Festiwal im. Zygmunta Haupta » GUESTS

JURIJ ANDRUCHOWYCZ

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Poet, writer of prose, essayist, translator. Founder of the Bu-Ba-Bu poetry group. In 2014 Paweł Smoleński held an extensive interview with him, titled “Szcze ne wmerła i nie umrze.” He had three novels published in Poland (including “Dwanaście kręgów,” which won him the Leipzig Book Fair Award and the Angelus Central European Literature Award), tomes of essays and poetry. With the music group Karbido he has recorded the albums “Samogon,” “Cynamon,” and “Absinthe,” as well as “Andruchoid” with M. Trzaska, W. Mazolewski, and M. Moretti. Author of translations from Polish, German, and Russian. Lives in Ivano-Frankivsk.

JUSTYNA BARGIELSKA

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:21:28 +0000

Poet, writer of prose. The 2003 volume “Dating sessions” was her debut. She then published “China Shipping” and “Dwa fiaty,” for which she received the Gdynia Literary Prize 2010. She won the Rainer Maria Rilke Poetry Competition 2001, and a special award at the 2002 Jacek Bierezin Competition. In 2010 published her first book of prose, “Obsoletki,” which won her the 2001 Gdynia Literary Prize. In 2012 published a volume of poetry “Bach for my baby,” which was nominated for the awards of: Szymborska, Gryfia, Silesius, and Nike (the book made it to the final stage). In 2013 she published her novel “Małe lisy,” which was nominated for the Nike and to the Warsaw Literary Award.

WALDEMAR BAWOŁEK

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:20:26 +0000

Writer of prose. Winner of the “Nowy Nurt” and the Kurpisz Publishing House Competition, as well as of the Zielona Sowa Publishing House National Competition. Thrice awarded the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage scholarship. Has published the following books: “Delectatio morosa” (1996), “Raz dokoła” (2005), “Humoreska” (2012), and “To co obok” (2014, nominated for the Gdynia Literary Prize).

MAREK DZIEDZIAK

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History teacher at the Szymbark School Complex, initiator of educational events and several regional history publications.

ANTONI FERENCY

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:18:13 +0000

A director of the young generation. Graduated from the Institute of Social Prevention and Resocialisation of the University of Warsaw. Besides his social activities, he deals with drama and film. Since 2005 he has been cooperating with Studio Teatralne Koło (Drama Studio Circle). He has published in such magazines as “Zeszyty Literackie,” “Dialog,” and “Lampa.” Author of poems and plays: “Upadek pierwszych ludzi” (nominated for the Gdynia Drama Prize in 2011, finalist of the All-Poland Competition of Staging a Polish Contemporary Play in 2013, world premiere 2012 at the Wilam Horzyca Theatre in Toruń, directed by Iwona Kempa), also: “Odetchnienie” (2012), “Wypasiaki. Dramat modowojenny” (2014), “Stalker. Interpretacja” (2015). Lately he has been directing his own plays: “Upadek pierwszych ludzi” – SOHO Theatre in Warsaw (2013), “Stalker. Interpretacja” – Ochota Theatre in Warsaw (2015).

DAREK FOKS

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:17:01 +0000

Poet, writer of prose, and screenwriter. He is part of the editorial board for the monthly “Twórczość,” where he is responsible for the prose section. Awarded the main prize in the “bruLion” poetry competition, the Natalia Gall Award, and – together with Zbigniew Libera – TVP Kultura Award for the book “Co robi łączniczka,” to name a few. His publications include “Ustalenia z Maastricht,” “Wielkanoc z tygrysem,” and “Debordaż.” His works have been published in the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, the USA, Ukraine, and the UK. “Kebab Meister,” published by ha!art, was nominated for the 2013 Gdynia Literary Prize. In 2014 Foks won the Wroclaw Silesius Poetry Award, and his tome of poetry “Rozmowy z głuchym psem” has been nominated for the Nike Literary Award and the Gdynia Literary Prize.

