Polish Cultural Week 2009

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THANK YOU

Polish Cultural Week is organised by Artlinks 1a Market Place, Carrickfergus BT38 7AWTel: 02893364400 | www.artlinks.org.uk

Polish Cultural Week Coordinator: Eva GrosmanEvents Manager: Jakub ŚwiderekAdministration: Sylwia Stankiewicz/Aneta KurkowskaPress/Marketing: Michelle McTernan Management Programme/Website Design: Irena Laskowska (sunnu.co.uk)

Special thanks to the Polska! Year Coordinator Aneta Prasał-Wiśniewska and her team from the Adam Mickiewicz Institute in Warsaw, Director Roland Chojnacki from Polish Cultural Institute in London and the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Newry Mr Jerome Mullen.We would like to express out heartfelt thanks to our funders and sponsors, our venue partners, volunteers and every organi-sation and individual who has worked with us to bring this celebration of the Polish culture to life!

PART OF THE POLSKA! YEAR 2009-2010 www.PolskaYear.pl

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The Polish Cultural Week is returning to Belfast for the third time as a part of the Polska! Year with a range of events to share Polish culture, arts, heritage and language in venues across the city from the 7th of May 2009.

The Polish Cultural Week 2009 is a part of the Polska! Year. The programme of the Polska! Year, developed by the Adam Mick-iewicz Institute in Warsaw on behalf of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, covers over 200 events in the most renowned and rec-ognized concert halls, museums and galleries in cities including London, Edinburgh, Canterbury, Leeds, Liverpool, Oxford, Bir-mingham, Glasgow, Dundee, Norwich and Belfast.

The aim of the Polish Cultural Week is to promote Polish culture and to deliver a strong cultural experience, in order to contribute to the social well being of the wider community, to develop a sense of identity among the members of the Polish community in Northern Ireland and to create effective partnerships to en-sure a sustainable cultural activity.

More information at www.polishculturalweek.com

Polska! Art – Energy Class B ExhibitionPolska! Art – Other events in Ormeau BathsPolska! Art – Agent Absurd in GT GalleryPolska! Art – Other events in GT GalleryPolska! Art – PS2 GalleryPolska! Art – Linen Hall Library

Polska! Music – About ChopinPolska! Music – Varsovia Piano Trio in St. Anne’sPolska! Photo – 802% Above The Norm in Red BarnPolska! Photo – Immigrants And The City in Common Grounds Café

Polska! Architecture - Blueprint: Architects In Transition by Julia Atkinson in Place Polska! Film – Emily Cries in Linen Hall LibraryPolska! Film – Wajda films in Queen’s Film TheatrePolska! Film – Communist Poland in Queen’s Film TheatrePolska! Film – Dydo collection in Queen’s Film TheatrePolska! Food and Drink

Polska! Young – WheelWorks & Metropolitan CollegePolska! Year at Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’sUseful contacts / Venue info / Map

ABOUTCONTENT

PART OF THE POLSKA! YEAR 2009-2010 www.PolskaYear.pl

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Energy Class B Exhibition

Energy Class B at OBG shows the quality and breadth of contemporary art being produced in Poland, span-ning various mediums in sculpture, photography, film, video, installation, and performance.

The show consists of work by 13 Polish artists: Paweł Althamer, Artur Żmijewski, Kobas Laksa, Julita Wójcik , Jacek Niezgoda, Józef Robakowski, Andrzej Tobis, Super grupa Azorro, Joanna Raj-kowska, Oskar Dawicki, Elżbieta Jabłońska, Ma-rek Wasilewski and Hubert Czerepok.

Dates:

7th May - 6th June

Venue:Ormeau Baths Gallery18a Ormeau AvenueBelfast BT2 8HS

Web: www.ormeaubaths.co.uk

Admission charge: Free

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Other Events & Workshops in Ormeau BathsOpening and Performance by artist Oskar Dawicki Thursday 7th May, 7pm – 9pm

Public ConversationFriday 8th May 2pm – 2.45pm, FreeConversation with artist Hubert Czerepok and OBG Exhibitions Officer Fear-gal O’Malley. Hubert will talk about his provocative mural drawings inspired by found footage and media reporting of catastrophic events. Admission charge: Free

Artist DiscussionSaturday 9th May, 2pm – 3pm, FreeArtist Marek Wasilewski will hold a discussion on his work ‘Happiness’ shown at OBG. His work is inspired by Alain de Botton’s book, ‘The Architecture of Happiness’. The work focuses on residential architecture in Poland and explores how housing can demonstrate the identity and personality of the people. The artist will speak about Polish architecture in the context of his work and invites the audience to bring in pictures of their own houses and areas of Belfast to join in a discussion on the philosophy, meaning and social information that can be gleaned from looking at the architecture of a place.

