CULTURAL EVENTS IN CRACOW

BETWEEN JUNE 17th-JUNE 20th 2015

You can find more events at: http://en.karnet.krakow.pl/

Festivals
14 June 5 July 2015
19th Krakw Opera Summer Festival
Organiser: Krakw Opera
Venues: Krakw Opera, Wawel Royal Castle
www.opera.krakow.pl
18-21 June 2015
24th "Krakowiak" International Children's and Youth Folk Band Festival
Organiser: H. Jordan Cultural Centre
www.cmjordan.krakow.pl
19-21 June 2015
Edith Piaf Grand Prix International French Music Festival
Organiser: Society for Polish-French Friendship
Venues: Radio Krakw, Main Market Square
www.tppf.krakow.pl
19-21 June 2015
St John's Fair
Organiser: Krakow Festival Office
Venue: Vistula River Embankments
www.jarmarkswietojanski.eu
20 June 2015
The Wianki Festival 2015 The Fte de la Musique
Organiser: Krakow Festival Office
www.wianki.krakow.pl
Ongoing Weekly and Daily Concerts

Ongoing Weekly and Daily Concerts

Klezmer Music Concerts at the Klezmer Music Venue
May, June 2015: Saturdays, 6pm
Klezmer music originated in shtetls (towns) and ghettos of Eastern Europe, where Jewish
troubadours, known as klezmorim performed at events joyful for the community (such as
weddings). Their music was inspired by secular melodies, popular dances, as well as by
nigunim, simple and often wordless melodies intended by the Hasidim (orthodox Jews) for
approaching God in a kind of ecstatic communion.
In mutual contact with Slavonic, Greek, Turkish, Gypsy, and a bit later, American jazz
musicians, using typical scales, tempos and rhythms, slight dissonances and a touch of
improvisation, the klezmorim acquired the ability to evoke all kinds of emotions, through a
very versified music.
Nowadays, Klezmer music and Yiddish songs include a huge repertoire in which the whole
gamut of human emotions can be expressed, from joy to despair, from devotion to revolt,
from meditation to drunkenness, not to mention the Jewish sense of humour and love!
The Klezmer music will be presented regularly at the Klezmer Music Venue by two Krakwbased bands: Wilde Felder (Vladislav Perevedentsev guitar, vocal and Natalya Rogacheva
violin) and Di Galitzyaner Klezmorim (Mariola piewak clarinet, Grzegorz piewak
accordion, Rafa Seweryniak double bass).
Tickets: PLN 50
www.cracowconcerts.com

Chopin Concerts at Wierzynek Restaurant

May October 2015: every day, 7pm
Chopin's etudes, nocturnes, mazurkas and polonaises, as well as works by Liszt, Mendelssohn
or Schumann, performed by young, talented, Krakw pianists at the Renaissance Hall of the
legendary Wierzynek Restaurant.
VIP tickets also available: concert + dinner.
Wierzynek Restaurant, Rynek Gwny 15
Tickets: PLN 60/40, VIP (concert + dinner) PLN 220
www.newculture.pl

Events by Date
June 17th
http://cracowconcerts.com/
17JUN

ROYAL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA18:00 Main Square 3, KrakwChurch of St.

AdalbertEvent Organized By: Pro-Arts
17JUN
FOLK MUSIC19:00 Floriaska 45, KrakwJama MichalikaEvent Organized By: ProArts
17JUN
CHOPIN CONCERT19:00 witego Jana 1, KrakwBonerowski Palace

June 18th
18 June 2015, 6:30pm
Jacques Offenbach La belle Hlne
Krakw Opera, ul. Lubicz 48
(19th Krakw Opera Summer Festival)
18.06.2015
Thursday
6:30 pm

THE FAIR HELEN

Jacques Offenbach
Conductor: Piotr Wajrak
ReservationAboutCast
price: 28120 z
Main Stage
2 hrs. 50 min. | intervals: 1
http://www.opera.krakow.pl/en/repertoire/what-s-on/june

18JUN

CHOPIN CONCERT19:00 witego Jana 1, KrakwBonerowski PalaceEvent Organized

By: Pro-Arts
18JUN
ROYAL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA20:00 Sawkowska 14, KrakwRoyal Chamber
Orchestra Hall
http://cracowconcerts.com/
lipiec / sobota

CHOPIN LISZT
Marcin Koziak fortepian
www.castellogt.pl
18 lipca 2015: Dziedziniec Batorego, 19:30
Marcin Koziak fortepian
w programie: F. Chopin, F. Liszt
http://www.theatrummusicum.pl/pl/7/18

