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21.06/Sunday
To Love! will open Malta Festival on June 21 by Lake Malta as a bespoke open-air musical production created specifically for the occasion. The event moves beyond the format of a traditional concert — well-known Polish songs are brought together into a cohesive narrative, forming a multi-layered story about different dimensions of love.
On stage, artists representing distinct sensibilities and musical languages come together: Grzegorz Turnau, Ralph Kaminski, Natalia Szroeder, Jakub Józef Orliński, Anna Maria Jopek, Natalia Przybysz, Anita Lipnicka, Zalia and Krzysztof Zalewski. The artistic direction of the project is led by Natalia Kukulska. Admission is free.
To Love! is conceived as a three-part musical experience in which individual songs no longer function as separate pieces, but as elements of a larger whole. Through specially created arrangements and medleys, the music flows seamlessly from one piece to another, building a dramaturgy shaped by emotional tension and shifting perspectives.
Each part of the concert explores a different stage of love – from initial impulses and fascination, through tension and longing, to reflection. The musical layer is shaped by Paweł Tomaszewski, Nikola Kołodziejczyk and Adam Sztaba, giving the performance a cohesive and multi-dimensional character.
An important element of the event is its narrative layer. Between the musical acts, short performative moments based on fragments of the songs expand their meaning and introduce additional context to the music.
The concert marks the opening of Malta Festival on the first day of summer, aligning with the festival’s broader idea as a space of shared experience – rooted in closeness, attentiveness and being together.
The evening extends beyond the concert itself. In collaboration with Arts Council Malta and the Embassy of Malta in Poland, the lakeside space will transform into an open-air celebration, with a Maltese street brass band closing the night.
Accessible seating area – to use the accessible seating area, including wheelchair spaces, please send a request to natalia.dabrowska@malta-festival.pl and receive a reservation confirmation from the same address. Reservations for the accessible sector are available until 10 June 2026
Accessibility of the venue where the event takes place -> Stage at the Finish Line of the Malta Regatta Course
OUTDOOR CONCERT “TO LOVE!”
19:00
/ Concert
Outdoor Stage at the Finish Line of the Malta Regatta Course
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22.06/Monday
Anna Jadowska – film director, screenwriter and lecturer at the Łódź Film School – will appear at Malta Festival for the first time as a prose writer. Her debut novel Dadzieja is told from the perspective of a young girl and focuses on what is fragile, unspoken and only just beginning to take shape.
Jadowska brings her cinematic sensibility into literature: an attentiveness to detail, an emotional rhythm, and tension built more through silence and omission than through what is said directly.
Meeting with Anna Jadowska will open this year’s edition of Women Talking. Although she made her literary debut in the 1990s, publishing in magazines such as Brulion, Dadzieja is her first prose book.
The novel is told from the perspective of a young girl – a daughter, a sister and an observer of a world that slowly begins to reveal its darker sides. Jadowska builds her narrative through emotional tension, small gestures and seemingly minor situations that gradually form a story about growing up, intimacy and loss.
Her background in cinema remains strongly present in the writing. Jadowska works through images, rhythm and detail, shaping the story with precision and restraint, focusing on what remains unspoken. This is literature that does not seek spectacle, but rather the intensity hidden within everyday life and human relationships.
Jadowska’s presence also reflects one of the key threads running through this year’s Malta Festival: an interest in artists moving between forms and artistic languages. Just as CocoRosie are creating their original opera La Mort de la Mer for the festival, Jadowska – a filmmaker – turns to literature while preserving her own distinct way of looking at characters and emotions.
Venue accessibility: Klub Festiwalowy
WOMEN TALKING: ANNA JADOWSKA
17:30
/ Literature
Festival Club
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Polska premiera i specjalna odsłona opery‑performansu La Mort de la Mer autorstwa CocoRosie z udziałem Justyny Wasilewskiej to pierwsze teatralne ogłoszenie Malta Festival 2026. Spektakl – inspirowany ośmioma fazami księżyca, rytmami natury i refleksją ekologiczną – zostanie zaprezentowany 22 i 23 czerwca 2026 roku w Sali Wielkiej CK Zamek w Poznaniu. To pierwszy pokaz spektaklu od światowej premiery na festiwalu Transart w Bolzano we wrześniu 2025 roku i powrót CocoRosie na Malta Festival po 20 latach od ich pierwszego koncertu w Polsce.
La Mort de la Mer to opera audiowizualna o eksperymentalnej, immersyjnej konstrukcji, w której muzyka, performans i teatr wizualny tworzą jedno sceniczne środowisko. Spektakl ma cykliczny przebieg i rozwija się jako poetycki, rytualny proces, a publiczność doświadcza go z różnych perspektyw — w bliskości działania i z możliwością zmiany punktu obserwacji.
Przewodniczkami tej opowieści są dwie symboliczne figury — Moon i Sea (Księżyc i Morze), które otwierają przed widzami przestrzeń refleksji nad czasem, pamięcią i relacją człowieka z kosmosem i naturą. Całość układa się w medytacyjne tableau zawieszone pomiędzy tym, co intymne, a tym, co planetarne.
Warstwa muzyczna spektaklu łączy charakterystyczny język CocoRosie – balansujący na pograniczu muzyki eksperymentalnej, elektroniki i pieśni – z imersyjną formą doświadczania.
Centralnym tematem spektaklu jest relacja człowieka z naturą w dobie kryzysu ekologicznego. Motyw „śmierci morza” pojawia się tu jako doświadczenie utraty równowagi i żałoby po świecie, który znika, ale także jako impuls do redefinicji relacji człowieka z otaczającym środowiskiem.
W polskiej premierze spektaklu weźmie udział Justyna Wasilewska – jedna z najważniejszych polskich aktorek teatralnych, związana m.in. z TR Warszawa. Współpracowała z Kornélem Mundruczó (Cząstki kobiety), René Polleschem i Anną Smolar. Szerokiej publiczności znana jest również z serialu Heweliusz Jana Holoubka oraz z filmu Serce miłości w reżyserii Łukasza Rondudy.
COCOROSIE
CocoRosie to duet artystyczny z oddaną, międzynarodową publicznością – od Europy, przez Stany Zjednoczone, po Amerykę Południową i inne regiony świata. Od ponad dwóch dekad siostry Bianca i Sierra Casady konsekwentnie wydają nowatorskie albumy studyjne i występują przed wyprzedanymi salami koncertowymi. Ich twórczość rozpoznawalna jest dzięki mistrzowskiej poezji, ponadczasowym harmoniom oraz charakterystycznemu połączeniu lo-fi, „zabawkowych” brzmień z klasyczną instrumentacją i rytmami wymykającymi się gatunkowym klasyfikacjom.
Sierra Casady jest klasycznie wykształconą śpiewaczką operową i aktorką sceniczną, Bianca Casady zaś poetką, reżyserką teatralną i artystką wizualną. Wspólnie łączą muzykę, praktyki teatralne oparte na ruchu i pracy z postacią, modę oraz sztukę współczesną, tworząc wielowymiarowe projekty opowiadające o pięknie i smutku wspólnego doświadczenia. Poprzez wywrotową, precyzyjnie skonstruowaną sztukę CocoRosie sięgają po ironię i zabawę, by zabierać głos w sprawach praw człowieka i kwestionować społeczne normy – często dotykając tematów tabu. Szeroko podziwiane, bywa że niezrozumiane, lecz zawsze konsekwentne, CocoRosie pozostaje jednym z najbardziej wyrazistych projektów artystyczno-muzycznych ostatnich dwóch dekad.
CocoRosie wydały dotąd osiem albumów studyjnych, z których najnowszy – Little Death Wishes (2025) – zamyka kolejną fazę ich twórczości. Wcześniejsze wydawnictwa to m.in. Put The Shine On (2020), Heartache City (2015), Tales of a Grasswidow (2013), Grey Oceans (2010), The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn (2007), Noah’s Ark (2005) oraz La Maison de Mon Rêve (2004).
Poza intensywną działalnością koncertową i festiwalową CocoRosie komponowały muzykę do czterech spektakli teatralnych w reżyserii Roberta Wilsona (Peter Pan, Pushin’s Fairy Tales, Edda, Jungle Book), a kolejne współprace są w przygotowaniu. Duet współpracował również z Kronos Quartet podczas San Francisco Jazz Festival, rozwijając materiał na wspólny album.
Bianca Casady od lat rozwija własną praktykę teatralną, tworząc multimedialne projekty taneczno-teatralne w ramach rezydencji i szkół teatralnych w całej Europie. Jej styl jest surowy i „ręczny”, jednocześnie silnie zakorzeniony w obrazie i muzyce. Narracje często czerpią z archetypów zdeformowanego świata baśni, a teatr eksploruje tematy szaleństwa, wygnania i podległości poprzez mroczne, poetyckie obrazy i transgresyjne środki wyrazu. Charakterystyczne są tu przedmioty znalezione, historyczne kostiumy i wpisywanie się w lokalne konteksty. Twórczość Bianki łączy poezję, muzykę i sztuki wizualne w intensywne, intymne, a zarazem prowokujące wizje sceniczne.
Do jej wcześniejszych realizacji należą m.in. NightShift (2012, Kampnagel w Hamburgu), Mother Hunting (2015, Narodowy Teatr w Oslo) oraz The Angel Show (2017, Narodowa Akademia Teatralna w Norwegii). Bianca wystawiała również swoje prace wizualne na wystawach indywidualnych, m.in. w Deitch Projects (2007) i Cheim & Read Gallery (2012), a także prowadzi eksperymentalny kurs poezji Remembering The Miracle. W 2023 roku opublikowała debiutancki tom poezji Au bord du ciel: Heaven bound.
Sierra Casady występowała i aranżowała muzykę na całym świecie, współpracując z orkiestrami i instytucjami takimi jak Orkiestra Symfoniczna w Amsterdamie, ICA w Londynie czy Sydney Opera House. Jest również autorką opery Soul Life, zaprezentowanej na Donau Festival w Krems.
JUSTYNA WASILEWSKA
Justyna Wasilewska jest jedną z najważniejszych polskich aktorek teatralnych i filmowych, związaną z TR Warszawa. Współpracowała m.in. z Kornélem Mundruczó, René Polleschem i Anną Smolar. Znana jest także z serialu Heweliusz oraz z filmu Serce miłości w reżyserii Łukasza Rondudy. Za rolę Mai w spektaklu Cząstki Kobiety dostała nagrodę im. Aleksandra Zelwerowicza, nagrodę miesięcznika „Teatr”, nagrodę dla za najlepszą rolę żeńską na festiwalu Boska Komedia. Spektakl z jej udziałem prezentowany był na wszystkich najważniejszych festiwalach w Europie.
ICHIHARA AKIHITO (tancerz butoh)
Akihito Ichihara jest jednym z czołowych japońskich tancerzy butoh, przez wiele lat pierwszym wykonawcą legendarnej grupy Sankai Juku oraz założycielem zespołu ELF. Blisko 30 lat spędzonych w Sankai Juku pozwoliło mu nie tylko zachować, ale i twórczo rozwijać charakterystyczną technikę zespołu, uznawaną za jedną z fundamentalnych metod współczesnego butoh. Ichihara współpracował z kluczowymi postaciami tej dziedziny, brał udział w projektowaniu scenografii i konsekwentnie traktuje taniec jako narzędzie empatii oraz kulturowego dialogu. Od momentu powołania ELF w 2022 roku działa na rzecz upowszechniania butoh wśród nowych odbiorców i młodszych pokoleń poprzez międzynarodowe spektakle i warsztaty.
CHRISTOPHER NELL (nagrany głos mówiony)
Christopher Nell współpracował z takimi reżyserami jak Claus Peymann, Peter Stein, Mona Kraushaar i Manfred Karge, występując w licznych spektaklach, m.in. Romeo, Mackie Messer, Hamlet czy Mephisto. W 2011 roku zagrał u Roberta Wilsona w spektaklu The Life and Death of Marina Abramović, wystawionym na Manchester International Festival, obok Willema Dafoe, Anthony’ego Hegarty’ego i Mariny Abramović.
W grudniu 2018 roku wystąpił w Volksbühne Berlin, a w sezonie 2022/23 zadebiutował na scenie Schauspiel Leipzig w spektaklu Lazarus w reżyserii Huberta Wilda. Od 2003 roku koncertuje także z Claudią Graue i Marcusem Melzwigiem jako członek nagradzanego tria a cappella Muttis Kinder, występując w krajach niemieckojęzycznych oraz m.in. w Singapurze, Tajwanie, Kanadzie, Wielkiej Brytanii, Rumunii i Chorwacji.
MARC CHOURAIN (cristal Baschet, theremin, instrumenty klawiszowe)
Na przestrzeni lat Marc Chourain wypracował pozycję jednego z najwybitniejszych wykonawców gry na cristal Baschet i thereminie – instrumentach o eterycznym brzmieniu, które wykorzystuje do budowania intensywnych, zapadających w pamięć emocji. Współpracował m.in. z Benjaminem Biolayem, Diam’s, Woodkidem, Orelsanem, Boobą, Keren Ann, Raphaëlem, Dannym Elfmanem i Isabellą Rossellini.