International BanquetThursday 21st May, 7pm – 9pm, FreeTo accompany Energy Class B, OBG is hosting an International Banquet to celebrate the diversity of cultures in Belfast. To join in, bring one dish from the country of your origin, be it pierogi, chilli or champ! This event is a great way to meet new people from all over the world living in Belfast, while sam-pling a range of international cuisine and listening to live Polish music.Places are limited so book early to reserve a place. To book a place and reg-ister your dish please phone 02890 321 402 or email [email protected]. People who have not booked will not be admitted. This event is free but everyone must bring a traditional dish!!

Artist Performance / Presentation23rd May, 3pm, FreeRenowned Performance artist Julita Wojcik will give a ‘classroom’ style talk on the difference between the Poles and the Northern Irish. This will be an ironic and comical examination of the disintegrating economic relationship between the two nations. The artist will make a new video piece for this presentation.

Saturday Art Club for KidsThese classes run from 10.30am – 12.30pm, cost £3 and are designed to en-able young people of all ages and abilities to engage and respond to contem-porary art. The workshops are designed by experienced artists who explore a wide range of mediums and themes relating to the current exhibition.The workshops take place on :

May 9th (6-8’s), May 16th (8-10’s), May 23rd (Family), May 30th (6-8’s)

Booking

Most of the events at OBG are free but booking is required due to limited spaces. Please contact the gallery on 02890 321 402 or [email protected] to reserve a place for any event.OBG welcomes groups and schools. To book a free exhibition tour please contact Ciara on 02890 321 402 or email [email protected] Tours in Polish can also be arranged if required. Please phone up at least a week in advance to arrange a tour.

Ormeau Baths Gallery18a Ormeau Avenue, Belfast BT2 8HSWeb: www.ormeaubaths.co.uk

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Agent Absurd - Exhibition of Polish Art

Dates:1st May - 7th June

Venue:Golden Thread Gallery84-94 Great Patrick Street, Belfast BT1 2LU

Web: www.gtgallery.org.uk


Agent Absurd - a major exhibition of contemporary art from Poland featuring works by The Azorro Group, Łukasz Gronowski, Zbigniew Libera, Jacek Malinowski, Agata Michowska, Tomasz Mróz, Józef Robakowski, Daniel Rumiancew, Janek Simon has been curated by Monika Szewczyk, the Director of Galeria Arsenał in Białystok working with the Golden Thread Gallery’s Director Peter Richards.

The exhibition will be complemented by an outreach programme and we have joined forces with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Migrant Workers Unit, Northern Ireland Council of Ethnic Minori-ties, kropka.pl and Belfast & District Trades Union Council to work on a series of projects that celebrates the contribution of migrant workers and ethnic minority communities. These projects will com-plement and connect with the annual Mayday celebrations.

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Other Events & Workshops in Golden Thread Gallery

Panel Discussion: Perceptions of ‘The Other’14th May, 7pm (Thursday)

Employment & Welfare Advice Clinic for Migrant Workers15th May, 7-8pm (Friday)

Panel Discussion: The Absurdity of the Global Economy21st May, 7pm (Thursday)

Polish Cultural Evening22nd May, 7pm (Friday)Polish Cultural Evening featuring artwork, music, good food, drinks & sociability.

Golden Thread Gallery84-94 Great Patrick Street, Belfast BT1 2LU

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Printed PoliticsPS² is a small artist collective, with studio space in the centre of Belfast.A former shop in the same building, project space, is used as a platform for art projects and run on a voluntary, non-commercial base. The focus of the activities is on urban intervention and social interaction by artists, multidisciplinary groups and theorists.

Centre piece of this project

is an old manual printing press, used by the underground Solidarnosc movement in the 80s. Complete

with type cases and original posters this may look like a historic retrospective but with the help of a former Polish printer, the art collective SPART and THE VACUUM, this

project updates and re-activates the publication of political posters and newsletters.

