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06.09/Friday
The exhibition “Odplatanie” (Untangling) will be on display throughout the entire festival and is dedicated to witches, sorceresses, good and bad women, female solidarity and female community. On the day of the opening, September 6, you will also be able to admire a musical performance by violinist Katarzyna Klebba.
Hair is an important element of a woman’s beauty. It tempts and arouses disgust. In various beliefs, it had magical power. Demons lurked in it. Tightly braided, it commanded discipline and obedience. In the film “Her Hair”, women free themselves from this oppression. “Girls from Karlsbad” are students of a girls’ school, immortalized in a photo from 1905, on whom Krystyna Piotrowska painted braids to connect them with the common fate of women and the time in which they lived. “The Braid” is an artifact braided from the hair of several dozen nameless women.
Krystyna Piotrowska (born 1949 in Zabrze) – studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków (Faculty of Interior Design, 1966–1972), at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Poznań (Faculty of Graphics and Painting, 1972–1975), at Grafikskolan Forum in Malmö (1985–1990). She creates works combining photography, graphic techniques and painting. She is the author of installations and videos. Her work mainly touches on the subject of identification and memory. In the years 2006–2012 she was the author and curator of the exhibition “Projekt Próżna” (Project Vain). She also curated the exhibitions “Adoracja Słodyczy” (Adoration of Sweets) at Zachęta (2014) and “Złe kobiety” (Bad Women) at the Cultural Centre “Zamek” in Poznań (2017). She has led workshops on graphics at the Summer Academy of Art in Salzburg on numerous occasions.
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EXHIBITION “UNBRAIDING”
18:00
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Visual arts
“Czas Kobiet” Foundation
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For the idea of sport, for the idea of the Olympics, can we forget about the violation of democracy, the violation of freedom of speech and expression, the violations of human rights. The consent we give, not only at the political level, the global level, happening behind closed doors of the organisations. Do we all, as individuals, have no influence on the reality around us, do we remain powerless, do we want to remain without power. Does one single, solitary gesture can be the ignition point for greater change. Was Mary’s gesture with her hands down an expression of such attitude? Did she change the world? Did prevented a war? NO. But in that moment, by standing at attention, by not giving in, she impressed Hitler, and her hated photo became a pass to save people, her personal war passport. Change, upheaval, dissent begins with a a single thought that, sent out into the world, can trigger an avalanche of events that change reality.
The starting point for the performance was the story of Maryla, or Maria Kwasniewska, the javelin thrower who won the Bronze Medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Taking up the example of German fascism, which used the idea of organising the Olympics to pursue its own interests and build the illusion of a justice, we want to talk about a brave woman and the mechanism of propaganda.
MARYLA – AS A WARNING. A MONODRAMA BY ANNA ROZMIANIEC
19:00
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Fringe events
Republika Sztuki Tłusta Langusta w Poznaniu
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07.09/Saturday
A luminarium is a sculpture that visitors enter to experience the phenomenon of light. Since 1992, over 3 million guests from more than 40 countries across five continents have been welcomed into the monumental luminaria of Architects of Air, immersed in rays of color that come solely from daylight shining through the fabric of the structure.
The luminaria, designed by the company’s founder, Alan Parkinson, are inspired by natural forms, geometric solids, and Islamic and Gothic architecture. Each new creation is a maze of winding paths and inspiring domes where visitors can indulge in sensory experiences.
During the Malta Festival, one of the five luminarium projects, Timisien, will be presented. The name “Timisien” originates from the Romanian city of Timișoara. It consists of 20 domes, 18 of which form the central labyrinth that is the most disorienting part of the luminarium. Color is introduced into these domes through “skylights,” discreet finials located on each of the 21 domes of Timisien. These finials control the color and intensity of light in each dome, encouraging visitors to look up.
Two additional outer domes are designed to offer visitors a respite from the maze. The impressive main dome, stretching high over the heads of guests, features a rare heptagonal motif from traditional Islamic architecture, while the smaller outer dome is inspired by Gaudi’s Casa Guell.
The luminarium will admit visitors from 10 am to 7pm (last admission)
On the door tickets available onsite during opening times on a first come first served basis. This queue might close early in the case of high attendance.
A limited amount of pre-purchase tickets are available online for priority admission at booked times from 10.30am to 6pm. Advance ticket holders must arrive 10 minutes before the time indicated on the ticket and will have priority access up to 30 minutes from the time indicated on the ticket. A small queue should still be expected. If advance tickets are indicated as sold out you can still join the line onsite.
An installation without architectural barriers
There is a toilet adapted for people with disabilities, and the toilet is equipped with a changing table for children
Guide dog is allowed but the condition for the dog to enter the sculpture area is to have dog shoes. The dog must also be on a leash.
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TIMISIEN
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Open-air, Visual arts
Plac Wolności
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The exhibition “Odplatanie” (Untangling) will be on display throughout the entire festival and is dedicated to witches, sorceresses, good and bad women, female solidarity and female community. On the day of the opening, September 6, you will also be able to admire a musical performance by violinist Katarzyna Klebba.
Hair is an important element of a woman’s beauty. It tempts and arouses disgust. In various beliefs, it had magical power. Demons lurked in it. Tightly braided, it commanded discipline and obedience. In the film “Her Hair”, women free themselves from this oppression. “Girls from Karlsbad” are students of a girls’ school, immortalized in a photo from 1905, on whom Krystyna Piotrowska painted braids to connect them with the common fate of women and the time in which they lived. “The Braid” is an artifact braided from the hair of several dozen nameless women.
Krystyna Piotrowska (born 1949 in Zabrze) – studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków (Faculty of Interior Design, 1966–1972), at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Poznań (Faculty of Graphics and Painting, 1972–1975), at Grafikskolan Forum in Malmö (1985–1990). She creates works combining photography, graphic techniques and painting. She is the author of installations and videos. Her work mainly touches on the subject of identification and memory. In the years 2006–2012 she was the author and curator of the exhibition “Projekt Próżna” (Project Vain). She also curated the exhibitions “Adoracja Słodyczy” (Adoration of Sweets) at Zachęta (2014) and “Złe kobiety” (Bad Women) at the Cultural Centre “Zamek” in Poznań (2017). She has led workshops on graphics at the Summer Academy of Art in Salzburg on numerous occasions.
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EXHIBITION “UNBRAIDING”
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Visual arts
“Czas Kobiet” Foundation
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The seductive features of nature correspond with the colorful, sometimes primitivistic, painting, which complements and interpenetrates with elements of nature brought from, among others, islands, oceans, beaches, garbage cans, second-hand shops, old cellars of deceased owners, as well as from the Białowieża Forest. Paintings are a kind of gift, exchange, cooperative, creating an area where life in all its manifestations is to pulsate, and culture understood as a set of values created by man, mixes with wild, unprocessed nature. The places where the works are exhibited will be arranged in a space of nature, broadly understood freedom, element and color. It will become a land of dreams and an escape from the hustle and bustle, concrete, noise and overstimulation. Architecture of the future.
The exhibition of works will be accompanied by performances with the participation of the Artist. We are planning to arrange a dream bedroom, where the Author will spend his twenty-fifth birthday, celebrating twenty-five years of artistic activity. The installation will engage the Poznań audience and will refer to the most famous love story – Romeo and Juliet. The culmination of the activities is the interactive decoration of the Maltese frame, in which the festival painting will be framed, which will then be donated to a charity auction.
MICHAEL ZIELIŃSKI
As a model, he works for brands such as Yves Saint Laurent, Maison Margiela, Rick Owens, Hermes, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Gucci.
As an actor, he made his debut on the stage of the Powszechny Theater in Warsaw in Krystian Lupa’s play “Capri, the Island of Fugitives” (2021). He has the main role in Grzegorz Mołda’s “Matecznik”, created the character of Sasza in Agnieszka Holland’s “Green Border” (the film won seven awards in Venice). Kacper from the third season of “Belfer” (Canal Plus, 2023).
As a visual artist, he draws attention to the need to return to nature, direct interpersonal relationships, and social community. He creates in oil, combining natural ingredients with elements found in public spaces. He uses materials intended for disposal, giving objects a second life.
He composes, sings, writes, directs. He designs his own clothing collection, using waste from large fashion houses.
You can see the works and activities of Michael Zieliński at the Festival Club at Plac Wolności in Poznań.
The campaign partner is Desa Unicum
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available located 160 meters away at Plac Wolności
Changing place available at the Family Initiatives Center, Ratajczaka Street 44 (between the Cultural Information Center and Empik); during the Malta Festival open from Monday to Friday:
9/09 (Monday) – 10:00 – 19:30
10/09 (Tuesday) – 10:00 – 18:30
11/09 (Wednesday) – 10:00 – 18:30
12/09 (Thursday) – 10:00 – 18:30
13/09 (Friday) – 10:00 – 18:00
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“TO LOVE!” MICHAEL ZIELIŃSKI’S WORKS AT MALTA
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Visual arts, Other
Festival Club
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Little Amal is coming to Poznań for the opening weekend of the Malta Festival, which this year focuses on women and nature. Since it’s her first visit to Poznań, she simply MUST see the famous Poznań Goats! On the Old Market Square, the 10-year-old girl will meet Mike Wamaya and his students from Project Elimu, who are also exploring the capital of Greater Poland during their visit to the festival. The energy of this encounter will be unstoppable—it’s bound to end with dancing! The musical arrangement for this meeting will be provided by Brass Federacja.
“Amal” means “hope” in Arabic. Little Amal is a 3.5-meter-tall puppet representing a 10-year-old Syrian girl, a refugee in search of a better tomorrow. Since 2021, the heroine of The Walk project has become a global symbol of human rights, especially the rights of refugees. Since July 2021, Amal has visited 160 cities and towns in 16 countries, greeted by two million people on the streets and followed by tens of millions online. For Amal, 440 unique events have been created in every community she visits, involving thousands of artists and local leaders. She is coming to Poznań to celebrate the new opening of the Malta Festival.
Michael Wamaya is a dancer and activist, nominated for the prestigious Global Teacher Prize. Through talent and determination, he escaped the slums of Kenya. Despite his career taking off and the opportunity to conquer the world, he chose to return to Kenya to give children what helped him break free—dance. Now, he runs Project Elimu, an art school where children from Kibera—one of the largest slums in the world—learn ballet. Dance gives them dignity, education, and confidence, helping them escape their challenging environment.
Mike Wamaya and his group of students are coming to Malta Festival at the invitation of Dominika Kulczyk as part of the 11th anniversary of the Kulczyk Foundation. The Kenyan dancer will lead daily, free Afro-dance workshops at the Polish Dance Theatre (9:00 AM, September 9-13). During their visit to Poznań, the group will meet peers from the Poznań General Ballet School, participate in dance classes with the Polish Dance Theatre, perform in the Sun & Sea project, and most importantly, invite Poznań and Little Amal to a dance happening on the Old Market Square.
Event with no words
Event takes place in the open space
Event takes place in motion
Due to lack of a static audience, we are unable to present all possible architectural barriers
LITTLE AMAL
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Performance, Open-air
Poznań
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The exhibition (Fe)male, From intimacy to society is characterized by a variety of expressions concerning sexuality and interpersonal relations. The exhibition consists of several cycles of works dominated by graphics in both traditional and digital techniques, however, the exhibition also includes drawings, assemblages and small installations. All works are based on the artist’s ten years of creative experience, who speaks to recipients through various media, documenting personal experiences and deeply felt reflections on sexuality and individual aspects of intimacy.
One of the key themes of this exhibition is to highlight the divided society in which gender and its associated roles are often a source of conflict and misunderstanding. The exhibition (Fe)male, From intimacy to society, through its diverse series, aims to initiate a dialogue on femininity and masculinity, paying particular attention to how these categories affect our everyday lives and interpersonal relationships.
The works on display focus on presenting women not only as the protagonist of events, but mainly as those who comment on reality. The woman shown in the graphics becomes a kind of narrator who, through her gaze and reactions, draws attention to various social phenomena. Some of the works are grotesque in nature, showing the world in a distorting mirror, thus also becoming a tool of social criticism, ridiculing the paradoxes and absurdities of contemporary gender norms.
Other works bring more intimate representations of femininity. Here, the artist explores experiences related to motherhood, sexuality and struggles with her own body. The entire exhibition expresses a deep desire for fair treatment and true education that respects the otherness and value of others. The intimacy of these works makes them an extremely strong emotional message, encouraging reflection on the challenges and expectations that society places before us.
The works attract the audience with their dynamics and complex structure. The artist combines various cultural and symbolic elements here, creating multi-layered images that show the complexity of relations between the sexes.
To sum up, the exhibition ((Fe)male, From intimacy to society) is an extremely important voice in the discussion on sexuality. Through various artistic forms, the artist not only documents her own experiences, but also tries to start a broad debate on the role of gender in society. This exhibition encourages the viewer to reflect more deeply on how social divisions affect our lives and what challenges are associated with striving for gender justice and respect for otherness. Each work, despite its individual character, together creates a message in which the human being and their experiences are at the forefront.
22.08–15.09.2024
Galeria Nowa Scena UAP, Al. Marcinkowskiego 28
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(FE)MALE, FROM INTIMACY TO SOCIETY
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Fringe events
Festival centre
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An installation – a kind of spatial trailer – announcing the exhibition that the Department of Scenography and the Department of Clothing are organizing on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the existence of the Scenography program at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts in Poznań. In October, the people who teach and taught classes at these unique, interdisciplinary studies will present their works at the Old Brewery Malt House. There will also be room for student projects and the exchange of inspirations and thoughts with invited artists from abroad (from Lviv, Brussels, Tbilisi and Madrid). The works presented in the Rotunda let you feel the artistic atmosphere of the Studios that create the program.
9/08 – 27/10/2024
Galeria Rotunda UAP, Buliding A, Al. Marcinkowskiego 29
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INSPACE EXSPACE
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Fringe events
Festival centre
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The exhibition shows how a small factory in Nepal is changing the world for the better.
The Sparsa project is a social enterprise that produces eco-friendly, biodegradable sanitary pads made from banana fiber. In doing so, it addresses several challenges faced by Nepal: massive pollution, climate change, and the strong menstrual taboo that prevents women from properly taking care of their health during their period.
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A TOUCH OF HOPE. FOR WOMEN AND FOR THE PLANET!
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Visual arts, Other
Aula Artis
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Domino is a several-kilometre-long moving installation composed of thousands of huge dominoes that will cross streets, parks, schools, shopping centres, yards, building a community of curiosity and responsibility for this ephemeral creation. The city centre of Poznan will be enchanted by this performance on September 7.
A MOVING SCULPTURE
Dominoes is a site-specific installation, a moving sculpture with possible performative elements, which can be recreated and adapted for different cities and contexts.It takes as its starting point the simplest of ideas… a line of dominoes. Thousands of breezeblocks are used to create a moving sculpture which runs across the city, unfolding over the course of the day. On streets, through parks, buildings and even on water, occasionally disappearing and then resurfacing, sometimes pausing for sculptural performances, the domino line threads its way through historical and everyday parts of the city, linking its diverse communities in a symbolic as well as physical chain of cause and effect.
Dominoes creates an alternative vision of the city: counterpointing, complementing and playing with the architecture. For a brief moment the city streets are reclaimed for the inhabitants and the public to enjoy for one special day. What makes this day so unique is not only the fall, but the build up of over the course of the day, from when the blocks are first dispersed to when the volunteers start arriving to help build the sculpture. As the blocks are positioned the public and local residents become more and more curious, speculating on what is about to happen and eventually witnessing for themselves this extraordinary piece that snakes through the corners of their city.
Dominoes route:
Poznań city centre: start in Chopin Park, finish in Stare Koryto Warty Park
ATTENTION!
Due to the implementation of the DOMINOES POZNAŃ project in the city center on September 7, 2024, please pay close attention to the temporary changes in both vehicle and pedestrian traffic along the DOMINOES POZNAŃ route. We kindly ask that you follow the instructions of traffic coordinators and adhere to the posted road signs.
The traffic changes will affect the following streets:
Por. Janiny Lewandowskiej / Wrocławska Street – temporary halt of all traffic, including trams;
Gołębia Street – change in traffic organization;
Kozia Street – full closure;
Wielka / Kramarska, Szewska Streets – change in traffic organization;
Woźna Street – change in traffic organization;
Garbary / Grobla / Mostowa Streets – change in traffic organization;
Ewangelicka Street – full closure.
We greatly appreciate your understanding and invite you to join us on September 7 for DOMINOES POZNAŃ.
The event takes place in an open space. There are natural city sounds.
The performance takes place in motion (no stage in one place)
Due to the lack of a static auditorium, we are unable to present possible architectural barriers
Guide dog is allowed
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DOMINOES
15:30
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Performance, Open-air, Art Installation
The center of Poznań and ends at Chwaliszewo
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At Malta Festival, a sculpture of the Witch from Chwaliszewo by Alicja Biała will be placed in the Stare Koryto Warty Park. The work will symbolize a woman who was burned for alleged witchcraft in the 16th century.
In 1511, in Chwaliszewo, a well-known brewing district at that time, a dramatic event took place that will forever be remembered in the history of the region. A woman wrongly accused of poisoning the water used to produce beer was sentenced to death by burning at the stake. It was one of the first documented executions of this type on Polish soil.
The author of the idea for the sculpture is Ewa Łowżył, an artist, photographer, activist from Poznań, founder of the “Witches’ Choir”.
The creation of the sculpture by Alicja Biała is one of the components of the “Witches” program, i.e. Dominika Kulczyk’s initiative, which is intended to redefine the understanding of this word and encourage the sharing of knowledge.
“Opposing discrimination and inequalities affecting the female gender around the world, together with the Kulczyk Foundation, we are launching a program about extraordinary, brave and wise women driving social change. Women who inspire girls from all over the world to develop and acquire knowledge.”
– announces Dominika Kulczyk .
“Malta ‘witches’ represent different areas of life, but they have one thing in common – knowledge. Talented, bold, and at the same time authentic. One of many.”
– adds Kulczyk.
The name of the program is intended to build a positive understanding of the word “witch”, explaining its original meaning – a person who has knowledge and uses it skillfully – “a woman who knows”.
Alicja Biała, responsible for the sculpture design, is a visual artist from Poznań. She works in various media and scales, and is deeply involved in social and ecological issues. Initially, she attracted attention with her large-format murals, and then with the politically charged series “Polish Cutouts” (published in ” Poland, a bundle of patriotic songs” by Marcin Świetlicki, Wolno publishing house). In 2020, the Przystań Sztuki in Poznań featured her first works from the “Totems” series, where various proportions, colors and hand-painted patterns correspond to research results and statistics on the condition of the natural environment. Her latest works include: metal sculptures using post-mining contamination; a continuation of the public sculptures “Totems”; paintings; works in lace and hanging light sculptures originating from Slavic women’s customs “Spiders”. The artist immerses herself in cultural history and speculative future, hoping that the truth will come to light and asking: where have we been and where are we going?
Biała is a graduate of the Royal Drawing School and the Royal College of Art in London. She is currently on an artist residency in Giverny , France, at the house of Claude Monet.
Alicja Biała, sharing her thoughts on creating the sculpture, says:
“This project became an opportunity for me to explore our collective history and its impact on the contemporary perception of women. The Witch from Chwaliszewo is a symbol of both harm and strength. In my work, I tried to capture this duality to remind us of the power that women have carried and continue to carry for centuries, despite adversities.”
The artist’s new proposal, made of steel and partially etched with acid, will be approximately 166 cm high, which corresponds to the average height of a Polish woman, so that everyone can find their reflection in it – literally and figuratively.
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WITCH. UNVELLING OF THE SCULPTURE IN CHWALISZEWO
15:30
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Open-air, Malta on the Streets
Old Riverbed of Warta
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Dance workshops (August, 18-23) by Ewa Wycichowska devoted to the topic of witches – the result presented during the festival (7th September).
The first stage is the making of “creations-instructions” during the Dancing fairPlayce Poznań on 18-22.08.2024. The five-day creative workshop “Wiedź-MY” (Witch-US) will be run by: Agnieszka Różańska (voice), Mieszko Łowżyła (rhythm – drums) and Ewa Woycichowska (movement) at the Fair Playce tennis club (Bożydara street 10) with the finale as Sabat DfP on 22/08/2024. All organizers, educators, volunteers and, above all, participants of DfP dance workshops will be invited to the Sabat on that day. I propose that Danie Stryjecki be the producer of the promotional clip with instructions for participation in the “Wiedź-MY” Parade at the inauguration of the Malta Festival.
The “Wiedź-MY” Parade in the second stage, i.e. 7/09/2024 at the Malta Festival, can be / should be carried out according to the clip – instructions previously promoted in the media (mainly social media). The main parade will be led by leaders and participants of activities from DfP. Everyone (not only those who know the instructions) who we meet on the route of the “Wiedź-MY” Parade is to be invited.
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WITCHER CREATION WORKSHOP
16:00
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Dance, Open-air, Workshops
Dancing fairPlayce Poznań
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Anna Jankowiak, the panel moderator, explores the history of witches and practitioners of magic, and how they are perceived across different cultures and eras, with a particular focus on antiquity, early medieval times, and early modern witch trials. Her research also highlights archetypes of goddesses and heroines, and their adaptation in contemporary contexts. She will discuss the topic of witches, past and present, with guests Jaha Dukureh, Amanda Edminston, and Michael Ostling.
The panel “Witches Around the World” will feature:
Jaha Dukureh
Jaha Dukureh, a Gambian activist against female genital mutilation (FGM), will be joining us. As an infant, Dukureh was subjected to this brutal procedure. After moving to New York, she became deeply involved in the fight against FGM through her organization, Safe Hands for Girls, which advocates for the ban of these practices. Her efforts contributed to the eventual banning of FGM in Gambia in 2015. Dukureh’s story is poignantly depicted in the 2017 documentary Jaha’s Promise, produced by The Guardian. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in management from Georgia Southwestern State University in 2013 and later earned a master’s degree in non-profit management from the University of Central Florida in 2018. She is also an American citizen since 2015.
Amanda Edmiston
Amanda Edmiston blends plants, herbs, and flowers with traditional stories, anecdotes, and her own narratives. Her work draws audiences into a magical world that is often humorous and full of unexpected twists. Each storytelling event is inspired by oral traditions, history, food, scents, places, objects, and the audience itself. Edmiston collaborates with museums, botanical gardens, libraries, and more, having worked with institutions like The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Glasgow), The National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh), and Chelsea Physic Garden (London). Her storytelling immerses audiences in layers of history, knowledge, and often forgotten wisdom of the natural world.
Michael Ostling
Michael Ostling, a scholar of religious studies at Arizona State University and co-editor of Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft (University of Pennsylvania Press), has published extensively on topics related to magic, witchcraft, religious theory, and the history of gender and emotions. His notable work includes the book Between the Devil and the Host: Imagining Witchcraft in Early Modern Poland. Ostling’s insightful analysis places the Polish witch at the intersection of European and Slavic worlds, high and low culture, church and state, formal judicial procedures and informal reconciliation rites, and religion and superstition.
The panel will be moderated by: Dr. Anna Jankowiak – An archaeologist, researcher, publicist, and blogger (known online as @wiedźma_od_wiedzy). Dr. Jankowiak’s research focuses on ancient cultures and their adaptation in the modern world, particularly within Nazi propaganda. She is the author of Bestiary of Antiquity: Monsters and Demons in the Ancient Worlds of Greece and Rome.
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WITCHES IN THE WORLD. PANEL
17:00
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Debate
Festival Center. Atrium UAP
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We invite you to improvised meetings with the Resort Komedii at Malta Festival! Invented on the fly, funny and dynamic performances will this time be inspired by everything green and ecological. Drop in to see the Resort Komedii’s team, which has found a permanent place in the hearts of Warsaw audiences for over seven years of activity.
Resort Komedii focuses on good fun, but also offers high-level entertainment. It is extremely important for us to build a repertoire in accordance with our values of sensitivity and tolerance. We do not mock or offend. We laugh with our viewers, but we never laugh at them.
The improvisers who work with us are people with vast stage experience, who are among the leading personalities of the Polish Impro scene. They are wise and sensitive people for whom theatrical improvisation is a lifelong passion.
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GREEN ENERGY ZONE: IMPROVISED SHOW WITH THE RESORT KOMEDII
17:00
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Green Energy Zone
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Poté, the curator of the music programme at the festival club, will perform a DJ set on September 7, the first day of the festival. He creates music that is raw and expansive, combining the rhythms of his heritage with emotional songwriting. His musical path, which includes collaborations with the Enchufada label, Benji B and Damon Albarn, is full of diverse influences.
Born in St. Lucia, he moved to London with his family at the age of 12 in search of greater opportunities. His first releases were focused on club production but with an emotional edge. Poté quickly gained recognition in the music community, and his collaborations with artists such as Benji B and Branko of Buraka Som Sistema contributed to the release of his debut EP, “Voyeurism”.
After the release of “Spiral, My Love” in 2018 and the support of Benji B, Poté gained recognition as an artist who could combine his heritage with new musical influences. His move to Paris in 2019 and work on his new album, “A Tenuous Tale of Her”, brought him new perspectives and artistic courage. The album, which was originally conceived with theatrical performance in mind, combines personal reflections with grandiose concepts, while collaborations with Bonobo and Damon Albarn shaped his vision.
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POTÉ – DJ SET
19:00
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Music
Festival Club
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For the idea of sport, for the idea of the Olympics, can we forget about the violation of democracy, the violation of freedom of speech and expression, the violations of human rights. The consent we give, not only at the political level, the global level, happening behind closed doors of the organisations. Do we all, as individuals, have no influence on the reality around us, do we remain powerless, do we want to remain without power. Does one single, solitary gesture can be the ignition point for greater change. Was Mary’s gesture with her hands down an expression of such attitude? Did she change the world? Did prevented a war? NO. But in that moment, by standing at attention, by not giving in, she impressed Hitler, and her hated photo became a pass to save people, her personal war passport. Change, upheaval, dissent begins with a a single thought that, sent out into the world, can trigger an avalanche of events that change reality.
The starting point for the performance was the story of Maryla, or Maria Kwasniewska, the javelin thrower who won the Bronze Medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Taking up the example of German fascism, which used the idea of organising the Olympics to pursue its own interests and build the illusion of a justice, we want to talk about a brave woman and the mechanism of propaganda.
MARYLA – AS A WARNING. A MONODRAMA BY ANNA ROZMIANIEC
19:00
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Fringe events
Republika Sztuki Tłusta Langusta w Poznaniu
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A scenographic happening using the group’s original mobile objects. Spectacular forms created using the recycling process will be accumulated in a selected space of the City to unexpectedly disperse across the streets.
The theater and foundation are a group known for numerous projects in public spaces, including the City Festival, St. Marcin Street name day celebrations since 1996, and participation in the Malta Festival. Most of its creators come from the Theatre Phenomena Studio at the University of Arts in Poznań, and have created stage designs for Lech Raczak’s plays and Piotr Tetlak’s happenings.
The performances, workshops and concerts of the Asocjacja 2006 were met with great interest from residents. Their recycling actors, such as the “Poznań Pegasi”, who have represented Wielkopolska many times in various places in Europe, enjoyed recognition: on the streets of Berlin as cultural ambassadors of Poland as part of the Festival of Cultures (2005), or during the performance “Otto III’s Procession” at EXPO 2000, which opened the Polish Day in Hanover. For three decades of existence, the group of scenographers and sculptors has created artistic installations using techniques based on recycling, bearing in mind the importance of environmental protection in a world of overproduction. Emphasizing the history and potential of the city, the creators combine cultural tradition with the contemporary direction of its development through artistic intervention in the fabric of the city, creating a theatrical space for meeting and joint celebration.
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RECYCLERS
19:00
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Performance, Other
Poznań
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Jalen Ngonda, utalentowany amerykański wokalista, którego głos przepojony jest głębokim uczuciem soulowej tradycji, wystąpi na jedynym koncercie w Polsce podczas Malta Festival 2024! Ostatnio oczarował widzów świetnym występem na festiwalu Glastonbury i całkowicie wyprzedał trasę koncertową w Wielkiej Brytanii. Jego muzyka to hołd dla klasyków gatunku, jednocześnie przekazująca nowoczesne spojrzenie na rhythm and blues. Uczestnicy Malta Festival mają niepowtarzalną okazją aby doświadczyć magii jego muzyki na żywo i zanurzyć się w jego niepowtarzalnym brzmieniu.
Muzyka soul, którą tworzy Jalen Ngonda, jest niepowtarzalną siłą natury, która wzbogaca życie. Bez względu na to, jakie podgatunki muzyczne w najbliższej przyszłości wymienią dziennikarze muzyczni, aby opisać jego porywające podejście, Ngonda jest bezsprzecznie utalentowanym kompozytorem i artystą, który łączy klasyczne i współczesne wpływy soulu, tworząc dźwięk, który jest całkowicie jego.
W minionym roku ukazał się jego album debiutancki, “Come Around And Love Me”, który spotkał się z uznaniem krytyków. W początkach 2024 roku Ngonda szybko wydał dwa zupełnie nowe single. Jako artysta, który komponuje piosenki każdego dnia, naturalnym jest dla niego wypuszczanie na bieżąco świeżej muzyki. Jalen już zdążył przyciągnąć uwagę takich gwiazd jak Snoop Dogg, Jill Scott, Kehlani i Olivia Dean, a także Elton John, który latem ubiegłego roku przewidział, że “Jalen stanie się wielką gwiazdą”.
Mimo ogromnej aktywności związanej z wyprzedanymi trasami koncertowymi w USA, Wielkiej Brytanii i Europie oraz promowaniem albumu, dobra wiadomość jest taka, że Ngonda już planuje kolejne sesje nagraniowe. Jalen podpisał kontrakt z Daptone Records, niezależną wytwórnią funk i soulu z siedzibą w Brooklynie, Nowym Jorku, która idealnie pasuje do jego stylu. Ngonda posiada bogaty, zróżnicowany głos, który odróżnia go od innych artystów. Jego muzyka jest równie świeża i współczesna, co u innych artystów obecnych na dzisiejszej scenie muzycznej. Jego koncerty na żywo poruszają i zachwycają publiczność, dzięki czystemu mistrzostwu muzycznemu Jalena i jego zespołu. To muzyka, która może wywoływać nostalgiczne wspomnienia z ery złotego soulu, ale w wykonaniu wyjątkowego artysty, który jest mocno osadzony w swoim czasie, stanowi prawdziwie jednorazowe przeżycie pokoleniowe.
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JALEN NGONDA
20:00
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Music, Concert
Tama
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The Witches’ Choir is a group of a dozen or so women, singing performers, who, together with the music band (percussion, live electronic and steel harp), create a unique performance. the choristers themselves also play instruments constructed especially for them.
The Witches’ Choir arouses strong emotions, sings and plays punk, avant-garde, but also lyrically and dramatically. It leaves no one indifferent, it can be a kind of catharsis for both the audience and the artists on stage. The inspiration for this project was the story of the first woman in Poland accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake – the first victim of massacre of women, i.e. alleged witches, in this part of Europe. It took place in 1511 in Chwaliszewo, which is currently a riverside district of Poznań.
The women in the Witches’ Choir are of different ages, belong to different generations, work in different professions. They are daughters, wives, partners, mothers and grandmothers. They are united by energy and the desire to speak out.
The event takes place at KontenerART.
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WITCHES CHORUS
20:00
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Theatre, Performance, Music, Open-air, Street theater, Malta on the Streets
Old Riverbed of Warta
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“Ja, Şeküre” is an opera created by Polish composer Aleksander Nowak, based on motifs from the novel “Nazywam się Czerwień” by Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk. Nowak is also the author of the libretto, which is based on selected threads from this captivating, hypnotic story.
In “Nazywam się Czerwień”, Orhan Pamuk blends elements of a crime thriller, a love story, and an aesthetic-philosophical essay. Set in Istanbul in 1591, during the reign of Sultan Murat III, the novel follows the protagonist, Black, who is summoned to the empire’s capital after a 12-year absence to help his uncle complete a manuscript. Upon arrival, Black becomes entangled in both a criminal and a romantic intrigue, as his uncle is the father of Black’s former love, Şeküre.
The opera “Ja, Şeküre” focuses on the character Şeküre, one of the key figures in Pamuk’s novel. In Aleksander Nowak’s adaptation, Şeküre becomes the narrator, sharing her inner experiences, desires, and struggles. This character symbolizes the difficulties and constraints faced by women in a patriarchal society. “Ja, Şeküre” is not just a literary adaptation but an independent work that explores universal themes such as identity, love, freedom, and the role of women in society. The world premiere of “Ja, Secure” took place as part of the Opera Rara Festival.
Aleksander Nowak composes instrumental and vocal-instrumental music, occasionally incorporating electronic elements. His work is prominently centered around opera and drama, often in collaboration with contemporary writers. His notable compositions include “Space Opera” (libretto: Georgi Gospodinov), “ahat ilī – Siostra bogów” (libretto: Olga Tokarczuk), “Drach. Dramma per musica,” “Syrena. Melodrama aeterna,” “Pokora. Dramma giocoso” (libretti: Szczepan Twardoch), “Baśń o Sercu. Favola in musica” (libretto: Radek Rak), and “Rzeczy. Vaudeville” (libretto: Marcin Wicha).
