Branch news Lublin

• 13.03.2012

  The festivals and other artistic attractions in Lublin!
  
  Lublin Jazz Festival, April
  Lublin Jazz Festival reaches to the history of Lublin Jazz Singers Meetings, at which the likes of Ewa Bem, Hanna Banaszak or Stanislaw Sojka made their debuts years ago. The artistic programme, the concerts and numerous accompanying events were arranged in a way that will provide a complete picture of the contemporary jazz scene.
  
  Summer Festival of Culture, May - September
  Summer Festival of Culture is a series of artistic and educational events that take place from May to September and have no admission charge. The offer of the festival includes rock concerts, theatre plays, open air cinema, fairs, classical music concerts and others and is addressed to families. For some citizens of Lublin this is the only form of contact with theatre, cinema or cabaret. The festival aims at promoting idea of a family outing in a safe and enriching environment. The Summer Festival of Culture takes place in a bandshell located in a beautiful Saski Garden, a place that is special for all citizens of Lublin. Its beautiful flower beds, broad paths, a charming pond with swans, cosy arbours make it an ideal place for family walks and a peaceful refuge from the everyday hustle and bustle of the city life.
  
  Festival of Theater "Neighbors", June
  Central Europe Theatre Festival "The Neighbours" is the event where theatrical traditions of Central and Eastern Europe meet. It aims at promoting the artistic activities of the neighbouring countries. The festival is addresses to a wide audience of all ages. It consists of three types of events: the stage events that pertain to the main theme of the festival, outdoor events which include street performances, and children events which present various form of theatrical performances for the youngest audience. The festival is open to professional theatre groups, as well as independent and alternative artists. The performances are accompanied by concerts, exhibitions and meetings in the vibrant festival club.
  
  Open City Festival of Art in Public Spaces , June 20 - July 25
  During the festival the partaking recognized artists will comment on the past and the present of Lublin. Their works will redefine the most significant landmarks of the city. They will reflect upon Lublin's eastern location, on its function as a city that marks the eastern border of the EU, on its multicultural past that is an inseparable part of its present and on the awareness of its inhabitants. The artists will put their works to the judgement and reflection of passers-by. They will suggest new, symbolic sign-posts, which may help the citizens of Lublin in finding new ways of defining their local identity in the rapidly changing, incomprehensible world subject to chaotic globalisation. Their works will hopefully evoke reflection upon the intimate relationship between the city and its inhabitants. Artists from the East and the West, the authors of installations and performances, will be invited to take part in the project.
  
  European Juggling Convention 2012
  The world's largest gathering of jugglers and circus artists of all ages and abilities, held in a different European city each year.
  
  Jagiellonian Fair , August
  The Jagiellonian Fair is a four-day commercial and artistic event. The fair gives the chance to admire handicraft goods from craftsmen who come here form all over Poland, Ukraine, and Belarus. It is also accompanied by a host of cultural events, including a tournament that brings the old knights' codes back to life or a City Bugle-Call Festival. The Fair refers to the famous Lublin Fairs, which at the turn of the 15th and 16th century, were one of the most famous international merchant events. Nowadays, during the Fair Lublin becomes an important meeting place of the East and the West. Being the largest city along the eastern border of the EU, Lublin is "the European Union's Gateway to the East".
  
  Magician's Carnival, August
  The Magicians Carnival is a socio-artistic event whose name refers to the character of the Isaac Bashevis Singer's book - the Magician of Lublin. It combines a juggler convent, attended by the circus performers from all over Europe, the series of workshops for beginners, but also performances by circus artists. For three days, Lublin is enchanted by the avant-garde circus that appeals to everyone and conveys universal messages through the simplest of forms. A spectacular tightrope walking over the Old Town during the festival is the symbolic reference to Singer's Magician, a character based on a conjurer who once lived in Lublin.
  
  International Lublin Meetings of Theater of Dance, November
  The festival was initiated in 1997 and now it constitutes one of the most important cultural events in Lublin. It is also a highly regarded dance festival in Poland and Europe. The idea of the festival is to enable dancers from different countries to meet, exchange ideas and find inspiration in cultural differences. The organizers emphasize the universal dimension of the event and remind us that contemporary dance is a unique medium of communication - a fully democratic form of art that can convey the impact of intellect upon emotions. The festival presents interesting performances by professional dance theatres from all over the world and promotes Polish artists seeking opportunity to present and discuss their work.