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Dates: 8th May - 1st June

Venue: PS², 18 Donegall Street, Belfast BT1 2GP

Web: www.pssquared.org Admission charge: Free

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Solidarity And The Polish Path To Freedom – Poster Exhibition

Selection of posters and political prints from Krzysztof Dydo collection illustrates the Polish path to freedom. The 1980’s were a tumultuous time in Poland. Worker’s strikes in Gdańsk lead to the formation of the Soli-darity movement. In 1980, Lech Wałęsa was elected chairman of this reform movement. The red and white Solidarity logo became an international icon that literally wrapped itself around the city, creating a visual momentum that lead to a political revolution. Once again, posters played a pivotal role in defining the future. In 1989, the day before the country was to vote on the political future of Poland, a poster featuring an image of Gary Cooper from the film “High Noon” was plastered on kiosks and walls around the country. This landmark image of the famous actor strolling towards the viewer depicted him carrying not a gun, but a voting ballot, and wearing a solidar-ity logo above his sheriff ’s badge that read: “It’s high noon, June 4, 1989.” As Frank Fox, former professor of Eastern European History stated: “Indeed, an American Western was an apt symbol for a political duel that marked the beginning of the end of Communism in Eastern Europe. Gary Cooper would have approved.”

Dates: 7th May - 3rd June

Venue: Vertical Gallery, Linen Hall Library, 17 Donegall Square, Belfast BT1 5GB

Web: www.linenhall.com


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Fryderyk Chopin (March 1, 1810 – October 17, 1849) is one of the most famous, influential and admired composers and virtuoso pianists of the Romantic era, and is Poland’s most beloved composer.

To mark the 160th anniversary of the death of Poland’s most famous composer, Fryderyk Chopin, St. Anne’s Cathedral will resound with Polish classical music per-formed by the renowned Varsovia Piano Trio.

Varsovia Piano Trio was founded in 2003. All three members were graduated from Frederick Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, where two of them with the doc-tor’s degree work with students. Varsovia Piano Trio prosperously performed in Poland, Slovenia, France, Turkey, Denmark, Romania and Moldova to conquer the esteem of the public and excellent reviews of critics.

There will be also opportunity to listen to some songs from Chopin’s Opus 74 per-formed by the local musician. All songs are from the edition of Complete Works produced in 1949 under the general editorship of Ignacy J. Paderewski to celebrate the centenary of Chopin’s death in Paris on 17 October 1849.

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Varsovia Piano Trio Concert

PROGRAMME:

F. Chopin – Trio in G-minor for piano, violinand celloVarsovia Piano Trio

Songs by Fryderyk Chopin from Opus 74 performed by Irish musician including Fiona Flynn (Soprano), Mark Guinn (Tenor) and Gerry Doherty (Piano)

Trio by Andrzej Panufnik /1976 Varsovia Piano Trio

Trio by Bernard Chmielarz/2002 Varsovia Piano Trio

Date: 8th May (Friday), 7pm

Venue: St. Anne’s Cathedral Donegall St., Belfast BT1

Admission charge: The concert is free to the pub-lic, yet donations on the door to the Black Santa Fund are suggested.

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802% Above The Norm – Photo Exhibition

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Dates: 3rd - 16th May

Venue: Red Barn Gallery, 43b Rosemary Street, Belfast


Henryk Makarewicz and Wiktor Pental photographed dai-ly life in Nowa Huta (purpose build city outside Krakow), something which was expressly against the rules. It was probably because of censorship that their images were hid-den in a drawer and could not reach the public for more than half a century. Ultimately Nowa Huta would play a large role in the resistance against the communist authori-ties and as the home base for the labour union Solidarity (the Lenin Steel Works became its base). The title of the photo series, ‘802% above the norm’ is ironic. It refers to the ridiculous production figures that were announced as propaganda. It might well have been 300, 500, or even 2000% above the norm, because after all even the official records carry such numbers. Because of their emphasis on the daily life in Nowa Huta, the photographs could not be shown publicly under communism. Project by Imago Mundi Foundation & Visavis.pl Photographers’ Collective

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THE VISAVIS.PL PHOTOGRAPHERS’ COLLECTIVE

The Visavis.pl Photographers’ Collective is a venture that brings together established Polish documentary photographers. Members of the Visavis.pl comment on reality in a subjective manner, looking for inspi-ration in the most banal elements of everyday life. With the belief that only an attentive and reflective observation of reality makes the essence of an event truly visible, projects that Visavis.pl undertakes are of a long-term character. Every author not only follows a certain inspiration, but also helps with the evolution of the press market, searching for new methods of photograph storage, thus inducing new methods for reaching a given au-dience. Thanks to new communication means which Visavis.pl has found to be the most interesting, i.e. open-air exhibitions and the internet, Visavis.pl has managed to get across to a group of recipients that passes the number of a group of readers that simply reads a single press publication. In using the latest technology, being the internet and mobile telephony, Visavis.pl has managed to create a multimedia approach to showing photo reports – pho-tocast. At the same time Visavis.pl co-operates with galleries, museums and printed magazines.