SŁAWOMIR GRZYMKOWSKI

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:15:50 +0000

Drama, film, and TV actor. Graduated from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Higher School of Theatre in Warsaw (1993). Since 1994 an actor of The Dramatic Theatre of the Capital City of Warsaw. In the years 1994-98 he cooperated with the children’s editorial office and the educational editorial office of Polish Television. He also worked as a pedagogue for the acting school operating by the Jewish Theatre in Warsaw and for the Halina and Jan Machulski’s Acting School. He was assistant to Prof. Piotr Cieślak at the Warsaw Drama Academy’s Directing Department and Acting Department. He has performed, among other productions, in plays by Krystian Lupa, Krzysztof Warlikowski, Paweł Miśkiewicz, Agnieszka Glińska, Piotr Cieplak, Marek Fiedor, Igor Gorzkowski, Antoni Ferency, and Janusz Opryński. He currently cooperates as an actor with the Provisorium Theatre in Lublin, the KOŁO Drama Association, the Scena Prezentacje Theatre, the Ochota Theatre, and the Andrzej Wajda Film School.

ARTHUR HAUPT

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:13:47 +0000

Zygmunt Haupt’s son.

JAROSŁAW KLEJNOCKI | PhD

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:12:11 +0000

Author, poet, essayist, and literary critic. Assistant professor at the University of Warsaw’s Institute of Applied Polish Studies (IPS), and director of the Adam Mickiewicz Museum of Literature. Author of 10 volumes of poetry (the last of which, titled “W proch,” 2011, was published only as an e-book), several volumes of essays as well as critical and research books (recently: “Literatura w czasach zarazy,” 2006), a autobiographical novel (“Jak nie zostałem menelem,” 2002), and three crime novels (recently: “Człowiek ostatniej szansy,” 2010). He runs a literary criticism blog – “Raptularz końca czasów” (wydawnictwoliterackie.pl) and the museum blog “Poza regulaminem” (muzeumliteratury.pl). Co-wrote (with his wife) the book “Próba miłości. Jak pokochać cudze dziecko” (Czarne, 2014). Member of the Polish Writers’ Association (SPP) and the Polish PEN Club. Awarded scholarships by the USA government (1992), the Research Support Scheme program for scholars from East-Central Europe (1996-1999). Repeated holder of the University of Warsaw’s JMR academic scholarship, as well as the creative scholarship from the Polish Minister of Culture. Honoured with the UNESCO World Poetry Day Award in 2011.

BARBARA KLICKA

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:10:41 +0000

Poet, animator of culture. In 2012 published the volume “same same,” which was nominated for the Silesius Poetry Award. In 2015 her tome “nice” was published. Her texts have been translated to different languages, including English and German.

BARTOSZ KONSTRAT

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:07:38 +0000

Laureate of the story competition that was held before the first edition of the Zygmunt Haupt Festival (2015). Born in 1977 in Lublin, he lives in Warsaw. Poet, playwright, audiovisual and literary translator. Author of the poetry volumes: “thanatos jeans” (2005, main prize in the Jacek Bierezin Competition), “traktaty konstrata” (2008), “samochody i krew” (ha!art, 2009, nomination for the Silesius prize), and “dzika kość. encyklopedia utraconych szans” (2013, main prize in the Ratoń Competition, nomination for the Silesius prize), “własny holokaust” (2015, main prize in the Tyska Zima Poetycka Competition). He has also written the play “Powietrze. Opowieść o kraju i planecie” (premiered at the Druga Strefa Theatre in Warsaw, 2013). His works translated into English, German, Lithuanian, Latvian, Bulgarian and Basque.

ZOFIA KRÓL | PhD

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:06:17 +0000

Editor-in-chief and head of the literature department of the dwutygodnik.com culture magazine. Has published in “Gazeta Wyborcza,” “Zeszyty Literackie,” and “Tygodnik Powszechny.” Literary critic and historian, PhD in philosophy. Author of the book “Powrót do świata. Dzieje uwagi w filozofii i literaturze XX wieku” (2013).

ANGELIKA KUŹNIAK

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:04:56 +0000

Author of reportage stories “Marlene” (2009) and “Papusza” (2013). Has received the Grand Press Award three times, nominated for the Polish-German Journalism Award. In 2012 received the Barbara Łopieńska Award for her interview with Herta Müller.

ARTUR DANIEL LISKOWACKI

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:03:45 +0000

Writer of prose, essayist, author of radio broadcasts, literary critic. Director of the literary department at “Kurier Szczeciński.” Works with “Teatr,” “Pogranicza,” and “Twórczość” magazines. Awarded the Artistic Award of the City of Szczecin (2000) and the Władysław and Nelli Turzański Foundation Award (2013), nominated for the Nike Award (“Eine kleine” 2001, “Capcarap” 2009) and the European Union Literary Prize (“Mariasz” 2009). Deals in the history of Pomerania, and the German past of Szczecin in the context of Polish-German history.