Nowak has also written several song cycles, including two for bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny: “Dwuwiersze do słów Leśmiana” (2022) and “3 pieśni do słów Baczyńskiego” (2021), as well as numerous instrumental works for distinguished soloists and ensembles such as Agata and Łukasz Długosz, Łukasz Kuropaczewski, Piotr Pławner, Piotr Sałajczyk, Agata Szymczewska, Orkiestra AUKSO, Royal String Quartet, Kwartet Śląski, and London Sinfonietta.
He has received numerous accolades, including nominations for the Kutza Award 2024, the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture “Gloria Artis” 2023, the “Polish Music Award” (Personality of the Year 2021 and Event of the Year 2020), the “Fryderyk” Phonographic Award 2022 and 2021, the Annual Award of the Polish Composers’ Union 2021, the Cultural Award of the City of Kraków and Onet “O!lśnienia” 2021, the “Paszport Polityki” 2018, and the “Gwarancja Kultury” 2011.
Nowak studied composition at the Academy of Music in Katowice and the University of Louisville, USA. He currently serves as a professor of composition at the Academy of Music in Katowice.
The performance takes place on the Main Stage of the Polish Theater
The place is architecturally adapted to people with limited mobility
There are seats for people in wheelchairs in the auditorium
A toilet adapted for people with disabilities is available
Guide dog is allowed
Information signs in Braille are placed on the premises of the Theater
For the hearing impaired, there is an infrared modulator SI1015
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JA, ŞEKÜRE
20:00
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Theatre, Music
Stanisław Moniuszko Opera House in Poznan
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And although it may seem that it is impossible to conduct a performance with a plot during sixty minutes of tapping your foot (regardless of whether you stand or sit), the creators show that it is possible.
– Julia Siwy, Didaskalia – Gazeta Teatralna
At the turn of the 1990s and 2000s, an ephemeral revolution in the rhythm of acid techno, drum’n’bas, jungle and punk took place in Łódź. Driven by thousands of young people who dyed their hair blue or green, put on silver wide pants and a vacuum cleaner on their backs and danced until they dropped on the streets of the city, famous for its post-factory dust and overwhelming greyness.
I’m from Łódź, but I’ve never been to the Freedom Parade, to the squat on Węglowa, to parties in the tunnel under Pomorska Street, or to the New Alcatraz club. I left Łódź 18 years ago, convinced that everything here was something to be afraid of. Today I would like to feel the pulse of the city that I did not know then – to be part of Łódź that celebrates difference and diversity, a city where you do not have to worry about the safety of others, because you dance together, arm in arm. I’d like to go to a party where women, queer people, shy teenagers, bad dancers, industrial fanatics and sissies like me feel at home.
They say that art is about living someone else’s life for a while. In this performance, I invite everyone to experience my first rave in Łódź together.
– Agnieszka Jakimiak
The producer of the performance is Teatr Nowy im. Kazimierza Dejmka in Łódź;
Funded with PLN 80,000 by a targeted grant from the City of Łódź and PLN 35,000 sponsorship from King Cross Flora (patron of the performance);
Partners: Reykjavik.
Event engaging the audience
Event includes strobe light and loud sound
Event takes place in Duże Studio
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available
Induction loop
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MY FIRST RAVE
22:00
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Theatre
Polish Dance Theatre
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Silent Disco is already a tradition of the Malta Festival, which invariably attracts crowds of music and dance fans. DJ sets have been one of the permanent elements of Malta Festival since 2009. Back then we organized the first silent disco in a public space, becoming one of the precursors of this form of entertainment, both collective and individual, in Poland.
This year we invite you to join the fun in the Festival Club, where at weekends – 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15 September – at 10:00 p.m. we will serve you unforgettable DJ sets. On Saturday and Sunday evenings, using headphones, we will transport you to the world of hits that you can’t help but sing and dance to.
We promise that we will surprise you with both the selection of DJs and the repertoire, which will make every party an unforgettable experience. Join us, let yourself be carried away by the music and party until the morning!
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SILENT DISCO
22:00
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Music
Festival Club
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08.09/Sunday
A luminarium is a sculpture that visitors enter to experience the phenomenon of light. Since 1992, over 3 million guests from more than 40 countries across five continents have been welcomed into the monumental luminaria of Architects of Air, immersed in rays of color that come solely from daylight shining through the fabric of the structure.
The luminaria, designed by the company’s founder, Alan Parkinson, are inspired by natural forms, geometric solids, and Islamic and Gothic architecture. Each new creation is a maze of winding paths and inspiring domes where visitors can indulge in sensory experiences.
During the Malta Festival, one of the five luminarium projects, Timisien, will be presented. The name “Timisien” originates from the Romanian city of Timișoara. It consists of 20 domes, 18 of which form the central labyrinth that is the most disorienting part of the luminarium. Color is introduced into these domes through “skylights,” discreet finials located on each of the 21 domes of Timisien. These finials control the color and intensity of light in each dome, encouraging visitors to look up.
Two additional outer domes are designed to offer visitors a respite from the maze. The impressive main dome, stretching high over the heads of guests, features a rare heptagonal motif from traditional Islamic architecture, while the smaller outer dome is inspired by Gaudi’s Casa Guell.
The luminarium will admit visitors from 10 am to 7pm (last admission)
On the door tickets available onsite during opening times on a first come first served basis. This queue might close early in the case of high attendance.
A limited amount of pre-purchase tickets are available online for priority admission at booked times from 10.30am to 6pm. Advance ticket holders must arrive 10 minutes before the time indicated on the ticket and will have priority access up to 30 minutes from the time indicated on the ticket. A small queue should still be expected. If advance tickets are indicated as sold out you can still join the line onsite.
An installation without architectural barriers
There is a toilet adapted for people with disabilities, and the toilet is equipped with a changing table for children
Guide dog is allowed but the condition for the dog to enter the sculpture area is to have dog shoes. The dog must also be on a leash.
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TIMISIEN
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Open-air, Visual arts
Plac Wolności
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The tradition of the Malta Festival are events that take place in urban spaces. This year, in addition to performances and artistic installations, on the streets of Poznań you will have a chance to meet the best European brass bands – bands specializing in playing wind instruments. It will be loud and joyful there!
The three bands invited to the festival, inspired by the New Orleans tradition, have experience of playing on various European stages. But in Poznań they will appear in the environment where they feel best – on the streets.
Back Chat Brass will come straight from Leeds to Poznań. The English octet gets the party started in seconds with covers of the biggest hits of the last few decades. This is probably the only group whose repertoire also includes hits by Fleetwood Mac, Prince, Rihanna, Outkast, Vengaboys and Blink-182.
Bandakadabra from Turin caused a real sensation. For years, Italian musicians played mainly swing and Balkan music. The band, which calls itself a “pocket orchestra”, has recently taken a new path: it has included its own interpretation of techno in their repertoire and has become extremely sought-after as a result. the rich, rhythmic sound will have a truly hypnotizing effect on the audience encountered on the streets of Poznań.
Brassfederacja is a band that couldn’t be missing in this set. The 9-piece band recorded with L.U.C. and Jan Emil Młynarski, but the audience loved him for Brasscos – spontaneous parties on Warsaw’s Vistula boulevards, where the band completely replaced a conventional DJ. Brassfederacja knows perfectly well how to attract crowds and will show it in the capital of Wielkopolska.
“Music on Streets” is a series of spontaneous performances, and we will inform you about where you can come across the mentioned bands via Malta Festival social media, shortly before the start of the concerts.
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MUSIC ON STREETS
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Music, Open-air
Poznań
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The exhibition “Odplatanie” (Untangling) will be on display throughout the entire festival and is dedicated to witches, sorceresses, good and bad women, female solidarity and female community. On the day of the opening, September 6, you will also be able to admire a musical performance by violinist Katarzyna Klebba.
Hair is an important element of a woman’s beauty. It tempts and arouses disgust. In various beliefs, it had magical power. Demons lurked in it. Tightly braided, it commanded discipline and obedience. In the film “Her Hair”, women free themselves from this oppression. “Girls from Karlsbad” are students of a girls’ school, immortalized in a photo from 1905, on whom Krystyna Piotrowska painted braids to connect them with the common fate of women and the time in which they lived. “The Braid” is an artifact braided from the hair of several dozen nameless women.
Krystyna Piotrowska (born 1949 in Zabrze) – studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków (Faculty of Interior Design, 1966–1972), at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Poznań (Faculty of Graphics and Painting, 1972–1975), at Grafikskolan Forum in Malmö (1985–1990). She creates works combining photography, graphic techniques and painting. She is the author of installations and videos. Her work mainly touches on the subject of identification and memory. In the years 2006–2012 she was the author and curator of the exhibition “Projekt Próżna” (Project Vain). She also curated the exhibitions “Adoracja Słodyczy” (Adoration of Sweets) at Zachęta (2014) and “Złe kobiety” (Bad Women) at the Cultural Centre “Zamek” in Poznań (2017). She has led workshops on graphics at the Summer Academy of Art in Salzburg on numerous occasions.
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EXHIBITION “UNBRAIDING”
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Visual arts
“Czas Kobiet” Foundation
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The seductive features of nature correspond with the colorful, sometimes primitivistic, painting, which complements and interpenetrates with elements of nature brought from, among others, islands, oceans, beaches, garbage cans, second-hand shops, old cellars of deceased owners, as well as from the Białowieża Forest. Paintings are a kind of gift, exchange, cooperative, creating an area where life in all its manifestations is to pulsate, and culture understood as a set of values created by man, mixes with wild, unprocessed nature. The places where the works are exhibited will be arranged in a space of nature, broadly understood freedom, element and color. It will become a land of dreams and an escape from the hustle and bustle, concrete, noise and overstimulation. Architecture of the future.
The exhibition of works will be accompanied by performances with the participation of the Artist. We are planning to arrange a dream bedroom, where the Author will spend his twenty-fifth birthday, celebrating twenty-five years of artistic activity. The installation will engage the Poznań audience and will refer to the most famous love story – Romeo and Juliet. The culmination of the activities is the interactive decoration of the Maltese frame, in which the festival painting will be framed, which will then be donated to a charity auction.
MICHAEL ZIELIŃSKI
As a model, he works for brands such as Yves Saint Laurent, Maison Margiela, Rick Owens, Hermes, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Gucci.
As an actor, he made his debut on the stage of the Powszechny Theater in Warsaw in Krystian Lupa’s play “Capri, the Island of Fugitives” (2021). He has the main role in Grzegorz Mołda’s “Matecznik”, created the character of Sasza in Agnieszka Holland’s “Green Border” (the film won seven awards in Venice). Kacper from the third season of “Belfer” (Canal Plus, 2023).
As a visual artist, he draws attention to the need to return to nature, direct interpersonal relationships, and social community. He creates in oil, combining natural ingredients with elements found in public spaces. He uses materials intended for disposal, giving objects a second life.
He composes, sings, writes, directs. He designs his own clothing collection, using waste from large fashion houses.
You can see the works and activities of Michael Zieliński at the Festival Club at Plac Wolności in Poznań.
The campaign partner is Desa Unicum
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available located 160 meters away at Plac Wolności
Changing place available at the Family Initiatives Center, Ratajczaka Street 44 (between the Cultural Information Center and Empik); during the Malta Festival open from Monday to Friday:
9/09 (Monday) – 10:00 – 19:30
10/09 (Tuesday) – 10:00 – 18:30
11/09 (Wednesday) – 10:00 – 18:30
12/09 (Thursday) – 10:00 – 18:30
13/09 (Friday) – 10:00 – 18:00
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“TO LOVE!” MICHAEL ZIELIŃSKI’S WORKS AT MALTA
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Visual arts, Other
Festival Club
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Little Amal is coming to Poznań for the opening weekend of the Malta Festival, which this year focuses on women and nature. Since it’s her first visit to Poznań, she simply MUST see the famous Poznań Goats! On the Old Market Square, the 10-year-old girl will meet Mike Wamaya and his students from Project Elimu, who are also exploring the capital of Greater Poland during their visit to the festival. The energy of this encounter will be unstoppable—it’s bound to end with dancing! The musical arrangement for this meeting will be provided by Brass Federacja.
“Amal” means “hope” in Arabic. Little Amal is a 3.5-meter-tall puppet representing a 10-year-old Syrian girl, a refugee in search of a better tomorrow. Since 2021, the heroine of The Walk project has become a global symbol of human rights, especially the rights of refugees. Since July 2021, Amal has visited 160 cities and towns in 16 countries, greeted by two million people on the streets and followed by tens of millions online. For Amal, 440 unique events have been created in every community she visits, involving thousands of artists and local leaders. She is coming to Poznań to celebrate the new opening of the Malta Festival.
Michael Wamaya is a dancer and activist, nominated for the prestigious Global Teacher Prize. Through talent and determination, he escaped the slums of Kenya. Despite his career taking off and the opportunity to conquer the world, he chose to return to Kenya to give children what helped him break free—dance. Now, he runs Project Elimu, an art school where children from Kibera—one of the largest slums in the world—learn ballet. Dance gives them dignity, education, and confidence, helping them escape their challenging environment.
Mike Wamaya and his group of students are coming to Malta Festival at the invitation of Dominika Kulczyk as part of the 11th anniversary of the Kulczyk Foundation. The Kenyan dancer will lead daily, free Afro-dance workshops at the Polish Dance Theatre (9:00 AM, September 9-13). During their visit to Poznań, the group will meet peers from the Poznań General Ballet School, participate in dance classes with the Polish Dance Theatre, perform in the Sun & Sea project, and most importantly, invite Poznań and Little Amal to a dance happening on the Old Market Square.
Event with no words
Event takes place in the open space
Event takes place in motion
Due to lack of a static audience, we are unable to present all possible architectural barriers
LITTLE AMAL
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Performance, Open-air
Poznań
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The exhibition (Fe)male, From intimacy to society is characterized by a variety of expressions concerning sexuality and interpersonal relations. The exhibition consists of several cycles of works dominated by graphics in both traditional and digital techniques, however, the exhibition also includes drawings, assemblages and small installations. All works are based on the artist’s ten years of creative experience, who speaks to recipients through various media, documenting personal experiences and deeply felt reflections on sexuality and individual aspects of intimacy.
One of the key themes of this exhibition is to highlight the divided society in which gender and its associated roles are often a source of conflict and misunderstanding. The exhibition (Fe)male, From intimacy to society, through its diverse series, aims to initiate a dialogue on femininity and masculinity, paying particular attention to how these categories affect our everyday lives and interpersonal relationships.
The works on display focus on presenting women not only as the protagonist of events, but mainly as those who comment on reality. The woman shown in the graphics becomes a kind of narrator who, through her gaze and reactions, draws attention to various social phenomena. Some of the works are grotesque in nature, showing the world in a distorting mirror, thus also becoming a tool of social criticism, ridiculing the paradoxes and absurdities of contemporary gender norms.
Other works bring more intimate representations of femininity. Here, the artist explores experiences related to motherhood, sexuality and struggles with her own body. The entire exhibition expresses a deep desire for fair treatment and true education that respects the otherness and value of others. The intimacy of these works makes them an extremely strong emotional message, encouraging reflection on the challenges and expectations that society places before us.
The works attract the audience with their dynamics and complex structure. The artist combines various cultural and symbolic elements here, creating multi-layered images that show the complexity of relations between the sexes.
To sum up, the exhibition ((Fe)male, From intimacy to society) is an extremely important voice in the discussion on sexuality. Through various artistic forms, the artist not only documents her own experiences, but also tries to start a broad debate on the role of gender in society. This exhibition encourages the viewer to reflect more deeply on how social divisions affect our lives and what challenges are associated with striving for gender justice and respect for otherness. Each work, despite its individual character, together creates a message in which the human being and their experiences are at the forefront.
22.08–15.09.2024
Galeria Nowa Scena UAP, Al. Marcinkowskiego 28
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(FE)MALE, FROM INTIMACY TO SOCIETY
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Fringe events
Festival centre
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An installation – a kind of spatial trailer – announcing the exhibition that the Department of Scenography and the Department of Clothing are organizing on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the existence of the Scenography program at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts in Poznań. In October, the people who teach and taught classes at these unique, interdisciplinary studies will present their works at the Old Brewery Malt House. There will also be room for student projects and the exchange of inspirations and thoughts with invited artists from abroad (from Lviv, Brussels, Tbilisi and Madrid). The works presented in the Rotunda let you feel the artistic atmosphere of the Studios that create the program.
9/08 – 27/10/2024
Galeria Rotunda UAP, Buliding A, Al. Marcinkowskiego 29
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INSPACE EXSPACE
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Fringe events
Festival centre
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The exhibition shows how a small factory in Nepal is changing the world for the better.
The Sparsa project is a social enterprise that produces eco-friendly, biodegradable sanitary pads made from banana fiber. In doing so, it addresses several challenges faced by Nepal: massive pollution, climate change, and the strong menstrual taboo that prevents women from properly taking care of their health during their period.
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A TOUCH OF HOPE. FOR WOMEN AND FOR THE PLANET!
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Visual arts, Other
Aula Artis
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During the workshop, terracotta pots with a diameter of 12 cm will be painted. Acrylic paints will be used to decorate the pots, which can be found in every home and considered “unnecessary”, but can renew the pot.
At the end of the class, participants will plant a flower in a decorative pot.
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GREEN ENERGY ZONE: WORKSHOPS FOR LITTLE GARDENERS
10:00
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Open-air, Workshops
Green Energy Zone
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A scenographic happening using the group’s original mobile objects. Spectacular forms created using the recycling process will be accumulated in a selected space of the City to unexpectedly disperse across the streets.
The theater and foundation are a group known for numerous projects in public spaces, including the City Festival, St. Marcin Street name day celebrations since 1996, and participation in the Malta Festival. Most of its creators come from the Theatre Phenomena Studio at the University of Arts in Poznań, and have created stage designs for Lech Raczak’s plays and Piotr Tetlak’s happenings.
The performances, workshops and concerts of the Asocjacja 2006 were met with great interest from residents. Their recycling actors, such as the “Poznań Pegasi”, who have represented Wielkopolska many times in various places in Europe, enjoyed recognition: on the streets of Berlin as cultural ambassadors of Poland as part of the Festival of Cultures (2005), or during the performance “Otto III’s Procession” at EXPO 2000, which opened the Polish Day in Hanover. For three decades of existence, the group of scenographers and sculptors has created artistic installations using techniques based on recycling, bearing in mind the importance of environmental protection in a world of overproduction. Emphasizing the history and potential of the city, the creators combine cultural tradition with the contemporary direction of its development through artistic intervention in the fabric of the city, creating a theatrical space for meeting and joint celebration.
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RECYCLERS
11:30
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Performance, Other
Poznań
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The day after the performance of the opera I Am Şeküre, inspired by the epic My Name is Red, there will be a meeting with Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk at the Malta Festival’s Festival Center. The conversation will be moderated by journalist Michał Nogaś.
Orhan Pamuk (born June 7, 1952, in Istanbul) is a Turkish writer and the Nobel Laureate in Literature for 2006. Recognized as one of the most significant contemporary Turkish authors, Pamuk’s novels blend elements of realism with a rich tapestry of Eastern and Western literary traditions.
Pamuk was born into a wealthy, secular family and grew up in the Istanbul neighborhood of Nişantaşı, which frequently appears in his works. He initially studied architecture at Istanbul Technical University but left after three years to pursue writing, a profession he has followed since the age of 23. He later earned a degree from the Journalism Institute at Istanbul University.
He made his debut with the novel Dževdet Bey and His Sons (1982), which brought him national acclaim. International fame came with his novel Snow (2002), which explores themes of conflict between tradition and modernity and religious differences in Turkey. His most famous work, My Name is Red (1998), is a complex tale of love, art, and politics set in the 16th-century Ottoman Empire. This book has won numerous international awards and has been translated into several languages. It also serves as the basis for the opera I Am Şeküre, which will be showcased at the Teatr Wielki im. Stanisława Moniuszki just a day before the meeting with Pamuk.
Pamuk’s style is characterized by a deep immersion in Turkish culture while remaining open to Western influences. His work often addresses themes of identity, memory, and history, as well as tensions between East and West. Pamuk is also known for his bold statements on Turkish politics and history, which have occasionally led to legal troubles in his home country. In 2005, he faced charges for remarks about the Armenian and Kurdish massacres, although the charges were eventually dropped.
In addition to his novels, Pamuk has written essayistic works such as Istanbul: Memories and the City (2003), which reflects on the history and culture of his hometown. In 2006, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his “search for the melancholic soul of his city.” His work has become a voice for modern Turkey, balancing tradition with contemporary issues, and East with West.
Pamuk is also a professor at Columbia University in New York, where he teaches world literature.
The discussion with the author will be moderated by:
Michał Nogaś – A journalist, publicist, and literary critic known for his work in the media, particularly in cultural journalism. Nogaś has been associated with Radio Trójka, where he hosted shows about books, interviews with authors, and covered major literary events both in Poland and abroad. After a few years away, he returned to Radio Trójka and became its deputy director. He has also collaborated with Gazeta Wyborcza, Tygodnik Powszechny, and Radio Nowy Świat. In 2020, his book Z niejednej półki was published, a collection of interviews with writers from around the world, including Margaret Atwood, Svetlana Alexievich, Olga Tokarczuk, Mario Vargas Llosa, Dorota Masłowska, and Wiesław Myśliwski.
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ORHAN PAMUK – INTERVIEW WITH MICHAŁ NOGAŚ
12:00
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Literature, Debate
Festival Center. Atrium UAP
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Little Amal is coming to Poznań for the opening weekend of Malta, which this year focuses on women and nature. And since it’s her first visit to Poznań, she MUST see Poznań Goats. At the Old Market Square, the 10-year-old girl will meet Mike Wamaya and his charges and charges from Project Elimu, who are also visiting the capital of Wielkopolska on the occasion of their visit to the festival. This energy of the meeting cannot be stopped – it must end in dancing! The musical layer of the meeting will be arranged by Brass Federacja.
Amal means “hope” in Arabic. Little Amal is a 3.5-meter doll representing a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl looking for a better tomorrow. Since 2021, the heroine of The Walk project has become a global symbol of human rights, especially refugee rights.
Since July 2021, Amal has visited 160 cities and towns in 16 countries, and two million people have greeted her on the streets of the world, tens of millions have followed her travels online. 440 events have been created for Amal, unique to each community she visits, with the participation of thousands of artists and local leaders. She will visit Poznań on the occasion of the new opening of the Malta Festival.
Michael Wamaya is a dancer and activist, nominated for the prestigious Global Teacher Prize, who, thanks to his talent and determination, broke out of the Kenyan slums. Although his career has gained momentum and he could keep conquering the world, he decided to return to Kenya to give children what allowed him to free himself. Dance. Now he runs Project Elimu, an art school where children from Kibera – one of the largest slums in the world – learn ballet. Dance gives them dignity, education and self-confidence, which allow them to break out of a difficult environment.
Mike Wamaya and a group of his charges will come to the Malta Festival at the invitation of Dominika Kulczyk as part of the celebrations of the 11th anniversary of the Kulczyk Foundation. The Kenyan will lead daily, free afrodance classes at the Polish Dance Theatre (9am, 9-13/09). As part of their visit to Poznań, the group will meet theirpeers from the Poznań General Ballet School, participate in dance classes with PTT, perform in the Sun&Sea project, and above all, invite Poznań and Little Amal to a dance happening in the Old Market Square.
LITTLE AMAL X PROJECT ELIMU WATCH POZNAŃ GOATS
12:00
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Performance, Open-air
Old Market Square in Poznań
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Create, Renew, SCREENPRINT!
We invite you to unique hand screen printing workshops. This is a unique opportunity to refresh your clothes, give them a new, original look, combine art with care for the environment.
Bring your clothes:
We encourage you to bring your old cotton T-shirts, sweatshirts, bags or other textiles that you want to renovate.
Choose a design: On site you will find a variety of Malta patterns that you can print on your clothes with the assistance of our screen printing instructor Mika Starowska.
Print using water-based paints that are soft, durable and indelible, while also being safe for the environment.
The screen printing station will be available throughout the week of the festival from 1p.m. to 4 p.m.,
It will be open to everyone – regardless of age or experience in screen printing.
Upcycling:
Use the clothes you already have instead of buying new ones – let’s take care of the environment and promote sustainable fashion.
Come, have fun and print with us at the Malta Festival!
Go back home with a unique piece of clothing that will remind you of your festival moments.
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GREEN ENERGY ZONE: ECOLOGICAL HAND SCREEN PRINTING
13:00
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Workshops
Festival Club
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Dominika Kulczyk’s documentary series examines the intriguing topic of female spirituality. Many people, regardless of gender, have a need to discover their feminine inner self. To do this, they often return to nature and refer to the archetype of Mother Earth.
They take part in ceremonies and rituals referring to forgotten ancient traditions, and are fascinated by herbalism, astrology and alchemy. This helps them look at their own lives anew, set new priorities, take care of our planet and find the answer to the question of how to live happily. “Soul Sisters. Awakening.” is an extraordinary journey around the world, during which you can meet people who change their lives to be closer to nature and exist in harmony with themselves.
Dominika Kulczyk is the guide through these worlds, who, both in her professional life and through her foundation, deals with socially responsible business, renewable energy and equal rights and empowerment of women and girls in the world.
The Malta Festival will premiere 2 episodes of the series which focus on 2 different countries – Poland and Scotland. These are two different stories about modern witches, or – according to the definition guiding the festival – women who know. Women who want Mother Earth to survive and continue to thrive. And according to many, this is the final call for humanity to wake up to this issue.
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SOUL SISTERS. AWAKENING
14:00
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Movie
Kino Muza
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In Il Cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Inventione (Polish: The dispute between harmony and imagination), Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Radouan Mriziga, artists who return to the Malta Festival after many years, embark on a journey to explore Antonio’s “Four Seasons” Vivaldi. The starting point for this new choreographic work is the exquisite recording of Vivaldi’s compositions by the virtuoso violinist and long-time collaborator Rosas Amandine Beyer and her ensemble Gli Incogniti.
The Four Seasons is one of the most well-known, iconic and reproduced pieces of music; a veritable ‘hit’ of the classical repertoire. It is also a striking ode to nature. De Keersmaeker and Mriziga, who previously collaborated on 3ird5 @ W9rk (2020), share a keen interest in the observation of nature, geometry, and embodied abstraction. They also share a concern with our changing and increasingly troubling relationship to our natural environment. Contemplating the four seasons in nature by contemplating the nature of this musical composition not only inspires further explorations of patterns present in the natural world and celestial configurations as possible starting points for choreography, it also vividly brings to the surface the urgency of the impending climate crisis. Do we still have four seasons?
In addition, Vivaldi wrote this music three hundred years ago in the Mediterranean, a region at the intersection of different continents. The Four Seasons thus also invites reflection on the circulations of knowledge, power, and histories this region represents. In Il Cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Inventione, multiple strands come together to create a unique choreographic language. The piece aims to return to the core, the structure of Vivaldi’s famous composition and the many associations and emotions it evokes, while offering a choreographic counterpoint to it. At the same time the dance underscores that there may be something contemplative to be found in The Four Seasons, in its familiarity, and in the familiarity of nature.
The place is architecturally adapted to people with limited mobility
There are seats for people in wheelchairs in the auditorium
A toilet adapted for people with disabilities is available
Guide dog is allowed
A quiet room is available
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IL CIMENTO DELL’ARMONIA E DELL’INVENTIONE
17:00
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Dance
Aula Artis
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An intergenerational showcase of dansing at the theatre. Champagne fun, a blaze of colours, dance moves and the glitter of a disco ball… Shall we dance?
Imagine you’re at a dansing…. What attracts your attention? What intimidates you? What embarrasses you? What motivates and prompts you to touch the other person? Does it have to be lust? Maybe it is affect, kindness or caring? Or perhaps lack and longing? What happens when there is an irresistible urge and desire to touch that cannot be satisfied?
Let’s swirl in a dancing embrace, let the floor tremble, let the spotlights shine and the dance floor light up with the fire of our bodies. Long live the ball! In the words of Erin Manning: “Touch creates an event, touch creates an event“.
For the Dansing, we recommend wearing clothes and shoes comfortable for dancing.
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TOUCH FOR TOUCH. DANSING
17:00
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Theatre, Dance
Tama
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Documentary portrait of Andrzej Seweryn. However, this is not a biographical film. The camera follows the hero, observing his life over the course of one year. Thanks to this, we get a multi-dimensional portrait of an outstanding actor who, despite his age, is still working at top speed. He acts, directs and runs a theater. In pursuit of his passion, he continues to take on new professional challenges with youthful verve. On the screen we see an artist in constant creative flux, but we also see an ordinary person. Someone who can be tired, frustrated and even short-tempered, but also affectionate, sensitive and attentive to others. Thanks to this, we can identify with him and try to understand his emotions. The longer the film’s viewers observe the hero, the more clearly they ask themselves the question – what is the true price of greatness? How much must be sacrificed for it? Are we witnesses of a chase or an escape? What role does the fear of stopping, of the end of existence, play here? Is the desire for perfection and the desire to give meaning to each day and each hour also an attempt to answer the question – what will I leave behind?
That’s weird. Thanks to this movie I learn new things. Even though I am an actor, an adult and I try to control myself and be aware of what I do or say, especially in public situations, it turns out that it is not that simple. Thanks to this film, I discover myself in various situations and sometimes it is surprising, sometimes heartwarming and sometimes irritating. But it’s definitely true. And that’s probably important.
Andrzej Seweryn is not here. It’s impossible to be everywhere, to give your all, for years and decades. Theater, cinema, management, family, trips, interviews. And yet in Arkadiusz Bartosiak’s film, Andrzej Seweryn has his own face, wrinkles, views and position.
This documentary breaks away from the convention of showing characters from the cultural canon. Praising, talking heads: Andrzej Seweryn doesn’t need it. Either honestly or not at all. In the film he is magnanimous and irritated, very tired and agitated. Rugged, likeable.
I love Seweryn. I loved him even more after this movie.
Łukasz Maciejewski
Michał Rusinek, text message:
Kasia, we couldn’t stay for the conversation, but the film is beautiful, wise, touching, funny at times. And above all – real (despite the fictional character). What I remember most are the conversations with the physiotherapist and Marysia Peszek’s words: we produce light. Andrzej’s light is beautiful. And your film is beautiful. Hugs and congratulations!
Letter from Grażyna Torbicka:
Kasia,
The film is very good, original, well edited, photographed, and fast paced. But above all, the HERO is extraordinary – a cosmic figure!
We managed to avoid the simple narrative typical of biographical films in favor of a very risky mosaic of images, scenes and events edited in such a way that we get a portrait of a unique artist,
a man of great sensitivity, tenderness, responsibility, with a sense of humor, a real person.
I am impressed, congratulations and thank you.
I thought I knew what Andrzej Seweryn was like, but, yes – I thought…
Many scenes, sentences, looks remain and reflections multiply.
It’s great that you made this film.
Kind regards
Grażyna
Małgorzata Domagalik, text message:
I have just finished watching it. This is great!!! Andrzej crushes all the imperfections of the world and humanizes the Master in a way known only to him.
His versatility is astonishing and he himself demolishes the definition of youth. I am impressed and I congratulate you very much.
When the last line is said, I would like it to be an interlude…
Krzysztof Gierat:
It’s great, energetic cinema, the camera is very close to the hero, in various circumstances, showing what an extraordinary actor and versatile person Seweryn is.
Here we have a man in his prime, full of passion and very self-aware. Many hours of material were combined into a fascinating 75 minutes with the Master, who is a flesh-and-blood character.
The Director of the Krakow Film Festival justifies the choice of the film as the opening film of the 64th edition of KFF
On September 8, after the film screening, there will be a discussion with Andrzej Seweryn, hosted by Michał Merczyński.
The place is architecturally adapted to people with limited mobility
There are seats for people in wheelchairs in the auditorium
A toilet adapted for people with disabilities is available
Guide dog is allowed
An induction loop is available
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I AM THE CREATION OF FICTION
17:00
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Kino Muza
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We invite you to improvised meetings with the Resort Komedii at Malta Festival! Invented on the fly, funny and dynamic performances will this time be inspired by everything green and ecological. Drop in to see the Resort Komedii’s team, which has found a permanent place in the hearts of Warsaw audiences for over seven years of activity.
Resort Komedii focuses on good fun, but also offers high-level entertainment. It is extremely important for us to build a repertoire in accordance with our values of sensitivity and tolerance. We do not mock or offend. We laugh with our viewers, but we never laugh at them.
The improvisers who work with us are people with vast stage experience, who are among the leading personalities of the Polish Impro scene. They are wise and sensitive people for whom theatrical improvisation is a lifelong passion.
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GREEN ENERGY ZONE: IMPROVISED SHOW WITH THE RESORT KOMEDII
17:00
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Green Energy Zone
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What would a woman do if she had to do literally everything she was told? What do fashion, society, newspapers, cosmetics companies require of her? The titular fashionable woman, in order to do all this, has to get up at 4:00. Or better yet, not sleep at all. “What a fashionable woman should know” is a monodrama by Katarzyna Kołeczek directed by Agata Puszcz.
Katarzyna Kołeczek will play the role of a woman trying to absorb all the good advice, duties and responsibilities imposed on her by pop culture and reality.