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© Łukasz Trzciński / Visavis.pl ‘The 802% Above the Norm’ project – gigantic portraits of anonymous workers from Nowa Huta on the Palace of Cul-ture and Science (over 1200 sq metres each); the photographs of Makarewicz and Pental were presented in the Marble Hall of the Palace of Culture and Science, on billboards and city-lights all over Warsaw; screening of a documentary film; a presentation of photocasts (on LCD and for the first time on mobile phones).

Immigrants And The City - Photo Exhibition

Dates: 8th May (Friday), 7pm

Venue: Red Barn Gallery, 43b Rosemary Street


‘Immigrants and the City’ is the title for a new body of work by a young Polish photographer, Marcin Wilkowski. This is a compelling photographic exhibition which features portraits of people who have migrated to Belfast. The series was started due to the artist’s wish to record and re-member the individuals he has become acquainted with in Northern Ireland. Photographing these individuals in natural light, and often in their accommodation, makes these photographs appear more intimate and as if we are getting a glimpse into the individuals lives. The combination of both of these series of photographs represents a link between the city of Belfast and the people who have only just begun to call it home.

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Dates: 1st - 30th May

Venue: Common Grounds Café, 12-24 University Av., Belfast BT7 1GY

Web: www.commongrounds.co.uk


Blueprint: Architects In Transition by Julia Atkinson

This body of work portrays young Polish architects ‘on the move’ through derelict landscapes within Queen’s Island, captured through the passenger window of a moving car. These professional figures offer a glimpse into the recent Diaspora of Polish architects living and working in Belfast, contributing to the mass regeneration of this city yet who remain mostly unnoticed by Northern Irish communities outside the realm of architecture. Emphasis is placed upon the architects’ movement and passage, replicating the incidental encounter witnessed in street photography, indicating the subjects’ temporary stay in Belfast. ‘Blueprints: Architects in Transit’ seeks to chal-lenge stereotypical portrayals of migrant workers.Backdrops of the old shipping docks pay homage to the history and the traditional industries of this city however the unexpected presence of the ‘passing’ architects offers a new energy, reflect-ing the changing face of Belfast.

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Dates: 7th - 16th May

Venue: Place, 40 Fountain Street, Belfast, BT1 5EE

Web: www.place.uk.net


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Emily Cries – Film Screening

It’s winter 1981. The Polish government has just introduced martial law. Tanks have driven into city streets. It is a sad and grey winter full of fear. But for Stefek, it is the best time of his life because he just fell in love with Emily. He decides to ask her to dance classes…

Rafał Kapeliński born in Toruń, Poland, studied American literature in Poland and trained at the London Film School. He also worked as director of the festival office of the Camerimage film festival. His short films Emily Cries and The Ballad of Piotrowski won many Polish and international

awards, including the Best Mid-Length European film at the Brest International Short Film Festi-val for Emily Cries. A discussion with the film’s writer/director will follow the screening.

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Film Running Time: 33 minsCast: Marta Chodorowska, Andrzej SzewczakWriter / Director: Rafał KapelińskiProduction: Aurora Film Production (PL), 2006

Venue: Linen Hall Library

Date: 9 May (Saturday), 2p.m – 3.30pm

Web: www.linenhall.com

Fee: £3 (£1 for Members of Linen Hall Library) Bookings encouraged

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MAN OF MARBLE (Człowiek z marmuru)Wajda’s epic records two pages of history - the year 1952, when Poland became a People’s Republic and the height of the Staliniza-tion period; and the year 1976, when a revealing reassessment of the times takes place through a camera team’s investigation into the fate of a former Worker’s Hero.Man of Marble is the story of Mateusz Birkut, a Cracow farmer who comes to the new industrial town of Nowa Huta and becomes over-night a High Performance Worker as a bricklayer. Birkut’s gigantic portrait is hung on the main square, a docu pic is made on his life, and our simple, modest worker is raised to the level of a National Hero without quite knowing why.