ALEKSANDER MADYDA | Prof.

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:02:30 +0000

Professor at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. His fields of research are Polish literature of the 20th century, study of folklore, as well as textology and editing. In these fields he has published three monographs (“W poszukiwaniu jedności człowieka i świata. Folklor w twórczości Stanisława Vincenza,” Toruń 1992; “Zygmunt Haupt. Życie i twórczość literacka,” Toruń 1998; “Haupt. Monografia.” Toruń 2012), four editions of poetry collections (M. Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska “Poezje zebrane” vol. 1-2, Toruń 1993, [3rd ed.: Toruń 1997]; B. Leśmian “Poezje zebrane,” Toruń 1993 [3rd ed.: Toruń 2000]; H. Poświatowska “Poezje zebrane,” Toruń 1994; J. Czechowicz “Poezje zebrane,” Toruń 1997), two of narrational prose (Z. Haupt “Baskijski diabeł. Opowiadania i reportaże,” Warsaw 2007; Z. Haupt “Z Roksolanii. Szkice, opowiadania, recenzje, warianty.” Toruń 2009), a tome of letters (Z. Haupt “Listy do redaktorów ‘Wiadomości’,” Toruń 2014), and numerous articles in magazines and joint publications.

WERONIKA MUREK

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 15:01:14 +0000

Graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Silesia. “Uprawa roślin południowych metodą Miczurina” (2015) is her literary debut.

ANDRZEJ NIEWIADOMSKI | PhD

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:59:16 +0000

Poet, essayist, literary historian, editor. Co-founder and editor of the “Kresy” literary magazine (1989-2010). Has also done literary criticism for over 10 years. Had his debut in 1988. Author of nine poetic books: “Panopticum” (Lublin 1992), “Niebylec” (Warsaw 1994), “Prewentorium” (Lublin 1997), “Kruszywo” (Legnica 2001), “Locja” (Cracow 2005), “Tremo” (Lublin, 2010), “Dzikie lilie” (Poznań, 2012), “Kapsle i etykietki” (Mikołów, 2013), “Pan Optico” (Wrocław 2014), the essay book “Mapa. Prolegomena” (Lublin, 2012), and three academic books: ”Niebliskie wyprawy. Jerzy Zagórski i poetycka przygoda nowoczesności” (Lublin 2001), “Światy z jawnych słów i kwiatów ukrytych. O refleksji metapoetyckiej w nowoczesnej poezji polskiej” (Lublin 2010), “Jeden jest zawsze ostrzem. Inna nowoczesność Zygmunta Haupta” (Lublin 2015). Has also finished “K. Esej podróżny” and “Błękitne ciało. Esej nagrobny.” Author of numerous dispersed poetic, critical, and academic publications (articles in magazines, joint publications, dictionaries, post-conference publications). He deals with the issues of poetic avant-garde, the newest poetry, metapoetry, catastrophism in the interwar period, the heritage of the interwar period in post-war literature, the dynamics of internal connections within Polish modernistic prose. Has written for “Kresy,” “Twórczość,” “Odra,” “Znak,” “Topos,” FA-art,” “Pamiętnik Literacki,” “Teksty Drugie,” among other magazines. His poems have been translated to English, German, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Bulgarian, and Spanish, and put into anthologies of new Polish poetry throughout the last 20 years. Has participated in many literary and cultural events. He is director of the Modern Literature Department at the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University Lublin. He lives in Lublin.

WOJCIECH NOWICKI

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:57:55 +0000

Writer, photography exhibitions curator, food critic. His book “Dno oka. Eseje o fotografii” got to the final stage of the 2011 Nike Literary Award. The 2013 “Salki” won the Gdynia Literary Prize in the “Essay” category.

MICHAŁ OLSZEWSKI

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:56:49 +0000

Journalist, writer of prose. He used to write for the Cracow edition of “Gazeta Wyborcza,” cooperates with “Tygodnik Powszechny.” He writes mainly about Polish space and social changes after 1989. Received the Kapuściński Award, and the 2014 “Wawrzyn” literary prize of Warmia and Masuria for his reportage collection “Najlepsze buty na świecie.”