“A brilliant text played by Katarzyna Kołeczek in the trendy Warsaw Comedy Club. Many accurate and really funny observations about the world. The one from Photoshop and the real one”
– Joanna Nojszewska, Twój Styl
“This monodrama is a very tasty big dose of good humor, which, like an expensive mask, covers wrinkles created as a result of reflection on what is really important.”
– Magda Wielgołaska, Feminoteka
Katarzyna Kołeczek – film, series and theater actress. Graduate of the Warsaw Theater Academy. Varsovian. For years associated with Och Teatr and Teatr Polonia of Krystyna Janda and with the capital’s Comedy Club, where she also deals with theater improvisation. For over a decade, she has also been acting in films and series in the British Isles. She can be seen in such productions as “Father Brown” (she played the character of Susie, Father Brown’s housekeeper) and “Bridget Jones’ Baby” (where she played alongside Colin Firth).
Translation into Polish Sign Language: Dominika Mroczek-Dąbrowska
Translation into the Polish sign language
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available in 160 meters in Plac Wolności
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WHAT A FASHIONABLE WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
18:00
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Theatre
Festival Club
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For the idea of sport, for the idea of the Olympics, can we forget about the violation of democracy, the violation of freedom of speech and expression, the violations of human rights. The consent we give, not only at the political level, the global level, happening behind closed doors of the organisations. Do we all, as individuals, have no influence on the reality around us, do we remain powerless, do we want to remain without power. Does one single, solitary gesture can be the ignition point for greater change. Was Mary’s gesture with her hands down an expression of such attitude? Did she change the world? Did prevented a war? NO. But in that moment, by standing at attention, by not giving in, she impressed Hitler, and her hated photo became a pass to save people, her personal war passport. Change, upheaval, dissent begins with a a single thought that, sent out into the world, can trigger an avalanche of events that change reality.
The starting point for the performance was the story of Maryla, or Maria Kwasniewska, the javelin thrower who won the Bronze Medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Taking up the example of German fascism, which used the idea of organising the Olympics to pursue its own interests and build the illusion of a justice, we want to talk about a brave woman and the mechanism of propaganda.
MARYLA – AS A WARNING. A MONODRAMA BY ANNA ROZMIANIEC
19:00
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Fringe events
Republika Sztuki Tłusta Langusta w Poznaniu
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Tiga will play his DJ set on the second day of the festival, September 8. How do you start writing about Tiga? Where can you find a starting point in his long career full of important moments? It’s hard to describe his journey in numbers or the merits he’s earned. His life isn’t about being a popstar or a DJ – it’s about many different lives, not just one or two. The only thing you can’t fault is the “legacy mode” – because that would mean downtime, which Tiga doesn’t tolerate.
His driving force is ambition, visible everywhere – from clubs all over the world to his office in Turbo Towers. It is also a touch of wit that makes him always appreciated and well-received despite his long career and various roles. Tiga wants to succeed, but he does it in a friendly way, with a slight wink, without cynicism.
Tiga not only takes part in culture, he shapes it, from his Love Parade days in Berlin to founding the independent label Turbo. His collaborations with artists such as Alter Ego, Azari & III, and Depeche Mode fuel his creativity and eliminate his ego. Although he could rest on his laurels, Tiga still seeks challenges and strives to create fresh sounds that will move young audiences and remind him of his first love for music. This is what drives him and makes him remain a relevant point on the musical map.
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TIGA – DJ SET
20:00
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Music
Festival Club
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Kerala Dust has great recognition in Poland thanks to their unique approach to music. Their characteristic sound combines modern electronic sounds with dynamic rock, creating unforgettable impressions at every concert, not only with a powerful sound, but also engaging and delighting with their musical power. Their performances are known for their enormous impact, so the Kerala Dust concert at the Malta Festival will be a unique opportunity for an evening party to the rhythm of dynamic and electrifying music.
Kerala Dust’s new album, “Violet Drive”, is a record deeply rooted in and inspired by their surroundings. The band, which formed in London in 2016, is now based between Berlin and Zurich and has created a deeply European album, oscillating between the past and the future. Formed out of a growing love of electronic music and experience in indie bands, Edmund formed the band at a time when making electronic music on a laptop “seemed like the most sensible thing to do.” He adds: “I got really into club music, I went to Fabric and Corsica Studios a lot. I became immersed in the endless repetitions of this music, the way it constantly repeats itself, something unfolds and almost becomes a strange kind of mantra, leaving you in a clear state of mind.” These mesmerizing elements are the driving force behind Kerala Dust, whose music combines blues and Americana with unconventional electronic beats. Playing in clubs around the world for three years after forming the band, they perfected a somewhat improvised and always fluid live performance that freed their songs from the shackles of their recorded forms and set the stage for a band determined to break the mold and constantly rewrite their own script.
While releasing their debut album Light, West in late 2020, the band immersed themselves in their new base in Berlin, allowing the city’s deep, complex history and landscapes to influence their next steps. During the lockdown, Edmund befriended film director Greg Blakey and spent his days wandering around abandoned streets and old abandoned buildings (with the help of a website dedicated to identifying such places and the difficulty of accessing each of them). “There is a certain richness and peculiarity in the history of Berlin, and the number of people who have occupied this place over the last 80 years,” he says. “I was brought up on British history, but here there is a completely different sensibility. In Britain we are told that the battles and victories of the empire are victorious, even though the empire has fallen and many of these events are quite shameful. In Germany, however, a deep, intense shame for these events is taught in schools.
“These remains are just sitting there,” he adds. “The remains of the wall in the middle of the city, the old highways built by the Nazis, all these things left to their fate because they are quite shameful. All of these elements carry a certain weight of history that wasn’t that long ago, and traversing these places really deeply influenced the sound and the album.” In a break from previous working methods, the songs on “Violet Drive” were built on drums, and these surprisingly unusual, unbalanced beats define the album; in line with the album’s inspirations, they often sound like a war cry. Recorded over two weeks in a studio in the Alps on the outskirts of Zurich by Till Ostendarp, the powerful drum beat provided the framework against which the album’s lyrics and instrumentation – flashes of bluesy guitars and hazy synths, Edmund’s deliciously deep, syrupy voice – bounce and fill the songs. “I was writing in quite an Americana way before,” he explains, “and this album is much more Central European in terms of influence,” with German legends Can as a constant reference point.
The universe that the album inhabits is also slowly developed through its accompanying music videos, which were shot in Berlin and beyond and feel connected to Kerala Dust’s European context.
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KERALA DUST
21:00
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Music
Tama
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Silent Disco is already a tradition of the Malta Festival, which invariably attracts crowds of music and dance fans. DJ sets have been one of the permanent elements of Malta Festival since 2009. Back then we organized the first silent disco in a public space, becoming one of the precursors of this form of entertainment, both collective and individual, in Poland.
This year we invite you to join the fun in the Festival Club, where at weekends – 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15 September – at 10:00 p.m. we will serve you unforgettable DJ sets. On Saturday and Sunday evenings, using headphones, we will transport you to the world of hits that you can’t help but sing and dance to.
We promise that we will surprise you with both the selection of DJs and the repertoire, which will make every party an unforgettable experience. Join us, let yourself be carried away by the music and party until the morning!
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SILENT DISCO
22:00
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Music
Festival Club
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09.09/Monday
A luminarium is a sculpture that visitors enter to experience the phenomenon of light. Since 1992, over 3 million guests from more than 40 countries across five continents have been welcomed into the monumental luminaria of Architects of Air, immersed in rays of color that come solely from daylight shining through the fabric of the structure.
The luminaria, designed by the company’s founder, Alan Parkinson, are inspired by natural forms, geometric solids, and Islamic and Gothic architecture. Each new creation is a maze of winding paths and inspiring domes where visitors can indulge in sensory experiences.
During the Malta Festival, one of the five luminarium projects, Timisien, will be presented. The name “Timisien” originates from the Romanian city of Timișoara. It consists of 20 domes, 18 of which form the central labyrinth that is the most disorienting part of the luminarium. Color is introduced into these domes through “skylights,” discreet finials located on each of the 21 domes of Timisien. These finials control the color and intensity of light in each dome, encouraging visitors to look up.
Two additional outer domes are designed to offer visitors a respite from the maze. The impressive main dome, stretching high over the heads of guests, features a rare heptagonal motif from traditional Islamic architecture, while the smaller outer dome is inspired by Gaudi’s Casa Guell.
The luminarium will admit visitors from 10 am to 7pm (last admission)
On the door tickets available onsite during opening times on a first come first served basis. This queue might close early in the case of high attendance.
A limited amount of pre-purchase tickets are available online for priority admission at booked times from 10.30am to 6pm. Advance ticket holders must arrive 10 minutes before the time indicated on the ticket and will have priority access up to 30 minutes from the time indicated on the ticket. A small queue should still be expected. If advance tickets are indicated as sold out you can still join the line onsite.
An installation without architectural barriers
There is a toilet adapted for people with disabilities, and the toilet is equipped with a changing table for children
Guide dog is allowed but the condition for the dog to enter the sculpture area is to have dog shoes. The dog must also be on a leash.
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TIMISIEN
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Open-air, Visual arts
Plac Wolności
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The tradition of the Malta Festival are events that take place in urban spaces. This year, in addition to performances and artistic installations, on the streets of Poznań you will have a chance to meet the best European brass bands – bands specializing in playing wind instruments. It will be loud and joyful there!
The three bands invited to the festival, inspired by the New Orleans tradition, have experience of playing on various European stages. But in Poznań they will appear in the environment where they feel best – on the streets.
Back Chat Brass will come straight from Leeds to Poznań. The English octet gets the party started in seconds with covers of the biggest hits of the last few decades. This is probably the only group whose repertoire also includes hits by Fleetwood Mac, Prince, Rihanna, Outkast, Vengaboys and Blink-182.
Bandakadabra from Turin caused a real sensation. For years, Italian musicians played mainly swing and Balkan music. The band, which calls itself a “pocket orchestra”, has recently taken a new path: it has included its own interpretation of techno in their repertoire and has become extremely sought-after as a result. the rich, rhythmic sound will have a truly hypnotizing effect on the audience encountered on the streets of Poznań.
Brassfederacja is a band that couldn’t be missing in this set. The 9-piece band recorded with L.U.C. and Jan Emil Młynarski, but the audience loved him for Brasscos – spontaneous parties on Warsaw’s Vistula boulevards, where the band completely replaced a conventional DJ. Brassfederacja knows perfectly well how to attract crowds and will show it in the capital of Wielkopolska.
“Music on Streets” is a series of spontaneous performances, and we will inform you about where you can come across the mentioned bands via Malta Festival social media, shortly before the start of the concerts.
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MUSIC ON STREETS
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Music, Open-air
Poznań
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The exhibition “Odplatanie” (Untangling) will be on display throughout the entire festival and is dedicated to witches, sorceresses, good and bad women, female solidarity and female community. On the day of the opening, September 6, you will also be able to admire a musical performance by violinist Katarzyna Klebba.
Hair is an important element of a woman’s beauty. It tempts and arouses disgust. In various beliefs, it had magical power. Demons lurked in it. Tightly braided, it commanded discipline and obedience. In the film “Her Hair”, women free themselves from this oppression. “Girls from Karlsbad” are students of a girls’ school, immortalized in a photo from 1905, on whom Krystyna Piotrowska painted braids to connect them with the common fate of women and the time in which they lived. “The Braid” is an artifact braided from the hair of several dozen nameless women.
Krystyna Piotrowska (born 1949 in Zabrze) – studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków (Faculty of Interior Design, 1966–1972), at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Poznań (Faculty of Graphics and Painting, 1972–1975), at Grafikskolan Forum in Malmö (1985–1990). She creates works combining photography, graphic techniques and painting. She is the author of installations and videos. Her work mainly touches on the subject of identification and memory. In the years 2006–2012 she was the author and curator of the exhibition “Projekt Próżna” (Project Vain). She also curated the exhibitions “Adoracja Słodyczy” (Adoration of Sweets) at Zachęta (2014) and “Złe kobiety” (Bad Women) at the Cultural Centre “Zamek” in Poznań (2017). She has led workshops on graphics at the Summer Academy of Art in Salzburg on numerous occasions.
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EXHIBITION “UNBRAIDING”
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Visual arts
“Czas Kobiet” Foundation
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Colorful people wander in the city. People stop, cars stop, architecture becomes grey and naked.
The color scales the human size up, which makes them look taller. People stop, cars stop, buildings become dismal and bare.
Dressed up in what looks like a second skin, bright and sparkling, the colored people resemble living sculptures.
Each one a color: royal blue, bright red, apple green, yellow, pink… Sometimes they go by running, flash images passing through and other times, they stand in a bus, or we meet them at the market, eating only their own color. They make our city different from what we used to know it.
The event takes place in an open space with natural city sounds.
The performance is mobile (no fixed stage).
Due to the lack of a static audience, we are unable to identify potential architectural barriers.
An accessible restroom for people with disabilities is available at the final location on Plac Wolności (250 meters from Teatr Polski).
Guide dogs are welcome.
COLORED PEOPLE
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Malta on the Streets
Trasa
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The seductive features of nature correspond with the colorful, sometimes primitivistic, painting, which complements and interpenetrates with elements of nature brought from, among others, islands, oceans, beaches, garbage cans, second-hand shops, old cellars of deceased owners, as well as from the Białowieża Forest. Paintings are a kind of gift, exchange, cooperative, creating an area where life in all its manifestations is to pulsate, and culture understood as a set of values created by man, mixes with wild, unprocessed nature. The places where the works are exhibited will be arranged in a space of nature, broadly understood freedom, element and color. It will become a land of dreams and an escape from the hustle and bustle, concrete, noise and overstimulation. Architecture of the future.
The exhibition of works will be accompanied by performances with the participation of the Artist. We are planning to arrange a dream bedroom, where the Author will spend his twenty-fifth birthday, celebrating twenty-five years of artistic activity. The installation will engage the Poznań audience and will refer to the most famous love story – Romeo and Juliet. The culmination of the activities is the interactive decoration of the Maltese frame, in which the festival painting will be framed, which will then be donated to a charity auction.
MICHAEL ZIELIŃSKI
As a model, he works for brands such as Yves Saint Laurent, Maison Margiela, Rick Owens, Hermes, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Gucci.
As an actor, he made his debut on the stage of the Powszechny Theater in Warsaw in Krystian Lupa’s play “Capri, the Island of Fugitives” (2021). He has the main role in Grzegorz Mołda’s “Matecznik”, created the character of Sasza in Agnieszka Holland’s “Green Border” (the film won seven awards in Venice). Kacper from the third season of “Belfer” (Canal Plus, 2023).
As a visual artist, he draws attention to the need to return to nature, direct interpersonal relationships, and social community. He creates in oil, combining natural ingredients with elements found in public spaces. He uses materials intended for disposal, giving objects a second life.
He composes, sings, writes, directs. He designs his own clothing collection, using waste from large fashion houses.
You can see the works and activities of Michael Zieliński at the Festival Club at Plac Wolności in Poznań.
The campaign partner is Desa Unicum
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available located 160 meters away at Plac Wolności
Changing place available at the Family Initiatives Center, Ratajczaka Street 44 (between the Cultural Information Center and Empik); during the Malta Festival open from Monday to Friday:
9/09 (Monday) – 10:00 – 19:30
10/09 (Tuesday) – 10:00 – 18:30
11/09 (Wednesday) – 10:00 – 18:30
12/09 (Thursday) – 10:00 – 18:30
13/09 (Friday) – 10:00 – 18:00
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“TO LOVE!” MICHAEL ZIELIŃSKI’S WORKS AT MALTA
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Visual arts, Other
Festival Club
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The exhibition (Fe)male, From intimacy to society is characterized by a variety of expressions concerning sexuality and interpersonal relations. The exhibition consists of several cycles of works dominated by graphics in both traditional and digital techniques, however, the exhibition also includes drawings, assemblages and small installations. All works are based on the artist’s ten years of creative experience, who speaks to recipients through various media, documenting personal experiences and deeply felt reflections on sexuality and individual aspects of intimacy.
One of the key themes of this exhibition is to highlight the divided society in which gender and its associated roles are often a source of conflict and misunderstanding. The exhibition (Fe)male, From intimacy to society, through its diverse series, aims to initiate a dialogue on femininity and masculinity, paying particular attention to how these categories affect our everyday lives and interpersonal relationships.
The works on display focus on presenting women not only as the protagonist of events, but mainly as those who comment on reality. The woman shown in the graphics becomes a kind of narrator who, through her gaze and reactions, draws attention to various social phenomena. Some of the works are grotesque in nature, showing the world in a distorting mirror, thus also becoming a tool of social criticism, ridiculing the paradoxes and absurdities of contemporary gender norms.
Other works bring more intimate representations of femininity. Here, the artist explores experiences related to motherhood, sexuality and struggles with her own body. The entire exhibition expresses a deep desire for fair treatment and true education that respects the otherness and value of others. The intimacy of these works makes them an extremely strong emotional message, encouraging reflection on the challenges and expectations that society places before us.
The works attract the audience with their dynamics and complex structure. The artist combines various cultural and symbolic elements here, creating multi-layered images that show the complexity of relations between the sexes.
To sum up, the exhibition ((Fe)male, From intimacy to society) is an extremely important voice in the discussion on sexuality. Through various artistic forms, the artist not only documents her own experiences, but also tries to start a broad debate on the role of gender in society. This exhibition encourages the viewer to reflect more deeply on how social divisions affect our lives and what challenges are associated with striving for gender justice and respect for otherness. Each work, despite its individual character, together creates a message in which the human being and their experiences are at the forefront.
22.08–15.09.2024
Galeria Nowa Scena UAP, Al. Marcinkowskiego 28
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(FE)MALE, FROM INTIMACY TO SOCIETY
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Fringe events
Festival centre
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An installation – a kind of spatial trailer – announcing the exhibition that the Department of Scenography and the Department of Clothing are organizing on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the existence of the Scenography program at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts in Poznań. In October, the people who teach and taught classes at these unique, interdisciplinary studies will present their works at the Old Brewery Malt House. There will also be room for student projects and the exchange of inspirations and thoughts with invited artists from abroad (from Lviv, Brussels, Tbilisi and Madrid). The works presented in the Rotunda let you feel the artistic atmosphere of the Studios that create the program.
9/08 – 27/10/2024
Galeria Rotunda UAP, Buliding A, Al. Marcinkowskiego 29
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INSPACE EXSPACE
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Fringe events
Festival centre
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The exhibition shows how a small factory in Nepal is changing the world for the better.
The Sparsa project is a social enterprise that produces eco-friendly, biodegradable sanitary pads made from banana fiber. In doing so, it addresses several challenges faced by Nepal: massive pollution, climate change, and the strong menstrual taboo that prevents women from properly taking care of their health during their period.
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A TOUCH OF HOPE. FOR WOMEN AND FOR THE PLANET!
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Visual arts, Other
Aula Artis
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Hatha yoga is a gentle practice that focuses on static positions. The pace of practice is rather slow, the transitions from position to position are not as dynamic as in the case of vinyasa.
Hatha yoga is a mind-body balancing practice. “Ha” represents the sun aspect and symbolizes life energy. “Tha” represents the moon aspect and symbolizes the withdrawal of the senses and the inward turning of attention.
Hatha yoga calms and improves the quality of sleep; relieves back pain and improves its flexibility; improves balance by strengthening the deep muscles; relieves the physical and mental symptoms of menopause and helps treat anxiety and depression. Who is it for? Everyone!
Entry to the main hall at PTT is allowed only in sports shoes or barefoot.
Event engaging the audience
Event takes place in Małe Studio
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available
Entry to the main hall at PTT is allowed only in sports shoes or barefoot.
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HATHA YOGA
08:00
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Workshops
Polish Dance Theatre
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Michael Wamaya is a dancer and activist, nominated for the prestigious Global Teacher Prize, who, thanks to his talent and determination, escaped the slums of Kenya and studied in Dutch schools. Now he runs Project Elimu, an art school where children from Kibera – one of the largest slums in the world – learn ballet. He will lead energetic Afro dance classes for the Malta audience!
Although his career has gained momentum and he could keep conquering the world, he decided to return to Kenya to give the children what allowed him to be free. Dance. And with it dignity, education and self-confidence, Mike Wamaya and a group of his students will come to the Malta Festival at the invitation of Dominika Kulczyk as part of the celebrations of the 11th anniversary of the Kulczyk Foundation. The Kenyan will lead daily, free Afro dance classes, infecting everyone with his passion for dance.
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AFRO DANCE
09:00
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Workshops
Polish Dance Theatre
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Scottish storyteller and herbalist Amanda Edmiston (Botanica Fabula) weaves threads connecting ancient myths and legends, to scientific findings.
She will be telling stories accentuated by multisensory botanical elements to reveal the hidden uses of plants often shared in folklore and fairy tales.
Workshop participants will then be creating their own tiny herbal story book from nettle paper and discovering how the plants they pass every day can be added into tales to pass on knowledge.
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available located 160 meters away at Plac Wolności
Changing place available at the Family Initiatives Center, Ratajczaka Street 44 (between the Cultural Information Center and Empik); during the Malta Festival open from Monday to Friday:
9/09 (Monday) – 10:00 – 19:30
10/09 (Tuesday) – 10:00 – 18:30
11/09 (Wednesday) – 10:00 – 18:30
12/09 (Thursday) – 10:00 – 18:30
13/09 (Friday) – 10:00 – 18:00
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BOTANICA FABULA, STORYTELLING
10:00
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Workshops
Festival Club
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Workshop wrapped in smoke – a story about the tradition of using smoke from burning plants and collective fumigation with local herbal raw materials.
During the workshop, it will be presented what, why and for what purpose smoke is used, whether it can be medicinal and whether it can be used to ward off curses.
Spices that can be found in every home, hand-picked amber, and locally growing plants will be used.
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GREEN ENERGY ZONE: WORKSHOPS ON MAKING HERBAL INCENSE
10:00
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Open-air, Workshops
Green Energy Zone
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Create, Renew, SCREENPRINT!
We invite you to unique hand screen printing workshops. This is a unique opportunity to refresh your clothes, give them a new, original look, combine art with care for the environment.
Bring your clothes:
We encourage you to bring your old cotton T-shirts, sweatshirts, bags or other textiles that you want to renovate.
Choose a design: On site you will find a variety of Malta patterns that you can print on your clothes with the assistance of our screen printing instructor Mika Starowska.
Print using water-based paints that are soft, durable and indelible, while also being safe for the environment.
The screen printing station will be available throughout the week of the festival from 1p.m. to 4 p.m.,
It will be open to everyone – regardless of age or experience in screen printing.
Upcycling:
Use the clothes you already have instead of buying new ones – let’s take care of the environment and promote sustainable fashion.
Come, have fun and print with us at the Malta Festival!
Go back home with a unique piece of clothing that will remind you of your festival moments.
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GREEN ENERGY ZONE: ECOLOGICAL HAND SCREEN PRINTING
13:00
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Workshops
Festival Club
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“The Domino Effect” is a series of documentary programs hosted by Dominika Kulczyk. It tells the stories of people helping others—foundation workers and volunteers who reach the world’s poorest corners to build a better reality, demonstrating that sometimes a small effort can make a huge difference. In each episode, the television crew visits a different country to showcase the struggles of ordinary people and the hardships they face due to poverty. They have traveled to places like Cambodia, Tanzania, Madagascar, and the Philippines. The primary goal of the program is to highlight actions that can genuinely improve the lives of these people.
September 9, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Madagascar”
“The Domino Effect – Bangladesh”
“The Domino Effect – Laos”
“The Domino Effect – Malawi”
“The Domino Effect – Tanzania”
“The Domino Effect – Poland”
September 10, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Colombia”
“The Domino Effect – East Timor”
“The Domino Effect – Vietnam”
“The Domino Effect – Papua New Guinea”
“The Domino Effect – Philippines”
“The Domino Effect – Colombia”
September 11, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Rwanda”
“The Domino Effect – Bangladesh”
“The Domino Effect – India”
“The Domino Effect – Ghana”
“The Domino Effect – Kenya”
“The Domino Effect – Venezuela”
September 12, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Nepal”
“The Domino Effect – Peru”
“The Domino Effect – Nepal”
“The Domino Effect – Cambodia”
“The Domino Effect – Senegal”
“The Domino Effect – India”
September 13, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Spain”
“The Domino Effect – Bosnia and Herzegovina”
“The Domino Effect – Tanzania”
“The Domino Effect – Italy”
“The Domino Effect – Guatemala”
“The Domino Effect – Uganda”
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THE DOMINO EFFECT
14:00
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Movie
Kino Muza
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During these workshops, Rita Małgorzata Daniło-Gorlewicz will teach the basics of Slavic gymnastics with particular emphasis on pelvic floor muscles training.
The pelvic floor muscles are the foundation of a woman – says Rita Małgorzata Daniło-Gorlewicz. And that’s why she also introduces training of the mentioned muscles into the Slavic gymnastics sessions she runs. Stimulating them helps to maintain life-giving energy or even rebuild it. – The good news is that as long as a person lives, they can reverse all processes in the body, including hard tissues, such as bone tissue. Bones and joints regenerate as long as we live – adds Daniło-Gorlewicz. In the classes she runs, the key is not the exercises themselves, but the postural habits that can be developed in this way.It is them that help maintain strength and a sense of harmony.
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FOR LOVE! TO YOURSELF. SLAVIC GYMNASTICS
16:00
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Workshops
Polish Dance Theatre
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Miriam Toews, a highly acclaimed Canadian writer and winner of prestigious literary awards, will take part in the series of talks “Women Talking” hosted by Michał Nogaś. Toews – known for her moving stories about women’s experiences and the challenges they face in their life – will share her thoughts and writing experience.
Miriam Toews (born 1964) is a Canadian writer and journalist. She was raised in a Mennonite family in Steinbach, Manitoba. She graduated from the University of Manitoba and King’s College University. She has published in “The Guardian” and “The New York Times Magazine”. Toews has won over twenty awards, including the most important Canadian literary awards – the Doris Giller Award and the Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson Award from the Canadian Writers’ Association. She received the Brooklyn Public Library Award for “Women talking”, as well as a nomination for the Governor General’s Award and the Reading Women Award. The book was also included in the lists of the best titles of the year in many magazines, including “The New York Times Book Review”, “The Washington Post”, “Slate”, “Kirkus Review” and “Time”. In 2022, an adaptation of the novel directed by Sarah Polley hit the big screen. The cast included Rooney Mara, Frances McDormand, Claire Foy and Jesse Buckley, and the film itself was nominated for an Oscar in the main category and won the prestigious statuette for Best Adapted Screenplay (which Polley herself received). It was this, the most popular and most acclaimed, work of Miriam Toews that lent its name to the Maltese series of meetings, which will make the voices of female writers and artists resound strongly and clearly.
Miriam Toews is also the author of the moving story about her father “Swing Low: A Life” and eight novels, including those published in Poland (right next to “Women Talking”) “All My Puny Sorrows” and “Fight Night”. The writer also played the main role in the Cannes-winning film “Silent Light”.
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WOMEN TALKING: MIRIAM TOEWS
17:00
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Literature, Debate
Festival Club
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We invite you to improvised meetings with the Resort Komedii at Malta Festival! Invented on the fly, funny and dynamic performances will this time be inspired by everything green and ecological. Drop in to see the Resort Komedii’s team, which has found a permanent place in the hearts of Warsaw audiences for over seven years of activity.
Resort Komedii focuses on good fun, but also offers high-level entertainment. It is extremely important for us to build a repertoire in accordance with our values of sensitivity and tolerance. We do not mock or offend. We laugh with our viewers, but we never laugh at them.
The improvisers who work with us are people with vast stage experience, who are among the leading personalities of the Polish Impro scene. They are wise and sensitive people for whom theatrical improvisation is a lifelong passion.
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GREEN ENERGY ZONE: IMPROVISED SHOW WITH THE RESORT KOMEDII
17:00
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Green Energy Zone
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In Il Cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Inventione (Polish: The dispute between harmony and imagination), Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Radouan Mriziga, artists who return to the Malta Festival after many years, embark on a journey to explore Antonio’s “Four Seasons” Vivaldi. The starting point for this new choreographic work is the exquisite recording of Vivaldi’s compositions by the virtuoso violinist and long-time collaborator Rosas Amandine Beyer and her ensemble Gli Incogniti.
The Four Seasons is one of the most well-known, iconic and reproduced pieces of music; a veritable ‘hit’ of the classical repertoire. It is also a striking ode to nature. De Keersmaeker and Mriziga, who previously collaborated on 3ird5 @ W9rk (2020), share a keen interest in the observation of nature, geometry, and embodied abstraction. They also share a concern with our changing and increasingly troubling relationship to our natural environment. Contemplating the four seasons in nature by contemplating the nature of this musical composition not only inspires further explorations of patterns present in the natural world and celestial configurations as possible starting points for choreography, it also vividly brings to the surface the urgency of the impending climate crisis. Do we still have four seasons?
In addition, Vivaldi wrote this music three hundred years ago in the Mediterranean, a region at the intersection of different continents. The Four Seasons thus also invites reflection on the circulations of knowledge, power, and histories this region represents. In Il Cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Inventione, multiple strands come together to create a unique choreographic language. The piece aims to return to the core, the structure of Vivaldi’s famous composition and the many associations and emotions it evokes, while offering a choreographic counterpoint to it. At the same time the dance underscores that there may be something contemplative to be found in The Four Seasons, in its familiarity, and in the familiarity of nature.
The place is architecturally adapted to people with limited mobility
There are seats for people in wheelchairs in the auditorium
A toilet adapted for people with disabilities is available
Guide dog is allowed
A quiet room is available
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IL CIMENTO DELL’ARMONIA E DELL’INVENTIONE
18:00
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Dance
Aula Artis
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For well over a decade, DTM Funk has stood front and center in Antwerp and the Belgian music scene. At Malta Festival, we will have the chance to dance to his set on September 9th at the Festival Club. His dancefloor will surely be moving.
For over a decade, DTM Funk has been at the forefront of the Antwerp and Belgian music scene. Years before becoming a respected DJ, he was already planting seeds and seeing them flourish in our beloved nocturnal habitat. Combining a strong focus on local talent alongside a worldwide view standing firmly above fleeting hypes or trends, he’s been creating a safer space for auditive discoveries of a different kind.
With his Black Gravity events, the intention is to represent and transform the knowledge of black club music through club nights, conversations, film, performances, exhibitions and listening sessions.
As a Longtime Horst Festival & C12 resident DTM Funk gloriously manifested his position as one of Belgium’s most in-demand and versatile DJ’s around. He serves the common denominator between soul, groove and rhythm. Focusing on these three elements instead of being tied to any genres makes for some interesting choices. The San-Kofa Rhythm Record founder pleasantly guided an elated crowd through his eclectic record collection, ranging from percussion-driven groovers to Jazz funk/soul records & sexy and raw house gems.
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DTM FUNK – DJ SET
19:00
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Music
Festival Club
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Andrzej Seweryn returns to the Malta Festival in the outstanding role of Lear and shows the power of theater
“Lear” directed by Janusz Opryński is a monodrama by Andrzej Seweryn telling the story of Shakespeare’s hero from the end. We see him after his death, still hearing the voices of his daughters and the jester. Lear must once again face his Fate. Relive the tragedy of your life. This repeated fulfillment of one’s Fate is a bitter memory, entering into a dialogue with Goneril, Regan, Cordelia, the Fool and with oneself.
“Lear” is an extraordinary performance in which Andrzej Seweryn, an outstanding Polish actor, touches the hearts of the audience with his extraordinary interpretation of this Shakespearean hero. Seweryn introduces us to the world of tragedy, where the power of emotions and drama dominate every shot. He discovers in Lear not only a domineering and arrogant monarch, but also a man touched by pain, longing and loneliness.
The performance takes place on the Main Stage of the Polish Theater
There are seats for people in wheelchairs in the auditorium, but access to the auditorium is difficult
No toilets adapted for people with disabilities. Please be careful as there is the glass door in the toilet
Guide dog is allowed
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LEAR. ANDRZEJ SEWERYN’S MONODRAMA
20:00
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Theatre
Polish Theater in Poznań
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This will be an evening of collective reflection on poetry at the Polish Dance Theatre in Poznań. Can we still envision the world through Szymborska’s texts? Can we listen for the sounds of life at four in the morning? How do contemporary poets read Szymborska today?
Following the death of Wisława Szymborska, the Wisława Szymborska Foundation was established in April 2012, according to the poet’s will. The foundation is responsible for preserving the literary legacy of the Nobel laureate and organizing cultural and artistic events. By the poet’s wish, since 2012, the foundation has awarded a prize to contemporary authors for the best poetry collection written in Polish and for the best poetry collection translated into Polish.
For this event, three poets and one poet have been invited to participate. Maciej Bobula, Agata Jabłońska, Katarzyna Szweda, and Ilona Witkowska will read selections of their own poems as well as works by Wisława Szymborska. All of these individuals have been nominated for the Wisława Szymborska Award: Ilona Witkowska in 2018 for the collection “Lucyfer zwycięża,” Maciej Bobula in 2022 for “Pustko,” Agata Jabłońska for “Księżyc Grzybiarek,” and Katarzyna Szweda for “zemla vulgaris” (both in 2024). However, this event is not about finding similarities and common denominators in the poetry of these individuals and proving that they continue Szymborska’s poetic style and view the world in the same categories as she did.