DOUGLAS WIESELMAN (gitara elektryczna, instrumenty dęte)
Douglas Wieselman jest wszechstronnym muzykiem i multiinstrumentalistą. W swojej karierze współpracował z artystami z różnych obszarów sztuki, m.in. z Johnem Luriem, Anohni and the Johnsons, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reedem, CocoRosie, Marthą Wainwright, Jerome’em Robbinsem, Halem Willnerem, Butchem Morrisem, Kronos Quartet oraz Robertem Wilsonem.
SIMONE DRAETTA (skrzypce)
Eklektyczny skrzypek, którego kariera obejmuje szerokie spektrum gatunków i kontekstów – od muzyki klasycznej i współczesnej po jazz i pop. Jako muzyk orkiestrowy regularnie współpracuje z orkiestrą Istituto Rusconi w Rho oraz Canova Chamber Orchestra. Jest także jedną z kluczowych postaci włoskiej sceny jazzowych skrzypiec. Od 2025 roku współpracuje z CocoRosie.
VIOLA MARIETTI (performerka / aktorka)
Viola Marietti jest włoską aktorką (ur. 1992). Do jej najważniejszych ról teatralnych należą Teukros w Helenie oraz Lampitò w Lizystracie wystawionej w Greckim Teatrze w Syrakuzach – kreacje, które przyniosły jej nagrodę Enrico di Luciano dla najlepszej wschodzącej aktorki. Jest córką cenionej włoskiej aktorki Lelli Costy oraz Andrei Mariettiego.
A.J. WEISSBARD (reżyseria światła)
A.J. Weissbard jest wszechstronnym artystą, który światło i przestrzeń traktuje jak podstawowe tworzywo swojej pracy. Tworzy projekty wymykające się gatunkowym klasyfikacjom, realizowane na styku teatru, opery i tańca. Współpracował m.in. z Robertem Wilsonem, Peterem Steinem, Mariną Abramović, Peterem Greenawayem, Davidem Cronenbergiem, Gae Aulenti, Giorgiem Armanim, Hugo Bossem, Ermenegildo Zegną, CocoRosie oraz Martha Graham Dance Company.
DARIO FELLI (projekt dźwięku)
Dario Felli jest artystą dźwięku mieszkającym obecnie w Amsterdamie. Jego praktyka obejmuje projektowanie dźwięku do spektakli teatralnych, produkcję muzyczną oraz kompozycję elektroakustyczną. Regularnie współpracuje jako sound designer z uznanymi reżyserami teatralnymi, a jego kompozycje funkcjonują również jako elementy instalacji sztuki współczesnej prezentowanych na całym świecie.
CORENTIN JPM LEVEN (wideo / scenografia)
Corentin JPM Leven to multidyscyplinarny artysta pracujący w Oslo. Wykształcony jako scenograf, z czasem rozszerzył swoją praktykę o performans, teatr i taniec, łącząc pracę z obrazem i działaniami scenicznymi. W ramach CJPM Productions prezentuje międzynarodowo projekty podejmujące tematykę queerową oraz zagadnienia związane z HIV/AIDS, w tym DIWRIZIENNET – Lost Genealogies. Jego prace były pokazywane m.in. w La MaMa, Judson Memorial Church oraz MoMA w Nowym Jorku.
GASPARD YURKIEVICH (kostiumy)
Francuski projektant Gaspard Yurkievich od ponad dekady należy do grona najbardziej rozpoznawalnych twórców mody na świecie. Jego projekty wyróżniają się wyrazistym charakterem i konsekwentnym, autorskim stylem.
Spektakl dla widzów powyżej 15. roku życia.
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Dostępność miejsca, w którym odbywa się wydarzenie -> Sala Wielka w CK Zamek
LA MORT DE LA MER
19:00
/ Theatre, Opera, Performance
Sala Wielka CK Zamek
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Good Table is an open-air dinner by Malta Festival, taking place on June 22 in the Courtyard of Poznań City Hall. The event brings together culinary art, music and social action in a multi-sensory experience. It marks a new direction for the festival, expanding its language to include cuisine as a fully-fledged artistic medium.
The event also carries a strong social dimension – half of the ticket revenue will support the Yellow Plate programme run by Kulczyk Foundation. A shared table for nearly 300 guests will become a space of encounter, where the boundaries between artists and audience dissolve.
Good Table is a carefully designed experience in which taste, sound and image form a coherent narrative. The evening unfolds in four parts corresponding to the seasons — spring, summer, autumn and winter – interpreted through the composition of dishes, aromas, presentation and live music, including excerpts from The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi. Each course becomes a separate act in a story inspired by nature, seasonality and the culinary heritage of the region.
The menu is conceived by Poznań-based chefs Dawid Łagowski, Tomasz Zdrenka and Mariusz Górecki, who draw on local products and Wielkopolska traditions, reinterpreting them through a contemporary, authorial approach. Their dishes form a narrative about place – about a city that not only hosts the festival, but actively shapes its programme through its history and flavours.
One of the courses will be created in collaboration with the event partner Kuchnia Vikinga, under the direction of chef Ewelina Łapińska. It will take the form of a summer interpretation inspired by the flavours of Podlasie, introducing a more personal perspective to the dinner.
At the centre of the event is a shared table for nearly 300 guests – artists, festival participants and audiences. It creates a situation in which the division between stage and audience disappears, giving way to encounter and co-creation.
The event also has a clear social purpose. Half of the ticket revenue will support the Yellow Plate programme by Kulczyk Foundation, which works to combat child malnutrition in Poland by providing access to nutritious meals and food education.
The table setting is designed by GotGlass. The scenography, based on light, glass, candles and distinctive yellow plates, directly references the idea behind the Yellow Plate programme.
Good Table is part of Malta Festival 2026, which will fill Poznań with theatre, music and performance events from June 21 to 28. The project expands the festival’s language, showing that cuisine can function as an artistic medium – and as a tool for real social impact.
Entry to the event is only through the entrance gate located on the right-hand side of the main entrance to Poznań City Hall, Plac Kolegiacki 17
Accessibility of the event venue: Wolny Dziedziniec, Poznań City Hall
GOOD TABLE
20:00
Free Courtyard of the Poznań City Hall
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23.06/Tuesday
CocoRosie contemplates the future of the OCEANS in an ONEIRIC OPERA which draws us into the drama of the peculiar and age old RELATIONSHIP between the MOON and the SEA.
La Mort De La Mer, an experimental opera inspired by the eight phases of the moon.
On stage, Moon and Sea — two poetic and surreal characters — take the audience on a journey through the detritus of time, between the archaeology of human and cosmic imagination. With irony and poignant delicacy, CocoRosie rewrites the myth of humanity from its fragments. A theatrical work suspended between music and dance inviting us to reflect on the human legacy through a meditative tableau vivant outside of time. Twenty-one years after their debut, and a few months after the release of their eighth album Little Death Wishes, the sisters Bianca and Sierra Casady reaffirm with this new project their innate propensity for multidisciplinary experimentation and their poetic and narrative approach to creativity.
COCOROSIE BIO
With a committed global fanbase stretching across Europe, the United States, South America and beyond, CocoRosie has consistently released cutting edge studio records and performed to sold-out concert venues for two decades. Recording artists most recognized for their masterful poetry and timeless harmonies accompanied by lo-fi toy folly, classical instrumentation and genre-defying rhythms, sister duo CocoRosie continue to elevate their sound and art with each recording project.
Sierra Casady is a classically trained opera singer and stage actor, and Bianca Casady is a published poet, theatre director and accomplished visual artist. Together the sisters utilize music, theatrical practices of movement and character study, fashion and contemporary art to create a body of work that reflects the beauty and sorrow of our collective experience. Through radically subversive and highly developed conceptual art, CocoRosie uses irreverence and play to stand up for human rights and challenge social norms, often engaging with taboo themes. Widely celebrated, often misunderstood, and always unwavering, CocoRosie is a rigorously structured art and music project spanning over 20 years.
CocoRosie has released eight studio albums to date, with their highly anticipated eighth record expected in Spring 2025. Albums include Little Death Wishes (2025), Put The Shine On (2020), Heartache City (2015), Tales of a Grasswidow (2013), Grey Oceans (2010), The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn (2007), Noah’s Ark (2005), and La Maison de Mon Rêve (2004).
In addition to international touring and festival performances, CocoRosie has composed original scores for four theatre works by acclaimed director Robert Wilson: Peter Pan, Pushkin’s Fairy Tales, Edda, and Jungle Book, with further collaborations in development. They have also worked closely with the Kronos Quartet at the San Francisco Jazz Festival, developing a collection of new songs for an upcoming collaborative album.
Bianca Casady has continuously developed her theatre practice, with several multimedia dance theatre works created in residences and theatre schools around Europe. Her style is raw and handmade, simultaneously visually and musically driven. Her narratives often revolve around archetypal characters from a distorted fairytale world. Her theatre explores themes of madness, exile, and servitude through shadowed, poetic tableaux and transgressive imagery, shaped by her signature use of found objects, historical costuming, and site-specific staging. The work reflects Bianca’s continuing evolution as an interdisciplinary artist, drawing from her history in poetry, music, and visual arts to produce haunting stage visions marked by both intimacy and provocation.
Her past stage works include NightShift (2012) at Kampnagel in Hamburg, Mother Hunting (2015) at the National Theater in Oslo, and The Angel Show (2017) at the National Theater Academy in Norway. She has exhibited internationally, including solo shows at Deitch Projects (2007) and Cheim & Read Gallery (2012), and continues to host her ongoing experimental poetry course Remembering The Miracle. In 2023, Bianca published her debut poetry book Au bord du ciel: Heaven bound.
Sierra Casady has arranged and performed globally, collaborating with orchestras and venues such as the Symphony Orchestra of Amsterdam, the ICA in London, and the Sydney Opera House. She created Soul Life, an opera staged at the Donau Festival in Krems.
JUSTYNA WASILEWSKA
Justyna Wasilewska is one of the most prominent Polish theatre and film actresses, closely associated with TR Warszawa. She has collaborated with, among others, Kornél Mundruczó, René Pollesch and Anna Smolar. She is also known for her roles in the series Heweliusz and the film Heart of Love, directed by Łukasz Ronduda.
For her role as Maja in Pieces of a Woman, she received the Aleksander Zelwerowicz Award, the Teatr magazine award, and the Best Actress award at the Divine Comedy (Boska Komedia) Festival. The production featuring her was presented at all major theatre festivals across Europe.
ICHIHARA AKIHITO (Butoh dancer)
Akihito Ichihara is a leading Japanese Butoh dancer, longtime principal performer with the renowned group Sankai Juku, and founder of the company ELF. With nearly 30 years in Sankai Juku, he has helped preserve and evolve the group’s distinctive technique, considered a foundational method in contemporary Butoh. Ichihara has collaborated with key figures in the field, contributed to stage design, and is deeply committed to using dance as a means of empathy and cultural connection. Since founding ELF in 2022, he has worked to make Butoh more accessible to diverse audiences and younger generations through international performances and workshops.
CHRISTOPHER NELL (recorded spoken voice)
He has worked with directors such as Claus Peymann, Peter Stein, Mona Kraushaar and Manfred Karge in numerous performances, including Romeo, Mackie Messer, Hamlet and Mephisto. In Robert Wilson’s production of ‘The Life and Death of Marina Abramović’ Christopher Nell starred alongside Willem Dafoe, Anthony Hegarty and Marina Abramović at the Manchester International Festival in 2011.
In December 2018, he appeared at Volksbühne Berlin and made his debut at Schauspiel Leipzig (‘Lazarus’, directed by Hubert Wild) in the 2022/23 season. In addition, Christopher Nell has been touring since 2003 together with Claudia Graue and Marcus Melzwig as the award-winning a cappella trio ‘Muttis Kinder’ in German-speaking countries as well as in Singapore, Taiwan, Canada, Great Britain, Romania and Croatia.
MARC CHOURAIN (cristal Baschet, theremin and keys)
Over the years, Marc has established himself as a master of the Cristal Baschet and the theremin, two instruments whose ethereal timbres he exploits to create powerful and unforgettable emotions.
Major artistic collaborations: Benjamin Biolay, Diam’s, Woodkid, Orelsan, Booba, Keren-Ann, Raphael, Danny Elfman and Isabella Rossellini.
DOUGLAS WIESELMAN (Electric guitar and winds)
Doug is a skilled musician and multi-instrumentalist. He has worked and played with a variety of leading artists in different fields including John Lurie, Anohni and the Johnsons, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, CocoRosie, Martha Wainwright, Jerome Robbins, Hal Willner, Butch Morris, Kronos Quartet and Robert Wilson.
SIMONE DRAETTA (Violin)
An eclectic violinist, his career spans a wide range of musical genres and contexts, from classical and contemporary music to jazz and pop. As an orchestral musician, he collaborates regularly with the orchestra of the Istituto Rusconi in Rho and with the Canova Chamber Orchestra; he is also one of the few leading figures of jazz violin in Italy. From 2025 he collaborates with Cocorosie.