MAN OF IRON (Człowiek z żelaza)Wajda’s follow-up to Man of Marble, Man of Iron uses the same screenplay writer, the same key actors, and the exact same the-matic approach (an interview technique) employed in its predeces-sor. Man of Iron backtracks slightly, picking up the main thread of its story from 1968 (the student reform movement) throughto Au-gust 1980 (the historic signing of the strike settlement at the Lenin Shipyards). At the heart of the film lies the passion and determina-tion of Maciej Tomczyk (Mateusz Birkut’s son), one of the ’second line’ of workers in the Strike Committee headed by Lech Wałęsa.

Poland 1977, 2 hours 45 minutesDirector: Andrzej WajdaCast: Krystyna Janda, Jerzy Radziwiłowicz

Venue: Queen’s Film Theatre Date: 8th May, 6pm

Poland 1981, 2 hours 33 minutesDirector: Andrzej WajdaCast: Krystyna Janda, Jerzy Radziwiłowicz

Venue: Queen’s Film Theatre Date: 9th May, 6pm

More information and bookings at: www.queensfilmtheatre.com

Polska! Film – Communist Poland – Land of Absurdity

“In communism many things were turned upside down. Nothing strange: it was a “revolutionary” system. The con-sequences of this were pretty nasty and sometimes even tragic for the citizens of communist Poland – it’s quite dif-ficult to live in a topsy-turvy world where basic human val-ues became politically suspected and economic laws are replaced by ideological dogma. However, the absurdity of this system had also its comic dimension, which is strongly visible in the art of Polish filmmakers.A five day programme of shorts and features, this season brings together different genres, all describing existence un-der “real socialism”. Ranging from documentary realism to wild fantasy and black humor to poetic lyricism, the films collected in this programme don’t just entertain but also present some important lessons of European history.”

Mateusz Werner, film program curator

The season will launch on Sunday May 10th with an intro-ductory talk about the films, by the curator of the collec-tion, Mateusz Werner. This event is being organised by the British Council and the QFT as part of the British Council’s 75th anniversary year. The British Council is the UK’s inter-

national organisation for educational and cultur-al relations which builds engagement and trust for the UK through the exchange of knowledge and ideas.

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SHORTS PROGRAMME 1A CHAIR / Foteldir. Daniel Szczechura, 1963, 5’

CURRICULUM VITAE / Życiorysdir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1975, 29’

THE FLYING LESSON / Lekcja fruwaniadir. Andrzej Krauze, 1973, 7’

TOMORROW. 31 APRIL - 1 MAY, 1970/ Jutro. 31 kwietnia - 1 maja 1970dir. Wojciech Wiszniewski, 1970, 7’

ONE DAY IN PEOPLE’S POLAND / Jeden dzień w PRLdir. Maciej Drygas, 2005, 58’

THE SHOOTING RANGE / Strzelnicadir. Marian Cholerek, 1975, 6’

Total running time: 1 hour 52 minsDate: 10th May, 6pm

SHORTS PROGRAMME 2HOLIDAY / Świętodir. Zbigniew Rybczyński, 1976, 10’,

INHALE-EXHALE / Wdech-Wydechdir. Bogdan Dziworski, Zbigniew Rybczyński, 1981, 30’

WANDA GOŚCIMIŃSKA, A WEAVER / Wanda Gościmińska. Włókniarkadir. Wojciech Wiszniewski, 1975, 21’

STATION / Dworzecdir. Marek Serafiński, 1984, 10’30”

Total running time: 1 hour 11 mins.Date: 11th May, 6:15pm

SHORTS PROGRAMME 3CAGES / Klatkidir. Mirosław Kijowicz, 1966, 7’

THE OFFICE / Urząddir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1966, 5’

THERE AND BACK / Tam i z powrotemdir. Grzegorz Skurski, 1978, 10’

THE LEAP / Skokdir. Daniel Szczechura, 1978, 5’

EVERYONE KNOWS WHO’S BEHIND WHO / Każdy wie, kto za kim stoidir. Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz, 1983, 6’

I AM A MAN / Jestem mężczyznądir. Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz, 1985, 16’