The participants in the event will be:
Agata Jabłońska (born 1985) – Poetess, professionally affiliated with the National Museum in Kraków. She was involved in creating a special deck of the game “Dixit” – “Dixit MNK” and was a member of the editorial team of the irregular publication “Stoner Polski.” Author of “Raport wojenny” (Biuro Literackie, 2017), “Dla moich dziewczyn” (Biuro Literackie 2021), and “Księżyc Grzybiarek” (papierwdole-Katalog Press, 2023).
Ilona Witkowska (born 1987) – Poetess; author of “splendida realta” (WBPiCAK, 2012), “Lucyfer zwycięża” (Ha!art, 2017), and “gdzie są moje dzieci?” (papierwdole-Katalog Press, 2021). Co-author of the screenplay for the short film “Jeśli będziesz długo siedzieć w ciszy, przyjdą do ciebie inne zwierzęta,” directed by Jagoda Szelc, and one of the authors of the project “Nieswojość” (Warstwy, 2019). She lives in Sokołowsko.
Katarzyna Szweda (born 1990) – Poetess, photographer, translator. She grew up in Beskid Niski on Wrzosowa Polana. Author of two poetry collections: “Bosorka” (Biuro Literackie, 2020) and “zemla vulgaris” (Biuro Literackie, 2023).
Maciej Bobula (born 1988) – Living with one foot in Poland and the other in Denmark, an author of poetry books: “wsie, animalia, miscellanea” (Fundacja Duży Format, 2018), “Pustko” (Warstwy 2022), and prose: “Szalejów” (wydawnictwo j, 2020) and “Franciszka, Maryśka i ja” (wydawnictwo j, 2020).
The panel will be moderated by:
Patryk Szaj – Literary scholar, editor, and occasional translator. Author of the monograph “Wierność trudności” (Universitas, 2019) and the essay book “Pamiętnik z końca świata (jaki znamy)” (Wolno, 2022). Editor of the scientific series Humanistyka Środowiskowa (Wydawnictwo WBPiCAK w Poznaniu/słowo/obraz terytoria).
The event is curated by the Wisława Szymborska Foundation.
WHAT’S AFTER SZYMBORSKA? A TALK ABOUT POETRY
20:00
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Literature, Debate
Polish Dance Theatre
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The starting point and inspiration for our search was the painting and literary work of Leonora Carrington – her surreal visions in which humanity magically coexists with nature, and what in reality seems absurd and impossible takes the form of a captivating, more real than fairy-tale, everyday life. Moreover, the artist believed that female power, exorcising the world of violence, could protect us from a catastrophe – including an ecological one.
That’s why we want to invite the audience to experience, encounter and celebrate the relationship between man and nature; spend some time in the ephemeral, utopian illusion of a new/eternal community that can, however, actually affect our attitude towards the environment. In the peculiar and grotesque artistic forms and abstract, ritual activities we work on, we see the potential for intuitive, sensual and emotional opening to the still unknown, infinitely renewable and universal life-giving energy.
The Trema Group was established as part of the activities of the Antrakt Scientific Club. Our goal is to work collectively on an outdoor show combining visual arts, performative activities and social involvement based on affirmation, empathy and care.
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ZWIERZOSTAN
21:00
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Performance, Open-air, Street theater, Malta on the Streets
Square in front of the Polish Theatre
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It will be an evening of shared reflection on the poetry of Wisława Szymborska at the Polish Dance Theater in Poznań. Following a discussion about the Nobel Laureate’s work, the panelists will read selections of the poet’s works as well as their own.
Following Wisława Szymborska’s death, the Wisława Szymborska Foundation was established in April 2012, based on the poet’s will. The Foundation manages the Nobel Laureate’s literary legacy and organizes cultural and artistic events. Since 2012, the Foundation has also awarded a prize for the best poetry collection written in Polish or translated into Polish.
The event will feature readings of poems by Szymborska as well as selections from their own works by four poets: Maciej Bobula, Agata Jabłońska, Katarzyna Szweda, and Ilona Witkowska. All four have been nominated for the Wisława Szymborska Award: Ilona Witkowska in 2018 for “Lucyfer zwycięża,” Maciej Bobula in 2022 for “Pustko,” Agata Jabłońska for “Księżyc Grzybiarek,” and Katarzyna Szweda for “zemla vulgaris” (both in 2024).
The poets reading Szymborska’s works will be:
Agata Jabłońska (born 1985) – Poet, professionally connected with the National Museum in Kraków, involved in the creation of the special “Dixit MNK” game deck, and a former editor of the irregular publication “Stoner Polski.” Author of “Raport wojenny” (Biuro Literackie, 2017), “Dla moich dziewczyn” (Biuro Literackie, 2021), and “Księżyc Grzybiarek” (papierwdole-Katalog Press, 2023).
Ilona Witkowska (born 1987) – Poet and author of “splendida realta” (WBPiCAK, 2012), “Lucyfer zwycięża” (Ha!art, 2017), and “gdzie są moje dzieci?” (papierwdole-Katalog Press, 2021). Co-author of the screenplay for the short film “Jeśli będziesz długo siedzieć w ciszy, przyjdą do ciebie inne zwierzęta” directed by Jagoda Szelc and one of the authors of the “Nieswojość” project (Warstwy, 2019). She lives in Sokołowsko.
Katarzyna Szweda (born 1990) – Poet, photographer, and translator. Raised in Beskid Niski on Wrzosowa Polana. Author of two poetry collections: “Bosorka” (Biuro Literackie, 2020) and “zemla vulgaris” (Biuro Literackie, 2023).
Maciej Bobula (born 1988) – Residing partially in Poland and Denmark, author of poetic works including “wsie, animalia, miscellanea” (Fundacja Duży Format, 2018) and “Pustko” (Warstwy, 2022), as well as prose works such as “Szalejów” (wydawnictwo j, 2020) and “Franciszka, Maryśka i ja” (wydawnictwo j, 2020).
Musical accompaniment will be provided by Malwina Paszek – a multi-instrumentalist (hurdy-gurdy, accordion, carimba, zither, and piano, Slovak fujara), and vocalist. Her debut album, “Dziewuchy” (Fundacja Korba), was released in 2021 and is inspired by stories of women.
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WHAT AFTER SZYMBORSKA? READING POETRY
21:00
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Literature
Polish Dance Theatre
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10.09/Tuesday
The tradition of the Malta Festival are events that take place in urban spaces. This year, in addition to performances and artistic installations, on the streets of Poznań you will have a chance to meet the best European brass bands – bands specializing in playing wind instruments. It will be loud and joyful there!
The three bands invited to the festival, inspired by the New Orleans tradition, have experience of playing on various European stages. But in Poznań they will appear in the environment where they feel best – on the streets.
Back Chat Brass will come straight from Leeds to Poznań. The English octet gets the party started in seconds with covers of the biggest hits of the last few decades. This is probably the only group whose repertoire also includes hits by Fleetwood Mac, Prince, Rihanna, Outkast, Vengaboys and Blink-182.
Bandakadabra from Turin caused a real sensation. For years, Italian musicians played mainly swing and Balkan music. The band, which calls itself a “pocket orchestra”, has recently taken a new path: it has included its own interpretation of techno in their repertoire and has become extremely sought-after as a result. the rich, rhythmic sound will have a truly hypnotizing effect on the audience encountered on the streets of Poznań.
Brassfederacja is a band that couldn’t be missing in this set. The 9-piece band recorded with L.U.C. and Jan Emil Młynarski, but the audience loved him for Brasscos – spontaneous parties on Warsaw’s Vistula boulevards, where the band completely replaced a conventional DJ. Brassfederacja knows perfectly well how to attract crowds and will show it in the capital of Wielkopolska.
“Music on Streets” is a series of spontaneous performances, and we will inform you about where you can come across the mentioned bands via Malta Festival social media, shortly before the start of the concerts.
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MUSIC ON STREETS
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Music, Open-air
Poznań
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The exhibition “Odplatanie” (Untangling) will be on display throughout the entire festival and is dedicated to witches, sorceresses, good and bad women, female solidarity and female community. On the day of the opening, September 6, you will also be able to admire a musical performance by violinist Katarzyna Klebba.
Hair is an important element of a woman’s beauty. It tempts and arouses disgust. In various beliefs, it had magical power. Demons lurked in it. Tightly braided, it commanded discipline and obedience. In the film “Her Hair”, women free themselves from this oppression. “Girls from Karlsbad” are students of a girls’ school, immortalized in a photo from 1905, on whom Krystyna Piotrowska painted braids to connect them with the common fate of women and the time in which they lived. “The Braid” is an artifact braided from the hair of several dozen nameless women.
Krystyna Piotrowska (born 1949 in Zabrze) – studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków (Faculty of Interior Design, 1966–1972), at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Poznań (Faculty of Graphics and Painting, 1972–1975), at Grafikskolan Forum in Malmö (1985–1990). She creates works combining photography, graphic techniques and painting. She is the author of installations and videos. Her work mainly touches on the subject of identification and memory. In the years 2006–2012 she was the author and curator of the exhibition “Projekt Próżna” (Project Vain). She also curated the exhibitions “Adoracja Słodyczy” (Adoration of Sweets) at Zachęta (2014) and “Złe kobiety” (Bad Women) at the Cultural Centre “Zamek” in Poznań (2017). She has led workshops on graphics at the Summer Academy of Art in Salzburg on numerous occasions.
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EXHIBITION “UNBRAIDING”
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Visual arts
“Czas Kobiet” Foundation
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Colorful people wander in the city. People stop, cars stop, architecture becomes grey and naked.
The color scales the human size up, which makes them look taller. People stop, cars stop, buildings become dismal and bare.
Dressed up in what looks like a second skin, bright and sparkling, the colored people resemble living sculptures.
Each one a color: royal blue, bright red, apple green, yellow, pink… Sometimes they go by running, flash images passing through and other times, they stand in a bus, or we meet them at the market, eating only their own color. They make our city different from what we used to know it.
The event takes place in an open space with natural city sounds.
The performance is mobile (no fixed stage).
Due to the lack of a static audience, we are unable to identify potential architectural barriers.
An accessible restroom for people with disabilities is available at the final location on Plac Wolności (250 meters from Teatr Polski).
Guide dogs are welcome.
COLORED PEOPLE
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Malta on the Streets
Trasa
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The seductive features of nature correspond with the colorful, sometimes primitivistic, painting, which complements and interpenetrates with elements of nature brought from, among others, islands, oceans, beaches, garbage cans, second-hand shops, old cellars of deceased owners, as well as from the Białowieża Forest. Paintings are a kind of gift, exchange, cooperative, creating an area where life in all its manifestations is to pulsate, and culture understood as a set of values created by man, mixes with wild, unprocessed nature. The places where the works are exhibited will be arranged in a space of nature, broadly understood freedom, element and color. It will become a land of dreams and an escape from the hustle and bustle, concrete, noise and overstimulation. Architecture of the future.
The exhibition of works will be accompanied by performances with the participation of the Artist. We are planning to arrange a dream bedroom, where the Author will spend his twenty-fifth birthday, celebrating twenty-five years of artistic activity. The installation will engage the Poznań audience and will refer to the most famous love story – Romeo and Juliet. The culmination of the activities is the interactive decoration of the Maltese frame, in which the festival painting will be framed, which will then be donated to a charity auction.
MICHAEL ZIELIŃSKI
As a model, he works for brands such as Yves Saint Laurent, Maison Margiela, Rick Owens, Hermes, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Gucci.
As an actor, he made his debut on the stage of the Powszechny Theater in Warsaw in Krystian Lupa’s play “Capri, the Island of Fugitives” (2021). He has the main role in Grzegorz Mołda’s “Matecznik”, created the character of Sasza in Agnieszka Holland’s “Green Border” (the film won seven awards in Venice). Kacper from the third season of “Belfer” (Canal Plus, 2023).
As a visual artist, he draws attention to the need to return to nature, direct interpersonal relationships, and social community. He creates in oil, combining natural ingredients with elements found in public spaces. He uses materials intended for disposal, giving objects a second life.
He composes, sings, writes, directs. He designs his own clothing collection, using waste from large fashion houses.
You can see the works and activities of Michael Zieliński at the Festival Club at Plac Wolności in Poznań.
The campaign partner is Desa Unicum
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available located 160 meters away at Plac Wolności
Changing place available at the Family Initiatives Center, Ratajczaka Street 44 (between the Cultural Information Center and Empik); during the Malta Festival open from Monday to Friday:
9/09 (Monday) – 10:00 – 19:30
10/09 (Tuesday) – 10:00 – 18:30
11/09 (Wednesday) – 10:00 – 18:30
12/09 (Thursday) – 10:00 – 18:30
13/09 (Friday) – 10:00 – 18:00
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“TO LOVE!” MICHAEL ZIELIŃSKI’S WORKS AT MALTA
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Visual arts, Other
Festival Club
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The exhibition (Fe)male, From intimacy to society is characterized by a variety of expressions concerning sexuality and interpersonal relations. The exhibition consists of several cycles of works dominated by graphics in both traditional and digital techniques, however, the exhibition also includes drawings, assemblages and small installations. All works are based on the artist’s ten years of creative experience, who speaks to recipients through various media, documenting personal experiences and deeply felt reflections on sexuality and individual aspects of intimacy.
One of the key themes of this exhibition is to highlight the divided society in which gender and its associated roles are often a source of conflict and misunderstanding. The exhibition (Fe)male, From intimacy to society, through its diverse series, aims to initiate a dialogue on femininity and masculinity, paying particular attention to how these categories affect our everyday lives and interpersonal relationships.
The works on display focus on presenting women not only as the protagonist of events, but mainly as those who comment on reality. The woman shown in the graphics becomes a kind of narrator who, through her gaze and reactions, draws attention to various social phenomena. Some of the works are grotesque in nature, showing the world in a distorting mirror, thus also becoming a tool of social criticism, ridiculing the paradoxes and absurdities of contemporary gender norms.
Other works bring more intimate representations of femininity. Here, the artist explores experiences related to motherhood, sexuality and struggles with her own body. The entire exhibition expresses a deep desire for fair treatment and true education that respects the otherness and value of others. The intimacy of these works makes them an extremely strong emotional message, encouraging reflection on the challenges and expectations that society places before us.
The works attract the audience with their dynamics and complex structure. The artist combines various cultural and symbolic elements here, creating multi-layered images that show the complexity of relations between the sexes.
To sum up, the exhibition ((Fe)male, From intimacy to society) is an extremely important voice in the discussion on sexuality. Through various artistic forms, the artist not only documents her own experiences, but also tries to start a broad debate on the role of gender in society. This exhibition encourages the viewer to reflect more deeply on how social divisions affect our lives and what challenges are associated with striving for gender justice and respect for otherness. Each work, despite its individual character, together creates a message in which the human being and their experiences are at the forefront.
22.08–15.09.2024
Galeria Nowa Scena UAP, Al. Marcinkowskiego 28
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(FE)MALE, FROM INTIMACY TO SOCIETY
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Fringe events
Festival centre
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An installation – a kind of spatial trailer – announcing the exhibition that the Department of Scenography and the Department of Clothing are organizing on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the existence of the Scenography program at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts in Poznań. In October, the people who teach and taught classes at these unique, interdisciplinary studies will present their works at the Old Brewery Malt House. There will also be room for student projects and the exchange of inspirations and thoughts with invited artists from abroad (from Lviv, Brussels, Tbilisi and Madrid). The works presented in the Rotunda let you feel the artistic atmosphere of the Studios that create the program.
9/08 – 27/10/2024
Galeria Rotunda UAP, Buliding A, Al. Marcinkowskiego 29
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INSPACE EXSPACE
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Fringe events
Festival centre
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The exhibition shows how a small factory in Nepal is changing the world for the better.
The Sparsa project is a social enterprise that produces eco-friendly, biodegradable sanitary pads made from banana fiber. In doing so, it addresses several challenges faced by Nepal: massive pollution, climate change, and the strong menstrual taboo that prevents women from properly taking care of their health during their period.
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A TOUCH OF HOPE. FOR WOMEN AND FOR THE PLANET!
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Visual arts, Other
Aula Artis
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Kulczyk Foundation is the largest private foundation in Poland, dedicated to fighting inequalities affecting women and girls around the world.
Since its inception, it has supported 600,000 people in 66 countries. This year marks its 11th anniversary.
The exhibition will showcase the key areas the foundation focuses on, along with photographs from around the world documenting various projects.
11-YEARS OF KULCZYK FOUNDATION: EXHIBITION AT STARY BROWAR
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Visual arts, Other
Old Brewery
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Hatha yoga is a gentle practice that focuses on static positions. The pace of practice is rather slow, the transitions from position to position are not as dynamic as in the case of vinyasa.
Hatha yoga is a mind-body balancing practice. “Ha” represents the sun aspect and symbolizes life energy. “Tha” represents the moon aspect and symbolizes the withdrawal of the senses and the inward turning of attention.
Hatha yoga calms and improves the quality of sleep; relieves back pain and improves its flexibility; improves balance by strengthening the deep muscles; relieves the physical and mental symptoms of menopause and helps treat anxiety and depression. Who is it for? Everyone!
Entry to the main hall at PTT is allowed only in sports shoes or barefoot.
Event engaging the audience
Event takes place in Małe Studio
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available
Entry to the main hall at PTT is allowed only in sports shoes or barefoot.
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HATHA YOGA
08:00
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Workshops
Polish Dance Theatre
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Michael Wamaya is a dancer and activist, nominated for the prestigious Global Teacher Prize, who, thanks to his talent and determination, escaped the slums of Kenya and studied in Dutch schools. Now he runs Project Elimu, an art school where children from Kibera – one of the largest slums in the world – learn ballet. He will lead energetic Afro dance classes for the Malta audience!
Although his career has gained momentum and he could keep conquering the world, he decided to return to Kenya to give the children what allowed him to be free. Dance. And with it dignity, education and self-confidence, Mike Wamaya and a group of his students will come to the Malta Festival at the invitation of Dominika Kulczyk as part of the celebrations of the 11th anniversary of the Kulczyk Foundation. The Kenyan will lead daily, free Afro dance classes, infecting everyone with his passion for dance.
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AFRO DANCE
09:00
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Workshops
Polish Dance Theatre
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To make your bath more pleasant, during the workshop each participant will make two colorful glycerin soaps.Using dyes, aromas and flower petals, we will make each soap one of a kind!The next stage will be rainbow bath salt made from Epson salt. Dyeing the salt in different colors will create colorful stripes resembling a rainbow. We will decorate the whole thing with flower petals and add aroma.At the end of the work, everyone will pack their soaps and salt in a cardboard box, which will be previously decorated by the participant
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GREEN ENERGY ZONE: COSMETIC WORKSHOPS
10:00
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Open-air, Workshops
Green Energy Zone
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A scenographic happening using the group’s original mobile objects. Spectacular forms created using the recycling process will be accumulated in a selected space of the City to unexpectedly disperse across the streets.
The theater and foundation are a group known for numerous projects in public spaces, including the City Festival, St. Marcin Street name day celebrations since 1996, and participation in the Malta Festival. Most of its creators come from the Theatre Phenomena Studio at the University of Arts in Poznań, and have created stage designs for Lech Raczak’s plays and Piotr Tetlak’s happenings.
The performances, workshops and concerts of the Asocjacja 2006 were met with great interest from residents. Their recycling actors, such as the “Poznań Pegasi”, who have represented Wielkopolska many times in various places in Europe, enjoyed recognition: on the streets of Berlin as cultural ambassadors of Poland as part of the Festival of Cultures (2005), or during the performance “Otto III’s Procession” at EXPO 2000, which opened the Polish Day in Hanover. For three decades of existence, the group of scenographers and sculptors has created artistic installations using techniques based on recycling, bearing in mind the importance of environmental protection in a world of overproduction. Emphasizing the history and potential of the city, the creators combine cultural tradition with the contemporary direction of its development through artistic intervention in the fabric of the city, creating a theatrical space for meeting and joint celebration.
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RECYCLERS
11:30
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Performance, Other
Poznań
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Workshop on voice release through work with unblocking the body. Voice release is a journey through practices that strengthen our body and oxygenate the brain. The aim of the workshop is to show that every woman can find therapeutic power and the source of her strength in the voice.
After 10 years of struggling with endometriosis, which robbed Maria Janczewska of her body, femininity and life, and winning the fight against it, the artist – nominated in last year’s plebiscite “The Bold 2023”, the heroine of the famous article by Wysokie Obcasy – came to the conclusion that thanks to physical work with her body and voice, she underwent a kind of self-therapy. Now she will share these experiences with a wide audience. The workshop will be co-hosted by Francesca Russo Ermolli – an outstanding Italian singer, singing teacher and certified yoga teacher, who teaches how to build voice by building body awareness.
Maria Janczewska is a singer (mezzo-soprano) and actress, and a graduate of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music and the Theater Academy in Warsaw. With her extraordinary courage, after years of hidden suffering, she made her story of fighting endometriosis public. Her post quickly spread on social media and caused other women who had been suffering for years and had not received the help they needed to reach out to her. Janczewska spoke about women’s pain, which many people, including those in the medical world, downplay in comparison to other ailments. The actress spent years searching for a diagnosis, which turned out to be an expensive, humiliating and hopeless process. In an interview with Wysokie Obcasy, she also described the struggle for artistic dreams in the shadow of illness and the challenges faced by young people with chronic illnesses. She talked not only about endometriosis, which statistically affects one in ten women, but also about pelvic venous insufficiency. A common but rarely diagnosed problem in the field of women’s health. Through her actions, Maria Janczewska encourages Polish women to fight for their health and rights. Francesca Russo Ermolli is a mezzo-soprano from Naples. She performed, under the patronage of the Italian government, at the prestigious Theater Mesrutiyet. The recording of her last solo recital, “A Solo Recital: the Hidden Compwriters”, was very well received by the audience and critics. Ermolli was invited to Brussels by the President of the European Parliament Martin Schultz, where she performed a recital in five languages on the occasion of the inauguration of an exhibition of Italian works of art during the celebrations of the Italian Presidency of the Council of Europe. She is a recognized singing teacher in the community. She has developed her own method combining work on the voice with the use of the potential of one’s own body.
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WORKSHOP ON VOICE RELEASE
12:00
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Workshops
Polish Dance Theatre
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Create, Renew, SCREENPRINT!
We invite you to unique hand screen printing workshops. This is a unique opportunity to refresh your clothes, give them a new, original look, combine art with care for the environment.
Bring your clothes:
We encourage you to bring your old cotton T-shirts, sweatshirts, bags or other textiles that you want to renovate.
Choose a design: On site you will find a variety of Malta patterns that you can print on your clothes with the assistance of our screen printing instructor Mika Starowska.
Print using water-based paints that are soft, durable and indelible, while also being safe for the environment.
The screen printing station will be available throughout the week of the festival from 1p.m. to 4 p.m.,
It will be open to everyone – regardless of age or experience in screen printing.
Upcycling:
Use the clothes you already have instead of buying new ones – let’s take care of the environment and promote sustainable fashion.
Come, have fun and print with us at the Malta Festival!
Go back home with a unique piece of clothing that will remind you of your festival moments.
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GREEN ENERGY ZONE: ECOLOGICAL HAND SCREEN PRINTING
13:00
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Workshops
Festival Club
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“The Domino Effect” is a series of documentary programs hosted by Dominika Kulczyk. It tells the stories of people helping others—foundation workers and volunteers who reach the world’s poorest corners to build a better reality, demonstrating that sometimes a small effort can make a huge difference. In each episode, the television crew visits a different country to showcase the struggles of ordinary people and the hardships they face due to poverty. They have traveled to places like Cambodia, Tanzania, Madagascar, and the Philippines. The primary goal of the program is to highlight actions that can genuinely improve the lives of these people.
September 9, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Madagascar”
“The Domino Effect – Bangladesh”
“The Domino Effect – Laos”
“The Domino Effect – Malawi”
“The Domino Effect – Tanzania”
“The Domino Effect – Poland”
September 10, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Colombia”
“The Domino Effect – East Timor”
“The Domino Effect – Vietnam”
“The Domino Effect – Papua New Guinea”
“The Domino Effect – Philippines”
“The Domino Effect – Colombia”
September 11, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Rwanda”
“The Domino Effect – Bangladesh”
“The Domino Effect – India”
“The Domino Effect – Ghana”
“The Domino Effect – Kenya”
“The Domino Effect – Venezuela”
September 12, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Nepal”
“The Domino Effect – Peru”
“The Domino Effect – Nepal”
“The Domino Effect – Cambodia”
“The Domino Effect – Senegal”
“The Domino Effect – India”
September 13, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Spain”
“The Domino Effect – Bosnia and Herzegovina”
“The Domino Effect – Tanzania”
“The Domino Effect – Italy”
“The Domino Effect – Guatemala”
“The Domino Effect – Uganda”
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THE DOMINO EFFECT
14:00
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Movie
Kino Muza
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A scenographic happening using the group’s original mobile objects. Spectacular forms created using the recycling process will be accumulated in a selected space of the City to unexpectedly disperse across the streets.
The theater and foundation are a group known for numerous projects in public spaces, including the City Festival, St. Marcin Street name day celebrations since 1996, and participation in the Malta Festival. Most of its creators come from the Theatre Phenomena Studio at the University of Arts in Poznań, and have created stage designs for Lech Raczak’s plays and Piotr Tetlak’s happenings.
The performances, workshops and concerts of the Asocjacja 2006 were met with great interest from residents. Their recycling actors, such as the “Poznań Pegasi”, who have represented Wielkopolska many times in various places in Europe, enjoyed recognition: on the streets of Berlin as cultural ambassadors of Poland as part of the Festival of Cultures (2005), or during the performance “Otto III’s Procession” at EXPO 2000, which opened the Polish Day in Hanover. For three decades of existence, the group of scenographers and sculptors has created artistic installations using techniques based on recycling, bearing in mind the importance of environmental protection in a world of overproduction. Emphasizing the history and potential of the city, the creators combine cultural tradition with the contemporary direction of its development through artistic intervention in the fabric of the city, creating a theatrical space for meeting and joint celebration.
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RECYCLERS
14:30
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Performance, Other
Poznań
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Rita Małgorzata Daniło-Gorlewicz will remind us that there are 2 types of energy in every person: feminine and masculine. Noticing this allows us to create harmonious relationships with ourselves and men and, as a result, to create ourselves anew, in love.
– Let matriarchy, patriarchy be the past and history – says Rita Małgorzata Daniło-Gorlewicz and continues – Let’s move with love to harmonious cooperation, instead of fighting the battle that has been going on for centuries between women and men. In the earthly system of life, we are duality: man and woman, sun and moon, day and night, light and shadow, angel and demon, positive and negative. We have both polarities within us, the feminine and masculine element. If we fight with men outside, we also fight with ourselves. Every war begins within us. Sexual energy is the energy of creation, if not of a child, then of ourselves in the literal sense of the word. After all, we do not create a child every month, so why not take advantage and start creating ourselves anew.
The workshop will guide everyone through the world of polarities and elements that govern man. It will remind us of the inner harmony that we must strive for, even in the face of the antagonisms of the modern world.
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MALE ENERGY AND FEMALE ENERGY. SLAVIC GYMNASTICS
16:00
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Workshops
Polish Dance Theatre
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Endometriosis is a disease that statistically affects every 10th woman of their reproductive age. It is extremely painful, can be difficult to diagnose and is burdened with social stigma resulting from a lack of sufficient education.
Endometriosis is one of the biggest nightmares that menstruating women around the world have to deal with. This painful and chronic disease not only makes everyday functioning difficult, but also affects the quality of life of many women who experience its symptoms. Unfortunately, it often happens that women reporting severe pain and discomfort are wrongly perceived as hypochondriacs or hysterics, which only deepens their suffering and isolation. Despite endometriosis being a fairly common condition, public awareness of it remains surprisingly low. Knowledge about endometriosis is still insufficient, which leads to delays in diagnosing and treating the disease. During the talk about this condition, awareness will be raised by: journalist Magda Łucjan, actresses and vocalists Maria Janczewska and Patricia Kazadi, activist Lucyna Jaworska-Wojtas and gynecologist Daniel Kruczyński.
Translation into the Polish Sign Language: Małgorzata Graczyk
Translation into the Polish Sign Language
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available
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DEFEATING ENDOMETRIOSIS
17:00
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Debate
Festival Center. Atrium UAP
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EkoQuiz is a team game where participants, divided into teams, answer questions from areas of knowledge related to ecology. The game is held in the PubQuiz formula. The goal is to get as many points as possible by correctly answering as many questions as possible. During the game, it is not allowed to use electronic devices, including mobile phones, laptops or tablets.
How does the EcoQuiz work?
Creating teams: Teams consist of several people (up to 4 players). The participants can come to the zone as a team or join other players on site. The number of team members and the name of the team should be reported to the Quiz host.
Quiz Host: This is the person who asks questions and leads the entire game, and also resolves disputes in case of doubts regarding the answers. The Quiz Host also keeps a points table and decides the winners of the Quiz and the tiebreaker.
Question rounds: The quiz consists of 9 categories, including 3 multimedia categories, and a tiebreaker. Each category has 5 questions. Participants answer questions in teams, on answer cards. The questions in the quiz will be open and in a test form (ABCD). All questions are displayed on a large screen in the form of a presentation and are also asked by the host.
Writing down answers: Teams write down their answers on the special answer cards.
Scoring: After every three categories, teams exchange answer cards and after the host presents the answers, points are awarded: 1 point for a correct answer and 0 points for an incorrect answer. The team with the most points wins.
Extra round: If after answering all the questions, some of the teams participating in the game have the same number of points, these teams take part in an extra round. Extra round questions are asked until the end – in such a situation, the winner of the extra round is the final winner of the entire EkoQuiz.
Prizes: The first three teams are awarded. Among other things, tickets to the Malta events can be won.
PubQuiz is a great opportunity to test your knowledge, integrate with other participants and have fun in a relaxed atmosphere. It is also a great way to spend an evening in the bosom of nature, combining intellectual entertainment with a social atmosphere.
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GREEN ENERGY ZONE: ECOLOGICAL PUBQUIZZ
17:00
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Open-air
Festival Club
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Natasha Brown debuted in 2021 with her novel “Assembly”. Her perspective on contemporary Britain, where post-colonial echoes remain incredibly vivid, drove a wedge into the debate on race relations in the UK.
Translated into 17 languages, the book was published in Poland in June 2023 by Wydawnictwo Poznańskie and was shortlisted for awards such as the Goldsmiths Prize, Orwell Prize for Fiction, and Folio Prize. Last year, Granta magazine included Brown on its list of the best young British literary talents. “Within just 100 pages, Natasha Brown’s precise and powerful debut novel says more about Britain’s colonial legacy and the challenges of existing within it as a Black British woman than most books could achieve at three times the length,” wrote The Guardian in an enthusiastic review of „Assembly”. Natasha Brown’s second book, titled “Universality”, is scheduled for release in March 2025.
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WOMEN TALKING: NATASHA BROWN
17:00
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Literature, Debate
Festival Club
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The Polish Theater in Poznań presents a Shakespeare sonnet in a surprising, choral version directed by Mira Mańka who announces: “Lover’s complaint” is a story by a choir of deaf and hearing people. A choir that looks at strategies for talking about love failure in a multitude of languages and expressions. A choir that, by expanding the field of representation, expands the field of understanding.
The basis of the performance is the poem “A Lover’s Complaint” by William Shakespeare – both the original text, as well as fragments translated by Maciej Słomczyński and paraphrases by Mira Mańka were used.
“Lover’s complaint” is a manifesto of people who fell in love and in their love were cheated, rejected and abandoned.
“Lover’s complaint” is a story about a girl seduced by words. About a girl who trusted someone who could talk beautifully. About a girl who believed that words describe reality and are not just poetry, fun, or a means of seduction. About a girl who, despite having experienced deception and abandonment, knows that she would once again fall under the spell of her lover’s words. “Lover’s complaint” is a story about experiencing love deception. This is a story that begins with the realization of the end of a relationship. When you are left with a few objects – witnesses of love, with which, when love passes, you don’t know what to do.
“Lover’s complaint” is a lament for oneself, and in a broader sense, for all those who have experienced or are experiencing a love failure. It is a song of purification, a public mourning of a lost part of oneself, it is both an end and a beginning, a moment of rebirth. It is a pain that, when named and expressed in front of witnesses, brings relief.
“Lover’s complaint” is a community listening and/or expressing, dancing, singing, shouting out the complaints that we make ourselves and which are often made about us. It is an attempt to take the words of the heroine of Shakespeare’s poem as one’s own, an attempt to pass them through individual sensitivities while maintaining the collective character. It is a communal coming to terms with what is most human – with a failed love relationship, with a broken heart, with being abandoned and abandoning someone else.
The performance takes place in the Malarnia of the Polish Theater
The actors use Polish Sign Language
The place is architecturally adapted to people with limited mobility
There are seats for people in wheelchairs in the auditorium
A toilet adapted for people with disabilities is available
Guide dog is allowed
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LOVER’S COMPLAINT
18:00
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Theatre
Polish Theater in Poznań
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A young theatre director from Ukraine sets off on a journey across the country in search of a modern equivalent of Hamlet. Her play becomes the starting point for a fascinating portrait of the young generation of Ukrainians, whose lives have been marked by war and numerous political upheavals.