VIOLA MARIETTI (Performer / actress)
Viola is an Italian actress (born in 1992). Among her most significant theater roles, she played Teucro in “Elena” and Lampitò in ‘Lisistrata’ at the Greek Theater in Syracuse, performances that earned her the “Enrico di Luciano” award for best emerging performer. She is the daughter of the renowned Italian actress Lella Costa and Andrea Marietti.
A.J. WEISSBARD (light design)
A.J. is an accomplished multifaceted artist. Using light and space as raw materials, he creates genre-defying works for theater, opera and dance. His collaborations include projects with Robert Wilson, Peter Stein, Marina Abramovic, Peter Greenaway, David Cronenberg, Gae Aulenti, Giorgio Armani, Hugo Boss, Ermenegildo Zegna, CocoRosie, and the Martha Graham Dance Company, among many others.
DARIO FELLI (sound design)
Dario Felli is a Sound Artist currently based in Amsterdam. His work ranges from theatre sound design, to music production and electroacoustic composition. He works on a regular basis as sound designer with internationally acclaimed theatre directors and his compositions are part of contemporary art installations around the world.
CORENTIN JPM LEVEN (video design)
Corentin JPM Leven is a multidisciplinary artist based in Oslo, Norway. Trained as a scenographer, he later expanded his practice into performance, theatre, and dance. Leven engages both with visuals and performance. Through CJPM Productions, he has been touring internationally with works that engage queer themes and HIV/AIDS-related issues, including DIWRIZIENNET – Lost Genealogies. His work has been presented at La MaMa, Judson Memorial Church, and MoMA in New York.
GASPARD YURKIEVICH (costume)
French stylist, Gaspard Yurkievitch has made a name for himself among the world’s greatest designers for more than 10 years.
The performance is intended for audiences aged 15 and over.
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Co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund – a state earmarked fund.
It is possible to purchase an accessibility ticket (OzN), which allows entry to the event together with a companion.
The audience area is standing, with free movement of the public.
A seated section is available (limited number of seats). To use this section, you must hold an OzN ticket or request a seat by emailing: natalia.dabrowska@malta-festival.pl and receive a reservation confirmation from this address
Venue accessibility: Sala Wielka at CK Zamek.
LA MORT DE LA MER
14:00
/ Theatre, Opera, Performance
The Great Hall of the CK Zamek
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The Book Rave built around Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Dream Count is a shared experience of reading, listening and talking about literature that explores relationships, intimacy and the emotional dependencies of the contemporary world. Instead of a traditional author talk, Malta Festival invites audiences into a more intimate encounter — one built around closeness, presence and a shared connection to the text.
Reading can also become an event. The Malta Festival Book Rave was created for those who want to experience literature collectively – not only by listening to a conversation about a book, but by entering the text together with others. The format moves away from the traditional division between stage and audience, shifting the focus from simply discussing literature to sharing the experience of being around it: listening, reading, talking and spending time together.
The starting point for the event will be Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a writer whose work has long explored womanhood, relationships, love, power and the emotional structures of contemporary life. Participants will receive access to selected excerpts via the Filia Story app, making the experience open and accessible to everyone.
The event will be hosted by Michał Nogaś, who will speak with translator Kaja Gucio not only about the novel itself, but also about translation – how Adichie’s language and sensibility resonate in Polish. The entire evening has been conceived as a calm, intimate experience shaped around literature, music and shared presence.
Venue accessibility: Klub Festiwalowy
BOOK RAVE WITH FILIA STORY
17:30
/ Literature
Festival Club
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Polska premiera i specjalna odsłona opery‑performansu La Mort de la Mer autorstwa CocoRosie z udziałem Justyny Wasilewskiej to pierwsze teatralne ogłoszenie Malta Festival 2026. Spektakl – inspirowany ośmioma fazami księżyca, rytmami natury i refleksją ekologiczną – zostanie zaprezentowany 22 i 23 czerwca 2026 roku w Sali Wielkiej CK Zamek w Poznaniu. To pierwszy pokaz spektaklu od światowej premiery na festiwalu Transart w Bolzano we wrześniu 2025 roku i powrót CocoRosie na Malta Festival po 20 latach od ich pierwszego koncertu w Polsce.
La Mort de la Mer to opera audiowizualna o eksperymentalnej, immersyjnej konstrukcji, w której muzyka, performans i teatr wizualny tworzą jedno sceniczne środowisko. Spektakl ma cykliczny przebieg i rozwija się jako poetycki, rytualny proces, a publiczność doświadcza go z różnych perspektyw — w bliskości działania i z możliwością zmiany punktu obserwacji.
Przewodniczkami tej opowieści są dwie symboliczne figury — Moon i Sea (Księżyc i Morze), które otwierają przed widzami przestrzeń refleksji nad czasem, pamięcią i relacją człowieka z kosmosem i naturą. Całość układa się w medytacyjne tableau zawieszone pomiędzy tym, co intymne, a tym, co planetarne.
Warstwa muzyczna spektaklu łączy charakterystyczny język CocoRosie – balansujący na pograniczu muzyki eksperymentalnej, elektroniki i pieśni – z imersyjną formą doświadczania.
Centralnym tematem spektaklu jest relacja człowieka z naturą w dobie kryzysu ekologicznego. Motyw „śmierci morza” pojawia się tu jako doświadczenie utraty równowagi i żałoby po świecie, który znika, ale także jako impuls do redefinicji relacji człowieka z otaczającym środowiskiem.
W polskiej premierze spektaklu weźmie udział Justyna Wasilewska – jedna z najważniejszych polskich aktorek teatralnych, związana m.in. z TR Warszawa. Współpracowała z Kornélem Mundruczó (Cząstki kobiety), René Polleschem i Anną Smolar. Szerokiej publiczności znana jest również z serialu Heweliusz Jana Holoubka oraz z filmu Serce miłości w reżyserii Łukasza Rondudy.
COCOROSIE
CocoRosie to duet artystyczny z oddaną, międzynarodową publicznością – od Europy, przez Stany Zjednoczone, po Amerykę Południową i inne regiony świata. Od ponad dwóch dekad siostry Bianca i Sierra Casady konsekwentnie wydają nowatorskie albumy studyjne i występują przed wyprzedanymi salami koncertowymi. Ich twórczość rozpoznawalna jest dzięki mistrzowskiej poezji, ponadczasowym harmoniom oraz charakterystycznemu połączeniu lo-fi, „zabawkowych” brzmień z klasyczną instrumentacją i rytmami wymykającymi się gatunkowym klasyfikacjom.
Sierra Casady jest klasycznie wykształconą śpiewaczką operową i aktorką sceniczną, Bianca Casady zaś poetką, reżyserką teatralną i artystką wizualną. Wspólnie łączą muzykę, praktyki teatralne oparte na ruchu i pracy z postacią, modę oraz sztukę współczesną, tworząc wielowymiarowe projekty opowiadające o pięknie i smutku wspólnego doświadczenia. Poprzez wywrotową, precyzyjnie skonstruowaną sztukę CocoRosie sięgają po ironię i zabawę, by zabierać głos w sprawach praw człowieka i kwestionować społeczne normy – często dotykając tematów tabu. Szeroko podziwiane, bywa że niezrozumiane, lecz zawsze konsekwentne, CocoRosie pozostaje jednym z najbardziej wyrazistych projektów artystyczno-muzycznych ostatnich dwóch dekad.
CocoRosie wydały dotąd osiem albumów studyjnych, z których najnowszy – Little Death Wishes (2025) – zamyka kolejną fazę ich twórczości. Wcześniejsze wydawnictwa to m.in. Put The Shine On (2020), Heartache City (2015), Tales of a Grasswidow (2013), Grey Oceans (2010), The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn (2007), Noah’s Ark (2005) oraz La Maison de Mon Rêve (2004).
Poza intensywną działalnością koncertową i festiwalową CocoRosie komponowały muzykę do czterech spektakli teatralnych w reżyserii Roberta Wilsona (Peter Pan, Pushin’s Fairy Tales, Edda, Jungle Book), a kolejne współprace są w przygotowaniu. Duet współpracował również z Kronos Quartet podczas San Francisco Jazz Festival, rozwijając materiał na wspólny album.
Bianca Casady od lat rozwija własną praktykę teatralną, tworząc multimedialne projekty taneczno-teatralne w ramach rezydencji i szkół teatralnych w całej Europie. Jej styl jest surowy i „ręczny”, jednocześnie silnie zakorzeniony w obrazie i muzyce. Narracje często czerpią z archetypów zdeformowanego świata baśni, a teatr eksploruje tematy szaleństwa, wygnania i podległości poprzez mroczne, poetyckie obrazy i transgresyjne środki wyrazu. Charakterystyczne są tu przedmioty znalezione, historyczne kostiumy i wpisywanie się w lokalne konteksty. Twórczość Bianki łączy poezję, muzykę i sztuki wizualne w intensywne, intymne, a zarazem prowokujące wizje sceniczne.
Do jej wcześniejszych realizacji należą m.in. NightShift (2012, Kampnagel w Hamburgu), Mother Hunting (2015, Narodowy Teatr w Oslo) oraz The Angel Show (2017, Narodowa Akademia Teatralna w Norwegii). Bianca wystawiała również swoje prace wizualne na wystawach indywidualnych, m.in. w Deitch Projects (2007) i Cheim & Read Gallery (2012), a także prowadzi eksperymentalny kurs poezji Remembering The Miracle. W 2023 roku opublikowała debiutancki tom poezji Au bord du ciel: Heaven bound.
Sierra Casady występowała i aranżowała muzykę na całym świecie, współpracując z orkiestrami i instytucjami takimi jak Orkiestra Symfoniczna w Amsterdamie, ICA w Londynie czy Sydney Opera House. Jest również autorką opery Soul Life, zaprezentowanej na Donau Festival w Krems.
JUSTYNA WASILEWSKA
Justyna Wasilewska jest jedną z najważniejszych polskich aktorek teatralnych i filmowych, związaną z TR Warszawa. Współpracowała m.in. z Kornélem Mundruczó, René Polleschem i Anną Smolar. Znana jest także z serialu Heweliusz oraz z filmu Serce miłości w reżyserii Łukasza Rondudy. Za rolę Mai w spektaklu Cząstki Kobiety dostała nagrodę im. Aleksandra Zelwerowicza, nagrodę miesięcznika „Teatr”, nagrodę dla za najlepszą rolę żeńską na festiwalu Boska Komedia. Spektakl z jej udziałem prezentowany był na wszystkich najważniejszych festiwalach w Europie.
ICHIHARA AKIHITO (tancerz butoh)
Akihito Ichihara jest jednym z czołowych japońskich tancerzy butoh, przez wiele lat pierwszym wykonawcą legendarnej grupy Sankai Juku oraz założycielem zespołu ELF. Blisko 30 lat spędzonych w Sankai Juku pozwoliło mu nie tylko zachować, ale i twórczo rozwijać charakterystyczną technikę zespołu, uznawaną za jedną z fundamentalnych metod współczesnego butoh. Ichihara współpracował z kluczowymi postaciami tej dziedziny, brał udział w projektowaniu scenografii i konsekwentnie traktuje taniec jako narzędzie empatii oraz kulturowego dialogu. Od momentu powołania ELF w 2022 roku działa na rzecz upowszechniania butoh wśród nowych odbiorców i młodszych pokoleń poprzez międzynarodowe spektakle i warsztaty.
CHRISTOPHER NELL (nagrany głos mówiony)
Christopher Nell współpracował z takimi reżyserami jak Claus Peymann, Peter Stein, Mona Kraushaar i Manfred Karge, występując w licznych spektaklach, m.in. Romeo, Mackie Messer, Hamlet czy Mephisto. W 2011 roku zagrał u Roberta Wilsona w spektaklu The Life and Death of Marina Abramović, wystawionym na Manchester International Festival, obok Willema Dafoe, Anthony’ego Hegarty’ego i Mariny Abramović.
W grudniu 2018 roku wystąpił w Volksbühne Berlin, a w sezonie 2022/23 zadebiutował na scenie Schauspiel Leipzig w spektaklu Lazarus w reżyserii Huberta Wilda. Od 2003 roku koncertuje także z Claudią Graue i Marcusem Melzwigiem jako członek nagradzanego tria a cappella Muttis Kinder, występując w krajach niemieckojęzycznych oraz m.in. w Singapurze, Tajwanie, Kanadzie, Wielkiej Brytanii, Rumunii i Chorwacji.
MARC CHOURAIN (cristal Baschet, theremin, instrumenty klawiszowe)
Na przestrzeni lat Marc Chourain wypracował pozycję jednego z najwybitniejszych wykonawców gry na cristal Baschet i thereminie – instrumentach o eterycznym brzmieniu, które wykorzystuje do budowania intensywnych, zapadających w pamięć emocji. Współpracował m.in. z Benjaminem Biolayem, Diam’s, Woodkidem, Orelsanem, Boobą, Keren Ann, Raphaëlem, Dannym Elfmanem i Isabellą Rossellini.