LIDIA OSTAŁOWSKA

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:55:48 +0000

Author of reportages about those, for whom it is more difficult – about national and ethnic minorities, about women, about youth from subcultures, about the excluded, and also co-author of many reportage collections. 2011 featured the publishing of “Farby wodne,” reportage book (nominated for the Nike Literary Award and the Gwarancje Kultury Award). In 2012 she published the “Bolało jeszcze bardziej” collection.

PAWEŁ PANAS | PhD

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:54:30 +0000

Assistant professor at the Catholic University of Lublin (KUL), member of the International Institute for Hermeneutics. Author of many treatises, has written for “Teksty Drugie,” “Europa Orientalis” and “Sing System Studies.” Author of the books: “Doświadczenia religijne w twórczości Gustawa Herlinga-Grudzińskiego” (Lublin 2012) and “Opisanie świata. Szkice o poezji Marcina Świetlickiego” (Cracow 2014). Editor of the joint publication “Horyzont religijny polskiej literatury emigracyjnej” (Lublin 2013). He has written several research papers on Zygmunt Haupt’s literary work, including “’Jeździec bez głowy’ Zygmunta Haupta. Fragmenty dyskursu symbolicznego” (in: “Symbol – znak – rytuał. Od narodzin do śmierci,” ed. J. Marecki, L. Rotter, Cracow 2014); “’… gdzieś poza krzywizną ziemi’. Dyskurs wygnańczy w korespondencji Zygmunta Haupta – rekonesans” (in: “Roczniki Humanistyczne” 2014, vol. 1); “Tożsamość wygnańca. Uwagi o zapiskach autobiograficznych Zygmunta Haupta” (in: “Osoba czy tekst?”, ed. A. Bielak, Lublin 2015). Originator and director of an all-Polish academic project dealing with the semiotic analysis of literary transfigurations of the experience of exile. The scope of the material included literary works by the author of “Baskijski diabeł.”

TARAS PROCHAŚKO

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:52:15 +0000

Journalist and author. One of the head representatives of the “Stanislau Phenomenon,” and one of the most interesting recent Ukrainian authors. His works attract the attention of critics, journalists, literature researchers, readers. He publishes short stories, novels, reportages.

ROBERT PUCEK

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:51:10 +0000

Translator and outsider. He lives in the forest, with the spiders and ravens. Author of the book: „Pająki pana Roberta” (2014).

MONIKA ROGOWSKA-STANGRET | PhD

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:50:11 +0000

PhD in philosophy. Currently cooperating with the Institute of Applied Social Sciences of the University of Warsaw. Scholarship holder from the Kościuszko Foundation as well as from ERSTE Stiftung and WUS Austria. In 2013 she earned her PhD from the Institute of Philosophy at the Polish Academy of Sciences (with her doctoral thesis “Ciało – poza innością i tożsamością. Trzy figury ciała w filozofii współczesnej”). Participant of a research project financed by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology. Has published in “Przegląd Filozoficzno-Literacki,” “Etyka,” “Prace Kulturoznawcze,” “Fabularie,” “Wakat,” “Artmix,” “Women: A Cultural Review.” Deals in modern philosophy, feminist theory, feminist new materialism, posthumanism, animal studies, and the relationship between literature and philosophy. Collaborates with “Przegląd Filozoficzno-Literacki,” has translated Naomi Wolf’s “The Beauty Myth” (Czarna Owca 2014) and works by Judith Butler, Elizabeth Grosz, and Susan Sontag.