“The Hamlet Syndrome” shows young Ukrainians who grew up in the shadow of conflict and political turmoil. The film is based on the preparations for a theater play loosely inspired by Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”. Theatrical rehearsals, juxtaposed with the personal stories of the characters, create a moving picture of a generation trying to cope with the traumas of war and a painful past – which now, in the face of the Russian invasion, becomes their present.
For the participants, the performance becomes a place where they can express their emotions and questions, including the key one: to be or not to be? “The Hamlet Syndrome” documents the creation of this performance, offering an intimate insight into the lives of the first generation of Ukrainians born after the fall of the USSR, trying to influence the future of their country and find their own way in difficult times.
The meeting after the show will be led by Aleksandra Klich (Sestry).
Event takes place in the Room number 1
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available
Induction loop
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THE HAMLET SYNDROME. MEETING WITH THE DIRECTOR ELWIRA NIEWIERA
18:00
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Movie, Debate, Sestry
Kino Muza
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Jamz Supernova uses sonics to tell a story. The multi-faceted creative force is a label head, radio host, DJ, podcaster, and true tastemaker, broadcasting for over a decade.
Known for selecting sounds that span musical genres and subcultures, what she enjoys is the intimacy of sharing music with her community over radio. Her award-winning Saturday daytime show on BBC 6 Music is where she sits in as a storyteller, exploring global communities and unearthing exciting scenes through platforming underground music that rarely graces the mainstream.
Outside of radio, Jamz heads up seminal label Future Bounce working in both an A&Ring and consulting capacity. The label’s 5 year anniversary in 2023 ended with a nomination at the DJ Mag Best of British Awards. Through her vibrant DJ sets, Jamz is a mainstay at festivals and clubs worldwide, spinning an eclectic mix of broken beat, UK funky, Bass, techno and beyond at the likes of We Out Here Festival, Worldwide Sete, All Points East and more.
Having also hosted her own podcast series DIY Handbook & Between The Lines, plus television shows for BBC Three, FOUR & Newsbeat, and music awards ceremonies – including the prestigious Mercury Prize – for Jamz, the possibilities are endless. But Jamz will continue to rise by doing what’s always worked for her – staying true to herself, and to those that resonate with her craft.
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JAMZ SUPERNOVA – DJ SET
19:00
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Music
Festival Club
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The Polish Theater in Poznań presents a Shakespeare sonnet in a surprising, choral version directed by Mira Mańka who announces: “Lover’s complaint” is a story by a choir of deaf and hearing people. A choir that looks at strategies for talking about love failure in a multitude of languages and expressions. A choir that, by expanding the field of representation, expands the field of understanding.
The basis of the performance is the poem “A Lover’s Complaint” by William Shakespeare – both the original text, as well as fragments translated by Maciej Słomczyński and paraphrases by Mira Mańka were used.
“Lover’s complaint” is a manifesto of people who fell in love and in their love were cheated, rejected and abandoned.
“Lover’s complaint” is a story about a girl seduced by words. About a girl who trusted someone who could talk beautifully. About a girl who believed that words describe reality and are not just poetry, fun, or a means of seduction. About a girl who, despite having experienced deception and abandonment, knows that she would once again fall under the spell of her lover’s words. “Lover’s complaint” is a story about experiencing love deception. This is a story that begins with the realization of the end of a relationship. When you are left with a few objects – witnesses of love, with which, when love passes, you don’t know what to do.
“Lover’s complaint” is a lament for oneself, and in a broader sense, for all those who have experienced or are experiencing a love failure. It is a song of purification, a public mourning of a lost part of oneself, it is both an end and a beginning, a moment of rebirth. It is a pain that, when named and expressed in front of witnesses, brings relief.
“Lover’s complaint” is a community listening and/or expressing, dancing, singing, shouting out the complaints that we make ourselves and which are often made about us. It is an attempt to take the words of the heroine of Shakespeare’s poem as one’s own, an attempt to pass them through individual sensitivities while maintaining the collective character. It is a communal coming to terms with what is most human – with a failed love relationship, with a broken heart, with being abandoned and abandoning someone else.
The performance takes place in the Malarnia of the Polish Theater
The actors use Polish Sign Language
The place is architecturally adapted to people with limited mobility
There are seats for people in wheelchairs in the auditorium
A toilet adapted for people with disabilities is available
Guide dog is allowed
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LOVER’S COMPLAINT
20:00
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Theatre
Polish Theater in Poznań
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A performative essay based on Arnold Böcklin’s painting “Island of the Dead”, whose heroes and performers are seniors.
The inspiration for the performative essay that the Malta audience will see at the Polish Dance Theater is the famous painting by Arnold Böcklin, which also inspired the creation of a poem by Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer and a symphonic poem by Sergei Rachmaninoff. These three works, each in their own way, explore the theme of leaving and transience, evoking fear, but also melancholy and deep reverie. The realization was created at the interface of two orders: symbolic and existential. Although it may cause anxiety, it primarily invites reflection and contemplation.
Iwona Pasińska will try to find timeless values and their meaning in the magical world of the island.
It is an invitation to travel together through time and space, to a place where art becomes a bridge between what passes away and what remains forever.
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ISLE OF THE DEAD
20:00
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Performance
Polish Dance Theatre
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Maria Seweryn, in her first monodrama about inner strength and determination, shows that the hardest thing to fight for is yourself.
Tessa is a lawyer on the verge of a great career. But suddenly she is faced with a dramatic choice when she finds herself in the courtroom, in a previously unknown role as a witness in her personal case. She must decide whether she will risk everything to oppose the heartless law and patriarchal arrangements.
This outstanding theater text, extremely current, touching on the issue of sexual violence and arousing extreme emotions, was extremely highly appreciated after its recent premieres on London’s West End and Broadway in New York, and Jodie Comer, who played Tessa, received a Tony Award – the theater equivalent of the Emmy, Grammy and Oscars.
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AT FIRST GLANCE
20:00
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Theatre
The Stage Upstairs
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11.09/Wednesday
The tradition of the Malta Festival are events that take place in urban spaces. This year, in addition to performances and artistic installations, on the streets of Poznań you will have a chance to meet the best European brass bands – bands specializing in playing wind instruments. It will be loud and joyful there!
The three bands invited to the festival, inspired by the New Orleans tradition, have experience of playing on various European stages. But in Poznań they will appear in the environment where they feel best – on the streets.
Back Chat Brass will come straight from Leeds to Poznań. The English octet gets the party started in seconds with covers of the biggest hits of the last few decades. This is probably the only group whose repertoire also includes hits by Fleetwood Mac, Prince, Rihanna, Outkast, Vengaboys and Blink-182.
Bandakadabra from Turin caused a real sensation. For years, Italian musicians played mainly swing and Balkan music. The band, which calls itself a “pocket orchestra”, has recently taken a new path: it has included its own interpretation of techno in their repertoire and has become extremely sought-after as a result. the rich, rhythmic sound will have a truly hypnotizing effect on the audience encountered on the streets of Poznań.
Brassfederacja is a band that couldn’t be missing in this set. The 9-piece band recorded with L.U.C. and Jan Emil Młynarski, but the audience loved him for Brasscos – spontaneous parties on Warsaw’s Vistula boulevards, where the band completely replaced a conventional DJ. Brassfederacja knows perfectly well how to attract crowds and will show it in the capital of Wielkopolska.
“Music on Streets” is a series of spontaneous performances, and we will inform you about where you can come across the mentioned bands via Malta Festival social media, shortly before the start of the concerts.
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MUSIC ON STREETS
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Music, Open-air
Poznań
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The exhibition “Odplatanie” (Untangling) will be on display throughout the entire festival and is dedicated to witches, sorceresses, good and bad women, female solidarity and female community. On the day of the opening, September 6, you will also be able to admire a musical performance by violinist Katarzyna Klebba.
Hair is an important element of a woman’s beauty. It tempts and arouses disgust. In various beliefs, it had magical power. Demons lurked in it. Tightly braided, it commanded discipline and obedience. In the film “Her Hair”, women free themselves from this oppression. “Girls from Karlsbad” are students of a girls’ school, immortalized in a photo from 1905, on whom Krystyna Piotrowska painted braids to connect them with the common fate of women and the time in which they lived. “The Braid” is an artifact braided from the hair of several dozen nameless women.
Krystyna Piotrowska (born 1949 in Zabrze) – studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków (Faculty of Interior Design, 1966–1972), at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Poznań (Faculty of Graphics and Painting, 1972–1975), at Grafikskolan Forum in Malmö (1985–1990). She creates works combining photography, graphic techniques and painting. She is the author of installations and videos. Her work mainly touches on the subject of identification and memory. In the years 2006–2012 she was the author and curator of the exhibition “Projekt Próżna” (Project Vain). She also curated the exhibitions “Adoracja Słodyczy” (Adoration of Sweets) at Zachęta (2014) and “Złe kobiety” (Bad Women) at the Cultural Centre “Zamek” in Poznań (2017). She has led workshops on graphics at the Summer Academy of Art in Salzburg on numerous occasions.
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EXHIBITION “UNBRAIDING”
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Visual arts
“Czas Kobiet” Foundation
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The seductive features of nature correspond with the colorful, sometimes primitivistic, painting, which complements and interpenetrates with elements of nature brought from, among others, islands, oceans, beaches, garbage cans, second-hand shops, old cellars of deceased owners, as well as from the Białowieża Forest. Paintings are a kind of gift, exchange, cooperative, creating an area where life in all its manifestations is to pulsate, and culture understood as a set of values created by man, mixes with wild, unprocessed nature. The places where the works are exhibited will be arranged in a space of nature, broadly understood freedom, element and color. It will become a land of dreams and an escape from the hustle and bustle, concrete, noise and overstimulation. Architecture of the future.
The exhibition of works will be accompanied by performances with the participation of the Artist. We are planning to arrange a dream bedroom, where the Author will spend his twenty-fifth birthday, celebrating twenty-five years of artistic activity. The installation will engage the Poznań audience and will refer to the most famous love story – Romeo and Juliet. The culmination of the activities is the interactive decoration of the Maltese frame, in which the festival painting will be framed, which will then be donated to a charity auction.
MICHAEL ZIELIŃSKI
As a model, he works for brands such as Yves Saint Laurent, Maison Margiela, Rick Owens, Hermes, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Gucci.
As an actor, he made his debut on the stage of the Powszechny Theater in Warsaw in Krystian Lupa’s play “Capri, the Island of Fugitives” (2021). He has the main role in Grzegorz Mołda’s “Matecznik”, created the character of Sasza in Agnieszka Holland’s “Green Border” (the film won seven awards in Venice). Kacper from the third season of “Belfer” (Canal Plus, 2023).
As a visual artist, he draws attention to the need to return to nature, direct interpersonal relationships, and social community. He creates in oil, combining natural ingredients with elements found in public spaces. He uses materials intended for disposal, giving objects a second life.
He composes, sings, writes, directs. He designs his own clothing collection, using waste from large fashion houses.
You can see the works and activities of Michael Zieliński at the Festival Club at Plac Wolności in Poznań.
The campaign partner is Desa Unicum
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available located 160 meters away at Plac Wolności
Changing place available at the Family Initiatives Center, Ratajczaka Street 44 (between the Cultural Information Center and Empik); during the Malta Festival open from Monday to Friday:
9/09 (Monday) – 10:00 – 19:30
10/09 (Tuesday) – 10:00 – 18:30
11/09 (Wednesday) – 10:00 – 18:30
12/09 (Thursday) – 10:00 – 18:30
13/09 (Friday) – 10:00 – 18:00
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“TO LOVE!” MICHAEL ZIELIŃSKI’S WORKS AT MALTA
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Visual arts, Other
Festival Club
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The exhibition (Fe)male, From intimacy to society is characterized by a variety of expressions concerning sexuality and interpersonal relations. The exhibition consists of several cycles of works dominated by graphics in both traditional and digital techniques, however, the exhibition also includes drawings, assemblages and small installations. All works are based on the artist’s ten years of creative experience, who speaks to recipients through various media, documenting personal experiences and deeply felt reflections on sexuality and individual aspects of intimacy.
One of the key themes of this exhibition is to highlight the divided society in which gender and its associated roles are often a source of conflict and misunderstanding. The exhibition (Fe)male, From intimacy to society, through its diverse series, aims to initiate a dialogue on femininity and masculinity, paying particular attention to how these categories affect our everyday lives and interpersonal relationships.
The works on display focus on presenting women not only as the protagonist of events, but mainly as those who comment on reality. The woman shown in the graphics becomes a kind of narrator who, through her gaze and reactions, draws attention to various social phenomena. Some of the works are grotesque in nature, showing the world in a distorting mirror, thus also becoming a tool of social criticism, ridiculing the paradoxes and absurdities of contemporary gender norms.
Other works bring more intimate representations of femininity. Here, the artist explores experiences related to motherhood, sexuality and struggles with her own body. The entire exhibition expresses a deep desire for fair treatment and true education that respects the otherness and value of others. The intimacy of these works makes them an extremely strong emotional message, encouraging reflection on the challenges and expectations that society places before us.
The works attract the audience with their dynamics and complex structure. The artist combines various cultural and symbolic elements here, creating multi-layered images that show the complexity of relations between the sexes.
To sum up, the exhibition ((Fe)male, From intimacy to society) is an extremely important voice in the discussion on sexuality. Through various artistic forms, the artist not only documents her own experiences, but also tries to start a broad debate on the role of gender in society. This exhibition encourages the viewer to reflect more deeply on how social divisions affect our lives and what challenges are associated with striving for gender justice and respect for otherness. Each work, despite its individual character, together creates a message in which the human being and their experiences are at the forefront.
22.08–15.09.2024
Galeria Nowa Scena UAP, Al. Marcinkowskiego 28
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(FE)MALE, FROM INTIMACY TO SOCIETY
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Fringe events
Festival centre
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An installation – a kind of spatial trailer – announcing the exhibition that the Department of Scenography and the Department of Clothing are organizing on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the existence of the Scenography program at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts in Poznań. In October, the people who teach and taught classes at these unique, interdisciplinary studies will present their works at the Old Brewery Malt House. There will also be room for student projects and the exchange of inspirations and thoughts with invited artists from abroad (from Lviv, Brussels, Tbilisi and Madrid). The works presented in the Rotunda let you feel the artistic atmosphere of the Studios that create the program.
9/08 – 27/10/2024
Galeria Rotunda UAP, Buliding A, Al. Marcinkowskiego 29
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INSPACE EXSPACE
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Fringe events
Festival centre
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Kulczyk Foundation is the largest private foundation in Poland, dedicated to fighting inequalities affecting women and girls around the world.
Since its inception, it has supported 600,000 people in 66 countries. This year marks its 11th anniversary.
The exhibition will showcase the key areas the foundation focuses on, along with photographs from around the world documenting various projects.
11-YEARS OF KULCZYK FOUNDATION: EXHIBITION AT STARY BROWAR
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Visual arts, Other
Old Brewery
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Hatha yoga is a gentle practice that focuses on static positions. The pace of practice is rather slow, the transitions from position to position are not as dynamic as in the case of vinyasa.
Hatha yoga is a mind-body balancing practice. “Ha” represents the sun aspect and symbolizes life energy. “Tha” represents the moon aspect and symbolizes the withdrawal of the senses and the inward turning of attention.
Hatha yoga calms and improves the quality of sleep; relieves back pain and improves its flexibility; improves balance by strengthening the deep muscles; relieves the physical and mental symptoms of menopause and helps treat anxiety and depression. Who is it for? Everyone!
Entry to the main hall at PTT is allowed only in sports shoes or barefoot.
Event engaging the audience
Event takes place in Małe Studio
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available
Entry to the main hall at PTT is allowed only in sports shoes or barefoot.
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HATHA YOGA
08:00
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Workshops
Polish Dance Theatre
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Michael Wamaya is a dancer and activist, nominated for the prestigious Global Teacher Prize, who, thanks to his talent and determination, escaped the slums of Kenya and studied in Dutch schools. Now he runs Project Elimu, an art school where children from Kibera – one of the largest slums in the world – learn ballet. He will lead energetic Afro dance classes for the Malta audience!
Although his career has gained momentum and he could keep conquering the world, he decided to return to Kenya to give the children what allowed him to be free. Dance. And with it dignity, education and self-confidence, Mike Wamaya and a group of his students will come to the Malta Festival at the invitation of Dominika Kulczyk as part of the celebrations of the 11th anniversary of the Kulczyk Foundation. The Kenyan will lead daily, free Afro dance classes, infecting everyone with his passion for dance.
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AFRO DANCE
09:00
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Workshops
Polish Dance Theatre
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Florentine tablets are waxy and fragrant decorations that look and smell beautiful – the essential oils contained in them act like aromatherapy, soothing the senses.
During the workshop, participants will create scented wax tablets that will fill the space with a scent – a scent that improves mood, heals and aromatizes, for example, our clothes in the wardrobe.Each participant will make their own wax tablet (also called Florentine due to its origin) with dried plants and essential oils. Experiment at home. During the workshop, the following will be used: certified soy wax, herbs collected by the leader herself, herbal essential oils.
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GREEN ENERGY ZONE: FLORENTINE TABLET MAKING WORKSHOPS
10:00
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Open-air, Workshops
Green Energy Zone
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A scenographic happening using the group’s original mobile objects. Spectacular forms created using the recycling process will be accumulated in a selected space of the City to unexpectedly disperse across the streets.
The theater and foundation are a group known for numerous projects in public spaces, including the City Festival, St. Marcin Street name day celebrations since 1996, and participation in the Malta Festival. Most of its creators come from the Theatre Phenomena Studio at the University of Arts in Poznań, and have created stage designs for Lech Raczak’s plays and Piotr Tetlak’s happenings.
The performances, workshops and concerts of the Asocjacja 2006 were met with great interest from residents. Their recycling actors, such as the “Poznań Pegasi”, who have represented Wielkopolska many times in various places in Europe, enjoyed recognition: on the streets of Berlin as cultural ambassadors of Poland as part of the Festival of Cultures (2005), or during the performance “Otto III’s Procession” at EXPO 2000, which opened the Polish Day in Hanover. For three decades of existence, the group of scenographers and sculptors has created artistic installations using techniques based on recycling, bearing in mind the importance of environmental protection in a world of overproduction. Emphasizing the history and potential of the city, the creators combine cultural tradition with the contemporary direction of its development through artistic intervention in the fabric of the city, creating a theatrical space for meeting and joint celebration.
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RECYCLERS
11:30
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Performance, Other
Poznań
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Create, Renew, SCREENPRINT!
We invite you to unique hand screen printing workshops. This is a unique opportunity to refresh your clothes, give them a new, original look, combine art with care for the environment.
Bring your clothes:
We encourage you to bring your old cotton T-shirts, sweatshirts, bags or other textiles that you want to renovate.
Choose a design: On site you will find a variety of Malta patterns that you can print on your clothes with the assistance of our screen printing instructor Mika Starowska.
Print using water-based paints that are soft, durable and indelible, while also being safe for the environment.
The screen printing station will be available throughout the week of the festival from 1p.m. to 4 p.m.,
It will be open to everyone – regardless of age or experience in screen printing.
Upcycling:
Use the clothes you already have instead of buying new ones – let’s take care of the environment and promote sustainable fashion.
Come, have fun and print with us at the Malta Festival!
Go back home with a unique piece of clothing that will remind you of your festival moments.
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GREEN ENERGY ZONE: ECOLOGICAL HAND SCREEN PRINTING
13:00
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Workshops
Festival Club
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“The Domino Effect” is a series of documentary programs hosted by Dominika Kulczyk. It tells the stories of people helping others—foundation workers and volunteers who reach the world’s poorest corners to build a better reality, demonstrating that sometimes a small effort can make a huge difference. In each episode, the television crew visits a different country to showcase the struggles of ordinary people and the hardships they face due to poverty. They have traveled to places like Cambodia, Tanzania, Madagascar, and the Philippines. The primary goal of the program is to highlight actions that can genuinely improve the lives of these people.
September 9, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Madagascar”
“The Domino Effect – Bangladesh”
“The Domino Effect – Laos”
“The Domino Effect – Malawi”
“The Domino Effect – Tanzania”
“The Domino Effect – Poland”
September 10, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Colombia”
“The Domino Effect – East Timor”
“The Domino Effect – Vietnam”
“The Domino Effect – Papua New Guinea”
“The Domino Effect – Philippines”
“The Domino Effect – Colombia”
September 11, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Rwanda”
“The Domino Effect – Bangladesh”
“The Domino Effect – India”
“The Domino Effect – Ghana”
“The Domino Effect – Kenya”
“The Domino Effect – Venezuela”
September 12, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Nepal”
“The Domino Effect – Peru”
“The Domino Effect – Nepal”
“The Domino Effect – Cambodia”
“The Domino Effect – Senegal”
“The Domino Effect – India”
September 13, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Spain”
“The Domino Effect – Bosnia and Herzegovina”
“The Domino Effect – Tanzania”
“The Domino Effect – Italy”
“The Domino Effect – Guatemala”
“The Domino Effect – Uganda”
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THE DOMINO EFFECT
14:00
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Movie
Kino Muza
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A scenographic happening using the group’s original mobile objects. Spectacular forms created using the recycling process will be accumulated in a selected space of the City to unexpectedly disperse across the streets.
The theater and foundation are a group known for numerous projects in public spaces, including the City Festival, St. Marcin Street name day celebrations since 1996, and participation in the Malta Festival. Most of its creators come from the Theatre Phenomena Studio at the University of Arts in Poznań, and have created stage designs for Lech Raczak’s plays and Piotr Tetlak’s happenings.
The performances, workshops and concerts of the Asocjacja 2006 were met with great interest from residents. Their recycling actors, such as the “Poznań Pegasi”, who have represented Wielkopolska many times in various places in Europe, enjoyed recognition: on the streets of Berlin as cultural ambassadors of Poland as part of the Festival of Cultures (2005), or during the performance “Otto III’s Procession” at EXPO 2000, which opened the Polish Day in Hanover. For three decades of existence, the group of scenographers and sculptors has created artistic installations using techniques based on recycling, bearing in mind the importance of environmental protection in a world of overproduction. Emphasizing the history and potential of the city, the creators combine cultural tradition with the contemporary direction of its development through artistic intervention in the fabric of the city, creating a theatrical space for meeting and joint celebration.
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RECYCLERS
14:30
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Performance, Other
Poznań
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Baba Yaga speaks to us in many ways. She is not only a witch, but also an initiator and guide of souls. During the workshops, you will be able to get to know selected aspects of this mysterious figure, delve into her meanings and areas of activity as one of the most powerful mythological witches. Then each person who takes part in the workshop will find out who Baba Yaga is for them. When she appeared in a given life and how she can help. Joint discussion and work on her character will lead to the discovery of your own Baba Yaga, whose hand-painted portrait you will be able to take with you.
The workshop will be run by
Dr Anna Jankowiak – archaeologist, scientist, publicist, blogger (online @wiedzma_od_wiedzy). In her research, she focuses on old cultures and their adaptation in the modern world, especially in Nazi propaganda. She studies the history of witches and people involved in magic and their perception in cultures and eras, with particular emphasis on antiquity, the early Middle Ages and modern witch trials. An important place in her research is also occupied by the archetypes of goddesses and heroines and the adaptation of these motifs in modern times. Author of „Bestie antyku. Potwory i demony w starożytnym świecie Greków i Rzymian” (“Beasts of Antiquity. Monsters and Demons in the Ancient World of the Greeks and Romans”).
Agata Kominiak – trainer, pedagogue, activist, creator of activities, leader of change. Author of workshops on agency. Initiator of the petition submitted at the session of the municipal council leading to the honoring of the street with a female name – Helena Szafran. Introduces girls to the world of politics, thanks to a game created in the spirit of social innovation. Teaches eduleaders how to use the aforementioned game in the process of empowering teenagers. Creator and implementer of workshops for teenagers, youth and adult women.
Sign up for the workshop at kontakt@historiakobiet.org. In the subject line of the email, write “Registration for workshops”.
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“ I AM BABBA YAGA” WORKSHOP
17:00
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Workshops
Women’s History Museum Foundation
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Elżbieta Cherezińska is a theater expert and author of historical novels. She debuted as a co-author (along with Szewach Weiss) of the biography of the former Israeli ambassador to Poland, titled “On One Hand, On the Other Hand.” She has written numerous historical books, including “North Way” “Game of Bones,” and “Legion.”
I have trouble writing about writing.
The private life of books, the one that begins beyond me, is far more fascinating. So, I prefer to listen to what readers say about them. Sometimes I’m surprised, but I try not to interfere, and I also avoid answering questions about unwritten stories. After all, no one will believe in endings other than the ones they’ve imagined. Books, like good gossip, live their own lives. The more I write, the harder it is to talk. When I have to say something about myself, I hide behind my books. I’m just a comma in a sentence I’ve written.
– Elżbieta Cherezińska
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WOMEN TALKING: ELŻBIETA CHEREZIŃSKA
17:00
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Literature, Debate
Festival Club
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EkoQuiz is a team game where participants, divided into teams, answer questions from areas of knowledge related to ecology. The game is held in the PubQuiz formula. The goal is to get as many points as possible by correctly answering as many questions as possible. During the game, it is not allowed to use electronic devices, including mobile phones, laptops or tablets.
How does the EcoQuiz work?
Creating teams: Teams consist of several people (up to 4 players). The participants can come to the zone as a team or join other players on site. The number of team members and the name of the team should be reported to the Quiz host.
Quiz Host: This is the person who asks questions and leads the entire game, and also resolves disputes in case of doubts regarding the answers. The Quiz Host also keeps a points table and decides the winners of the Quiz and the tiebreaker.
Question rounds: The quiz consists of 9 categories, including 3 multimedia categories, and a tiebreaker. Each category has 5 questions. Participants answer questions in teams, on answer cards. The questions in the quiz will be open and in a test form (ABCD). All questions are displayed on a large screen in the form of a presentation and are also asked by the host.
Writing down answers: Teams write down their answers on the special answer cards.
Scoring: After every three categories, teams exchange answer cards and after the host presents the answers, points are awarded: 1 point for a correct answer and 0 points for an incorrect answer. The team with the most points wins.
Extra round: If after answering all the questions, some of the teams participating in the game have the same number of points, these teams take part in an extra round. Extra round questions are asked until the end – in such a situation, the winner of the extra round is the final winner of the entire EkoQuiz.
Prizes: The first three teams are awarded. Among other things, tickets to the Malta events can be won.
PubQuiz is a great opportunity to test your knowledge, integrate with other participants and have fun in a relaxed atmosphere. It is also a great way to spend an evening in the bosom of nature, combining intellectual entertainment with a social atmosphere.
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GREEN ENERGY ZONE: ECOLOGICAL PUBQUIZZ
17:00
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Open-air
Festival Club
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The exhibition shows how a small factory in Nepal is changing the world for the better.
The Sparsa project is a social enterprise that produces eco-friendly, biodegradable sanitary pads made from banana fiber. In doing so, it addresses several challenges faced by Nepal: massive pollution, climate change, and the strong menstrual taboo that prevents women from properly taking care of their health during their period.
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A TOUCH OF HOPE. FOR WOMEN AND FOR THE PLANET!
17:00
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Visual arts, Other
Aula Artis
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The play, whose actress Anna Ilczuk – was awarded for a daring portrayal of the spectrum of emotions of a woman facing her own demons and contemporary oppression as part of the Divine Comedy Festival – could not be missing from the programme of the Malta Festival in a female version, especially since The Melodrama is a performance by Anna Smolar who clearly shows what teamwork is like in the theater in the process of creation.
„The Melodrama” is not a show about addiction, emptied bottles, or the drama of a hangover, nor is it about the person who has been drinking. This is not a show about the romantic myth of a self-destructive sensitive genius who can do everything whenever he/she wants to. We ask: who is the person in the background? Who is the eternally supporting character, the co-addicted person?
„The Melodrama” is a story about Kuba and Krystyna, a couple entangled in a co-dependent cycle of ups and downs. The show takes its characters from „Pętla” („The Loop”) by Marek Hłasko, however, it redirects its attention to Krystyna and the relations beyond the male-female stereotype.
After 60 years contact with Hłasko’s prose and the famous film adaptation of „The Loop” directed by Wojciech Jerzy Has strikes with the archaic stereotypes and the theatrical play of the film lover and heroine (Gustaw Holoubek and Aleksandra Śląska as Kuba and Krystyna). Nowadays we live in a completely different world which we peel like an onion from the successive layers of patriarchal power.
Can only the standard melodrama tell the story about love and can the fire of passion be fueled only by a melodramatic love triangle, burdened with suffering and remaining in hiding? Women grow up in the tradition of the cult of romantic relationships – it is supposed to be our goal and the fulfillment of our humanity. In the upbringing of boys and young men the topic of emotional competencies, necessary for creating a mature relationship, is often omitted. This pattern results in one side (often unaware) taking the entire burden of responsibility for the relationship and supporting the family. However, the figure of the saviour, the rescuer, the loving family member sacrificing their wants and needs for the good of the other person, knows neither gender nor norms. It requires rephrasing – so that we can fully see the mechanisms behind the „saviour role”.
In the show we will follow the path of thoughts, beliefs and the impulses of the Good Wife who does not necessarily have to be played by a woman. Hłasko starts his short story with a motto: “Life doesn’t hurt next to a good woman”. Will the Good Wife be able to find a new definition of goodness and care for herself, will she be able to become independent – not spectacularly, politically, or on the streets, but privately and intimately?
The performance takes place on the Main Stage of the Nowy Theater
There are seats for people in wheelchairs in the auditorium
A toilet adapted for people with disabilities is available
Guide dog is allowed
An induction loop is available
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MELODRAMA
18:00
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Theatre
Teatr Nowy im. Izabelli Cywińskiej
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Record collector of every genre, from jazz to reggae through hip-hop, rock and obviously house and techno, Elisa Bee is fascinated by the sounds of the past as she is by the experimental and quirky waves shaping the future of music. Moving freely in the flux of unpredictable creativity and constant wide spreading interests, Elisa has been mixing for over 17 years, beginning in her native Sardinia before moving to Milan.
Her own productions have been much welcomed by international audiences and artists alike, gaining considerable airplay both on the dancefloor and on the radio. She released her music on: Symbolism and Hardgroove, Truncate, Unknown To The Unknown, Kneaded Pains, Balkan Vinyl and I Love Acid, ANAØH. More recently Elisa’s releases have delved into techno and 90s inspired sounds, with her love for hardgroove driving her exploration. A collab EP with Rolando will be released in 2024 alongside many remixes and solo tracks.
Resident Advisor has recently recognised her as one of the finest selectors and producers in Italy: “[…] exploring and then refining a style of techno that has that rare, hard to put your finger on quality: a soulful reverence that pays homage to the old days and the originators without just copying them.”.
Elisa regularly plays all-night sets at her resident club Tempio Del Futuro Perduto in Milan, which she describes as a musical journey: “acid, very groovy, also dark sometimes, energetic, dreamy at the end”.
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ELISA BEE – DJ SET
19:00
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Music
Festival Club
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The play tells the story of Cassandra, who received the gift of clairvoyance, but due to a curse cast by the god Apollo, no one believed her prophecies.
The drama “Kasandra” is a work written by one of the most outstanding figures of Ukrainian literature, poet and playwright Lesya Ukrainka, over a hundred years ago. It presents the story of the mythological Cassandra, the daughter of King Priam of Troy, who receives the gift of clairvoyance, but is cursed by Apollo so that no one believes her prophecies. Her work “Kasandra” occupies a unique place in the history of European theater and stands at the origins of modern drama, initiated by Euripides. The specific repetition (cyclicality) of this story means that the topic has not lost its relevance. The story of a prophetess who was rejected by her own people raises many questions and doubts. In the age of computer technology, where it is extremely easy to escape into the world of illusion, are we still able to hear prophets proclaiming the bitter truth and believe them? And what if even prophets doubt their own abilities? The modern audience can easily identify with the character of Cassandra, who has the ability to predict the future, but is unheard and underestimated.
The performance, adhering to the main idea of the Teatr Emigrant, is performed proportionally in three languages – Polish, Ukrainian and Belarusian. The translation of “Kasandra” into Belarusian, as well as the prologue by Uladzimir Karatkivich, is an important step in promoting this language and culture, as it will be heard in Belarusian for the first time. This gives Belarusian viewers access to the work, and also emphasizes the importance of preserving and promoting the Belarusian language, which is currently in an endangered state.
The story of Cassandra is interpreted by the Teatr Emigrant as a work that touches on universal themes of human fate, clairvoyance, prejudice, choice and will. The actresses, taking on the roles of famous characters from Greek mythology, create a universal story about the place of women in society, but this female polyphony is not a choir of the enslaved and defeated, and resounds particularly loudly in the context of today’s events. The message of the performance therefore revolves around the role of women in the face of armed conflicts, although it is not limited to a specific time and place, because it tells about what is, was and most likely will be part of human fate.
The main artistic concept of the theater performance “Kasandra” is a combination of physical and classical theater based on ancient Greek tragedy, which creates a unique and inspiring artistic experience. The use of symphonic music written especially for the performance, combined with the movement of the actresses, creates powerful and emotionally engaging moments in the performance.