DOUGLAS WIESELMAN (gitara elektryczna, instrumenty dęte)
Douglas Wieselman jest wszechstronnym muzykiem i multiinstrumentalistą. W swojej karierze współpracował z artystami z różnych obszarów sztuki, m.in. z Johnem Luriem, Anohni and the Johnsons, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reedem, CocoRosie, Marthą Wainwright, Jerome’em Robbinsem, Halem Willnerem, Butchem Morrisem, Kronos Quartet oraz Robertem Wilsonem.
SIMONE DRAETTA (skrzypce)
Eklektyczny skrzypek, którego kariera obejmuje szerokie spektrum gatunków i kontekstów – od muzyki klasycznej i współczesnej po jazz i pop. Jako muzyk orkiestrowy regularnie współpracuje z orkiestrą Istituto Rusconi w Rho oraz Canova Chamber Orchestra. Jest także jedną z kluczowych postaci włoskiej sceny jazzowych skrzypiec. Od 2025 roku współpracuje z CocoRosie.
VIOLA MARIETTI (performerka / aktorka)
Viola Marietti jest włoską aktorką (ur. 1992). Do jej najważniejszych ról teatralnych należą Teukros w Helenie oraz Lampitò w Lizystracie wystawionej w Greckim Teatrze w Syrakuzach – kreacje, które przyniosły jej nagrodę Enrico di Luciano dla najlepszej wschodzącej aktorki. Jest córką cenionej włoskiej aktorki Lelli Costy oraz Andrei Mariettiego.
A.J. WEISSBARD (reżyseria światła)
A.J. Weissbard jest wszechstronnym artystą, który światło i przestrzeń traktuje jak podstawowe tworzywo swojej pracy. Tworzy projekty wymykające się gatunkowym klasyfikacjom, realizowane na styku teatru, opery i tańca. Współpracował m.in. z Robertem Wilsonem, Peterem Steinem, Mariną Abramović, Peterem Greenawayem, Davidem Cronenbergiem, Gae Aulenti, Giorgiem Armanim, Hugo Bossem, Ermenegildo Zegną, CocoRosie oraz Martha Graham Dance Company.
DARIO FELLI (projekt dźwięku)
Dario Felli jest artystą dźwięku mieszkającym obecnie w Amsterdamie. Jego praktyka obejmuje projektowanie dźwięku do spektakli teatralnych, produkcję muzyczną oraz kompozycję elektroakustyczną. Regularnie współpracuje jako sound designer z uznanymi reżyserami teatralnymi, a jego kompozycje funkcjonują również jako elementy instalacji sztuki współczesnej prezentowanych na całym świecie.
CORENTIN JPM LEVEN (wideo / scenografia)
Corentin JPM Leven to multidyscyplinarny artysta pracujący w Oslo. Wykształcony jako scenograf, z czasem rozszerzył swoją praktykę o performans, teatr i taniec, łącząc pracę z obrazem i działaniami scenicznymi. W ramach CJPM Productions prezentuje międzynarodowo projekty podejmujące tematykę queerową oraz zagadnienia związane z HIV/AIDS, w tym DIWRIZIENNET – Lost Genealogies. Jego prace były pokazywane m.in. w La MaMa, Judson Memorial Church oraz MoMA w Nowym Jorku.
GASPARD YURKIEVICH (kostiumy)
Francuski projektant Gaspard Yurkievich od ponad dekady należy do grona najbardziej rozpoznawalnych twórców mody na świecie. Jego projekty wyróżniają się wyrazistym charakterem i konsekwentnym, autorskim stylem.
Spektakl dla widzów powyżej 15. roku życia.
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Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego pochodzących z Funduszu Promocji Kultury – państwowego funduszu celowego
Możliwość zakupu biletu OzN uprawniającego do wstępu na wydarzenie wraz z osobą towarzyszącą
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LA MORT DE LA MER
19:00
/ Theatre, Opera, Performance
Sala Wielka CK Zamek
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24.06/Wednesday
Tara K. Menon is currently one of the most talked-about new voices on the international literary scene. Her debut novel Under Water, already sold to publishers in 34 countries, is a story about friendship, grief and a world whose fragility is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.
Set on a Thai island shortly before the devastating 2004 tsunami, the novel follows two girls growing up together as Menon intertwines an intimate story of connection with themes of climate catastrophe and loss.
Tara K. Menon’s appearance will be one of the major international highlights of this year’s Women Talking programme. Born in India, raised in Singapore, and shaped by years spent studying and working in New York, Menon currently teaches at Harvard University.
Her debut novel Under Water begins with the story of five-year-old Marissa, who, after the death of her mother, moves with her father to a Thai island in the Andaman Sea. There she meets Arielle, with whom she forms an intense, almost symbiotic bond. Their world is suddenly shattered by the 2004 tsunami, which separates them and irreversibly changes the course of their lives.
Menon follows the story far beyond childhood, tracing lives marked by memory, grief and an ongoing sense of uncertainty about the world. Climate catastrophe is not treated merely as a backdrop here, but as a force shaping relationships, emotions and the experience of loss itself.
This is literature that combines intimacy with scale – a story about closeness between girls, but also about a world in crisis. The themes explored in the novel strongly resonate with this year’s performative programme at Malta Festival, particularly Tiago Rodrigues’ The Distance and CocoRosie’s opera La Mort de la Mer.
Venue accessibility: Klub Festiwalowy
WOMEN TALKING: TARA MENON
17:30
/ Literature
Festival Club
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The Distance will be presented as the Polish premiere of a Malta Festival co-production and the only Polish stop on the production’s international tour. The latest work by Tiago Rodrigues – one of the most important figures in contemporary European theatre and, since 2022, Artistic Director of the Festival d’Avignon – has been presented in Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Athens, and Santiago de Chile, and will now be shown in Poznań as part of the 36th edition of Malta Festival.
The performance tells an intimate story of the bond between a father and a daughter, set in an unsettlingly near future. The year is 2077. In the face of climate catastrophe, the two live on different planets – Earth and Mars. Rodrigues constructs a precisely composed performance about love, responsibility, and intergenerational conflict in a world that is no longer shared.
The Distance by Tiago Rodrigues is set in the year 2077, in a world increasingly shaped by climate crisis. Humanity now lives on two planets – Earth and Mars – and a father and daughter inhabit separate realities, divided not only by vast physical distance but also by different visions of the future. The performance tells an intimate story of a relationship that must find its way in a world that is no longer shared.
One of the most important figures in contemporary European theatre and Artistic Director of Festival d’Avignon, Rodrigues constructs a precisely composed performance about love, responsibility, and intergenerational tension. The Distance explores themes of emancipation, independence, and unspoken declarations, asking how far future generations may drift from those who came before them – and whether mutual understanding will still be possible.
The minimalist form of the production is built around a revolving stage divided into two spaces, symbolically corresponding to Earth and Mars, and a carefully calibrated relationship between text, movement, light, and sound. The shifting rhythm of the performance underscores the tension between intimacy and distance, creating a meditative tone that runs throughout the work.
Distance is a story about a father–daughter relationship, but also about responsibility for the future in a world marked by environmental crisis. Its presentation in Poznań will be the Polish premiere of a Malta Festival co-production and the only Polish stop on the production’s international tour.
ABOUT THE CREATORS
Tiago Rodrigues
Portuguese actor, director, and playwright, and one of the most important figures in contemporary European theatre. Since 2022, he has served as Artistic Director of the Festival d’Avignon. He is the co-founder of the company Mundo Perfeito, with which he has created productions presented at theatrical institutions around the world. From 2015 to 2021, he was Artistic Director of Teatro Nacional D. Maria II in Lisbon. His work combines intimate storytelling with strong social engagement and a pronounced focus on the relationship between actor and audience. His productions have been presented on major European stages, including Holland Festival, Wiener Festwochen, and the Edinburgh International Festival, and he has created premieres at the invitation of institutions such as the Comédie-Française, Comédie de Genève, and NTGent. His most widely recognised works include By Heart, Sopro, Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists, No Yogurt for the Dead, and The Distance, presented at Malta Festival, as well as reinterpretations of classics such as Antony and Cleopatra and The Cherry Orchard.
Adama Diop
Actor and director born in Dakar, Senegal. He moved to France in 2002 to study at the Conservatoire national d’art dramatique in Montpellier, before continuing his training at the Conservatoire national supérieur d’arts dramatiques in Paris. As an actor, he has worked with many leading theatre directors, including Bernard Sobel, Julien Gosselin, Stéphane Braunschweig, Arthur Nauzyciel, Frank Castorf, and Jean-François Sivadier. He has appeared on major European stages, including the Festival d’Avignon, where he performed in Tiago Rodrigues’ production of The Cherry Orchard in the Cour d’honneur. Alongside his theatre work, Diop is active as a director and regularly appears in film and radio productions. He is also involved in educational initiatives, including the development of theatre training projects in Senegal.
Alison Deschamps
Actress and graduate of the Conservatoire d’Art Dramatique in Nantes. In 2021, she joined the ensemble of the Théâtre National de Bretagne. She played in La Tour de Constance, directed by Guillaume Vincent, and in Dreamers II by Pascal Rambert.
Co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund – a state earmarked fund.
THE DISTANCE
19:00
/ Theatre
Aula Artis
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25.06/Thursday
Praised by critics and adored by audiences, Mercury Prize-winning Benjamin Clementine is an artist who defies categorization. His work blends elements of baroque pop, classical music, soul, and experimental sound. This eclectic approach makes it impossible to confine him to a single genre – he draws on a wide spectrum of styles and inspirations, creating music that is both deeply personal and instantly recognizable. His art is profoundly lyrical, with texts shaped by philosophical reflections and surreal imagery. Clementine is a poet – the author of his own pieces – which adds yet another layer of depth to his music. In his work, he explores personal and existential themes, as well as questions of identity, love, and loss. His baritone voice is powerful and affecting, yet soothing and sincere. It is precisely this unique fusion of form and content that makes Clementine one of the most intriguing voices in contemporary music.
Clementine’s concerts are often likened to the emotionally charged performances of Nina Simone, though he has long been crafting his own unmistakable stage language. He creates an intimate atmosphere of closeness with the audience, weaving in theatrical elements and balancing on the edge between concert and performance art. While singing, Clementine shifts rhythm, tempo, and key, often interlacing his compositions with expressive silence. Experiencing Clementine live is a moving encounter that lingers with anyone who has had the chance to witness his performance even once. He last performed in Poznań in 2017, and Polish audiences still remember his appearance at the Fryderyk Awards Gala, where he performed London.
Clementine was born in Edmonton, in the northern suburbs of London, into a strict Christian household of Ghanaian immigrants. He forged his own path through personal experience – as a teenager, he found himself on the streets of Paris, playing in the metro and performing covers of James Brown and, fittingly, Nina Simone. It was there that he was discovered and began his professional career. His breakthrough album At Least for Now (2015) gained significant popularity, earned him critical acclaim, and opened the door to the world’s most prestigious stages. Audiences around the world are currently awaiting the premiere of his upcoming album Sir Introvert and the Featherweights. We expect to hear tracks from the new record at the concert in Poznań.
The Malta Festival concert programme will run for four days, with three concerts on stage each day.
25.06 – MARO, Devendra Banhart, Benjamin Clementine
26.06 – HAAi, The Blessed Madonna, The Blaze (DJ set)
27.06 – Efterklang, Charlie Cunningham, Beirut
28.06 – King No-One, Kacperczyk, Two Door Cinema Club
Tickets available at eBilet.pl
The detailed schedule will be announced closer to the event.
It is possible to purchase a Person with Disabilities ticket, granting entry to the event together with an accompanying person
Available sector – to use the available sector, you must have an OzN ticket or report the need to use a seat by sending an email to: natalia.dabrowska@malta-festival.pl and receive confirmation of your seat reservation from the above address
BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE
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MTP
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Devendra Banhart will perform on 25 June at Malta Festival. One of the defining voices of the “freak folk” and “New Weird America” movements, he has long resisted categorisation, moving freely between genres while developing his work alongside a parallel visual arts practice.
His music blends acoustic textures, psychedelic harmonies, and a deeply personal sensibility. His performances unfold as intimate, unpredictable narratives, balancing between quiet introspection and expressive stage presence.
Devendra Banhart (b. 1980, Houston, Texas) lives and works in Los Angeles. An internationally renowned musician considered a pioneer of the “freak folk” and “New Weird America” movements, Banhart has toured, performed, and collaborated with Vashti Bunyan, Yoko Ono, Os Mutantes, the Swans, ANOHNI, Caetano Veloso, and Beck, amongst many others. His musical work has always existed symbiotically alongside his pursuits in the other fine arts.
Banhart emerged seemingly out of nowhere in 2002 with his first CD collection, Oh Me Oh My…The Way the Day Goes By the Sun Is Setting Dogs Are Dreaming Lovesongs of the Christmas Spirit, compiled by Swans frontman Michael Gira for his Young God label from homemade recordings the itinerant Banhart had amassed as he traveled the world. He was born Devendra Obi Banhart in Houston, Texas, but spent his childhood in Caracas, Venezuela; as a teenager, his family returned to the States, relocating in Southern California, where he soon became enamored of skateboard culture.