TOMASZ SCHIMSCHEINER

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:48:09 +0000

Graduated from PWST in Cracow (1989). In the 1989-90 season he worked in the Bagatela Theatre in Cracow. In 1991 he has become involved with the Ludowy Theatre in Cracow, where he works to this day. He acts as a guest performer in the STU Theatre and in the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Cracow, as well as in the Współczeny Theatre and in the Capitol Theatre in Warsaw. He has performed in many drama, television and film productions, cooperating among others with directors such as: U. Urbaniak, A. Duda-Gracz, J. Stuhr, R. Zioło, K. Kutz, K. Zalewski, J. Machulski, G. Wiśniewski, H. Baranowski, W. Saniewski, St. Zajączkowski, W. Solarz, W. Smarzowski, F. Zylber, J. Koprowicz, B. Szydłowski, M. Grąbka, J. Tumidajski, A. Więcek, M. Gierszał, T. Svoboda, M. Grabowski. Theatre producer for the play “Dziecko dla odważnych” by Leszek K. Talka. Has performed on many stages in Poland. Since 1991 he has been cooperating with the producing company Bereś & Baron Media Productions, where he works as actor, second director, and co-producer for productions such as: “Historia filozofii po góralsku,” “Anioł w Krakowie,” “Zakochany Anioł,” “Wszystkie kobiety Mateusza.” He is known to the broader public for the television series: “Na Wspólnej,” “Szpilki na Giewoncie,” “Komisarz Alex,” “Na dobre i na złe,” “Ojciec Mateusz.” He has cooperated with the following foundations: A. Dymna’s “Mimo wszystko” foundation, U. Smok’s “Podaruj życie” foundation, TVN’s “Nie jesteś sam” foundation, the “RAP” foundation. Since 2008 he has been the president of the “Wawel z rodziną” foundation, which supports orphaned children, single-parent families, and people faced with unexpected circumstances. Along with his wife Beata, he has established the “Gospodarstwo Teatralne” foundation, which supports Art- and Culture-related activities. In his free time he enjoys skiing, mountain climbing, and travelling through the world on his motorbike. His latest productions: the film “Fale,” directed by Grzegorz Zariczny, and the play “Ciekawa pora roku,” directed by Agata Duda-Gracz.

PAWEŁ SMOLEŃSKI

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:46:55 +0000

Reporter, journalist, since 1989 has been writing for “Gazeta Wyborcza,” before that has cooperated with samizdat magazines. Winner of the Polish-Ukrainian Reconciliation Award 2003 for his book “Pochówek dla rezuna,” and of the Kurt Schork Award for his pieces on Iraq. In 2006 also received the Beata Pawlak Award for his collection of reportages “Izrael już nie frunie.” In 2012 he received the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

MICHAŁ SOWIŃSKI

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:45:36 +0000

Doctoral student at the Faculty of Polish Language and Literature of the Jagiellonian University. Editor at the Korporacja Ha!Art publishing house, collaborates with “Tygodnik Powszechny,” co-creator (with Katarzyna Trzeciak) of the “Book’s not dead” literary broadcast at radiofonia.net.

ANDRZEJ STASIUK

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:44:19 +0000

Author, essayist, co-founder of the Czarne Publishing House, Artistic Director of the Zygmunt Haupt Festival. Writes for “Tygodnik Powszechny.” Has been living in the Lower Beskids since the late 80s. Has received numerous awards, including the Culture Foundation Prize, the Kościelski Foundation award, the Beata Pawlak Award, the Nike Literary Award, the Vilenica International Literary Prize, Gdynia Literary Award, the yearly literary award of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. His works have been translated to all European languages (nearly 130 translations altogether).

MONIKA STOPCZYK

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:43:07 +0000

Graduated from Polish studies at the University of Wrocław, specialisation: cultural linguistics, literary and artistic criticism. Press spokesperson for the Zygmunt Haupt Festival. Co-producer of the Port Literacki Festival 2012 and Europejski Port Literacki 2013. Organiser of auteur meetings with poets and experts on literature. Co-founder of the online monthly “Kontrast” and the “Kontrast” Young Authors Association. Author of reports from cultural events, artist interviews, music reviews. In the years 2008-2012 journalist and publisher of the Uniradio student broadcasting station of the University of Wrocław. Awarded at the 43rd Fama festival “for the popularising of the festival’s artistic initiatives among the inhabitants of Świnoujście.” Since 2013 the editor-in-chief of “Famiasto,” the official paper of the Fama festival. Project Manager in one of Wrocław’s e-commerce agencies on a day-to-day basis.

ZIEMOWIT SZCZEREK

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:41:35 +0000

Author of the books “Przyjdzie Mordor i nas zje, czyli tajna historia Słowian” (nominations to Nike and Angelus Awards), “Rzeczpospolita Zwycięska,” “Siódemka.” He is interested in western Europe and the oddities of geopolitics, history, and culture. He travels to strange places and writes about it. In 2013 received the Polityka Passport Award.

MAŁGORZATA SZEJNERT

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:40:27 +0000

Journalist, co-founder of “Gazeta Wyborcza,” where she has been head of the reportage department for nearly 15 years. Mentor of the new generation of Polish reporters: Szczygieł, Tochman, Hugo-Bader. Honoured with the COGITO Public Media Award, nominated for the Nike Literary Award, the Gdynia Literary Award, and the Angelus Central European Literature Award.