THE ORANGE ALTERNATIVE / Pomarańczowa alternatywadir. Mirosław Dembiński, 1988, 24’

Total running time: 1 hour 13 minsDate: 12th May, 6:15pm

TEDDY BEAR / Miśdir. Stanisław Bareja, Poland 1981, Film Running Time: 1 hour 51 minswith Stanisław Tym, Barbara BurskaDate: 13th May, 6:15pm

CALLS CONTROLLED/ Rozmowy kontrolowanedir. Sylwester Chęciński, Poland 1991, Film Running Time: 1 hour 33 minswith Stanisław Tym, Irena Kwiatkowska Date: 14th May, 6:15pm

More information and bookings at www.queensfilmtheatre.com

Polish film and theatre posters from Krzysz-tof Dydo collection. Dydo has been collecting posters since he was a boy, runs a poster gal-lery in the centre of old Cracow since 1985, has written numerous books and organised over 350 poster international exhibitions.

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Polish film and theatre posters exhibition

Venue: QFT, 20 University Square, Belfast BT7 1PA

Dates: 8th - 14th May

Web: www.queensfilmtheatre.com


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Typical Polish cuisine is very diverse. Every region has its specialty. The most famous are sausages of various types. Polish cuisine is renowned for it delicious ham. Bread it is itself a Polish specialty, especially dark rye bread. The most ancient Polish dish which can-not be found in any other country is żur, a thick sour soup served with half a hard boiled egg and pieces of sausage. Another specialty is barszcz, made from red beetroots and served with small dump-lings filled with meat.Traditional a main course of poultry, fish, meat or venison is served with potatoes, buckwheat and delicious Polish pasta – kluski. It comes with fresh vegetables salads and pickled vegetables.Polish cuisine is also known for its delicious cakes.

As a part of the Polish Cultural Week celebrations you will be able to taste some of the Polish food at Deane’s Deli.

For more information please visit: www.polishculturalweek.com

Deane’s Deli44 Bedford St.Belfast BT2 7FFNorthern Ireland

Reservations:028 9024 8800

Opening Hours:Monday - TuesdayLunch Noon - 3pmDinner 5pm - 9pm

Wednesday - SaturdayLunch Noon - 3pmDinner 5pm - 10pm

The ArtCart is WheelWorks’ unique mobile arts vehicle, delivering a range of arts based projects to young peo-ple directly in their own communities. On board young people have access to the latest software, computers and equipment, working with professional WheelWorks artists. During Polish Cultural Week WheelWorks will be working with Polish young people on the ArtCart in the Newtownabbey area.

Celebrate Polska! Year - free Polish food, display by Polish Youth Club KAMELEON, information on Polska! Year events, on the Polish community, a chance for stu-dents and staff in Belfast Met to network and get to know about all things Polish.

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WheelWorks workshops

Polska! Year at the Belfast Metropolitan College

Venue: Polish Youth Club Kameleon, Newtownabbey

Date: 9th May (Saturday)

Web: www.wheelworks.org.uk


Venue: Belfast Metropolitan College

Date: Monday, 12th May from 12.30pm - 1.30pm

Web: www.belfastmet.ac.uk


Polish Youth Club Kameleon

www.klubkameleon.com

[email protected]

Tel.: 075 16 15 19 62

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Visit our website.

www.polishculturalweek.comPolish Youth Club Kameleon

www.klubkameleon.com

[email protected]

Tel.: 075 16 15 19 62

The Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s is Ireland’s biggest in-ternational festival. For 46 years, we have been showcasing and celebrating different cultures from around the world, covering all art forms and attracting audiences annually of 60,000. That’s why we’re delighted to be part of POLSKA! YEAR and we look forward to welcoming some truly exceptional artists from Poland to our festival in October.

Graeme Farrow, Festival Director

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WARSAW VILLAGE BAND“Traditional Polish songs, with their cutting vocals and meshed fid-dles, are the foundation of Warsaw Village Band’s repertory. But while their line-up is primarily acoustic - hand drums, hammered dulcimer, violins, cello - their sensibilities are modern. They hear dance-club drive and trancey echoes in the songs and they use recording stu-dio techniques to heighten the central drones and eerie percussive

sounds in their songs.” The New York Times

Venue: Spiegeltent, Custom House Square

Date: 22nd October (Thursday)

Dates: 16th – 31st October 2009

Web: www.belfastfestival.com

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YEAR at the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s

MACBETH, WHO IS THAT BLOODIED MAN?“It’s one long and exhilarating blast of images wrapped around thun-dering music, licking flames and wafting smoke” The Guardian

World-wide award winners Biuro Podróży present a visually captivat-ing interpretation of Shakespeare’s masterpiece. Mixing their trade-mark stilts, fire and music with moving metal structures and motor-bike chases, they have created a powerhouse of energy and menace.