Music was always a passion for Banhart, and he discovered it in ways both magical and haphazard. As a boy in Caracas, says Banhart, “I was surrounded by salsa, merengue, cumbia, some bossa nova – that was ubiquitous, you’d hear it on any street.” In high school, Banhart became obsessed with rocksteady, bluebeat, and ska, which he’d learned about via skateboarding videos. Finishing high school, he thought he would pursue a visual arts career so he enrolled at the San Francisco Art Institute, but he soon dropped out in favor of exploring music. He has, however, successfully maintained a parallel career as a visual artist: Banhart’s distinctive, minutely inked, often enigmatic drawings have appeared in galleries all over the world, including the Art Basel Contemporary Art Fair in Miami; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels; and Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art and Nicodim Gallery.
San Francisco had an indelible influence on Banhart; the flamboyant dressing he adopted that entranced the fashion crowd (and fueled the “freak folk” and “New Weird America” labels the press attached to him) was inspired in part by the seriously subversive cross-dressing culture of San Francisco’s legendary performance troupe the Cockettes.
Like former label-mates Caetano Veloso and David Byrne, Banhart has embraced an astonishingly wide range of musical ideas, from folk to blues to the avant garde. He extols the late Arthur Russell, a relentlessly eclectic artist who was impossible to pigeonhole in his brief lifetime, and Banhart has brought back into the spotlight forgotten artists like late-’60s singer Vashti Bunyan, whose psychedelic folk he championed. He has collaborated with Brazilian legends Os Mutantes, the Swans, ANOHNI, and Beck, among others, and has engaged in art projects like conceptualist Doug Aitken’s monumental 2012 Song 1 video installation on the façade of the Hirschhorn Museum in Washington, DC.
For Banhart, his career remains “an adventure and an exploration.” Banhart admits, “I don’t really take care of my voice, but, just like with playing guitar, you get more familiar with it, and you get better at it. I’ve always said that I’m very good at not knowing how to play the guitar but, really, it’s just that I’m very comfortable with the utter uncertainty of my approach.”
The Malta Festival concert programme will run for four days, with three concerts on stage each day. More artists will be announced soon.
25.06 – MARO, Devendra Banhart, Benjamin Clementine
26.06 – HAAi, The Blessed Madonna, The Blaze (DJ set)
27.06 – Efterklang, Charlie Cunningham, Beirut
28.06 – King No-One, Kacperczyk, Two Door Cinema Club
Tickets available at eBilet.pl
The detailed schedule will be announced closer to the event.
It is possible to purchase a Person with Disabilities ticket granting entry to the event together with an accompanying person
Available sector – to use the available sector, you must have an OzN ticket or report the need to use a seat by sending an email to: natalia.dabrowska@malta-festival.pland receive confirmation of your seat reservation from the above address
DEVENDRA BANHART
/ Music, Concert
MTP “Hall 6”
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MARO will perform on 25 June at Malta Festival. A Portuguese multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer, she represents a new generation of artists working across the global scene, building an international audience and collaborating with musicians worldwide.
Her music is minimal in form but emotionally precise. Blending elements of pop, folk, and alternative, she creates intimate compositions that unfold with focus and linger long after the final note.
MARO is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer from Lisbon, Portugal. After graduating from Berklee College of Music (Boston), she debuted her career in 2018, releasing five albums and an EP. She later joined Jacob Collier on his DJESSE World Tour as part of the band. In those years, MARO opened for artists including Jessie J, Gipsy Kings, Charlotte Cardin and The Paper Kites.
In 2020, she created ITSAME, MARO! – a 100-episode collaboration series with artists from around the world, including Eric Clapton, Pablo Alborán, Lizzy McAlpine, Ivan Lins, Vitor Kley, ANAVITÓRIA, Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Maria Gadú, Mayra Andrade, Rui Veloso, and Lennon Stella.
MARO won the Festival da Canção and represented Portugal at Eurovision in 2022, with saudade, saudade finishing in the top 10. She later released can you see me?, an album blending influences from pop, trap, world, and folk music.
In April 2023, MARO released hortelã, an acoustic trio album with Catalan guitarists Darío Barroso and Pau Figueres. Mostly sung in Portuguese, the album won the José Afonso Award for Portuguese Album of the Year.
Following their collaboration on the EP PIRILAMPO, MARO and NASAYA released LIFELINE in 2024, introducing a more electronic sound that marked a shift from her prior album.
MARO has been touring for the past 3 years, performing to sold-out venues globally with both her acoustic trio and electronic duo. MARO has shared major stages with Jacob Collier, Odesza, and Parcels, and opened arenas for Shawn Mendes’ summer tour.
Announcing her new album SO MUCH HAS CHANGED – a celebration of brighter, upbeat sound – MARO embarks on a fresh chapter, debuting a full-band show to the audiences worldwide in 2026.
The Malta Festival concert programme will run for four days, with three concerts on stage each day.
25.06 – MARO, Devendra Banhart, Benjamin Clementine
26.06 – HAAi, The Blessed Madonna, The Blaze (DJ set)
27.06 – Efterklang, Charlie Cunningham, Beirut
28.06 – King No-One, Kacperczyk, Two Door Cinema Club
Tickets available at eBilet.pl
The detailed schedule will be announced closer to the event.
It is possible to purchase a Person with Disabilities ticket granting entry to the event together with an accompanying person
Available sector – to use the available sector, you must have an OzN ticket or report the need to use a seat by sending an email to: natalia.dabrowska@malta-festival.pland receive confirmation of your seat reservation from the above address
MARO
/ Music, Concert
MTP “Hall 6”
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The Distance will be presented as the Polish premiere of a Malta Festival co-production and the only Polish stop on the production’s international tour. The latest work by Tiago Rodrigues – one of the most important figures in contemporary European theatre and, since 2022, Artistic Director of the Festival d’Avignon – has been presented in Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Athens, and Santiago de Chile, and will now be shown in Poznań as part of the 36th edition of Malta Festival.
The performance tells an intimate story of the bond between a father and a daughter, set in an unsettlingly near future. The year is 2077. In the face of climate catastrophe, the two live on different planets – Earth and Mars. Rodrigues constructs a precisely composed performance about love, responsibility, and intergenerational conflict in a world that is no longer shared.
The Distance by Tiago Rodrigues is set in the year 2077, in a world increasingly shaped by climate crisis. Humanity now lives on two planets – Earth and Mars – and a father and daughter inhabit separate realities, divided not only by vast physical distance but also by different visions of the future. The performance tells an intimate story of a relationship that must find its way in a world that is no longer shared.
One of the most important figures in contemporary European theatre and Artistic Director of Festival d’Avignon, Rodrigues constructs a precisely composed performance about love, responsibility, and intergenerational tension. The Distance explores themes of emancipation, independence, and unspoken declarations, asking how far future generations may drift from those who came before them – and whether mutual understanding will still be possible.
The minimalist form of the production is built around a revolving stage divided into two spaces, symbolically corresponding to Earth and Mars, and a carefully calibrated relationship between text, movement, light, and sound. The shifting rhythm of the performance underscores the tension between intimacy and distance, creating a meditative tone that runs throughout the work.
Distance is a story about a father–daughter relationship, but also about responsibility for the future in a world marked by environmental crisis. Its presentation in Poznań will be the Polish premiere of a Malta Festival co-production and the only Polish stop on the production’s international tour.
ABOUT THE CREATORS
Tiago Rodrigues
Portuguese actor, director, and playwright, and one of the most important figures in contemporary European theatre. Since 2022, he has served as Artistic Director of the Festival d’Avignon. He is the co-founder of the company Mundo Perfeito, with which he has created productions presented at theatrical institutions around the world. From 2015 to 2021, he was Artistic Director of Teatro Nacional D. Maria II in Lisbon. His work combines intimate storytelling with strong social engagement and a pronounced focus on the relationship between actor and audience. His productions have been presented on major European stages, including Holland Festival, Wiener Festwochen, and the Edinburgh International Festival, and he has created premieres at the invitation of institutions such as the Comédie-Française, Comédie de Genève, and NTGent. His most widely recognised works include By Heart, Sopro, Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists, No Yogurt for the Dead, and The Distance, presented at Malta Festival, as well as reinterpretations of classics such as Antony and Cleopatra and The Cherry Orchard.
Adama Diop
Actor and director born in Dakar, Senegal. He moved to France in 2002 to study at the Conservatoire national d’art dramatique in Montpellier, before continuing his training at the Conservatoire national supérieur d’arts dramatiques in Paris. As an actor, he has worked with many leading theatre directors, including Bernard Sobel, Julien Gosselin, Stéphane Braunschweig, Arthur Nauzyciel, Frank Castorf, and Jean-François Sivadier. He has appeared on major European stages, including the Festival d’Avignon, where he performed in Tiago Rodrigues’ production of The Cherry Orchard in the Cour d’honneur. Alongside his theatre work, Diop is active as a director and regularly appears in film and radio productions. He is also involved in educational initiatives, including the development of theatre training projects in Senegal.
Alison Deschamps
Actress and graduate of the Conservatoire d’Art Dramatique in Nantes. In 2021, she joined the ensemble of the Théâtre National de Bretagne. She played in La Tour de Constance, directed by Guillaume Vincent, and in Dreamers II by Pascal Rambert.
Co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund – a state earmarked fund.
THE DISTANCE
17:00
/ Theatre
Aula Artis
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Samanta Schweblin – one of the most important contemporary voices in Ibero-American literature – will come to Poznań as part of the Women Talking programme. The Argentinian writer, celebrated for her mastery of the short form and fiction that resists simple categorisation, will speak about her latest collection Good and Evil and Other Stories, to be published in Poland this June by Pauza.
Her writing works subtly, yet lingers long after reading – building tension not through what is visible, but through what feels quietly displaced, unsettling and left unsaid.
For years, Samanta Schweblin has been recognised as one of the defining voices of contemporary world literature. Born in Buenos Aires and now based in Berlin, her books have been translated into more than forty languages.
She gained international acclaim through both her novels and short stories – the form with which she is most strongly associated. Schweblin constructs her narratives through subtle distortions of reality: seemingly ordinary situations slowly begin to slip out of logic, while tension emerges from what remains unsaid. Her writing moves between realism, absurdity and quiet unease, consistently resisting straightforward interpretation.
Schweblin has been nominated for many of the world’s major literary awards, including the International Booker Prize and the National Book Award. Most recently, she received the AENA Narrative Award, one of the most important distinctions in Ibero-American literature.
The conversation around Good and Evil and Other Stories will close this year’s Women Talking programme. Schweblin’s presence offers a fitting conclusion to the cycle – one shaped by literature that does not rely on spectacle to leave a lasting mark.
Venue accessibility: Klub Festiwalowy
WOMEN TALKING: SAMANTA SCHWEBLIN
17:30
/ Literature
Festival Club
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26.06/Friday
The French duo The Blaze will perform on 26 June on the Malta Festival Music Stage, presenting a DJ-set. Guillaume and Jonathan Alric gained international recognition thanks to their award-winning videos for Virile and Territory, which attracted millions of viewers around the world. Their work has from the very beginning developed in close connection with image – the artists direct their own music videos, treating them as an integral part of their music.
The signature sound of The Blaze is built around hypnotic synthesizers, deep vocals and slowly building tension. In their music, electronic production meets emotional storytelling, while sound and image form a coherent narrative about community, movement and the experience of the contemporary city.
The Blaze are among the most distinctive projects of the contemporary electronic music scene, combining music with cinematic storytelling.
The Blaze is a project created at the intersection of electronic music and cinematic imagery. From the very beginning, cousins Guillaume and Jonathan Alric have developed their work through two parallel languages – sound and image – treating music videos not as an addition to their songs, but as an integral part of their artistic expression. It was this distinctive approach that first drew international attention to the duo.
Their breakthrough came with the award-winning videos Virile and Territory, which have amassed tens of millions of views and become some of the most recognisable examples of contemporary audiovisual storytelling. In their work, The Blaze combine minimalist electronic production with emotionally charged visual narratives, creating stories about community, memory, and shared experience.
Their music unfolds through pulsating synthesizers, deep vocals, and gradually building tension. Tracks develop slowly, allowing rhythm and atmosphere to expand within the space of the performance. It is a form of electronic music grounded equally in emotion and immersion, where dancing and contemplation coexist.
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The vocals ring out like a mantra, penetrating and almost mystical. It’s the signature sound of The Blaze, a sound which enabled the French duo to cross continents. With their second album “Jungle”, they return loaded with new experiences from countries travelled while on tour, taking their visuals and music even further. For The Blaze, these two notions are inextricable, interdependent: The Blaze make resolutely electronic music, inseparable from the visuals, videos that they make entirely themselves often set in urban jungles, which are inexhaustible sources of life and inspiration.