June 19th
http://cracowconcerts.com/
ROYAL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA18:00 Main Square 3, KrakwChurch of St. AdalbertEvent
Organized By: Pro-Arts
19JUN
FOLK MUSIC19:00 Floriaska 45, KrakwJama MichalikaEvent Organized By: Pro-Arts
19JUN
CHOPIN CONCERT19:00 witego Jana 1, KrakwBonerowski PalaceEvent Organized
By: Pro-Arts
http://cracowconcerts.com/
Krakowiak 2015
19-21 June 2015
Ten ensembles from Poland, Ukraine, Latvia and the US present their regional dances during the
24rd International Festival of Childrens and Youth Folk Ensembles Krakowiak . As well as
performing during outdoor public concerts (19-21 June, Small Market Square), the groups also
participate in a competition review, which assesses their interpretations of national Polish dances.
There will also be opportunities for the performers and audiences to join together in dancing the
krakowiak during the finale concert, as well as a colourful parade along the streets of the Old
Town (19 June), from Wawel Castle to the Main Market Square.
www.cmjordan.krakow.pl
FOLK MUSIC19:00 Floriaska 45, KrakwJama Michalika
http://cracowconcerts.com/folk-music/
FOLK MUSIC EVENTS
An encounter with Polish folklore through music brings together the tradition and culture of the
country. A performance by a folk band combines exceptional dancing, singing, and regional
costume.
Such events are held in the caf Jama Michalika, situated in a 15th-century building at Floriaska
45. During performances, guests are offered an opportunity to try the traditional Polish cuisine,
which makes the whole experience one of a kind.
TIME: 7 PM
PRICE: PLN 84,99
SPECIAL PRICES FOR ORGANIZED GROUPS
March: every Saturday
April-October: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
November-December: Saturday

Theatre

Related objects
Groteska Theatre, ul. Skarbowa 2
Metamorphoses

19-21 June 2015, 7pm

PLAY WITHOUT WORDS!
The play created by Adolf Weltschek and Maogrzata Zwoliska refers to the best traditions within
art, theatre and dance forms. The performance is completely wordless and is comprised of
seventeen stage situations that present a variety of images and their possible meanings. Its a story
of people who tirelessly look for harmony and happiness, against all odds. Simple gestures and
actions, everyday rituals and the passing of time define the narrative as well as the structure of the
stage world, while the plot is based on archetypes of Woman and Man. The artists choose to reimagine gender stereotypes that could have easily been reduced to the ethos of Man as conqueror
and Woman as protector of family and home. To maximize the expressive and artistic possibilities,
the creators of the show collaborated with distinguished British choreographer Caroline Finn and
nine talented Polish dancers.
The fusion of various expressive tools costumes, set design, multimedia projections, dance,
music and lights creates an original stage world that leaves plenty of interpretative freedom for
the audience. The performance is full of cultural associations and certain elements of the narrative
plot refer to the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. The play is partly inspired by the Polish theatre of
form and the works of artists such as Tadeusz Kantor, Jzef Szajna and Leszek Mdzik.
Przemiany proves that fascinating aesthetic and stylistic experiments can also happen outside of
current dramatic theatre.

June 20th
0JUN

KLEZMER MUSIC18:00 Sawkowska 14, 33-332 KrakwKlezmer Music Venue

http://cracowconcerts.com/klezmer-music/
20 June 2015, 6pm
Krakw Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
Antoni Wit (conductor)
Teresa Majka-Pacanek (choirmaster)
P. Tchaikovsky Italian Capriccio
A. Borodin Polovtsian Dances
choirs from operas: The Haunted Manor, Faustus, Der Freischtz, Gypsy Baron and others
Tickets PLN: 50/40/25
Capella Cracoviensis

Bach Open Air

The most spectacular pieces of Baroque music, including compositions by Bach, Handel and
Telemann will resound on Krakw's Szczepaski Square on 20 June during the Wianki Fte de la
Musique.
http://www.jarmarkswietojanski.eu/en/4/0/232/come-and-join-us-at-st-johns-fair
Come and join us at St. John`s Fair!
Added: Friday, 20 June 2014
In just a moment, at noon sharp, we will begin St Johns celebration! This years a short concert by the
Stout group will open St Johns Fair. The Gocinna Chata inn will also open at noon, offering a
selection of soups, meats, desserts and beverages! In the menu: potato dumplings stuffed with cottagecheese and mint, sauerkraut broth with meat-stuffed dumplings, mutton cutlets, apple pancakes for
dessert, and more.
Dont miss dance shows and workshops with the Kompania Gryfitw group join in at 1.30 pm on
Czerwieski Boulevard! If you miss the first meeting, you are invited at 3.30 pm or 5.00 pm. There
will be an opportunity to everyone to test old dance skills.

Museums and Sightseeing

http://www.inyourpocket.com/krakow/sightseeing
If you would like to visit Auschwitz and Birkenau, please be aware that it is especially
crowded this year due to the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. It is highly
recommended that you reserve a spot in advance and allow plenty of time:

http://visit.auschwitz.org/

Staying longer?
Check out the Midsummer Nights Festival (St. Johns), with the tradition of floating garlands
with lit candles in the river, June 20-22:
http://www.jarmarkswietojanski.eu/en/8/0/47/midsummer-night

And the annual Jewish Culture Festival, June 25 July 5:

http://www.jewishfestival.pl/index,en.html

Summer Jazz Festival: June 25 July 31:

http://www.cracjazz.com/