Teatr Emigrant initiated its activity in 2019. It was created out of a great love for theater, thanks to the involvement of Ukrainian and Belarusian women living in Poznań; from a huge need to express themselves in a foreign country – to express themselves in the language of theater on the stage. The Emigrant Theatre was supposed to give its participants the opportunity for creative expression in their native language, which turned into one of the most recognizable features of the collective – the multilingual nature of the plays. Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian, but also Polish, because the local audience has always been important. The theater team is constantly searching for a universal theater language that would be understandable and at the same time combine the diverse native cultures of the actresses, intertwining them in a unique way.
The theater’s work duly represents Ukrainian and Belarusian culture, integrating them into the Polish cultural environment. An actress from our theater expressed this very well in one of the interviews:
”As the only theater of this type in Poznań, we are building our supranational language of creative communication, we are creating a space in which we feel safe and at home.”
subtitles in Polish language
no architectural accessibility
no adapted toilet
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KASANDRA
19:00
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Theatre, Sestry
The Stage Upstairs
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Presented in the aesthetics of a simple folk tale transported back in time, Kaspar’s story shows how the social perception of a stranger changes and how it affects decisions and actions of the society. It is an extremely contemporary and truly “Polish” performance.
Kaspar Hauser is a historical figure. He was called the orphan of Europe. The “wolf child” was raised without any contact with humans. He spent his childhood alone, locked in a small room. His only toy was a horse. When, one afternoon, to the surprise of the inhabitants, he unexpectedly shows up on the square in Nuremberg, all he is able to say is the word “horse”. He is also able to sign his name.
Kaspar doesn’t know who he is, he doesn’t know people, he doesn’t know anything. He depends on the good or bad will of the community in which he appeared. Will the townspeople take pity on him? What will be his fate? Will he be able to survive in the social structure?
The event takes place in an open space. There are natural sounds of the city
No architectural barriers
There is a toilet adapted for people with disabilities and a changing table for children
Guide dogs are allowed
There is a designated area in the auditorium for people with disabilities (including temporary disabilities) and women in advanced pregnancy, enabling a safe viewing of the performance
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KASPAR
20:00
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Theatre, Open-air, Street theater, Malta on the Streets
Plac Wolności
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12.09/Thursday
The tradition of the Malta Festival are events that take place in urban spaces. This year, in addition to performances and artistic installations, on the streets of Poznań you will have a chance to meet the best European brass bands – bands specializing in playing wind instruments. It will be loud and joyful there!
The three bands invited to the festival, inspired by the New Orleans tradition, have experience of playing on various European stages. But in Poznań they will appear in the environment where they feel best – on the streets.
Back Chat Brass will come straight from Leeds to Poznań. The English octet gets the party started in seconds with covers of the biggest hits of the last few decades. This is probably the only group whose repertoire also includes hits by Fleetwood Mac, Prince, Rihanna, Outkast, Vengaboys and Blink-182.
Bandakadabra from Turin caused a real sensation. For years, Italian musicians played mainly swing and Balkan music. The band, which calls itself a “pocket orchestra”, has recently taken a new path: it has included its own interpretation of techno in their repertoire and has become extremely sought-after as a result. the rich, rhythmic sound will have a truly hypnotizing effect on the audience encountered on the streets of Poznań.
Brassfederacja is a band that couldn’t be missing in this set. The 9-piece band recorded with L.U.C. and Jan Emil Młynarski, but the audience loved him for Brasscos – spontaneous parties on Warsaw’s Vistula boulevards, where the band completely replaced a conventional DJ. Brassfederacja knows perfectly well how to attract crowds and will show it in the capital of Wielkopolska.
“Music on Streets” is a series of spontaneous performances, and we will inform you about where you can come across the mentioned bands via Malta Festival social media, shortly before the start of the concerts.
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MUSIC ON STREETS
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Music, Open-air
Poznań
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The exhibition “Odplatanie” (Untangling) will be on display throughout the entire festival and is dedicated to witches, sorceresses, good and bad women, female solidarity and female community. On the day of the opening, September 6, you will also be able to admire a musical performance by violinist Katarzyna Klebba.
Hair is an important element of a woman’s beauty. It tempts and arouses disgust. In various beliefs, it had magical power. Demons lurked in it. Tightly braided, it commanded discipline and obedience. In the film “Her Hair”, women free themselves from this oppression. “Girls from Karlsbad” are students of a girls’ school, immortalized in a photo from 1905, on whom Krystyna Piotrowska painted braids to connect them with the common fate of women and the time in which they lived. “The Braid” is an artifact braided from the hair of several dozen nameless women.
Krystyna Piotrowska (born 1949 in Zabrze) – studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków (Faculty of Interior Design, 1966–1972), at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Poznań (Faculty of Graphics and Painting, 1972–1975), at Grafikskolan Forum in Malmö (1985–1990). She creates works combining photography, graphic techniques and painting. She is the author of installations and videos. Her work mainly touches on the subject of identification and memory. In the years 2006–2012 she was the author and curator of the exhibition “Projekt Próżna” (Project Vain). She also curated the exhibitions “Adoracja Słodyczy” (Adoration of Sweets) at Zachęta (2014) and “Złe kobiety” (Bad Women) at the Cultural Centre “Zamek” in Poznań (2017). She has led workshops on graphics at the Summer Academy of Art in Salzburg on numerous occasions.
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EXHIBITION “UNBRAIDING”
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Visual arts
“Czas Kobiet” Foundation
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The seductive features of nature correspond with the colorful, sometimes primitivistic, painting, which complements and interpenetrates with elements of nature brought from, among others, islands, oceans, beaches, garbage cans, second-hand shops, old cellars of deceased owners, as well as from the Białowieża Forest. Paintings are a kind of gift, exchange, cooperative, creating an area where life in all its manifestations is to pulsate, and culture understood as a set of values created by man, mixes with wild, unprocessed nature. The places where the works are exhibited will be arranged in a space of nature, broadly understood freedom, element and color. It will become a land of dreams and an escape from the hustle and bustle, concrete, noise and overstimulation. Architecture of the future.
The exhibition of works will be accompanied by performances with the participation of the Artist. We are planning to arrange a dream bedroom, where the Author will spend his twenty-fifth birthday, celebrating twenty-five years of artistic activity. The installation will engage the Poznań audience and will refer to the most famous love story – Romeo and Juliet. The culmination of the activities is the interactive decoration of the Maltese frame, in which the festival painting will be framed, which will then be donated to a charity auction.
MICHAEL ZIELIŃSKI
As a model, he works for brands such as Yves Saint Laurent, Maison Margiela, Rick Owens, Hermes, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Gucci.
As an actor, he made his debut on the stage of the Powszechny Theater in Warsaw in Krystian Lupa’s play “Capri, the Island of Fugitives” (2021). He has the main role in Grzegorz Mołda’s “Matecznik”, created the character of Sasza in Agnieszka Holland’s “Green Border” (the film won seven awards in Venice). Kacper from the third season of “Belfer” (Canal Plus, 2023).
As a visual artist, he draws attention to the need to return to nature, direct interpersonal relationships, and social community. He creates in oil, combining natural ingredients with elements found in public spaces. He uses materials intended for disposal, giving objects a second life.
He composes, sings, writes, directs. He designs his own clothing collection, using waste from large fashion houses.
You can see the works and activities of Michael Zieliński at the Festival Club at Plac Wolności in Poznań.
The campaign partner is Desa Unicum
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available located 160 meters away at Plac Wolności
Changing place available at the Family Initiatives Center, Ratajczaka Street 44 (between the Cultural Information Center and Empik); during the Malta Festival open from Monday to Friday:
9/09 (Monday) – 10:00 – 19:30
10/09 (Tuesday) – 10:00 – 18:30
11/09 (Wednesday) – 10:00 – 18:30
12/09 (Thursday) – 10:00 – 18:30
13/09 (Friday) – 10:00 – 18:00
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“TO LOVE!” MICHAEL ZIELIŃSKI’S WORKS AT MALTA
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Visual arts, Other
Festival Club
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The exhibition (Fe)male, From intimacy to society is characterized by a variety of expressions concerning sexuality and interpersonal relations. The exhibition consists of several cycles of works dominated by graphics in both traditional and digital techniques, however, the exhibition also includes drawings, assemblages and small installations. All works are based on the artist’s ten years of creative experience, who speaks to recipients through various media, documenting personal experiences and deeply felt reflections on sexuality and individual aspects of intimacy.
One of the key themes of this exhibition is to highlight the divided society in which gender and its associated roles are often a source of conflict and misunderstanding. The exhibition (Fe)male, From intimacy to society, through its diverse series, aims to initiate a dialogue on femininity and masculinity, paying particular attention to how these categories affect our everyday lives and interpersonal relationships.
The works on display focus on presenting women not only as the protagonist of events, but mainly as those who comment on reality. The woman shown in the graphics becomes a kind of narrator who, through her gaze and reactions, draws attention to various social phenomena. Some of the works are grotesque in nature, showing the world in a distorting mirror, thus also becoming a tool of social criticism, ridiculing the paradoxes and absurdities of contemporary gender norms.
Other works bring more intimate representations of femininity. Here, the artist explores experiences related to motherhood, sexuality and struggles with her own body. The entire exhibition expresses a deep desire for fair treatment and true education that respects the otherness and value of others. The intimacy of these works makes them an extremely strong emotional message, encouraging reflection on the challenges and expectations that society places before us.
The works attract the audience with their dynamics and complex structure. The artist combines various cultural and symbolic elements here, creating multi-layered images that show the complexity of relations between the sexes.
To sum up, the exhibition ((Fe)male, From intimacy to society) is an extremely important voice in the discussion on sexuality. Through various artistic forms, the artist not only documents her own experiences, but also tries to start a broad debate on the role of gender in society. This exhibition encourages the viewer to reflect more deeply on how social divisions affect our lives and what challenges are associated with striving for gender justice and respect for otherness. Each work, despite its individual character, together creates a message in which the human being and their experiences are at the forefront.
22.08–15.09.2024
Galeria Nowa Scena UAP, Al. Marcinkowskiego 28
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(FE)MALE, FROM INTIMACY TO SOCIETY
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Fringe events
Festival centre
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An installation – a kind of spatial trailer – announcing the exhibition that the Department of Scenography and the Department of Clothing are organizing on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the existence of the Scenography program at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts in Poznań. In October, the people who teach and taught classes at these unique, interdisciplinary studies will present their works at the Old Brewery Malt House. There will also be room for student projects and the exchange of inspirations and thoughts with invited artists from abroad (from Lviv, Brussels, Tbilisi and Madrid). The works presented in the Rotunda let you feel the artistic atmosphere of the Studios that create the program.
9/08 – 27/10/2024
Galeria Rotunda UAP, Buliding A, Al. Marcinkowskiego 29
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INSPACE EXSPACE
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Fringe events
Festival centre
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Kulczyk Foundation is the largest private foundation in Poland, dedicated to fighting inequalities affecting women and girls around the world.
Since its inception, it has supported 600,000 people in 66 countries. This year marks its 11th anniversary.
The exhibition will showcase the key areas the foundation focuses on, along with photographs from around the world documenting various projects.
11-YEARS OF KULCZYK FOUNDATION: EXHIBITION AT STARY BROWAR
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Visual arts, Other
Old Brewery
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Hatha yoga is a gentle practice that focuses on static positions. The pace of practice is rather slow, the transitions from position to position are not as dynamic as in the case of vinyasa.
Hatha yoga is a mind-body balancing practice. “Ha” represents the sun aspect and symbolizes life energy. “Tha” represents the moon aspect and symbolizes the withdrawal of the senses and the inward turning of attention.
Hatha yoga calms and improves the quality of sleep; relieves back pain and improves its flexibility; improves balance by strengthening the deep muscles; relieves the physical and mental symptoms of menopause and helps treat anxiety and depression. Who is it for? Everyone!
Entry to the main hall at PTT is allowed only in sports shoes or barefoot.
Event engaging the audience
Event takes place in Małe Studio
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available
Entry to the main hall at PTT is allowed only in sports shoes or barefoot.
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HATHA YOGA
08:00
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Workshops
Polish Dance Theatre
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Michael Wamaya is a dancer and activist, nominated for the prestigious Global Teacher Prize, who, thanks to his talent and determination, escaped the slums of Kenya and studied in Dutch schools. Now he runs Project Elimu, an art school where children from Kibera – one of the largest slums in the world – learn ballet. He will lead energetic Afro dance classes for the Malta audience!
Although his career has gained momentum and he could keep conquering the world, he decided to return to Kenya to give the children what allowed him to be free. Dance. And with it dignity, education and self-confidence, Mike Wamaya and a group of his students will come to the Malta Festival at the invitation of Dominika Kulczyk as part of the celebrations of the 11th anniversary of the Kulczyk Foundation. The Kenyan will lead daily, free Afro dance classes, infecting everyone with his passion for dance.
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AFRO DANCE
09:00
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Workshops
Polish Dance Theatre
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Workshop participants will learn about the traditional method of paper production, and then make their own paper and decorate it with dried herbs and flowers, as well as other decorations.
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GREEN ENERGY ZONE: WORKSHOPS ON MAKING PAPER
10:00
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Open-air, Workshops
Green Energy Zone
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Malwina Idzik Mango will share her knowledge about the art of cerrada, which is little known in our country. The practice, once used mainly in postpartum, has a number of other beneficial applications.
Cerrada is an ancient bodywork practice aimed at completing the process of becoming oneself in the present moment, passed down through generations in cultures that live closer to nature and the cycles of life and death. It leaves a person in a nourished and relaxed state.
Closing the processes of our WONDERS – Body, Mind, and Spirit, creates space for the new, the fresh, and for what calls us.
The workshop includes a series of body-relaxation practices using rebozo scarves, Polish cotton, and tetra fabric by the meter. Participants will explore wrapping different parts and levels of the body, discovering the simplicity of its needs and the pathways to relaxation.
An event engaging the audience
The event takes place in the Small Studio
Architectural accessibility
Accessible restroom
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CERRADA
12:00
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Workshops
Polish Dance Theatre
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Create, Renew, SCREENPRINT!
We invite you to unique hand screen printing workshops. This is a unique opportunity to refresh your clothes, give them a new, original look, combine art with care for the environment.
Bring your clothes:
We encourage you to bring your old cotton T-shirts, sweatshirts, bags or other textiles that you want to renovate.
Choose a design: On site you will find a variety of Malta patterns that you can print on your clothes with the assistance of our screen printing instructor Mika Starowska.
Print using water-based paints that are soft, durable and indelible, while also being safe for the environment.
The screen printing station will be available throughout the week of the festival from 1p.m. to 4 p.m.,
It will be open to everyone – regardless of age or experience in screen printing.
Upcycling:
Use the clothes you already have instead of buying new ones – let’s take care of the environment and promote sustainable fashion.
Come, have fun and print with us at the Malta Festival!
Go back home with a unique piece of clothing that will remind you of your festival moments.
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GREEN ENERGY ZONE: ECOLOGICAL HAND SCREEN PRINTING
13:00
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Workshops
Festival Club
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“The Domino Effect” is a series of documentary programs hosted by Dominika Kulczyk. It tells the stories of people helping others—foundation workers and volunteers who reach the world’s poorest corners to build a better reality, demonstrating that sometimes a small effort can make a huge difference. In each episode, the television crew visits a different country to showcase the struggles of ordinary people and the hardships they face due to poverty. They have traveled to places like Cambodia, Tanzania, Madagascar, and the Philippines. The primary goal of the program is to highlight actions that can genuinely improve the lives of these people.
September 9, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Madagascar”
“The Domino Effect – Bangladesh”
“The Domino Effect – Laos”
“The Domino Effect – Malawi”
“The Domino Effect – Tanzania”
“The Domino Effect – Poland”
September 10, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Colombia”
“The Domino Effect – East Timor”
“The Domino Effect – Vietnam”
“The Domino Effect – Papua New Guinea”
“The Domino Effect – Philippines”
“The Domino Effect – Colombia”
September 11, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Rwanda”
“The Domino Effect – Bangladesh”
“The Domino Effect – India”
“The Domino Effect – Ghana”
“The Domino Effect – Kenya”
“The Domino Effect – Venezuela”
September 12, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Nepal”
“The Domino Effect – Peru”
“The Domino Effect – Nepal”
“The Domino Effect – Cambodia”
“The Domino Effect – Senegal”
“The Domino Effect – India”
September 13, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Spain”
“The Domino Effect – Bosnia and Herzegovina”
“The Domino Effect – Tanzania”
“The Domino Effect – Italy”
“The Domino Effect – Guatemala”
“The Domino Effect – Uganda”
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THE DOMINO EFFECT
14:00
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Movie
Kino Muza
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There are many myths and misconceptions around menopause that have become widely accepted truths over the years. One of the most common and misleading beliefs is that menopause only affects women over the age of fifty-five, and is therefore associated only with late maturity. In fact, menopause is a process that has its own individual pace and can begin much earlier than many people assume.
So what actually is menopause? At what point in life does it begin and when do its symptoms disappear? How does it affect femininity in the broad sense, both physically and mentally? How can you enjoy life to the fullest at every stage of this process without fear of the passage of time and the natural changes it brings? These and other questions will be answered by four outstanding women who will share their knowledge and experiences. Psychologist Katarzyna Miller, sexologist Alicja Długołęcka, actress Katarzyna Warnke, Dr. Katarzyna Skórzewska, specialist in gynecology and endocrinology and group trainer Anna Samsel, who specializes in this very topic, will dispel any doubts and deal with all the myths that have grown around this topic.
Translation into the Polish Sign Language: Paulina Wujewska
Translation into the Polish Sign Language
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available
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TAMING MENOPAUSE
17:00
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Debate
Festival Center. Atrium UAP
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Period Celebration Party is an evening of joy. Because you can celebrate your period, menstruation together with others – preferably by wearing red.
Period Celebration Party is an opportunity to speak out about issues that are still taboo. Event will reverse the narrative about menstruation. Periods are not something to be ashamed of, they can even be celebrated. The concept of cyclical parties has become an extension of a music video created by Berlin-based artist Monika Kozub. The song “P.E.R.I.O.D.” satirized the serious problem of period poverty and won the award for best music video at the Toronto International Women Film Festival in 2022. Poland decided to continue the joyful narrative about menstruation, which resulted in the Period Celebration Party. – “This topic, although serious, should also have a less serious version in order to reach a wide audience. Hence the event with music, costumes and scenography. This opens up the possibility of further conversation, education and activism,” emphasizes Kozub. So far, these events have taken place in Berlin and London. Now, the life-giving red can be paid tribute at the Pawilon club in Poznań. The musical setting will be provided by the Poważne Dziewczyny collective. The Period Celebration Party will also provide a lot of knowledge: physiotherapist Malwina Mango will conduct a lecture on the menstrual cycle and workshops on hip loading.
17:00 – Malwina Mango – Workshop: Power in the Pelvis
Feel the support and hold that Mexican menstrual belts and rebozo scarves can give us. The pelvis is the queen of the body and calls for taking care of it anew in the old, ancient way. The workshop will include the practices of girdling, tightening the pelvis and will expand knowledge about the essence of relaxing the body in softness.
18:00 – Malwina Mango – Lecture: Menstrual Cycle
The forbidden path of recognition.
The ancient power of women flowed from the darkness, the wisdom contained in the Womb. Her cycle is not a random rhythm, but a very skillfully composed poem. It contains information, answers that a Woman and the people she Loves are looking for. Recognizing it opens the path of knowledge and responsibility for your Power.
19:00 – 22:00 DJ Serious Girls
Event in motion, engages the audience
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available
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PERIOD CELEBRATION PARTY
17:00
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Music
Pawilon
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The guest of Michał Nogaś will be Amanda Lee Koe. The Singaporean writer made her debut with the short story collection Ministry of Moral Panic (published by Tajfuny, 2020), which became a true sensation in her home country’s literary market. Koe has been praised for her uncompromising language and courage in portraying contemporary Singapore. A scholarship at Columbia University allowed the writer to move to the USA, where in 2019, she published her first novel, Delayed Rays of a Star, which was met with enthusiastic critical acclaim. “The novel’s essence lies in the moral challenges every woman faces and the fine line between fulfilling one’s ambitions and selling one’s soul,” reads a review by NPR.
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WOMEN TALKING: AMANDA LEE KOE
17:00
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Literature, Debate
Festival Club
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Songs for eco torment. The times have come when, unfortunately, we all know that an ecological catastrophe is upon us. So how can we prevent it? There can be many solutions and undoubtedly one of them is an evening with an Improvised Musical! It is not entirely clear whether it will be effective, but to quote the classic – “a song is good for everything”, so let’s check it out. We will listen to your ecological concerns and, improvising live, we will sing songs about them, while looking for solutions. Will we solve them? – it’s hard to say, but at least we will sing. And if you are not afraid of climate threats, then just drop by to listen to how others have it worse. So it’s a win-win situation for everyone! From the very beginning, the Improvised Musical has been constantly gathering a full audience at the Warsaw Comedy Club at Plac Zbawiciela. It entertains, moves and delights!
Who are we?
We are called “Improvised Musical” and we are a group of improvisers. We have been performing regularly since 2015 at the Warsaw Comedy Club.
On a daily basis, in addition to improvisation, we also do comedy in the broad sense – stand-up, sketches, as well as acting, voice-over, scriptwriting and many others.
How did it start?
We started rehearsals in the fall of 2014 at the then newly established Warsaw Comedy Club at Plac Zbawiciela, after Aleksandra Markowska came back from improvisation school in the US and, inspired by the musical improvisation shows she had seen in Chicago – including the famous Baby Wants Candy – decided to start a group that would do similar things. She invited pianist and vocalist Joanna Kucharczyk to collaborate musically. And so a team of improvisers was created, who began to meet regularly and work intensively on an original format, which premiered in January 2015 at the Comedy Club.
What do we do?
We perform in the form of a long storyline, recital or short scenes. Our performances are entirely improvised in front of the audience. As you can expect in theatrical improvisation – all scenes and the storyline, as well as the lyrics and melodies of songs and choreography are improvised in front of the audience. It should be emphasized that the music is also improvised live.
Since the beginning of our existence, we have filled our native stage at the Comedy Club, but we also successfully manage to entertain and move audiences in other places in Poland and abroad, we have played, among others, at the Norblin Factory, the Comedy Theater, the SPATiF Club, the Magnet Theater in New York, BIG in Barcelona, Boom Chicago in Amsterdam.
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GREEN ENERGY ZONE: IMPROVISED RECITAL WITH IMPROVISED MUSICAL
17:00
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Theatre
Festival Club
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The exhibition shows how a small factory in Nepal is changing the world for the better.
The Sparsa project is a social enterprise that produces eco-friendly, biodegradable sanitary pads made from banana fiber. In doing so, it addresses several challenges faced by Nepal: massive pollution, climate change, and the strong menstrual taboo that prevents women from properly taking care of their health during their period.
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A TOUCH OF HOPE. FOR WOMEN AND FOR THE PLANET!
17:00
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Visual arts, Other
Aula Artis
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Documentary portrait of Andrzej Seweryn. However, this is not a biographical film. The camera follows the hero, observing his life over the course of one year. Thanks to this, we get a multi-dimensional portrait of an outstanding actor who, despite his age, is still working at top speed. He acts, directs and runs a theater. In pursuit of his passion, he continues to take on new professional challenges with youthful verve. On the screen we see an artist in constant creative flux, but we also see an ordinary person. Someone who can be tired, frustrated and even short-tempered, but also affectionate, sensitive and attentive to others. Thanks to this, we can identify with him and try to understand his emotions. The longer the film’s viewers observe the hero, the more clearly they ask themselves the question – what is the true price of greatness? How much must be sacrificed for it? Are we witnesses of a chase or an escape? What role does the fear of stopping, of the end of existence, play here? Is the desire for perfection and the desire to give meaning to each day and each hour also an attempt to answer the question – what will I leave behind?
That’s weird. Thanks to this movie I learn new things. Even though I am an actor, an adult and I try to control myself and be aware of what I do or say, especially in public situations, it turns out that it is not that simple. Thanks to this film, I discover myself in various situations and sometimes it is surprising, sometimes heartwarming and sometimes irritating. But it’s definitely true. And that’s probably important.
Andrzej Seweryn is not here. It’s impossible to be everywhere, to give your all, for years and decades. Theater, cinema, management, family, trips, interviews. And yet in Arkadiusz Bartosiak’s film, Andrzej Seweryn has his own face, wrinkles, views and position.
This documentary breaks away from the convention of showing characters from the cultural canon. Praising, talking heads: Andrzej Seweryn doesn’t need it. Either honestly or not at all. In the film he is magnanimous and irritated, very tired and agitated. Rugged, likeable.
I love Seweryn. I loved him even more after this movie.
Łukasz Maciejewski
Michał Rusinek, text message:
Kasia, we couldn’t stay for the conversation, but the film is beautiful, wise, touching, funny at times. And above all – real (despite the fictional character). What I remember most are the conversations with the physiotherapist and Marysia Peszek’s words: we produce light. Andrzej’s light is beautiful. And your film is beautiful. Hugs and congratulations!
Letter from Grażyna Torbicka:
Kasia,
The film is very good, original, well edited, photographed, and fast paced. But above all, the HERO is extraordinary – a cosmic figure!
We managed to avoid the simple narrative typical of biographical films in favor of a very risky mosaic of images, scenes and events edited in such a way that we get a portrait of a unique artist,
a man of great sensitivity, tenderness, responsibility, with a sense of humor, a real person.
I am impressed, congratulations and thank you.
I thought I knew what Andrzej Seweryn was like, but, yes – I thought…
Many scenes, sentences, looks remain and reflections multiply.
It’s great that you made this film.
Kind regards
Grażyna
Małgorzata Domagalik, text message:
I have just finished watching it. This is great!!! Andrzej crushes all the imperfections of the world and humanizes the Master in a way known only to him.
His versatility is astonishing and he himself demolishes the definition of youth. I am impressed and I congratulate you very much.
When the last line is said, I would like it to be an interlude…
Krzysztof Gierat:
It’s great, energetic cinema, the camera is very close to the hero, in various circumstances, showing what an extraordinary actor and versatile person Seweryn is.
Here we have a man in his prime, full of passion and very self-aware. Many hours of material were combined into a fascinating 75 minutes with the Master, who is a flesh-and-blood character.
The Director of the Krakow Film Festival justifies the choice of the film as the opening film of the 64th edition of KFF
On September 8, after the film screening, there will be a discussion with Andrzej Seweryn, hosted by Michał Merczyński.
The place is architecturally adapted to people with limited mobility
There are seats for people in wheelchairs in the auditorium
A toilet adapted for people with disabilities is available
Guide dog is allowed
An induction loop is available
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I AM THE CREATION OF FICTION
18:00
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Kino Muza
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Few people know that Oscar-winner Tim Robbins, in addition to his film career, has also been developing as a theatre creator for years. He is coming to the Malta Festival with his latest premiere of Actor’s Gang in which he is responsible for the script, direction, and music. After each performance, a meeting with the artist who is coming to Poland for the first time, is planned.
In a hybrid world of classical Greek theater and a raucous vaudeville show, the unity of a Greek Chorus is shattered by a mysterious illness, a metaphorical representation of the divisive forces gripping society. As chaos ensues, the Chorus desperately invoke the Gods, seeking divine intervention to restore their harmony and connection. Both serious and ridiculous, “Topsy Turvy” offers poignant commentary on the human condition, and a boisterous celebration of the power of forgiveness and the strength of the human heart to heal even the deepest divides.
The place is architecturally adapted to people with limited mobility
There are seats for people in wheelchairs in the auditorium
A toilet adapted for people with disabilities is available
Guide dog is allowed
A quiet room is available
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TOPSY TURVY
19:00
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Theatre
Aula Artis
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No war begins with the first alarm. No love ends with an official divorce. There is always something in between. No man’s land, a postponed finale, quarantine. A damp room in which we helplessly hide a premonition of the end. He is Polish, she is Ukrainian. Free, divorced, but closed in a tenement house in Krakow. They are running away from the war and from each other. Will they manage to run away from themselves?
Maria Bruni – Born in 1987 in Mariupol. In 2014, she graduated from the local musicological high school and planned to connect her life with singing, but ended up in a theater studio at the Mariupol Drama Theater. She graduated from the Ivan Karpenko-Kary National University of Theater, Cinema and Television in Kyiv and completed postgraduate studies in television directing at the Institute of Television, Radio and Press in Kyiv.
In 2009-2022, she was an actress in theaters in Kyiv, Odessa and Bila Tserkva, a teacher of acting workshops and a dubbing actress. She appears in numerous Ukrainian and German films and series. She also collaborates with television stations in Kyiv and Berlin (ZDF) as an author and screenwriter of documentary and feature series. From 2022, a resident, and since 2023 — an actress at the Teatr Nowy.
Subtitles in Ukrainia
Event takes place on Third Stage
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available
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CLOSED ROOM. UNFUNNY ONE-ACT PLAY
19:00
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Theatre, Sestry
The Nowy Theater of Izabella Cywińska
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In little time London based artist Tash LC has established herself as an assured DJ, collector, broadcaster and presenter across both radio and club mediums, with a passion for music from the global club space both classic and contemporary.
Tash finds herself at home on the airwaves with past residencies on BBC 1Xtra, Kiss FM and Worldwide FM, and currently hosts monthly shows on NTS Radio and Movement Athens. balancing highly palatable afro-jazz and highlife broadcasts with more up-tempo meetings of Kuduro, Gqom, and esoteric club sounds. With the backing of some of dance music’s most influential institutions and an effortless ability to command a dance floor, Tash has quickly become one of the UK’s most exciting new talents.
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TASH LC – DJ SET
19:00
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Music
Festival Club
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13.09/Friday
The tradition of the Malta Festival are events that take place in urban spaces. This year, in addition to performances and artistic installations, on the streets of Poznań you will have a chance to meet the best European brass bands – bands specializing in playing wind instruments. It will be loud and joyful there!
The three bands invited to the festival, inspired by the New Orleans tradition, have experience of playing on various European stages. But in Poznań they will appear in the environment where they feel best – on the streets.
Back Chat Brass will come straight from Leeds to Poznań. The English octet gets the party started in seconds with covers of the biggest hits of the last few decades. This is probably the only group whose repertoire also includes hits by Fleetwood Mac, Prince, Rihanna, Outkast, Vengaboys and Blink-182.
Bandakadabra from Turin caused a real sensation. For years, Italian musicians played mainly swing and Balkan music. The band, which calls itself a “pocket orchestra”, has recently taken a new path: it has included its own interpretation of techno in their repertoire and has become extremely sought-after as a result. the rich, rhythmic sound will have a truly hypnotizing effect on the audience encountered on the streets of Poznań.
Brassfederacja is a band that couldn’t be missing in this set. The 9-piece band recorded with L.U.C. and Jan Emil Młynarski, but the audience loved him for Brasscos – spontaneous parties on Warsaw’s Vistula boulevards, where the band completely replaced a conventional DJ. Brassfederacja knows perfectly well how to attract crowds and will show it in the capital of Wielkopolska.
“Music on Streets” is a series of spontaneous performances, and we will inform you about where you can come across the mentioned bands via Malta Festival social media, shortly before the start of the concerts.
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MUSIC ON STREETS
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Music, Open-air
Poznań
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The exhibition “Odplatanie” (Untangling) will be on display throughout the entire festival and is dedicated to witches, sorceresses, good and bad women, female solidarity and female community. On the day of the opening, September 6, you will also be able to admire a musical performance by violinist Katarzyna Klebba.
Hair is an important element of a woman’s beauty. It tempts and arouses disgust. In various beliefs, it had magical power. Demons lurked in it. Tightly braided, it commanded discipline and obedience. In the film “Her Hair”, women free themselves from this oppression. “Girls from Karlsbad” are students of a girls’ school, immortalized in a photo from 1905, on whom Krystyna Piotrowska painted braids to connect them with the common fate of women and the time in which they lived. “The Braid” is an artifact braided from the hair of several dozen nameless women.
Krystyna Piotrowska (born 1949 in Zabrze) – studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków (Faculty of Interior Design, 1966–1972), at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Poznań (Faculty of Graphics and Painting, 1972–1975), at Grafikskolan Forum in Malmö (1985–1990). She creates works combining photography, graphic techniques and painting. She is the author of installations and videos. Her work mainly touches on the subject of identification and memory. In the years 2006–2012 she was the author and curator of the exhibition “Projekt Próżna” (Project Vain). She also curated the exhibitions “Adoracja Słodyczy” (Adoration of Sweets) at Zachęta (2014) and “Złe kobiety” (Bad Women) at the Cultural Centre “Zamek” in Poznań (2017). She has led workshops on graphics at the Summer Academy of Art in Salzburg on numerous occasions.
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EXHIBITION “UNBRAIDING”
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Visual arts
“Czas Kobiet” Foundation
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The seductive features of nature correspond with the colorful, sometimes primitivistic, painting, which complements and interpenetrates with elements of nature brought from, among others, islands, oceans, beaches, garbage cans, second-hand shops, old cellars of deceased owners, as well as from the Białowieża Forest. Paintings are a kind of gift, exchange, cooperative, creating an area where life in all its manifestations is to pulsate, and culture understood as a set of values created by man, mixes with wild, unprocessed nature. The places where the works are exhibited will be arranged in a space of nature, broadly understood freedom, element and color. It will become a land of dreams and an escape from the hustle and bustle, concrete, noise and overstimulation. Architecture of the future.