Formed in 2016 by Guillaume and Jonathan Alric, both from the worlds of cinema and photography, The Blaze immediately made their mark when the video for “Virile” was released, followed by “Territory”, from the EP of the same name. It was a multi-award-winning visual impact that’s totalled nearly 100 million views. These two videos attracted the public and critics’ curiosity alike, in particular thanks to their scenes of communion. The deep vocals, which sound like they come from the depths of the soul, adorned refined, synthetic and linear productions, always in the interest of unity. Next came videos for “Queens” followed by “Heaven”, both heralding the arrival of their debut album “Dancehall”, which cemented their long-term status on the international music scene.
On “Jungle”, the two producers, who are also cousins, have decided to be more versatile without abandoning their convictions. The first single “Dreamer” is faithful to their aesthetic. It echoes a reconnection to their roots, as shown in the video for “Territory” (the one that made their name), with this same old desire to portray the lives of those on the margins. In the role of the protagonist is Birane Ba, pensionnaire of the Comédie Française, who delivers a performance imbued with determination and release. “We look for a human aspect in places where we imagine it to be less happy, and we draw poetry and contrasts from it,” explain Guillaume and Jonathan.
This new album is based on a pattern of an off beat, produced on synthesizers that act like a welcome electronic refrain, a base around which The Blaze weave and invent their musical canvas. This is characteristic of the other single “Clash”, a slow pop progression full of optimism. The Blaze unveil their desire to vary vocal textures, favouring harmonies, unisons and solo incantational chants. This new paradigm also drives “Lonely”, where particular attention is given to the meticulous melody and the touching chord progressions.
Sometimes, their natural sound comes galloping back to be multiplied tenfold, with vocals in unison kneaded in, just like in “Madly”. Here it’s all in the build-up, where you can hear the influence of previous tours and which is made for tours to come. “For this album, we really imagined what our music would sound like live. Traveling, really feeling the public and observing their reactions, pushed us towards this aesthetic.” Their enigmatic speech is tinged with clarity, becoming lucid before finding darkness and mystery on the tracks “Siren” and “Haze”.
With “Jungle”, The Blaze continue their exploration of movement. On the album cover, the city seems to form a giant wave, being everywhere at once. Yet in the midst of this effervescence there hides the intimate stories that inspire the two musicians so much. Pablo López Luz, the photographer who took the shot, captured the essence and madness of Mexico City, a colossal city and archetype of stopover places that you leave, find, or get lost in. All this can be found in The Blaze and in their new album, everything that allows the duo to embody their era and add their unique touch.
The Malta Festival concert programme will run for four days, with three concerts on stage each day.
25.06 – MARO, Devendra Banhart, Benjamin Clementine
26.06 – HAAi, The Blessed Madonna, The Blaze (DJ set)
27.06 – Efterklang, Charlie Cunningham, Beirut
28.06 – King No-One, Kacperczyk, Two Door Cinema Club
Tickets available at eBilet.pl
The detailed schedule will be announced closer to the event.
It is possible to purchase a Person with Disabilities ticket, granting entry to the event together with an accompanying person
Available sector – to use the available sector, you must have an OzN ticket or report the need to use a seat by sending an email to: natalia.dabrowska@malta-festival.pland receive confirmation of your seat reservation from the above address
THE BLAZE (DJ-SET)
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MTP “Hall 6”
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HAAi will perform on 26 June at the Malta Festival. The Australian DJ and producer has rapidly established herself as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary electronic music, developing a recognisable and highly personal sound.
Her sets unfold gradually – moving from hypnotic, extended forms into moments of clear club intensity. HAAi builds narratives through rhythm, tension, and fluid transitions, guiding listeners through layered sonic environments.
HAAi is an Australian DJ and producer who has quickly made a mark on the international electronic music scene. Her work moves across a range of aesthetics – from more hypnotic and exploratory forms to high-energy club sounds.
A defining feature of her sets is their sense of flow and gradual development. Rather than relying on abrupt shifts or obvious climaxes, HAAi allows the music to evolve over time, leading listeners through different phases of sound with a strong sense of intuition and control.
She has collaborated with artists such as Fred again.. and Jon Hopkins, and has appeared in their projects. Her performances at major festivals including Glastonbury and Primavera Sound reflect her growing presence on the global stage.
HAAi belongs to a new generation of artists redefining electronic music as an open and flexible space, not limited by genre. Her set at Malta Festival will open the evening dedicated to electronic music, introducing its first, more hypnotic phase.
The Malta Festival concert programme will run for four days, with three concerts on stage each day.
25.06 – MARO, Devendra Banhart, Benjamin Clementine
26.06 – HAAi, The Blessed Madonna, The Blaze (DJ set)
27.06 – Efterklang, Charlie Cunningham, Beirut
28.06 – King No-One, Kacperczyk, Two Door Cinema Club
Tickets available at eBilet.pl
The detailed schedule will be announced closer to the event.
It is possible to purchase a Person with Disabilities ticket granting entry to the event together with an accompanying person
Available sector – to use the available sector, you must have an OzN ticket or report the need to use a seat by sending an email to: natalia.dabrowska@malta-festival.pland receive confirmation of your seat reservation from the above address
HAAi
/ Music, Concert
MTP “Hall 6”
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The Blessed Madonna will perform on 26 June at the Malta Festival. One of the defining figures of the contemporary club scene, formerly known as The Black Madonna, she has spent years shaping both its sound and its cultural context.
Her sets move fluidly across genres, blending house, disco, and techno while building tension where others opt for more obvious solutions. The Blessed Madonna combines club energy with a strong authorial voice, creating an experience that extends beyond the dancefloor.
The Blessed Madonna is one of the key figures of the global club scene today. Her work spans DJing, music production, and an active role in shaping contemporary club culture as a space of community, expression, and transformation.
Her sets are defined by their fluidity and freedom. House, disco, and techno do not function here as separate genres, but as elements of a single, evolving narrative. She builds her performances through tension, contrast, and intuitive transitions, creating an experience that unfolds over time and responds to the energy of the audience.
She has performed at major international festivals such as Glastonbury, Coachella, and Tomorrowland. Her collaborations include Dua Lipa, for whom she created the remix album Club Future Nostalgia, as well as Kylie Minogue. Together with Fred again.., she co-created Marea (We’ve Lost Dancing) – a track that became one of the defining club anthems of the pandemic era.
Her work brings together the intensity of the club experience with a broader reflection on its meaning. Music is not only a tool for movement, but also a way of shaping relationships, context, and collective experience. Her performance at Malta Festival will be the first opportunity to experience The Blessed Madonna live in Poland in a full festival setting.
The Malta Festival concert programme will run for four days, with three concerts on stage each day.
25.06 – MARO, Devendra Banhart, Benjamin Clementine
26.06 – HAAi, The Blessed Madonna, The Blaze (DJ set)
27.06 – Efterklang, Charlie Cunningham, Beirut
28.06 – King No-One, Kacperczyk, Two Door Cinema Club
Tickets available at eBilet.pl
The detailed schedule will be announced closer to the event.
It is possible to purchase a Person with Disabilities ticket granting entry to the event together with an accompanying person
Available sector – to use the available sector, you must have an OzN ticket or report the need to use a seat by sending an email to: natalia.dabrowska@malta-festival.pland receive confirmation of your seat reservation from the above address
THE BLESSED MADONNA
/ Music, Concert
MTP “Hall 6”
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The Second Woman, a highlight of the Malta Festival theatre programme, is the Polish edition of one of the most acclaimed contemporary theatre projects of recent years, created by Nat Randall and Anna Breckon.
The 24-hour performance is built around a single actress — Magdalena Cielecka — and 100 men selected through an open call. Previously presented in cities including London, New York, Vienna, and Barcelona, the project comes to Malta Festival in a new, locally developed version.
In this immersive performance, the actress repeats the same breakup scene one hundred times, each time with a different partner. The project involves 100 participants selected through an open call. Applications are now open. (link)
The Second Woman unfolds in real time over 24 hours. The structure of the performance is built around the repetition of a single scene – a brief encounter between two people at the moment of separation. Each iteration lasts approximately ten minutes and is performed with a different partner, without rehearsals or prior arrangements.
At the pivotal moment of each scene, the partner makes a decision: they say either “I have always loved you” or “I have never loved you.” The repetition of the same situation does not lead to uniformity; instead, it reveals differences in behaviour, emotion, and relational dynamics, turning the performance into an exploration of intimacy, power, and communication.
A key element of the project is its open form. The performance is created live, shaped by the interaction between the actress and each new partner, and its course remains unpredictable. Audiences may experience individual iterations or stay longer, observing the accumulation of tension, fatigue, and meaning that emerges through repetition.
The action is recorded by cameras and projected onto a screen, allowing for a simultaneous experience of the performance on a micro scale – through details of gestures, glances, and reactions – and across the full duration of the piece.
The project by Nat Randall and Anna Breckon has been presented at venues including Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York, the Holland Festival in Amsterdam, and Wiener Festwochen. In each context, the performance functions as a locally grounded experiment, revealing different tensions and social dynamics.
In the Poznań edition, 100 participants selected through an open call will take part. No acting experience is required – what matters is a willingness to step into a short, intense scene.
Caasting: [link]
The open call runs until 17 April 2026.
Key Information:
The Performance runs continuously for 24 hours.
The ticket entitles the holder to enter either within a designated Time Slot or at any time (24-hour Ticket).
After entering within their assigned Time Slot, the Spectator may remain until the end of the Performance.
The Spectator may leave the Hall for up to 30 minutes, provided a Control Coupon is collected.
In the case of a Time Slot Ticket, if the Spectator leaves for longer than 30 minutes, they will be treated as a new arrival and the ticket will lose its validity, unless they return within the hours assigned to their Time Slot.
Entry to the Hall is only possible between scenes (approximately every 10 minutes).
If the maximum capacity of the Hall is reached, entry may be temporarily suspended. A queue applies, with a Priority Queue for 24-hour Ticket holders.
Purchasing a ticket constitutes acceptance of the regulations
Two types of tickets are available for this event.
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Co-funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund, a state special-purpose fund.
Entrance to Sala Ziemi is from Śniadeckich Street. Please follow the sidewalk on the right side of Gate No. 1 to Entrance B, located at the back of the building marked with the “Garden” sign.
It is possible to purchase a disability ticket (OzN) that grants entry to the event together with an accompanying person.
You may enter and leave the performance approximately every 10 minutes, between scene changes. When leaving for a break, you must collect a control pass from the staff at the door.
Restrictions on bringing food and drinks: individuals who, for health reasons (e.g., chronic illnesses), need to consume their own food are asked to notify this in advance by email at natalia.dabrowska@malta-festival.pl by June 19, 2026. Permission to bring food into the event area will be confirmed by a reply email.
Accessibility of the venue where the event takes place → Earth Hall.
THE SECOND WOMAN (24H)
18:00
/ Theatre
Earth Hall
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27.06/Saturday
Charlie Cunningham will perform in Poland for the first time at Malta Festival. On 27 June, the British singer-songwriter and guitarist will appear on the Malta Festival Music Stage at the Poznań International Fair, presenting his signature combination of delicate nylon-string guitar with a melancholic yet rhythmically driven form of songwriting. His songs have amassed over half a billion streams, and Cunningham regularly performs in some of Europe’s most prestigious concert halls.
Cunningham’s music develops at the intersection of acoustic sensitivity and contemporary songwriting. In his compositions, subtle arrangements and restrained production meet expressive melodies and the warm, characteristic sound of the guitar, creating an intimate and focused concert atmosphere.
On Saturday evening, Charlie Cunningham will take the stage ahead of Beirut’s concert.
Charlie Cunningham is one of the most distinctive contemporary British songwriters, combining acoustic intimacy with modern songwriting.
Charlie Cunningham’s music moves between acoustic intimacy and contemporary songwriting. The British artist builds his compositions around the sound of nylon-string guitar, creating songs that combine rhythmic precision with a reflective, melancholic tone.
A formative influence on his musical language was the several years he spent in Seville, where he immersed himself in the tradition of flamenco and refined his guitar technique. This experience continues to resonate in his work – in the fluid movement of melodies, the subtle rhythmic structures, and the distinctive warmth of his guitar sound.
Cunningham’s songs unfold at an unhurried pace, relying on restrained arrangements and the close relationship between voice and instrument. As a result, his performances often carry a quiet, focused intensity, where the most meaningful moments emerge in the delicate balance between sound and silence. His concert at Malta Festival will mark his first live performance in Poland.
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Charlie Cunningham has emerged as a truly under-the-radar success story. Splitting his time between piano and nylon string guitar, Charlie’s melancholic yet rhythmically driven songs have seen him become a regular fixture in Europe’s most prestigious concert halls.
Despite his dyslexia making it near impossible for him to read music, Charlie earned a music degree and by his mid-20s worked a variety of odd jobs and wrote songs in his free time. Eventually, he moved to Seville, immersed himself in Flamenco music and focussed intensely on his guitar playing. Planning to stay for 3 months, he stayed for 3 years. Once home, Charlie found work playing in bars across London and Oxford —eventually returning to songwriting. Charlie has subsequently released 3 albums and 4 eps which have garnered over half a billion streams.
