http://www.lhommepuma.com/), Sugartown Cabaret, and The Eye Of Time. We interviewed L'Homme Puma after the concert and asked what "kind" of music - often described as "emo" or "emo core" ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/french-salonik/ A Large-Sized Abstraction Against Theory & Politics 28.04.2006 - 16.05.2006 (the galley closed from 01.05 till 03.05.2006) Galeria ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 4) [See more images in the photo gallery] This exhibition by Olga Lewicka presents one large-sized abstraction painting. According to Lewicka, the title of the exhibition - "A Large-Sized Abstraction Against Theory & Politics" ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/against-abstraction/ 02.05.2006 - 21:00 (Tuesday) DROGA DO MEKKI (ul. Ruska 51) Free admission Niti Ranjan Biswas (Bangladesh) - tabla Nemanja Rebic (Serbia) - guitar + Toyo (visuals) In appearance, an Indian music concert. Perhaps it is an Indian music concert; perhaps it is not simply an Indian music concert. Feel free to discover what's in store. More ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/a-world-music/ ROBOTOBIBOK 29.04.2006 – 20:00 Centrum Kultury ZAMEK (pl. Świętojański 1, Leśnica) Tickets: 13/18 PLN The ROBOTOBIBOK is back on tour with new material an a new musician. Next to the “old” members Kuba Suchar (drums, miniMoog), Artur Majewski (tp, synths., el. Piano) and Marcin Ciupidro (vibraphone) we’ll get the chance to hear the first time ... http://www.wroclawweekly.pl/index.php/robo-zamek/