Venue: Barrow Square, Clarendon Dock

Date: 22nd (Thursday ) to 31st (Saturday) October

NAMYSLOWSKI BIG BANDNamyslowski albums demonstrate his outstanding improvisational talent, his composing skills and his inventiveness, which is rooted in modern jazz but always open to new trends. The best known recordings, Winobranie and Kuyaviak Goes Funky were voted 2nd and 3rd in a list of the “Best Polish Records Of All Time”. He brings his legendary big band to the UK and Ireland for the first time especially for the festival..

Venue: Elmwood Hall Date: 24th October (Saturday)

THE TABLE by KarbidoAn avant-garde musical project featuring an ordinary, rectangular, wooden table, four extravagantly gifted Polish artists and versions of I Wanna Be Your Dog by Iggy Pop and Komeda’s soundtrack to Rosemary’s Baby as you’ve never heard them before.

Venue: Elmwood Hall Date: 24th (Saturday) & 25th (Sunday) October

ULSTER ORCHESTRA: POLISH PASSIONSA concert of 20th century Polish classics. Tasmin Little plays Szymanowski’s Violin Concerto No. 2 (Northern Ireland premiere) alongside work by Lutoslawski and Debussy’s La Mer. Conductor Michael Dworzynski. Followed by candlelit solo performance in St. Malachy’s church.

Venue: Ulster Hall Date: 30th October (Friday)

ADAM MICKIEWICZ INSTITUTE25 Mokotowska Street00-560 Warsaw www.iam.pl www.culture.pl www.polskayear.pl

BELFAST METROPOLITAN COLLEGECollege SquareBelfast BT1 6DJwww.belfastmet.ac.uk

COMMON GROUNDS CAFÉ 12-24 University AvenueBelfast BT7 1GYwww.commongrounds.co.uk

DEANE’S DELI BISTRO44 Bedford St.Belfast BT2 7FFwww.michaeldeane.co.ukOpen Mon – Tue, Lunch 12pm - 3pmDinner 5pm - 9pm, Wed – Sat, Lunch 12pm - 3pmDinner 5pm - 10pm

GOLDEN THREAD GALLERY84-94 Great Patrick Street

Belfast BT1 2LUwww.gtgallery.org.ukOpen Tue – Fri 10.30am - 5.30pmSat 1pm – 4pm

Useful contacts / Venue info

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LINEN HALL LIBRARY17 Donegall Square NorthBelfast BT1 5GBwww.linenhall.comOpen Mon, Tues, Wed and Fri 9.30am - 5.30pm, Thurs 9.30am - 7pm Sat 9.30am - 4pm

ORMEAU BATHS GALLERY18a Ormeau AvenueBelfast BT2 8HSwww.ormeaubaths.co.ukOpen Tues – Sat 10am - 5.30pm (Last Admission 5pm)

PLACE40 Fountain StreetBelfast BT1 5EEwww.place.uk.netOpen Wed, Fri, Sat 11.30am – 5.30pmThurs 11.30am – 7.30pm

PARK INN4 Clarence Street WestBelfast BT2 7GPwww.rezidorparkinn.com

POLISH CULTURAL INSTITUTESwan House, 52-53 Poland Street London W1F 7LX www.polishculture.org.uk

PS² 18 Donegall StreetBelfast BT1 2GPwww.pssquared.orgOpen Mon – Sat 11am - 6pm

QUEEN’S FILM THEATRE20 University SquareBelfast BT7 1APwww.queensfilmtheatre.com

RED BARN GALLERY43B Rosemary StreetBelfast BT1 1QDOpen Mon – Sat 10am – 5pm

ST. ANNE’S CATHEDRALDonegall StreetBelfast BT1 2HB www.belfastcathedral.com

WHEELWORKSwww.wheelworks.org.uk

CONTACT USPolish Cultural Week/Artlinks 1a Market Place, Carrickfergus BT38 7AW Tel: 02893364400 E-mail: [email protected]

Polish Cultural Week 2009

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