His new album In Light offers a luminous blend of gently pulsating organic production, soaring melodies, and Cunningham’s signature masterful guitar work. The arrangements, understated yet dynamic, respond instinctively to his voice, weaving in unexpected key changes, moments of distortion, and atmospheric flourishes. Collaborators include Leo Abrahams (Brian Eno), who provided additional electric guitar parts, and drummer Liam Hutton, production and mix by Luke Smith (Keaton Henson, Foals, Everything Everything), and visual design by Gary Barber.
The Malta Festival concert programme will run for four days, with three concerts on stage each day.
25.06 – MARO, Devendra Banhart, Benjamin Clementine
26.06 – HAAi, The Blessed Madonna, The Blaze (DJ set)
27.06 – Efterklang, Charlie Cunningham, Beirut
28.06 – King No-One, Kacperczyk, Two Door Cinema Club
Tickets available at eBilet.pl
The detailed schedule will be announced closer to the event.
It is possible to purchase a Person with Disabilities ticket, granting entry to the event together with an accompanying person
Available sector – to use the available sector, you must have an OzN ticket or report the need to use a seat by sending an email to: natalia.dabrowska@malta-festival.pland receive confirmation of your seat reservation from the above address
CHARLIE CUNNINGHAM
/ Music, Concert
MTP “Hall 6”
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Efterklang will perform on June 27 at Malta Festival. The Danish collective has spent over two decades developing its music through collaboration and a continuous search for new directions.
Over the years, the band has continuously evolved its sound, drawing on elements of pop, indie rock, post-rock, and electronic music. At the heart of their work is a focus on connection — between sound, space, and community. They combine electronics, acoustic instruments, and layered vocals into compositions that unfold gradually, with a strong sense of attention and care.
It is in their live performances that this approach becomes most apparent. Efterklang builds a clear connection with the audience, allowing their music to develop in a way that is both dynamic and engaging.
Efterklang is a Danish band founded in 2000 by Mads Brauer, Casper Clausen, and Rasmus Stolberg. From the outset, the group has operated as an open project – with a defined core, but continuously expanded through collaborations and new contexts.
Across successive albums, the band has consistently redefined its sound, drawing on elements of pop, electronic music, indie rock, and post-rock. In recent years – particularly since Altid Sammen – their musical language has become more direct and restrained, focusing on relationships: between people, nature, and community. Their latest album, Things We Have In Common, continues in this direction, centring on ideas of belonging and shared experience.
A defining feature of Efterklang is their way of working – based on dialogue and co-creation. Rune Mølgaard, a key contributor to the band’s early work, returned as a composer and co-writer on part of the new material. The band also collaborates with musicians from diverse backgrounds, shaping the open and layered character of their compositions.
Efterklang’s concerts take the form of dynamic, evolving structures – combining new material with pieces from their earlier catalogue, while leaving space for improvisation and transformation. Performing in an expanded line-up, the band builds its live shows around a strong connection with the audience and a shared listening experience.
The Malta Festival concert programme will run for four days, with three concerts on stage each day.
25.06 – MARO, Devendra Banhart, Benjamin Clementine
26.06 – HAAi, The Blessed Madonna, The Blaze (DJ set)
27.06 – Efterklang, Charlie Cunningham, Beirut
28.06 – King No-One, Kacperczyk, Two Door Cinema Club
Tickets available at eBilet.pl
The detailed schedule will be announced closer to the event.
It is possible to purchase a Person with Disabilities ticket granting entry to the event together with an accompanying person
Available sector – to use the available sector, you must have an OzN ticket or report the need to use a seat by sending an email to: natalia.dabrowska@malta-festival.pland receive confirmation of your seat reservation from the above address
EFTERKLANG
/ Music, Concert
MTP “Hall 6”
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Beirut, the project of Zach Condon – composer, vocalist, and multiinstrumentalist – began its journey with Gulag Orkestar (2006), which brought him immediate international recognition. Recorded almost entirely on his own and infused with Balkan influences, nostalgia, and finely crafted arrangements, it remains one of the most important releases in independent music. It was through this album that Condon’s signature style emerged – warm, acoustic, emotional, and deeply rooted in a love for instruments from distant, often culturally diverse corners of the world.
In the years that followed, Beirut continued to expand its musical universe – from the orchestral arrangements of The Flying Club Cup (2007) to the minimalist intimacy of No No No (2015), and the atmospheric Hadsel (2023), inspired by Condon’s travels across Europe, recorded on a remote Norwegian island and named after it.
The newest chapter in Condon’s work, A Study of Losses (2025), offers an extraordinarily spacious sound immersed in choral textures and Renaissance harmonies. The album was created at the invitation of the Swedish circus Kompani Giraff as a musical illustration for their performance inspired by Judith Schalansky’s book An Inventory of Losses. A Study of Losses is a musical tableau – a dialogue with memory, melancholy, and light. It is both Condon’s most expansive work to date and a natural evolution of the warm, richly instrumental sound for which he is admired.
Beirut returns to Malta Festival stage in grand style, as the artist performed at the festival in 2007 for the first time in Poland.
The Malta Festival concert programme will run for four days, with three concerts on stage each day.
25.06 – MARO, Devendra Banhart, Benjamin Clementine
26.06 – HAAi, The Blessed Madonna, The Blaze (DJ set)
27.06 – Efterklang, Charlie Cunningham, Beirut
28.06 – King No-One, Kacperczyk, Two Door Cinema Club
Tickets available at eBilet.pl
The detailed schedule will be announced closer to the event.
It is possible to purchase a Person with Disabilities ticket granting entry to the event together with an accompanying person
Available sector – to use the available sector, you must have an OzN ticket or report the need to use a seat by sending an email to: natalia.dabrowska@malta-festival.pl and receive confirmation of your seat reservation from the above address
BEIRUT
/ Music, Concert
MTP
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The Second Woman, a highlight of the Malta Festival theatre programme, is the Polish edition of one of the most acclaimed contemporary theatre projects of recent years, created by Nat Randall and Anna Breckon.
The 24-hour performance is built around a single actress — Magdalena Cielecka — and 100 men selected through an open call. Previously presented in cities including London, New York, Vienna, and Barcelona, the project comes to Malta Festival in a new, locally developed version.
In this immersive performance, the actress repeats the same breakup scene one hundred times, each time with a different partner. The project involves 100 participants selected through an open call. Applications are now open. (link)
The Second Woman unfolds in real time over 24 hours. The structure of the performance is built around the repetition of a single scene – a brief encounter between two people at the moment of separation. Each iteration lasts approximately ten minutes and is performed with a different partner, without rehearsals or prior arrangements.
At the pivotal moment of each scene, the partner makes a decision: they say either “I have always loved you” or “I have never loved you.” The repetition of the same situation does not lead to uniformity; instead, it reveals differences in behaviour, emotion, and relational dynamics, turning the performance into an exploration of intimacy, power, and communication.
A key element of the project is its open form. The performance is created live, shaped by the interaction between the actress and each new partner, and its course remains unpredictable. Audiences may experience individual iterations or stay longer, observing the accumulation of tension, fatigue, and meaning that emerges through repetition.
The action is recorded by cameras and projected onto a screen, allowing for a simultaneous experience of the performance on a micro scale – through details of gestures, glances, and reactions – and across the full duration of the piece.
The project by Nat Randall and Anna Breckon has been presented at venues including Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York, the Holland Festival in Amsterdam, and Wiener Festwochen. In each context, the performance functions as a locally grounded experiment, revealing different tensions and social dynamics.
In the Poznań edition, 100 participants selected through an open call will take part. No acting experience is required – what matters is a willingness to step into a short, intense scene.
Caasting: [link]
The open call runs until 17 April 2026.
Key Information:
The Performance runs continuously for 24 hours.
The ticket entitles the holder to enter either within a designated Time Slot or at any time (24-hour Ticket).
After entering within their assigned Time Slot, the Spectator may remain until the end of the Performance.
The Spectator may leave the Hall for up to 30 minutes, provided a Control Coupon is collected.
In the case of a Time Slot Ticket, if the Spectator leaves for longer than 30 minutes, they will be treated as a new arrival and the ticket will lose its validity, unless they return within the hours assigned to their Time Slot.
Entry to the Hall is only possible between scenes (approximately every 10 minutes).
If the maximum capacity of the Hall is reached, entry may be temporarily suspended. A queue applies, with a Priority Queue for 24-hour Ticket holders.
Purchasing a ticket constitutes acceptance of the regulations
Two types of tickets are available for this event.
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FAQ: [link]
Terms and Conditions: [link]
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Co-funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund, a state special-purpose fund.
Entrance to Sala Ziemi is from Śniadeckich Street. Please follow the sidewalk on the right side of Gate No. 1 to Entrance B, located at the back of the building marked with the “Garden” sign.
It is possible to purchase a disability ticket (OzN) that grants entry to the event together with an accompanying person.
You may enter and leave the performance approximately every 10 minutes, between scene changes. When leaving for a break, you must collect a control pass from the staff at the door.
Restrictions on bringing food and drinks: individuals who, for health reasons (e.g., chronic illnesses), need to consume their own food are asked to notify this in advance by email at natalia.dabrowska@malta-festival.pl by June 19, 2026. Permission to bring food into the event area will be confirmed by a reply email.
Accessibility of the venue where the event takes place → Earth Hall.
THE SECOND WOMAN (24H)
18:00
/ Theatre
Earth Hall
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This resting, patience by Ewa Dziarnowska is a three-hour choreographic work unfolding at the intersection of performance and installation. Since its premiere at Sophiensæle in Berlin, the piece has been presented at major festivals and leading dance venues across Europe, and its presentation at Malta Festival will mark its first showing in Poland. The work moves away from the traditional model of viewing dance, proposing an experience grounded in duration rather than narrative or closed dramaturgy.
Dziarnowska constructs an open structure in which meaning emerges through attentive observation of movement and relationships between bodies. The performers remain in constant motion, and the absence of a clearly defined beginning or end shifts the focus from watching a spectacle to shared presence and the collective experience of time. The relationship between dancers and audience is built through proximity and attentiveness, gradually loosening the boundary between stage and spectators.
The body becomes a tool for relating – to others, to space, and to one’s own experience of time. The recurring motif of the song What the World Needs Now creates tension between nostalgia and the intensity of movement. This resting, patience proposes dance as a practice of attentiveness and collective duration.
ABOUT THE CREATORS
Ewa Dziarnowska
Artist, choreographer, and performer based in Berlin. She works at the intersection of dance, performance, and research-based practice, developing improvisation as a creative method and a way of thinking about working with the body. Her practice focuses on relationship, rhythm, attentiveness, and the experience of time, as well as on questions concerning the social and aesthetic frameworks in which dance is created and operates. Her works have been presented at festivals and art institutions across Europe, including Sophiensæle in Berlin, Tanzquartier Wien, Santarcangelo Festival, MDT Moderna Dansteatern in Stockholm, and in Oslo. As a performer and collaborator, she has worked with artists such as Alex Baczyński-Jenkins, Michele Rizzo, Enad Marouf, and Elena Francalanci. She is the author of choreographic and performative projects including This resting, patience, which since its premiere at Sophiensæle in Berlin has established her position on the international contemporary dance scene.
Leah Marojević
Leah Marojević’s practice spans performance, choreography, teaching, dramaturgy, mentorship and support for other artists. Choreographic commissions include Pre-Professional Year, Sydney Dance Company (2019), London Contemporary Dance School Graduating Season (2020), Mass Hysteria Collective (2020) and Matilde Cerruti Quara, Jupiter Woods (2020). Leah collaborates regularly and has worked and performed for visual artists, companies and choreographers; Colette Sadler, Ola Maciejewska, Theo Clinkard, Jefta Van Dinther, Megan Rooney, Ewa Dziarnowska, Paulina Olowska, Emmilou Rößling, Sarah Browne, Sam Williams, Holly Blakey, Candoco Dance Company, Joe Moran among others. In 2019 Leah created The Elsewhen Series in collaboration with choreographer Theo Clinkard as well as collaborating on the creations of commissioned works for Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch (2015), Danza Contemporanea de Cuba (2016) and Candoco Dance Company (2019) among others.
Krzysztof Bagiński
Krzysztof Bagiński is an artist and organizer from Poland. He is a co-curator of W Brzask (At Dawn), a series of experimental music shows in Warsaw. As a sound artist, he works closely with choreography and performance.
Jacqueline Sobiszewski
Visual artist, works with light, video, film and photography. Born and raised in the Netherlands. Studied at the Cinematography Department of the State Higher School of Film, Television and Theater in Łódź. Combining various techniques, always looking for a new visual language in various fields of art, cooperating with directors, musicians, choreographers and individually. Her work has been shown in NYC, Los Angeles, Sydney, London, Paris, Vienna, Madrid, Lisbon, Sao Paulo. She was awarded at the 15th International Small Scene Theater Festival in Rijeka, Croatia for light direction in Medea (awarded with the Nestroy Preis) by Grzegorz Jarzyna and received a distinction for lighting design at The Divine Comedy International Theater Festival “for creating a coherent landscape in which individuality manifests itself through a powerful emotional charge.”
The option to purchase an OzN (persons with disabilities) ticket, which grants admission to the event together with one accompanying person.