The exhibition of works will be accompanied by performances with the participation of the Artist. We are planning to arrange a dream bedroom, where the Author will spend his twenty-fifth birthday, celebrating twenty-five years of artistic activity. The installation will engage the Poznań audience and will refer to the most famous love story – Romeo and Juliet. The culmination of the activities is the interactive decoration of the Maltese frame, in which the festival painting will be framed, which will then be donated to a charity auction.
MICHAEL ZIELIŃSKI
As a model, he works for brands such as Yves Saint Laurent, Maison Margiela, Rick Owens, Hermes, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Gucci.
As an actor, he made his debut on the stage of the Powszechny Theater in Warsaw in Krystian Lupa’s play “Capri, the Island of Fugitives” (2021). He has the main role in Grzegorz Mołda’s “Matecznik”, created the character of Sasza in Agnieszka Holland’s “Green Border” (the film won seven awards in Venice). Kacper from the third season of “Belfer” (Canal Plus, 2023).
As a visual artist, he draws attention to the need to return to nature, direct interpersonal relationships, and social community. He creates in oil, combining natural ingredients with elements found in public spaces. He uses materials intended for disposal, giving objects a second life.
He composes, sings, writes, directs. He designs his own clothing collection, using waste from large fashion houses.
You can see the works and activities of Michael Zieliński at the Festival Club at Plac Wolności in Poznań.
The campaign partner is Desa Unicum
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available located 160 meters away at Plac Wolności
Changing place available at the Family Initiatives Center, Ratajczaka Street 44 (between the Cultural Information Center and Empik); during the Malta Festival open from Monday to Friday:
9/09 (Monday) – 10:00 – 19:30
10/09 (Tuesday) – 10:00 – 18:30
11/09 (Wednesday) – 10:00 – 18:30
12/09 (Thursday) – 10:00 – 18:30
13/09 (Friday) – 10:00 – 18:00
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“TO LOVE!” MICHAEL ZIELIŃSKI’S WORKS AT MALTA
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Visual arts, Other
Festival Club
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The exhibition (Fe)male, From intimacy to society is characterized by a variety of expressions concerning sexuality and interpersonal relations. The exhibition consists of several cycles of works dominated by graphics in both traditional and digital techniques, however, the exhibition also includes drawings, assemblages and small installations. All works are based on the artist’s ten years of creative experience, who speaks to recipients through various media, documenting personal experiences and deeply felt reflections on sexuality and individual aspects of intimacy.
One of the key themes of this exhibition is to highlight the divided society in which gender and its associated roles are often a source of conflict and misunderstanding. The exhibition (Fe)male, From intimacy to society, through its diverse series, aims to initiate a dialogue on femininity and masculinity, paying particular attention to how these categories affect our everyday lives and interpersonal relationships.
The works on display focus on presenting women not only as the protagonist of events, but mainly as those who comment on reality. The woman shown in the graphics becomes a kind of narrator who, through her gaze and reactions, draws attention to various social phenomena. Some of the works are grotesque in nature, showing the world in a distorting mirror, thus also becoming a tool of social criticism, ridiculing the paradoxes and absurdities of contemporary gender norms.
Other works bring more intimate representations of femininity. Here, the artist explores experiences related to motherhood, sexuality and struggles with her own body. The entire exhibition expresses a deep desire for fair treatment and true education that respects the otherness and value of others. The intimacy of these works makes them an extremely strong emotional message, encouraging reflection on the challenges and expectations that society places before us.
The works attract the audience with their dynamics and complex structure. The artist combines various cultural and symbolic elements here, creating multi-layered images that show the complexity of relations between the sexes.
To sum up, the exhibition ((Fe)male, From intimacy to society) is an extremely important voice in the discussion on sexuality. Through various artistic forms, the artist not only documents her own experiences, but also tries to start a broad debate on the role of gender in society. This exhibition encourages the viewer to reflect more deeply on how social divisions affect our lives and what challenges are associated with striving for gender justice and respect for otherness. Each work, despite its individual character, together creates a message in which the human being and their experiences are at the forefront.
22.08–15.09.2024
Galeria Nowa Scena UAP, Al. Marcinkowskiego 28
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(FE)MALE, FROM INTIMACY TO SOCIETY
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Fringe events
Festival centre
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An installation – a kind of spatial trailer – announcing the exhibition that the Department of Scenography and the Department of Clothing are organizing on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the existence of the Scenography program at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts in Poznań. In October, the people who teach and taught classes at these unique, interdisciplinary studies will present their works at the Old Brewery Malt House. There will also be room for student projects and the exchange of inspirations and thoughts with invited artists from abroad (from Lviv, Brussels, Tbilisi and Madrid). The works presented in the Rotunda let you feel the artistic atmosphere of the Studios that create the program.
9/08 – 27/10/2024
Galeria Rotunda UAP, Buliding A, Al. Marcinkowskiego 29
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INSPACE EXSPACE
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Fringe events
Festival centre
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Kulczyk Foundation is the largest private foundation in Poland, dedicated to fighting inequalities affecting women and girls around the world.
Since its inception, it has supported 600,000 people in 66 countries. This year marks its 11th anniversary.
The exhibition will showcase the key areas the foundation focuses on, along with photographs from around the world documenting various projects.
11-YEARS OF KULCZYK FOUNDATION: EXHIBITION AT STARY BROWAR
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Visual arts, Other
Old Brewery
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Hatha yoga is a gentle practice that focuses on static positions. The pace of practice is rather slow, the transitions from position to position are not as dynamic as in the case of vinyasa.
Hatha yoga is a mind-body balancing practice. “Ha” represents the sun aspect and symbolizes life energy. “Tha” represents the moon aspect and symbolizes the withdrawal of the senses and the inward turning of attention.
Hatha yoga calms and improves the quality of sleep; relieves back pain and improves its flexibility; improves balance by strengthening the deep muscles; relieves the physical and mental symptoms of menopause and helps treat anxiety and depression. Who is it for? Everyone!
Entry to the main hall at PTT is allowed only in sports shoes or barefoot.
Event engaging the audience
Event takes place in Małe Studio
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available
Entry to the main hall at PTT is allowed only in sports shoes or barefoot.
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HATHA YOGA
08:00
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Workshops
Polish Dance Theatre
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Michael Wamaya is a dancer and activist, nominated for the prestigious Global Teacher Prize, who, thanks to his talent and determination, escaped the slums of Kenya and studied in Dutch schools. Now he runs Project Elimu, an art school where children from Kibera – one of the largest slums in the world – learn ballet. He will lead energetic Afro dance classes for the Malta audience!
Although his career has gained momentum and he could keep conquering the world, he decided to return to Kenya to give the children what allowed him to be free. Dance. And with it dignity, education and self-confidence, Mike Wamaya and a group of his students will come to the Malta Festival at the invitation of Dominika Kulczyk as part of the celebrations of the 11th anniversary of the Kulczyk Foundation. The Kenyan will lead daily, free Afro dance classes, infecting everyone with his passion for dance.
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AFRO DANCE
09:00
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Workshops
Polish Dance Theatre
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Give your items that were written off as waste a second life!
Contribute to reducing waste. Join our workshops on upcycling tetrapacks and textiles. With the help of fabric paints, you can renew your favorite clothes and give them a unique character. Bring your T-shirts, jeans, blouses or other clothes that have difficult-to-remove stains or that simply need refreshing. You can also turn used juice or milk cartons into practical wallets. It’s a great way to use materials that would usually end up in the trash and create something unique.
What can you do?
Revive your old clothes by creating your own unique patterns on them.
Cover up difficult-to-remove stains and give your clothes a completely new look.
Use fabric paints to create something truly unique and personal.
Bring an empty juice or milk carton with you.
Transform a prepared tetrapak into a stylish and durable wallet.
Why is it worth it?
You give a second life to items that could otherwise be written off.
You will learn simple but effective upcycling techniques.
You will create something useful and ecological that will serve you every day.
Tips:
Bring washed and dried clothes with you.
The wallet is best made with a clean and dry tetrapak. To do this, flatten and trim the bottom of the carton and cut off the bottom of the carton beforehand so that it is easy to wash and dry.
Join us and have fun being creative by creating something with your own hands. Take the first step towards a sustainable lifestyle and join us! ♻️
Please bring your own materials: tetrapaks (“cardboard” milk and juice packages), as well as T-shirts, jeans, blouses that have, for example, stains that are difficult to remove.
Tetrapak upcycling workshops – make yourself a wallet.
Clothes upcycling workshops – painting with fabric paints 3. Zero waste workshops – making wax wraps – reusable packaging for sandwiches, fruit
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GREEN ENERGY ZONE: UPCYCLING WORKSHOPS
10:00
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Workshops
Festival Club
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Create, Renew, SCREENPRINT!
We invite you to unique hand screen printing workshops. This is a unique opportunity to refresh your clothes, give them a new, original look, combine art with care for the environment.
Bring your clothes:
We encourage you to bring your old cotton T-shirts, sweatshirts, bags or other textiles that you want to renovate.
Choose a design: On site you will find a variety of Malta patterns that you can print on your clothes with the assistance of our screen printing instructor Mika Starowska.
Print using water-based paints that are soft, durable and indelible, while also being safe for the environment.
The screen printing station will be available throughout the week of the festival from 1p.m. to 4 p.m.,
It will be open to everyone – regardless of age or experience in screen printing.
Upcycling:
Use the clothes you already have instead of buying new ones – let’s take care of the environment and promote sustainable fashion.
Come, have fun and print with us at the Malta Festival!
Go back home with a unique piece of clothing that will remind you of your festival moments.
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GREEN ENERGY ZONE: ECOLOGICAL HAND SCREEN PRINTING
13:00
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Workshops
Festival Club
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“The Domino Effect” is a series of documentary programs hosted by Dominika Kulczyk. It tells the stories of people helping others—foundation workers and volunteers who reach the world’s poorest corners to build a better reality, demonstrating that sometimes a small effort can make a huge difference. In each episode, the television crew visits a different country to showcase the struggles of ordinary people and the hardships they face due to poverty. They have traveled to places like Cambodia, Tanzania, Madagascar, and the Philippines. The primary goal of the program is to highlight actions that can genuinely improve the lives of these people.
September 9, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Madagascar”
“The Domino Effect – Bangladesh”
“The Domino Effect – Laos”
“The Domino Effect – Malawi”
“The Domino Effect – Tanzania”
“The Domino Effect – Poland”
September 10, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Colombia”
“The Domino Effect – East Timor”
“The Domino Effect – Vietnam”
“The Domino Effect – Papua New Guinea”
“The Domino Effect – Philippines”
“The Domino Effect – Colombia”
September 11, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Rwanda”
“The Domino Effect – Bangladesh”
“The Domino Effect – India”
“The Domino Effect – Ghana”
“The Domino Effect – Kenya”
“The Domino Effect – Venezuela”
September 12, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Nepal”
“The Domino Effect – Peru”
“The Domino Effect – Nepal”
“The Domino Effect – Cambodia”
“The Domino Effect – Senegal”
“The Domino Effect – India”
September 13, 2024
“The Domino Effect – Spain”
“The Domino Effect – Bosnia and Herzegovina”
“The Domino Effect – Tanzania”
“The Domino Effect – Italy”
“The Domino Effect – Guatemala”
“The Domino Effect – Uganda”
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THE DOMINO EFFECT
14:00
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Movie
Kino Muza
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Songs for eco torment. The times have come when, unfortunately, we all know that an ecological catastrophe is upon us. So how can we prevent it? There can be many solutions and undoubtedly one of them is an evening with an Improvised Musical! It is not entirely clear whether it will be effective, but to quote the classic – “a song is good for everything”, so let’s check it out. We will listen to your ecological concerns and, improvising live, we will sing songs about them, while looking for solutions. Will we solve them? – it’s hard to say, but at least we will sing. And if you are not afraid of climate threats, then just drop by to listen to how others have it worse. So it’s a win-win situation for everyone! From the very beginning, the Improvised Musical has been constantly gathering a full audience at the Warsaw Comedy Club at Plac Zbawiciela. It entertains, moves and delights!
Who are we?
We are called “Improvised Musical” and we are a group of improvisers. We have been performing regularly since 2015 at the Warsaw Comedy Club.
On a daily basis, in addition to improvisation, we also do comedy in the broad sense – stand-up, sketches, as well as acting, voice-over, scriptwriting and many others.
How did it start?
We started rehearsals in the fall of 2014 at the then newly established Warsaw Comedy Club at Plac Zbawiciela, after Aleksandra Markowska came back from improvisation school in the US and, inspired by the musical improvisation shows she had seen in Chicago – including the famous Baby Wants Candy – decided to start a group that would do similar things. She invited pianist and vocalist Joanna Kucharczyk to collaborate musically. And so a team of improvisers was created, who began to meet regularly and work intensively on an original format, which premiered in January 2015 at the Comedy Club.
What do we do?
We perform in the form of a long storyline, recital or short scenes. Our performances are entirely improvised in front of the audience. As you can expect in theatrical improvisation – all scenes and the storyline, as well as the lyrics and melodies of songs and choreography are improvised in front of the audience. It should be emphasized that the music is also improvised live.
Since the beginning of our existence, we have filled our native stage at the Comedy Club, but we also successfully manage to entertain and move audiences in other places in Poland and abroad, we have played, among others, at the Norblin Factory, the Comedy Theater, the SPATiF Club, the Magnet Theater in New York, BIG in Barcelona, Boom Chicago in Amsterdam.
Nasze social media:
Facebook
Instagram
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GREEN ENERGY ZONE: IMPROVISED RECITAL WITH IMPROVISED MUSICAL
17:00
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Theatre
Festival Club
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The exhibition shows how a small factory in Nepal is changing the world for the better.
The Sparsa project is a social enterprise that produces eco-friendly, biodegradable sanitary pads made from banana fiber. In doing so, it addresses several challenges faced by Nepal: massive pollution, climate change, and the strong menstrual taboo that prevents women from properly taking care of their health during their period.
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A TOUCH OF HOPE. FOR WOMEN AND FOR THE PLANET!
17:00
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Visual arts, Other
Aula Artis
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Few people know that Oscar-winner Tim Robbins, in addition to his film career, has also been developing as a theatre creator for years. He is coming to the Malta Festival with his latest premiere of Actor’s Gang in which he is responsible for the script, direction, and music. After each performance, a meeting with the artist who is coming to Poland for the first time, is planned.
In a hybrid world of classical Greek theater and a raucous vaudeville show, the unity of a Greek Chorus is shattered by a mysterious illness, a metaphorical representation of the divisive forces gripping society. As chaos ensues, the Chorus desperately invoke the Gods, seeking divine intervention to restore their harmony and connection. Both serious and ridiculous, “Topsy Turvy” offers poignant commentary on the human condition, and a boisterous celebration of the power of forgiveness and the strength of the human heart to heal even the deepest divides.
The place is architecturally adapted to people with limited mobility
There are seats for people in wheelchairs in the auditorium
A toilet adapted for people with disabilities is available
Guide dog is allowed
A quiet room is available
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TOPSY TURVY
19:00
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Theatre
Aula Artis
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Unique and inimitable ANOHNI returns to the Malta Festival after 18 years! One of the most important artists of the alternative scene of the 21st century will come to Poznań with the group The Johnsons to perform her songs from her latest, well-received album “My Back was a bridge for You to Cross”. In Old Brewery Park we will also hear the songs such as “Hope There’s Someone”, “You are My Sister” and “4 Degrees”.
Born in the English county of West Sussex and having lived in New York for decades, the singer and pianist released her first album with the group The Johnsons in 2000. But her streak of success began with the 2005 release of the longplay I Am a Bird Now, earning her the prestigious Mercury Prize, and featured guest appearances by, among others, Lou Reed, Boy George and Devendra Banhart. Over the next 5 years, ANOHNI and the Johnsons released 2 more albums – the well-received The Crying Light and Swanlights. In 2016, the artist made a bold stylistic change with HOPELESSNESS – a solo album based on experimental, futuristic sounds. This ode to nature, full of anxiety and concern for the planet, earned her a BRIT Award nomination for Best British Artist. In the same year, ANOHNI was nominated, together with composer J. Ralph, for an Oscar for best original song for the song “Manta Ray” for the film Racing Extinction, which tells the story of the progressive mass extinction of subsequent animal species.
Last year, the first studio material released by ANOHNI & The Johnsons in 13 years saw the light of day. My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross is an album emanating beauty expressed by – full of fragility and power at the same time – the artist’s phenomenal vocals and a subtle, but extremely suggestive instrumental layer. This set of songs talks about love, pain and longing and identifies the violence inflicted on excluded people and the planet we live on.
The artist has come a long way during a quarter of a century of her musical career – from chamber songs, through emotional art-pop and occasional turns towards the dance floor, to futuristic electropop. Last year, ANOHNI turned to soul in such a decisive way for the first time. I was thinking a lot about “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye. This was an extremely important point of reference in my head – she said in press materials promoting the latest release. It is not without significance that the songs were produced by Jimmy Hogarth, who previously collaborated with Amy Winehouse and Tina Turner. My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross was awarded the album of the year by The New Yorker and Gazeta Wyborcza and was placed in the top ten lists prepared by Pitchfork, The Needle Drop and The New York Times.
The artist carefully selects the locations in which she performs, and her concert at Malta Festival 2024, which is not part of the European tour, will be preceded by a series of performances in North America.
Doors: 19:00
Concert Anohni & The Johnsons: 21:00
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ANOHNI AND THE JOHNSONS
19:00
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Open-air
Old Brewery Park
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u.r.trax is a producer, DJ and vocalist from Paris, France. She delivers eclectic DJ performances defending a diverse sound selection. From trippy techno to rough and cold electro, “backroom” dark trance and deconstructed rhythms; u.r.trax advocates an “immersive music for the mind”.
Her first language was music. Drummer since her very tender childhood, she started producing in her early teenage years and focused her self a few years later on club music.
In 2020, she releases her first record “Folge Mir” on Hector Oaks’ KAOS. In 2021, she releases her debut EP “Moral Krisis” on the sub-label she was given : “KAOS-URTRAX”. In 2022, she releases Third Ear on Nina Kraviz’ trip. She had the likes of the main pioneers of the scene such as Richie Hawtin, Ellen Alien and Tiga to cite a few.
Since 2023, she has been composing the music for the Parisian fashion label Coperni, unveiling wider musical skills.
In 2024, she will launch her own imprint ultra rare and is now preparing an album.
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U.R.TRAX – DJ SET
19:00
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Music
Festival Club
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Project Elimu was founded in 2017 and aims to give children from Kibera supplementary education, a chance to interact with art, and ultimately escape the cycle of poverty. One of its main programs is Kibera Ballet School. In 2017 Project Emily supported 24 children, and since then 50000 children have been benefited from the program.
Michael Wamaya is a dancer and activist, nominated for the prestigious Global Teacher Prize. Thanks to his talent and determination, he escaped the slums of Kenya and studied in Dutch schools. Now, he leads Project Elimu, an arts school where children from Kibera — one of the largest slums in the world — learn ballet. For the Malta Festival audience, he will conduct energetic Afro dance workshops!
Though his career has taken off and he could continue to make waves globally, he chose to return to Kenya to give children the same gift that allowed him to break free: dance. Along with that comes dignity, education, and self-confidence. Mike Wamaya and a group of his students will come to the Malta Festival at the invitation of Dominika Kulczyk as part of the 11th anniversary celebration of the Kulczyk Foundation.
On Friday, September 13th, we will witness a dance performance and flash mob by Project Elimu at MTP, Hall No. 2.
DANCE FLASH MOB. PROJECT ELIMU
20:30
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Dance, Performance
MTP, “Hall 2”
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As part of Malta Festival Freedom Square will turn into a large painting studio for one evening where the French Compagnie Lucamuros will set up a giant easel: the stage of the outdoor art and music show Gaugin’s Turtle, which will be performed for the first time in Poland. The show will be available for a whole family after the bedtime cartoon and after it gets dark on Friday evening.
I heard that during one of his stays in the Marquesas Islands, Paul Gauguin had the idea of painting directly on the shell of a young live turtle lost on a beach. I like to think that, thanks to this species’ long life span, one of the painter’s works, far from the avarice of speculators, still continues to swim back and forth today in the ocean depths, in its own little mobile museum.
What anecdote could be more appropriate to illustrate our desire to offer the public a singular vision of art and particularly of painting?
Our idea is not to do this on the ocean waves of Polynesia but rather in the floods of urban traffic, right in the middle of a crossroads or a public place, setting up our vast easel there beforehand. Our live music and the voices of our narrator and the painters themselves will replace the sound of the waves and the wailing of the wind in coconut trees, which must have been the background noise for Gauguin’s activity. What we’re about is images, inspired by an initial fascination for shadows, with their fantastic evocative power; we’re also about transparency, simultaneous presence and absence (…).
This is how we sketch the fringes of an unprecedented form of theatre, with abundant use of shadows, brush strokes or cameras – theatre where illusions are created live in full view, somewhere between do-it-yourself and fine-tuned technology, where the players are the plastic arts, music and texts, entwined together.
We continue with our exploration, hoping to pierce the mystery of mankind’s irresistible fascination with moving images.
Luc Amoros
The event takes place in an open space. There are natural city sounds
No architectural barriers
There is a toilet adapted for people with disabilities, the toilet is equipped with a changing table for children
Guide dog is allowed
There is a designated area in the auditorium for people with disabilities (including temporary disabilities) and women in advanced pregnancy, enabling a safe viewing of the performance.
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GAUGUIN’S TURTLE
21:00
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Theatre, Art Installation, Visual arts
MTP, “Hall 2”
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Silent Disco is already a tradition of the Malta Festival, which invariably attracts crowds of music and dance fans. DJ sets have been one of the permanent elements of Malta Festival since 2009. Back then we organized the first silent disco in a public space, becoming one of the precursors of this form of entertainment, both collective and individual, in Poland.
This year we invite you to join the fun in the Festival Club, where at weekends – 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15 September – at 10:00 p.m. we will serve you unforgettable DJ sets. On Saturday and Sunday evenings, using headphones, we will transport you to the world of hits that you can’t help but sing and dance to.
We promise that we will surprise you with both the selection of DJs and the repertoire, which will make every party an unforgettable experience. Join us, let yourself be carried away by the music and party until the morning!
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SILENT DISCO
22:00
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Music
Festival Club
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14.09/Saturday
The tradition of the Malta Festival are events that take place in urban spaces. This year, in addition to performances and artistic installations, on the streets of Poznań you will have a chance to meet the best European brass bands – bands specializing in playing wind instruments. It will be loud and joyful there!
The three bands invited to the festival, inspired by the New Orleans tradition, have experience of playing on various European stages. But in Poznań they will appear in the environment where they feel best – on the streets.
Back Chat Brass will come straight from Leeds to Poznań. The English octet gets the party started in seconds with covers of the biggest hits of the last few decades. This is probably the only group whose repertoire also includes hits by Fleetwood Mac, Prince, Rihanna, Outkast, Vengaboys and Blink-182.
Bandakadabra from Turin caused a real sensation. For years, Italian musicians played mainly swing and Balkan music. The band, which calls itself a “pocket orchestra”, has recently taken a new path: it has included its own interpretation of techno in their repertoire and has become extremely sought-after as a result. the rich, rhythmic sound will have a truly hypnotizing effect on the audience encountered on the streets of Poznań.
Brassfederacja is a band that couldn’t be missing in this set. The 9-piece band recorded with L.U.C. and Jan Emil Młynarski, but the audience loved him for Brasscos – spontaneous parties on Warsaw’s Vistula boulevards, where the band completely replaced a conventional DJ. Brassfederacja knows perfectly well how to attract crowds and will show it in the capital of Wielkopolska.
“Music on Streets” is a series of spontaneous performances, and we will inform you about where you can come across the mentioned bands via Malta Festival social media, shortly before the start of the concerts.
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MUSIC ON STREETS
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Music, Open-air
Poznań
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The exhibition “Odplatanie” (Untangling) will be on display throughout the entire festival and is dedicated to witches, sorceresses, good and bad women, female solidarity and female community. On the day of the opening, September 6, you will also be able to admire a musical performance by violinist Katarzyna Klebba.
Hair is an important element of a woman’s beauty. It tempts and arouses disgust. In various beliefs, it had magical power. Demons lurked in it. Tightly braided, it commanded discipline and obedience. In the film “Her Hair”, women free themselves from this oppression. “Girls from Karlsbad” are students of a girls’ school, immortalized in a photo from 1905, on whom Krystyna Piotrowska painted braids to connect them with the common fate of women and the time in which they lived. “The Braid” is an artifact braided from the hair of several dozen nameless women.
Krystyna Piotrowska (born 1949 in Zabrze) – studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków (Faculty of Interior Design, 1966–1972), at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Poznań (Faculty of Graphics and Painting, 1972–1975), at Grafikskolan Forum in Malmö (1985–1990). She creates works combining photography, graphic techniques and painting. She is the author of installations and videos. Her work mainly touches on the subject of identification and memory. In the years 2006–2012 she was the author and curator of the exhibition “Projekt Próżna” (Project Vain). She also curated the exhibitions “Adoracja Słodyczy” (Adoration of Sweets) at Zachęta (2014) and “Złe kobiety” (Bad Women) at the Cultural Centre “Zamek” in Poznań (2017). She has led workshops on graphics at the Summer Academy of Art in Salzburg on numerous occasions.
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EXHIBITION “UNBRAIDING”
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Visual arts
“Czas Kobiet” Foundation
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The seductive features of nature correspond with the colorful, sometimes primitivistic, painting, which complements and interpenetrates with elements of nature brought from, among others, islands, oceans, beaches, garbage cans, second-hand shops, old cellars of deceased owners, as well as from the Białowieża Forest. Paintings are a kind of gift, exchange, cooperative, creating an area where life in all its manifestations is to pulsate, and culture understood as a set of values created by man, mixes with wild, unprocessed nature. The places where the works are exhibited will be arranged in a space of nature, broadly understood freedom, element and color. It will become a land of dreams and an escape from the hustle and bustle, concrete, noise and overstimulation. Architecture of the future.
The exhibition of works will be accompanied by performances with the participation of the Artist. We are planning to arrange a dream bedroom, where the Author will spend his twenty-fifth birthday, celebrating twenty-five years of artistic activity. The installation will engage the Poznań audience and will refer to the most famous love story – Romeo and Juliet. The culmination of the activities is the interactive decoration of the Maltese frame, in which the festival painting will be framed, which will then be donated to a charity auction.
MICHAEL ZIELIŃSKI
As a model, he works for brands such as Yves Saint Laurent, Maison Margiela, Rick Owens, Hermes, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Gucci.
As an actor, he made his debut on the stage of the Powszechny Theater in Warsaw in Krystian Lupa’s play “Capri, the Island of Fugitives” (2021). He has the main role in Grzegorz Mołda’s “Matecznik”, created the character of Sasza in Agnieszka Holland’s “Green Border” (the film won seven awards in Venice). Kacper from the third season of “Belfer” (Canal Plus, 2023).
As a visual artist, he draws attention to the need to return to nature, direct interpersonal relationships, and social community. He creates in oil, combining natural ingredients with elements found in public spaces. He uses materials intended for disposal, giving objects a second life.
He composes, sings, writes, directs. He designs his own clothing collection, using waste from large fashion houses.
You can see the works and activities of Michael Zieliński at the Festival Club at Plac Wolności in Poznań.
The campaign partner is Desa Unicum
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available located 160 meters away at Plac Wolności
Changing place available at the Family Initiatives Center, Ratajczaka Street 44 (between the Cultural Information Center and Empik); during the Malta Festival open from Monday to Friday:
9/09 (Monday) – 10:00 – 19:30
10/09 (Tuesday) – 10:00 – 18:30
11/09 (Wednesday) – 10:00 – 18:30
12/09 (Thursday) – 10:00 – 18:30
13/09 (Friday) – 10:00 – 18:00
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“TO LOVE!” MICHAEL ZIELIŃSKI’S WORKS AT MALTA
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Visual arts, Other
Festival Club
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The exhibition (Fe)male, From intimacy to society is characterized by a variety of expressions concerning sexuality and interpersonal relations. The exhibition consists of several cycles of works dominated by graphics in both traditional and digital techniques, however, the exhibition also includes drawings, assemblages and small installations. All works are based on the artist’s ten years of creative experience, who speaks to recipients through various media, documenting personal experiences and deeply felt reflections on sexuality and individual aspects of intimacy.
One of the key themes of this exhibition is to highlight the divided society in which gender and its associated roles are often a source of conflict and misunderstanding. The exhibition (Fe)male, From intimacy to society, through its diverse series, aims to initiate a dialogue on femininity and masculinity, paying particular attention to how these categories affect our everyday lives and interpersonal relationships.
The works on display focus on presenting women not only as the protagonist of events, but mainly as those who comment on reality. The woman shown in the graphics becomes a kind of narrator who, through her gaze and reactions, draws attention to various social phenomena. Some of the works are grotesque in nature, showing the world in a distorting mirror, thus also becoming a tool of social criticism, ridiculing the paradoxes and absurdities of contemporary gender norms.
Other works bring more intimate representations of femininity. Here, the artist explores experiences related to motherhood, sexuality and struggles with her own body. The entire exhibition expresses a deep desire for fair treatment and true education that respects the otherness and value of others. The intimacy of these works makes them an extremely strong emotional message, encouraging reflection on the challenges and expectations that society places before us.
The works attract the audience with their dynamics and complex structure. The artist combines various cultural and symbolic elements here, creating multi-layered images that show the complexity of relations between the sexes.
To sum up, the exhibition ((Fe)male, From intimacy to society) is an extremely important voice in the discussion on sexuality. Through various artistic forms, the artist not only documents her own experiences, but also tries to start a broad debate on the role of gender in society. This exhibition encourages the viewer to reflect more deeply on how social divisions affect our lives and what challenges are associated with striving for gender justice and respect for otherness. Each work, despite its individual character, together creates a message in which the human being and their experiences are at the forefront.
22.08–15.09.2024
Galeria Nowa Scena UAP, Al. Marcinkowskiego 28
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(FE)MALE, FROM INTIMACY TO SOCIETY
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Fringe events
Festival centre
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An installation – a kind of spatial trailer – announcing the exhibition that the Department of Scenography and the Department of Clothing are organizing on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the existence of the Scenography program at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts in Poznań. In October, the people who teach and taught classes at these unique, interdisciplinary studies will present their works at the Old Brewery Malt House. There will also be room for student projects and the exchange of inspirations and thoughts with invited artists from abroad (from Lviv, Brussels, Tbilisi and Madrid). The works presented in the Rotunda let you feel the artistic atmosphere of the Studios that create the program.
9/08 – 27/10/2024
Galeria Rotunda UAP, Buliding A, Al. Marcinkowskiego 29
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INSPACE EXSPACE
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Fringe events
Festival centre
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Kulczyk Foundation is the largest private foundation in Poland, dedicated to fighting inequalities affecting women and girls around the world.
Since its inception, it has supported 600,000 people in 66 countries. This year marks its 11th anniversary.
The exhibition will showcase the key areas the foundation focuses on, along with photographs from around the world documenting various projects.
11-YEARS OF KULCZYK FOUNDATION: EXHIBITION AT STARY BROWAR
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Visual arts, Other
Old Brewery
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Give your items that were written off as waste a second life!
Contribute to reducing waste. Join our workshops on upcycling tetrapacks and textiles. With the help of fabric paints, you can renew your favorite clothes and give them a unique character. Bring your T-shirts, jeans, blouses or other clothes that have difficult-to-remove stains or that simply need refreshing. You can also turn used juice or milk cartons into practical wallets. It’s a great way to use materials that would usually end up in the trash and create something unique.
What can you do?
Revive your old clothes by creating your own unique patterns on them.
Cover up difficult-to-remove stains and give your clothes a completely new look.
Use fabric paints to create something truly unique and personal.
Bring an empty juice or milk carton with you.
Transform a prepared tetrapak into a stylish and durable wallet.
Why is it worth it?
You give a second life to items that could otherwise be written off.
You will learn simple but effective upcycling techniques.
You will create something useful and ecological that will serve you every day.
Tips:
Bring washed and dried clothes with you.
The wallet is best made with a clean and dry tetrapak. To do this, flatten and trim the bottom of the carton and cut off the bottom of the carton beforehand so that it is easy to wash and dry.
Join us and have fun being creative by creating something with your own hands. Take the first step towards a sustainable lifestyle and join us! ♻️
Please bring your own materials: tetrapaks (“cardboard” milk and juice packages), as well as T-shirts, jeans, blouses that have, for example, stains that are difficult to remove.
Tetrapak upcycling workshops – make yourself a wallet.