The audience can enter and exit at any time during the performance
The audience is offered different seats during the performance. The performers will rearrange the chairs and add and remove them from the audience. If you want to stay in one place, take a position against the wall. The chairs in front of the walls will most likely not be moved by the performers
In one part of the performance, there may be slow-motion physical contact with the audience ((e.g. place their head on a person’s foot or lap)
Loud music and sound is used. Occasionally, there may be abrupt volume changes
Both bright and dark light is used. Flickering light may be used (no stroboscope).
Accessibility of the event venue → Stary Browar. Słodownia +3
THIS RESTING, PATIENCE
19:00
/ Dance
Old Brewery. Słodownia +3
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28.06/Sunday
The duo Kacperczyk will perform on 28 June on the Malta Festival Music Stage. Brothers Maciek and Paweł Kacperczyk are among the most distinctive voices of Poland’s younger alternative scene today. Since their debut album Sztuki piękne in 2020, they have consistently developed a style that blends indie sensibility with pop energy and a characteristic generational tone in their lyrics.
Already the song Iggy from their debut record caught the attention of Iggy Pop, who mentioned the duo during his BBC radio show. Their subsequent releases earned gold and platinum certifications, while the album Pokolenie Końca Świata debuted at number one on the OLiS chart. In 2025, the brothers released their fourth album WSZYSCY JESTEŚMY KACPERCZYK, promoted with the biggest arena tour of their career.
At Malta Festival, Kacperczyk will perform ahead of Two Door Cinema Club.
Kacperczyk is one of the most distinctive projects of Poland’s younger alternative music scene.
Kacperczyk, the duo formed by brothers Maciek and Paweł, is among the most distinctive voices of Poland’s younger alternative scene and will be the only Polish act in the international line-up across the festival’s four concert days. At Malta Festival, they will perform ahead of Two Door Cinema Club.
Their work combines indie sensibility with pop energy and a lyrical language that moves between irony and emotional directness. Their songs often explore themes of growing up, relationships, and everyday experience, placing personal stories within a broader generational context. This perspective has allowed the duo to connect with listeners seeking both intimacy and the collective energy of live music.
Musically, Kacperczyk’s sound blends guitars, synthesizers, and a strong rhythmic pulse that gives their songs a vivid concert energy. On stage, the duo creates an atmosphere of direct connection with the audience, where introspection meets the shared momentum of a live performance.
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Maciek and Paweł Kacperczyk made their debut in 2020 with the album Sztuki piękne. One of the songs from the record, Iggy, was noticed by Iggy Pop himself, who mentioned the brothers during his BBC radio show.
In November 2021, the duo returned with their second album Kryzys Wieku Wczesnego. Shortly after its release, the record was certified gold and soon reached double platinum. Their third album, Pokolenie Końca Świata, was released in June 2023. Featuring tracks such as Syn okiennika with guest vocals by Artur Rojek and Jakbym zjadł mentosy i popił je colą, the album debuted at number one on the OLiS chart and remained the most-streamed Polish album on Spotify in the weeks following its release.
Following the success of their albums, the brothers performed hundreds of concerts across Poland. They also performed as part of the Męskie Granie Orkiestra together with Daria Zawiałow and Mrozu, and in the summer of 2025 they appeared with Kukon in a special collaborative project at the ZORZA festival.
Their fourth album, WSZYSCY JESTEŚMY KACPERCZYK, was released in October 2025. The brothers promoted the new record during their biggest tour to date – their first arena tour, WSZYSCY JESTEŚMY KACPERCZYK TOUR.
The Malta Festival concert programme will run for four days, with three concerts on stage each day.
25.06 – MARO, Devendra Banhart, Benjamin Clementine
26.06 – HAAi, The Blessed Madonna, The Blaze (DJ set)
27.06 – Efterklang, Charlie Cunningham, Beirut
28.06 – King No-One, Kacperczyk, Two Door Cinema Club
Tickets available at eBilet.pl
The detailed schedule will be announced closer to the event.
It is possible to purchase a Person with Disabilities ticket granting entry to the event together with an accompanying person
Accessible seating area – in order to use the accessible seating area, you must hold a disability (OzN) ticket or request a seat by emailing natalia.dabrowska@malta-festival.pl and receive a booking confirmation from the above address.
KACPERCZYK
/ Music, Concert
MTP “Hall 6”
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King No-One will perform on June 28 at Malta Festival. The British band from Leeds builds its music at the intersection of indie rock, pop, and alternative, combining strong melodies with guitar-driven energy and a direct, no-frills sound.
Their songs are shaped by dynamic contrast and a clear sense of intent — moving from more intimate moments to full, high-energy forms. On stage, King No-One focuses on close connection with the audience and an intensity that quickly carries the crowd with it.
King No-One is a British indie rock band from Leeds that has, from the beginning, built its identity outside the mainstream. Their music grows out of lived experience and everyday realities, clearly reflected in their lyrics and sound – direct, honest, and rooted in where they come from.
The band started out busking on the streets and went on to spend the following years touring extensively and releasing singles, gradually building a growing and dedicated audience. The way they approach their identity and the themes they explore sets them apart on the independent scene.
Their music combines elements of indie rock, pop, and alternative, built on strong melodies, guitar-driven sound, and a direct approach. Energetic riffs, punchy rhythms, and narrative lyrics give their songs a clear emotional intensity.
On stage, this translates into performances that are raw, honest, and highly energetic – built on a close connection with the audience and an energy that quickly carries the crowd with it.
The Malta Festival concert programme will run for four days, with three concerts on stage each day.
25.06 – MARO, Devendra Banhart, Benjamin Clementine
26.06 – HAAi, The Blessed Madonna, The Blaze (DJ set)
27.06 – Efterklang, Charlie Cunningham, Beirut
28.06 – King No-One, Kacperczyk, Two Door Cinema Club
Tickets available at eBilet.pl
The detailed schedule will be announced closer to the event.
It is possible to purchase a Person with Disabilities ticket granting entry to the event together with an accompanying person
Available sector – to use the available sector, you must have an OzN ticket or report the need to use a seat by sending an email to: natalia.dabrowska@malta-festival.pland receive confirmation of your seat reservation from the above address
KING NO-ONE
/ Music, Concert
MTP “Hall 6”
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Hailing from Bangor and Donaghadee, Northern Ireland’s Two Door Cinema Club first gained attention with their debut album Tourist History (2010) which included singles like What you Know, Something Good Can Work and Undercover Martyn mixing guitar-driven, post-punk hooks with dancey, electronic polish,
The album released in 2010 hit number one on the Irish chart, landed on the BBC Sound of 2010 Poll and went on to be a globally lauded debut record, taking them from their garage in Bangor where they wrote it to the main stages of festivals around the world.
Two Door Cinema Club features singer/guitarist/programmer Alex Trimble, guitarist/singer Sam Halliday, and bassist/singer Kevin Baird. Trimble and Halliday met in school and later connected with Baird through mutual friends. The trio began writing in Trimble’s parents’ garage and skipped going to university to focus on the band. Fortunately, the gamble paid off – the band’s self-released debut EP, Four Words to Stand On, was released in January 2009 to positive reviews and music blog buzz, which grew with the release of its lead track Something Good Can Work.
Following the release of Tourist History they continued to evolve, landing in the Top 2 of the UK chart with their sophomore album Beacon (2012). Subsequent releases – Gameshow (2016), False Alarm (2019) and Keep on Smiling (2022) – all landed in the top 10 of the UK charts, cementing the band as global arena performers and festival headliners.
Most recently, in 2024, the band embarked on a sold out 30-date amphitheater tour across the United States, finishing the year in style with a sold-out Australian arena tour that culminated in an incredible performance at the iconic Sydney Opera house.
Two Door Cinema Club have cemented themselves as a band for the ages, festival headliners and live favourites across the world.
Their hit What You Know was recently honored by Spotify with 1 billion streams globally.
The Malta Festival concert programme will run for four days, with three concerts on stage each day.
25.06 – MARO, Devendra Banhart, Benjamin Clementine
26.06 – HAAi, The Blessed Madonna, The Blaze (DJ set)
27.06 – Efterklang, Charlie Cunningham, Beirut
28.06 – King No-One, Kacperczyk, Two Door Cinema Club
Tickets available at eBilet.pl
The detailed schedule will be announced closer to the event.
It is possible to purchase a Person with Disabilities ticket granting entry to the event together with an accompanying person
Available sector – to use the available sector, you must have an OzN ticket or report the need to use a seat by sending an email to: natalia.dabrowska@malta-festival.pl and receive confirmation of your seat reservation from the above address
TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB
/ Music, Concert
MTP “Hall 6”
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This resting, patience by Ewa Dziarnowska is a three-hour choreographic work unfolding at the intersection of performance and installation. Since its premiere at Sophiensæle in Berlin, the piece has been presented at major festivals and leading dance venues across Europe, and its presentation at Malta Festival will mark its first showing in Poland. The work moves away from the traditional model of viewing dance, proposing an experience grounded in duration rather than narrative or closed dramaturgy.
Dziarnowska constructs an open structure in which meaning emerges through attentive observation of movement and relationships between bodies. The performers remain in constant motion, and the absence of a clearly defined beginning or end shifts the focus from watching a spectacle to shared presence and the collective experience of time. The relationship between dancers and audience is built through proximity and attentiveness, gradually loosening the boundary between stage and spectators.
The body becomes a tool for relating – to others, to space, and to one’s own experience of time. The recurring motif of the song What the World Needs Now creates tension between nostalgia and the intensity of movement. This resting, patience proposes dance as a practice of attentiveness and collective duration.
ABOUT THE CREATORS
Ewa Dziarnowska
Artist, choreographer, and performer based in Berlin. She works at the intersection of dance, performance, and research-based practice, developing improvisation as a creative method and a way of thinking about working with the body. Her practice focuses on relationship, rhythm, attentiveness, and the experience of time, as well as on questions concerning the social and aesthetic frameworks in which dance is created and operates. Her works have been presented at festivals and art institutions across Europe, including Sophiensæle in Berlin, Tanzquartier Wien, Santarcangelo Festival, MDT Moderna Dansteatern in Stockholm, and in Oslo. As a performer and collaborator, she has worked with artists such as Alex Baczyński-Jenkins, Michele Rizzo, Enad Marouf, and Elena Francalanci. She is the author of choreographic and performative projects including This resting, patience, which since its premiere at Sophiensæle in Berlin has established her position on the international contemporary dance scene.
Leah Marojević
Leah Marojević’s practice spans performance, choreography, teaching, dramaturgy, mentorship and support for other artists. Choreographic commissions include Pre-Professional Year, Sydney Dance Company (2019), London Contemporary Dance School Graduating Season (2020), Mass Hysteria Collective (2020) and Matilde Cerruti Quara, Jupiter Woods (2020). Leah collaborates regularly and has worked and performed for visual artists, companies and choreographers; Colette Sadler, Ola Maciejewska, Theo Clinkard, Jefta Van Dinther, Megan Rooney, Ewa Dziarnowska, Paulina Olowska, Emmilou Rößling, Sarah Browne, Sam Williams, Holly Blakey, Candoco Dance Company, Joe Moran among others. In 2019 Leah created The Elsewhen Series in collaboration with choreographer Theo Clinkard as well as collaborating on the creations of commissioned works for Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch (2015), Danza Contemporanea de Cuba (2016) and Candoco Dance Company (2019) among others.
Krzysztof Bagiński
Krzysztof Bagiński is an artist and organizer from Poland. He is a co-curator of W Brzask (At Dawn), a series of experimental music shows in Warsaw. As a sound artist, he works closely with choreography and performance.
Jacqueline Sobiszewski
Visual artist, works with light, video, film and photography. Born and raised in the Netherlands. Studied at the Cinematography Department of the State Higher School of Film, Television and Theater in Łódź. Combining various techniques, always looking for a new visual language in various fields of art, cooperating with directors, musicians, choreographers and individually. Her work has been shown in NYC, Los Angeles, Sydney, London, Paris, Vienna, Madrid, Lisbon, Sao Paulo. She was awarded at the 15th International Small Scene Theater Festival in Rijeka, Croatia for light direction in Medea (awarded with the Nestroy Preis) by Grzegorz Jarzyna and received a distinction for lighting design at The Divine Comedy International Theater Festival “for creating a coherent landscape in which individuality manifests itself through a powerful emotional charge.”
The option to purchase an OzN (persons with disabilities) ticket, which grants admission to the event together with one accompanying person.
The audience can enter and exit at any time during the performance
The audience is offered different seats during the performance. The performers will rearrange the chairs and add and remove them from the audience. If you want to stay in one place, take a position against the wall. The chairs in front of the walls will most likely not be moved by the performers
In one part of the performance, there may be slow-motion physical contact with the audience ((e.g. place their head on a person’s foot or lap)
Loud music and sound is used. Occasionally, there may be abrupt volume changes
Both bright and dark light is used. Flickering light may be used (no stroboscope).
Accessibility of the event venue → Stary Browar. Słodownia +3
THIS RESTING, PATIENCE
19:00
/ Dance
Old Brewery. Słodownia +3
read more