Clothes upcycling workshops – painting with fabric paints 3. Zero waste workshops – making wax wraps – reusable packaging for sandwiches, fruit
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GREEN ENERGY ZONE: UPCYCLING WORKSHOPS
10:00
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Workshops
Festival Club
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Siedem debat, dwa inspirujące wystąpienia i ponad dwadzieścia wybitnych postaci ze świata biznesu, kultury, sportu oraz aktywizmu społecznego, a wśród nich: Dominika Kulczyk, Sylwia Gregorczyk-Abram, Olga Legosz, Maria Andrejczyk, Katarzyna Zillmann, Henryka Bochniarz i wiele innych – tak przedstawia się program Impact Talks podczas Malta Festiwal. Oprócz paneli dyskusyjnych będzie można także wysłuchać wystąpień Gai Vince i Chrisa Baileya. Organizatorzy zapraszają na wydarzenie, które odbędzie się 14 września w godzinach 11:00-15:00 w Atrium Uniwersytetu Artystycznego w Poznaniu. Wstęp na wszystkie panele i wystąpienia jest bezpłatny
Tak prezentuje się lista gościń i gości Impact Talks oraz tematy, które poruszą:
Liderzy Zmian
Dominka Kulczyk (Kulczyk Foundation) | Sylwia Gregorczyk-Abram (Fundacja Wolne Sądy) | Monika Sajkowska (Fundacja Dajemy Dzieciom Siłę)
Klimat i migracje
Piotr Maciołek (Polenergia) | Joanna Maćkowiak-Pandera (Forum Energii) | Gaia Vince
Od wizji do rzeczywistości. Liderzy społecznej transformacji
Henryka Bochniarz (Rada Główna Konfederacji Lewian) Karolina Adrian (Fundacja Share the Care) Ewa Rumińska-Zimny Michał Wawrykiewicz (europoseł) | prowadzenie: Magda Mołek
Siła Kobiecego Sportu. Od Pasji Do Sukcesu
Maria Andrejczyk | Natalia Partyka | Katarzyna Zillmann | prowadzenie: Grzegorz Nawacki (XYZ)
Power przed i po pięćdziesiątce. Pewność siebie
Dorota Czekaj (Sieć Przedsiębiorczych Kobiet) | Joanna Zboch (Estée Lauder Companies) | Beata Borucka (Mądra Babcia) | Timea Balajcza (BALAJCZA Linguistic Services)
Gen Z – Kryzys Samotności
Jan Gawroński (społeczny zastępca Rzeczniczki Praw Dziecka) | Magdalena Namysłowska (Warszawski Ośrodek Psychoterpii i Psychiatrii) | Cleo Ćwiek (Fundacja Można Zwariować) | prowadzenie: Janusz Schwertner
Siła Influencerów. Kształtowanie Nowego Pokolenia
Kamila Kalińczak | Olga Legosz | Michał Marszał | prowadzenie: Arkadiusz Szulczyński (Brunch Marketingowy)
Impact Talks odbędzie się 14 września w godzinach 11:00-15:00 w Atrium Uniwersytetu Artystycznego w Poznaniu.
Wstęp na wydarzenie jest wolny.
Więcej informacji przeczytasz na stronie z opisem miejsca.
IMPACT TALKS
11:00
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Debate
Centrum Festiwalowe. Atrium UAP
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Create, Renew, SCREENPRINT!
We invite you to unique hand screen printing workshops. This is a unique opportunity to refresh your clothes, give them a new, original look, combine art with care for the environment.
Bring your clothes:
We encourage you to bring your old cotton T-shirts, sweatshirts, bags or other textiles that you want to renovate.
Choose a design: On site you will find a variety of Malta patterns that you can print on your clothes with the assistance of our screen printing instructor Mika Starowska.
Print using water-based paints that are soft, durable and indelible, while also being safe for the environment.
The screen printing station will be available throughout the week of the festival from 1p.m. to 4 p.m.,
It will be open to everyone – regardless of age or experience in screen printing.
Upcycling:
Use the clothes you already have instead of buying new ones – let’s take care of the environment and promote sustainable fashion.
Come, have fun and print with us at the Malta Festival!
Go back home with a unique piece of clothing that will remind you of your festival moments.
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GREEN ENERGY ZONE: ECOLOGICAL HAND SCREEN PRINTING
13:00
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Workshops
Festival Club
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Knowledge not only brings satisfaction, it can also be delicious. This will be proven by the panel discussion “Cuisine as a cultural phenomenon”, which will be hosted by Anda Rottenberg – art historian and curator, former director of the Warsaw Zachęta and one of the most distinguished people in contemporary Polish modern art. Rottenberg, together with her guests, will look at culinary arts from an anthropological perspective.
The starting point for the talk will be Claude Lévi-Strauss’s essay “The Culinary Triangle”, in which the author, using the structure of binary oppositions, constructed a diagram of the transition from nature to culture. Lévi-Strauss’s culinary triangle depicted three categories of food: raw, cooked and rotten. Lévi-Strauss used oppositions such as raw-cooked, baked-cooked to show how the process of processing food symbolizes the transition of man from a natural state to a cultural state.
Contemporary anthropology of food focuses on the study of food in a cultural context, analyzing its relationship to politics, rituals, gender and other aspects of social life. Food anthropologists are interested in what people eat, how this food is consumed, and what cultural values and norms are associated with it. For example, research may concern food taboos, differences in consumption between different social groups or the symbolism of food in different cultures.
This panel will focus on the female culinary experience, emphasizing the role of women in preparing meals, which is traditionally rooted in many cultures. Each of the panel participants represents a different cultural and culinary tradition, which will enable a broad discussion on the diversity and similarities in approaches to food. Ahlam Shibli will talk about the specificity of Arab cuisine in the Palestinian version; Ifi Ude, born in Nigeria, about the culinary customs of the African Ibo people and their implementation in the area of Polish cuisine; Linh Nguyen from Vietnam – about Asian traditions and their sources; Marina Napruszkina from Belarus – about different varieties of North Slavic cuisine in collision with German cuisine; Grażyna Kulczyk – about the change in Poznań’s eating habits when communing with the specific traditions of the cuisine of the Swiss canton of Grissons.
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available in 160 meters in Plac Wolności
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CUISINE AS A CULTURAL PHENOMENON
14:00
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Debate
Festival Club
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Sun and Sea is a climate opera created by Lina Lapelyte, Vaiva Grainyte, and Rugile Barzdziukaite. After winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale for the Lithuanian Pavillon, it toured the most important festivals and stages in New York, Paris, Lisbon, London, or recently: Singapore. During the Malta Festival 2024, it will finally unveil its beach in Poland, inviting the local community to join in the beach experience.
Presented as Lithuania’s national entry for the 2019 Venice Biennale, Sun & Sea’s all-female creative team – director Rugilė Barzdžiukaite, librettist Vaiva Grainytė, and artist and composer Lina Lapelytė – received the event’s top award, the Golden Lion.
Using several tons of sand to transform each venue into a lively beach, sunbathing characters offer up a range of seductive harmonies and melodic stories that glide between the mundane, the sinister, and the surreal. From the sprawling narrative of their lives emerges a piercing exploration of climate change, shining light on the complex relationship between people and our planet. The piece is brought to life by 13 vocalists who are surrounded by local community members acting as fellow beach-goers in each city.
With a bird’s-eye view of the performance from a mezzanine gallery above the stage, audiences look down on the assembled characters who appear as a typical group of vacationers of varying ages, from different walks of life, attired in colourful bathing suits and sunbathing under the full glare of the sun over a mosaic of towels. Surveying this fleshy tableau vivant from their sun-like vantage point, audiences observe the frailty of the human condition.
As the libretto unfolds we are introduced to each individual in turn, through sung performances (performed whilst lying down) that reveal private preoccupations, ranging from trivial concerns about sunburn and plans for future vacations to nagging fears of environmental catastrophe, which surface as though from the depths of the characters’ troubled consciousness. Frivolous micro-stories on this crowded beach give way to broader, more serious topic sand grow into a global symphony, a universal human choir addressing issues of planetary scale; tired bodies offering a metonym for a tired planet.
Staged on an indoor beach, composed through light, architecture and music, this durational work unfolds on a loop over several hours. The libretto of the piece is set as a mosaic of stories, inner monologues, dreams and thoughts, sung in solos and as a chorus by the beachgoers. This ‘soup’ of stories might sound mundane and carefree; however, in this liturgical, poppy, and synthetic ocean of songs one can feel an impending threat. The picture of enjoyable holidays belies the consequences of this inertia – planetary resources being extracted as if sipping a fizzy Piña Colada. (…)
Lucia Pietroiusti.
The auditorium is located on the balcony, accessed by stairs. No elevator.
The height of the opaque part of the balcony railing is 68 cm from the floor.
No adapted toilets for people with disabilities, toilets equipped with platforms
Dog guide is allowed
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SUN&SEA
15:00
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Theatre, Opera, Performance, Visual arts
MTP, “Hall 2”
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“If I disappeared tomorrow, would anyone even notice?” No one. Evan is sure of it. The thought of school, of contact with peers, is unbearable. This noisy crowd, the embarrassment of trying to start a conversation and no place to escape to… As part of his therapy, he writes himself a letter. It was supposed to motivate him, but something went wrong again, and then it only got worse. The letter fell into the hands of a friend from class, Connor. It made him very angry, because Evan also wrote about his sister – Zoe. A few days later, Connor commits suicide, and his parents find Evan’s letter with him and decide that the boys must have been friends. Trying to correct the mistake is too much for Evan, especially since finally what he says is important to someone. He delves into a story about a friendship that never was…
“Dear Evan Hansen” is a story about those who feel invisible. The play touches on topics we want to talk about, but often don’t know how. It touches on important issues of mental health for teenagers, depression, social anxiety and addiction in the world of social media. However, it is also a warm story about the power of friendship and building good relationships, with a simple message: #youarenotalone. The musical “Dear Evan Hansen” premiered in July 2015 in Washington and quickly became a phenomenon among young people. The music and lyrics were written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (“La La Land”, “The Greatest Showman”), and the script by Steven Levenson. The play won six Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Original Score. In 2021, the musical was adapted into a film by the acclaimed director Stephen Chbosky. Audiences loved it for songs such as “You Will Be Found”, “Waving Through a Window” and “For Forever”. The musical “Dear Evan Hansen” is being brought to the stage of the Music Theatre in Poznań by Paweł Szkotak, the musical director is Dariusz Tarczewski, the choreography is prepared by Karol Drozd, and the set and costumes by Natalia Kitamikado. The performance is complemented by lighting by Paulina Góral and projections by Karolina Jacewicz and Mateusz Kokot, and the sound director is Tomasz Zajma. The performance features students from the Olga Sławska-Lipczyńska High School of Ballet in Poznań. Ableton Programming by Scott Wasserman and Enrico de Trizio.
No architectural accessibility
Toilet available
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DEAR EVAN HANSEN
15:00
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Theatre
Musical Theater in Poznań
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Sun and Sea is a climate opera created by Lina Lapelyte, Vaiva Grainyte, and Rugile Barzdziukaite. After winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale for the Lithuanian Pavillon, it toured the most important festivals and stages in New York, Paris, Lisbon, London, or recently: Singapore. During the Malta Festival 2024, it will finally unveil its beach in Poland, inviting the local community to join in the beach experience.
Presented as Lithuania’s national entry for the 2019 Venice Biennale, Sun & Sea’s all-female creative team – director Rugilė Barzdžiukaite, librettist Vaiva Grainytė, and artist and composer Lina Lapelytė – received the event’s top award, the Golden Lion.
Using several tons of sand to transform each venue into a lively beach, sunbathing characters offer up a range of seductive harmonies and melodic stories that glide between the mundane, the sinister, and the surreal. From the sprawling narrative of their lives emerges a piercing exploration of climate change, shining light on the complex relationship between people and our planet. The piece is brought to life by 13 vocalists who are surrounded by local community members acting as fellow beach-goers in each city.
With a bird’s-eye view of the performance from a mezzanine gallery above the stage, audiences look down on the assembled characters who appear as a typical group of vacationers of varying ages, from different walks of life, attired in colourful bathing suits and sunbathing under the full glare of the sun over a mosaic of towels. Surveying this fleshy tableau vivant from their sun-like vantage point, audiences observe the frailty of the human condition.
As the libretto unfolds we are introduced to each individual in turn, through sung performances (performed whilst lying down) that reveal private preoccupations, ranging from trivial concerns about sunburn and plans for future vacations to nagging fears of environmental catastrophe, which surface as though from the depths of the characters’ troubled consciousness. Frivolous micro-stories on this crowded beach give way to broader, more serious topic sand grow into a global symphony, a universal human choir addressing issues of planetary scale; tired bodies offering a metonym for a tired planet.
Staged on an indoor beach, composed through light, architecture and music, this durational work unfolds on a loop over several hours. The libretto of the piece is set as a mosaic of stories, inner monologues, dreams and thoughts, sung in solos and as a chorus by the beachgoers. This ‘soup’ of stories might sound mundane and carefree; however, in this liturgical, poppy, and synthetic ocean of songs one can feel an impending threat. The picture of enjoyable holidays belies the consequences of this inertia – planetary resources being extracted as if sipping a fizzy Piña Colada. (…)
Lucia Pietroiusti.
The auditorium is located on the balcony, accessed by stairs. No elevator.
The height of the opaque part of the balcony railing is 68 cm from the floor.
No adapted toilets for people with disabilities, toilets equipped with platforms
Dog guide is allowed
Read more information on the page with the description of the venue.
SUN&SEA
16:00
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Theatre, Opera, Performance, Visual arts
MTP, “Hall 2”
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Krzysztof Warlikowski’s latest performance, produced at the Nowy Teatr, returns to Poland after its premiere tour around Europe.
Elizabeth Costello is a heroine who is not just a fictional, literary entity. One could say that she became Coetzee’s artistic and life alter ego, speaking on his behalf, replacing him when he began to hide behind her back or use her as a shield, as if he wanted to throw on her the odium of criticism, discord and anger of the audience and participants academic discussions and disputes. As he himself claims, Costello not only invades his imagination and writing plans, he also speaks – his voice – on philosophical, ecological, social and existential issues, he speaks and appeals to consciences regarding the fate of animals, social inequalities and the exclusion of the elderly and crippled. She also invades his works in which the author did not plan to include her. It can therefore be considered a kind of ghost, a calling voice or a dybbuk or other wandering soul. Or simply for your favorite figure that maniacally returns to its creator.
The character of writer Elizabeth Costello first appeared in 1999, when John Maxwell Coetzee was invited to give two lectures at universities in the United States, the topic of which was the writer Elizabeth Costello, invited to give two lectures at universities in the United States. Since then, the author has written several more works in which this character emerged, and her biography gradually began to grow. In 2003, the writer devoted a separate novel to it he titled Elizabeth Costello. Costello is also Krzysztof’s favorite and often unplanned character in the theater Warlikowski. She has appeared in five of his plays so far: in one under her own name, in others were voiced by other characters. But never before had a director devoted an entire play to her, although – as his previous achievements show – it demands his attention and probably haunts him as often as its original creator. In his latest performance, Warlikowski finally implements the plan he knows exists he didn’t know until now, but it seems very logical considering how many times he invited Elizabeth to appear in the world of his theater.
The event partner is Grupa MTP.
SEVEN LECTURES AND FIVE FABLES WITH A MORAL
The performance takes place on the Main Stage of the Poznan Opera House
Performance with audio description
The place is architecturally adapted to people with limited mobility
There are seats for people in wheelchairs in the auditorium
A toilet adapted for people with disabilities is available
Guide dog is allowed
Information signs in Braille are placed on the premises of the Opera House
For the hearing impaired, there is an infrared modulator SI1015
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Polish subtitles audiodescription
ELIZABETH COSTELLO | J.M. COETZEE
17:00
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Theatre
Earth Hall
SEVEN LECTURES AND FIVE FABLES WITH A MORAL
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Sun and Sea is a climate opera created by Lina Lapelyte, Vaiva Grainyte, and Rugile Barzdziukaite. After winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale for the Lithuanian Pavillon, it toured the most important festivals and stages in New York, Paris, Lisbon, London, or recently: Singapore. During the Malta Festival 2024, it will finally unveil its beach in Poland, inviting the local community to join in the beach experience.
Presented as Lithuania’s national entry for the 2019 Venice Biennale, Sun & Sea’s all-female creative team – director Rugilė Barzdžiukaite, librettist Vaiva Grainytė, and artist and composer Lina Lapelytė – received the event’s top award, the Golden Lion.
Using several tons of sand to transform each venue into a lively beach, sunbathing characters offer up a range of seductive harmonies and melodic stories that glide between the mundane, the sinister, and the surreal. From the sprawling narrative of their lives emerges a piercing exploration of climate change, shining light on the complex relationship between people and our planet. The piece is brought to life by 13 vocalists who are surrounded by local community members acting as fellow beach-goers in each city.
With a bird’s-eye view of the performance from a mezzanine gallery above the stage, audiences look down on the assembled characters who appear as a typical group of vacationers of varying ages, from different walks of life, attired in colourful bathing suits and sunbathing under the full glare of the sun over a mosaic of towels. Surveying this fleshy tableau vivant from their sun-like vantage point, audiences observe the frailty of the human condition.
As the libretto unfolds we are introduced to each individual in turn, through sung performances (performed whilst lying down) that reveal private preoccupations, ranging from trivial concerns about sunburn and plans for future vacations to nagging fears of environmental catastrophe, which surface as though from the depths of the characters’ troubled consciousness. Frivolous micro-stories on this crowded beach give way to broader, more serious topic sand grow into a global symphony, a universal human choir addressing issues of planetary scale; tired bodies offering a metonym for a tired planet.
Staged on an indoor beach, composed through light, architecture and music, this durational work unfolds on a loop over several hours. The libretto of the piece is set as a mosaic of stories, inner monologues, dreams and thoughts, sung in solos and as a chorus by the beachgoers. This ‘soup’ of stories might sound mundane and carefree; however, in this liturgical, poppy, and synthetic ocean of songs one can feel an impending threat. The picture of enjoyable holidays belies the consequences of this inertia – planetary resources being extracted as if sipping a fizzy Piña Colada. (…)
Lucia Pietroiusti.
The auditorium is located on the balcony, accessed by stairs. No elevator.
The height of the opaque part of the balcony railing is 68 cm from the floor.
No adapted toilets for people with disabilities, toilets equipped with platforms
Dog guide is allowed
Read more information on the page with the description of the venue.
SUN&SEA
17:00
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Theatre, Opera, Performance, Visual arts
MTP, “Hall 2”
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Jacek Sienkiewicz, the co-founder and vocalist of the band Kwiat Jabłoni, has recently been trying his hand at DJing. In his sets, he shows a side of himself that his listeners probably don’t know yet. An important part of the set is his own electronic tracks, which can be found on the EP “Trylobit”. In addition, he mixes tracks by such figures as Fred Again…, Four Tet, Max Cooper and Ólafur Arn.
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SIENKIEWICZ – DJ SET
17:00
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Music
Stage by Lake Malta
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The exhibition shows how a small factory in Nepal is changing the world for the better.
The Sparsa project is a social enterprise that produces eco-friendly, biodegradable sanitary pads made from banana fiber. In doing so, it addresses several challenges faced by Nepal: massive pollution, climate change, and the strong menstrual taboo that prevents women from properly taking care of their health during their period.
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A TOUCH OF HOPE. FOR WOMEN AND FOR THE PLANET!
17:00
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Visual arts, Other
Aula Artis
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Take a look with us at different corners of our planet. Let’s listen to the voice of the beautiful, life-giving Earth – what squeaks in it, where it hurts and why.
And it’s true, it will be about all of this: about separating waste, about taking care of bees, about respecting the seas and oceans, about not buying more and more. But how told! Meet: two funny fish Plum and Bul, who discover strange finds in the depths of the ocean, crazy Squirrel who knows every gossip in the forest and Bear. Is there anything that connects all these characters and their stories?
But! In an invisible dimension, we will talk about commitment, systematic mindfulness in observing the world. How does it affect us? How does it help in building relationships and taking care of them? What impact do the habits of “Caring about the World” have on our lives?
Let’s talk about ecology with hope and a smile, because everything is in our hands.
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GREEN ENERGY ZONE: WE CARE ABOUT THE WORLD
17:00
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Theatre
Festival Club
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Hollow Coves is an Australian musical duo founded in 2013 by Ryan Henderson and Matt Carins. Their musical style revolves around folk and indie, characterized by gentle acoustic melodies and introspective lyrics. They draw inspiration from nature and travel, which is clearly reflected in their music, full of peace and harmony.
The band’s debut EP, titled “Drifting,” was released in 2014, and tracks like “The Woods” quickly gained popularity on streaming platforms. This success allowed Hollow Coves to gain international recognition and fans worldwide. In 2019, they released their first full-length album, “Moments,” which was also met with enthusiastic reviews from the music press.
Hollow Coves’ music is often described as perfect for relaxation and escaping everyday life—it’s hard to imagine a better soundtrack for a visit to Lake Malta, where an outdoor stage will be set up for the Australians to perform.
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HOLLOW COVES
18:30
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Music, Concert
Stage by Lake Malta
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A unique concert by Lake Malta. L.U.C. and Rebel Babel Film Orchestra will present a special version of the music to the film “The Peasants” (Chłopi) in the open air for the first time before the autumn tour with the participation of special guests.
Władysław Reymont in “Peasants” used simple language and proverbs to create rich, epic, and extremely colorful work of the highest linguistic level. L.U.C. he got inspired by this concept, using only classical folk instruments to create a beautiful one and extensive music, inspired by cinematography, trance and classical folk music.
What distinguishes this project is a modern approach to production and innovative ways of expression.It is a fascinating world of animated art, where every brush stroke is full of life. Scenes from animation in a new version and behind the scenes of production give a unique look at our artistic work trip. Here the tuba sometimes sounds like a Moog bass synthesizer in dubstep. traditional instruments, such as cradles, drums, wind instruments, accordions and unique regional ones, such as the Płock violin, Biłgoraj souks, flutes, tubmars and Greater Poland bagpipes combine to paint a vivid soundscape.Ethereal vocals weave seamlessly into this mosaic.
A modern approach to arrangement, rhythm and sample manipulation reinterprets various folk instruments. Traditional forms and classifications are often changed and reinterpreted. Rebel Babel Film Orchestra includes both traditional three-note meter, with a lively rhythm of a mazurka, as well as a usually two-part phrase structure, set to a flexible rubato tempo, designed for dancing. Additionally, the orchestra reaches for simple time signature and steady rhythms, including an energetic polka.
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PEASANTS – OPEN-AIR CONCERT
20:00
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Music, Open-air, Concert
Stage by Lake Malta
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On September 14, Parov Stelar will perform on the open-air stage by Lake Malta as part of Malta Festival 2024. The concert will be open to everyone and free of charge, providing a unique opportunity to experience a live performance by one of the most respected artists on the electronic scene.
Marcus Fuereder, known by his stage name Parov Stelar, is an artist who gained international recognition as a pioneer of the “Electro Swing” genre. His music, combining unique electronic sounds with swing elements, brought him fame all over the world. Parov Stelar has performed at over 1,000 concerts, including legendary venues such as the PlayStation Theater in New York, the Alexandra Palace in London, and the Zenith in Paris. He has also been a guest at major music festivals such as Coachella, Glastonbury, and Lollapalooza.
The artist debuted in 2004 with the EP “Kisskiss” and the album “Rough Cuts”, which immediately caught the attention of the international music scene. Since then, he has released 10 studio albums, one live album, and over 20 EPs, which have strengthened his position in the industry. During his career, Parov Stelar has collaborated with such stars as Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, Lana Del Rey, Marvin Gaye, and Bryan Ferry.
For his achievements, Parov Stelar has received 10 Amadeus Austrian Music Awards, including Best Album and Best Live Performance. His songs have repeatedly topped the charts, and hits such as “The Sun” and “Brass Devil” have reached the top of the iTunes electronic charts in the US. His music has achieved platinum and gold status in several countries, and his songs have been used in advertisements for the world’s biggest brands.
In addition to music, Parov Stelar also paints, which contrasts and complements his musical work. His paintings, often created using traditional painting techniques, are the result of impulse and randomness, which the artist consciously uses in his creative process.
Parov Stelar’s performance at Malta Festival 2024 will be a unique event that will combine art and music, and his extraordinary energy will certainly attract crowds to Lake Malta. That day, the open-air stage will also feature Hollow Coves and L.U.C. & REBEL BABEL with music from the film “The Peasants”.
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PAROV STELAR
22:00
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Open-air, Concert
Stage by Lake Malta
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Silent Disco is already a tradition of the Malta Festival, which invariably attracts crowds of music and dance fans. DJ sets have been one of the permanent elements of Malta Festival since 2009. Back then we organized the first silent disco in a public space, becoming one of the precursors of this form of entertainment, both collective and individual, in Poland.
This year we invite you to join the fun in the Festival Club, where at weekends – 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15 September – at 10:00 p.m. we will serve you unforgettable DJ sets. On Saturday and Sunday evenings, using headphones, we will transport you to the world of hits that you can’t help but sing and dance to.
We promise that we will surprise you with both the selection of DJs and the repertoire, which will make every party an unforgettable experience. Join us, let yourself be carried away by the music and party until the morning!
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SILENT DISCO
22:00
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Music
Festival Club
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15.09/Sunday
The tradition of the Malta Festival are events that take place in urban spaces. This year, in addition to performances and artistic installations, on the streets of Poznań you will have a chance to meet the best European brass bands – bands specializing in playing wind instruments. It will be loud and joyful there!
The three bands invited to the festival, inspired by the New Orleans tradition, have experience of playing on various European stages. But in Poznań they will appear in the environment where they feel best – on the streets.
Back Chat Brass will come straight from Leeds to Poznań. The English octet gets the party started in seconds with covers of the biggest hits of the last few decades. This is probably the only group whose repertoire also includes hits by Fleetwood Mac, Prince, Rihanna, Outkast, Vengaboys and Blink-182.
Bandakadabra from Turin caused a real sensation. For years, Italian musicians played mainly swing and Balkan music. The band, which calls itself a “pocket orchestra”, has recently taken a new path: it has included its own interpretation of techno in their repertoire and has become extremely sought-after as a result. the rich, rhythmic sound will have a truly hypnotizing effect on the audience encountered on the streets of Poznań.
Brassfederacja is a band that couldn’t be missing in this set. The 9-piece band recorded with L.U.C. and Jan Emil Młynarski, but the audience loved him for Brasscos – spontaneous parties on Warsaw’s Vistula boulevards, where the band completely replaced a conventional DJ. Brassfederacja knows perfectly well how to attract crowds and will show it in the capital of Wielkopolska.
“Music on Streets” is a series of spontaneous performances, and we will inform you about where you can come across the mentioned bands via Malta Festival social media, shortly before the start of the concerts.
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MUSIC ON STREETS
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Music, Open-air
Poznań
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The exhibition “Odplatanie” (Untangling) will be on display throughout the entire festival and is dedicated to witches, sorceresses, good and bad women, female solidarity and female community. On the day of the opening, September 6, you will also be able to admire a musical performance by violinist Katarzyna Klebba.
Hair is an important element of a woman’s beauty. It tempts and arouses disgust. In various beliefs, it had magical power. Demons lurked in it. Tightly braided, it commanded discipline and obedience. In the film “Her Hair”, women free themselves from this oppression. “Girls from Karlsbad” are students of a girls’ school, immortalized in a photo from 1905, on whom Krystyna Piotrowska painted braids to connect them with the common fate of women and the time in which they lived. “The Braid” is an artifact braided from the hair of several dozen nameless women.
Krystyna Piotrowska (born 1949 in Zabrze) – studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków (Faculty of Interior Design, 1966–1972), at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Poznań (Faculty of Graphics and Painting, 1972–1975), at Grafikskolan Forum in Malmö (1985–1990). She creates works combining photography, graphic techniques and painting. She is the author of installations and videos. Her work mainly touches on the subject of identification and memory. In the years 2006–2012 she was the author and curator of the exhibition “Projekt Próżna” (Project Vain). She also curated the exhibitions “Adoracja Słodyczy” (Adoration of Sweets) at Zachęta (2014) and “Złe kobiety” (Bad Women) at the Cultural Centre “Zamek” in Poznań (2017). She has led workshops on graphics at the Summer Academy of Art in Salzburg on numerous occasions.
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EXHIBITION “UNBRAIDING”
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Visual arts
“Czas Kobiet” Foundation
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The seductive features of nature correspond with the colorful, sometimes primitivistic, painting, which complements and interpenetrates with elements of nature brought from, among others, islands, oceans, beaches, garbage cans, second-hand shops, old cellars of deceased owners, as well as from the Białowieża Forest. Paintings are a kind of gift, exchange, cooperative, creating an area where life in all its manifestations is to pulsate, and culture understood as a set of values created by man, mixes with wild, unprocessed nature. The places where the works are exhibited will be arranged in a space of nature, broadly understood freedom, element and color. It will become a land of dreams and an escape from the hustle and bustle, concrete, noise and overstimulation. Architecture of the future.
The exhibition of works will be accompanied by performances with the participation of the Artist. We are planning to arrange a dream bedroom, where the Author will spend his twenty-fifth birthday, celebrating twenty-five years of artistic activity. The installation will engage the Poznań audience and will refer to the most famous love story – Romeo and Juliet. The culmination of the activities is the interactive decoration of the Maltese frame, in which the festival painting will be framed, which will then be donated to a charity auction.
MICHAEL ZIELIŃSKI
As a model, he works for brands such as Yves Saint Laurent, Maison Margiela, Rick Owens, Hermes, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Gucci.
As an actor, he made his debut on the stage of the Powszechny Theater in Warsaw in Krystian Lupa’s play “Capri, the Island of Fugitives” (2021). He has the main role in Grzegorz Mołda’s “Matecznik”, created the character of Sasza in Agnieszka Holland’s “Green Border” (the film won seven awards in Venice). Kacper from the third season of “Belfer” (Canal Plus, 2023).
As a visual artist, he draws attention to the need to return to nature, direct interpersonal relationships, and social community. He creates in oil, combining natural ingredients with elements found in public spaces. He uses materials intended for disposal, giving objects a second life.
He composes, sings, writes, directs. He designs his own clothing collection, using waste from large fashion houses.
You can see the works and activities of Michael Zieliński at the Festival Club at Plac Wolności in Poznań.
The campaign partner is Desa Unicum
Architectural accessibility
Toilet available located 160 meters away at Plac Wolności
Changing place available at the Family Initiatives Center, Ratajczaka Street 44 (between the Cultural Information Center and Empik); during the Malta Festival open from Monday to Friday:
9/09 (Monday) – 10:00 – 19:30
10/09 (Tuesday) – 10:00 – 18:30
11/09 (Wednesday) – 10:00 – 18:30
12/09 (Thursday) – 10:00 – 18:30
13/09 (Friday) – 10:00 – 18:00
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“TO LOVE!” MICHAEL ZIELIŃSKI’S WORKS AT MALTA
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Visual arts, Other
Festival Club
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The exhibition (Fe)male, From intimacy to society is characterized by a variety of expressions concerning sexuality and interpersonal relations. The exhibition consists of several cycles of works dominated by graphics in both traditional and digital techniques, however, the exhibition also includes drawings, assemblages and small installations. All works are based on the artist’s ten years of creative experience, who speaks to recipients through various media, documenting personal experiences and deeply felt reflections on sexuality and individual aspects of intimacy.
One of the key themes of this exhibition is to highlight the divided society in which gender and its associated roles are often a source of conflict and misunderstanding. The exhibition (Fe)male, From intimacy to society, through its diverse series, aims to initiate a dialogue on femininity and masculinity, paying particular attention to how these categories affect our everyday lives and interpersonal relationships.
The works on display focus on presenting women not only as the protagonist of events, but mainly as those who comment on reality. The woman shown in the graphics becomes a kind of narrator who, through her gaze and reactions, draws attention to various social phenomena. Some of the works are grotesque in nature, showing the world in a distorting mirror, thus also becoming a tool of social criticism, ridiculing the paradoxes and absurdities of contemporary gender norms.
Other works bring more intimate representations of femininity. Here, the artist explores experiences related to motherhood, sexuality and struggles with her own body. The entire exhibition expresses a deep desire for fair treatment and true education that respects the otherness and value of others. The intimacy of these works makes them an extremely strong emotional message, encouraging reflection on the challenges and expectations that society places before us.
The works attract the audience with their dynamics and complex structure. The artist combines various cultural and symbolic elements here, creating multi-layered images that show the complexity of relations between the sexes.
To sum up, the exhibition ((Fe)male, From intimacy to society) is an extremely important voice in the discussion on sexuality. Through various artistic forms, the artist not only documents her own experiences, but also tries to start a broad debate on the role of gender in society. This exhibition encourages the viewer to reflect more deeply on how social divisions affect our lives and what challenges are associated with striving for gender justice and respect for otherness. Each work, despite its individual character, together creates a message in which the human being and their experiences are at the forefront.
22.08–15.09.2024
Galeria Nowa Scena UAP, Al. Marcinkowskiego 28
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(FE)MALE, FROM INTIMACY TO SOCIETY
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Fringe events
Festival centre
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An installation – a kind of spatial trailer – announcing the exhibition that the Department of Scenography and the Department of Clothing are organizing on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the existence of the Scenography program at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts in Poznań. In October, the people who teach and taught classes at these unique, interdisciplinary studies will present their works at the Old Brewery Malt House. There will also be room for student projects and the exchange of inspirations and thoughts with invited artists from abroad (from Lviv, Brussels, Tbilisi and Madrid). The works presented in the Rotunda let you feel the artistic atmosphere of the Studios that create the program.
9/08 – 27/10/2024
Galeria Rotunda UAP, Buliding A, Al. Marcinkowskiego 29
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INSPACE EXSPACE
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Fringe events
Festival centre
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