ARTUR SZLOSAREK

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:39:21 +0000

Poet, translator. His debut poetry volume “Wiersze napisane” was released in 1991. Some of the works he has published are: “Popiół i miód,” “Camera obscura,” “List do ściany,” “Pod obcym niebem,” “Ołówek rzeźnika.” His poetry has been translated to English, German, French, Swedish, Bulgarian, Czech, and Slovak. Has received scholarships from the Berlin Academy of Arts, the Robert Borch Foundation, the Polish Minister of Culture. Winner of the Kościelski Foundation Award.

KRZYSZTOF ŚRODA

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:38:13 +0000

Writer, translator, historian of philosophy. Worked for the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences PAN (doctoral thesis on Edmund Husserl’s phenomenology). Author of “Niejasna sytuacja na kontynencie,” “Projekt handlu kabardyńskimi końmi,” “Podróż do Armenii i innych krajów.” Won the Gdynia Literary Prize in the “Essay” category.

JERZY TRELA

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:37:11 +0000

Actor, pedagogue. After graduating from PWST in Cracow, he got involved with the Stary Theatre, performing the role of Philip in “Król Mięsopust” (directed by B. Hussakowski, 1970). While cooperating with many theatres in Warsaw (National, Drama, Na Woli, Ateneum, Polonia) and in Cracow (STU, Ludowy, Juliusz Słowacki), he still remains faithful to the Stary Theatre scene and team. Jerzy Trela is an artist of a great talent and unlimited possibilities. Several dozen roles created in the Stary Theatre fit squarely within the scene’s postwar history. His acting personality has been shaped by creations such as Gustaw-Konrad in “Dziady” and Konrad in “Wyzwolenie.” He learned the craft of acting while working under Jerzy Jarocki’s supervision (“Szewcy,” “Wiśniowy sad,” “Rewizor,” “Życie jest snem,” “Ślub,” “Faust”), who spotted in his acting his characteristic traits: the perspective, the auto-irony, and the sense of the absurd. Jerzy Trela has also worked with Andrzej Wajda (“Tragiczna historia Hamleta księcia Danii,” “Zemsta,” “Wesele”), Jerzy Grzegorzewski (“Wesele,” “Tak zwana ludzkość w obłędzie,” “Dziady – XII improwizacji”), Krystian Lupa (“Powrót Odysa,” “Lunatycy”), Mikołaj Grabowski (“Irydion,” “Tango Gombrowicz,” “Wyzwolenie”), Kazimierz Kutz (“Damy i huzary,” “Pieszo”), Piotr Cieplak (“Król umiera, czyli ceremonie”). A laureate of many drama, film and television prizes, Jerzy Trela has been for many years a professor at PWST in Cracow. In 2010 he was awarded the Mistrz Mowy Polskiej title and in 2011 honoured with a Commander Cross with an Order of Polonia Restituta Star.

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EWA WINNICKA

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:35:33 +0000

Studied journalism and American studies at the University of Warsaw. Co-author of several documentary film scripts. Honoured twice with the Grand Press Award for written pieces on social topics. Received the “Okulary Równości” – an award promoting the fight against exclusion. Author of the books “Londyńczycy” (finals of the Gryfia Prize), “Nowy Jork zbuntowany,” and “Angole” (2015 Nike Award nomination).

AGNIESZKA WOLNY-HAMKAŁO

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:34:16 +0000

Poet, writer, journalist. Author of the following books: “Mocno poszukiwana,” “Lonty,” “Gospel,” “Ani mi się śni,” “Spamy miłosne,” “Nikon i Leica,” “Borderline.” Nominated for the Gdynia Literary Prize, the wARTo Award of “Gazeta Wyborcza,” the Cogito Public Media Award. Her works have been translated to Serbian, Chinese, and Spanish. In 2013 she published her novel “Zaćmienie.”

KRZYSZTOF VARGA

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:33:04 +0000

Has made it to the finals of the Nike Literary Award three times – for his books “Tequila,” “Nagrobek z lastryko,” and “Gulasz z turula.” His recently published works include: “Trociny” (2012) and “Czardasz z mangalicą” (2014). He is also author of the essayist prose “Bildungsroman” (1997, 2014) and the volume of prose “45 pomysłów na powieść” (1998, 2014), for which he has been awarded by Fundacja Kultury. His books have been translated to different languages, including Italian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Slovakian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Croatian.

BOHDAN ZADURA

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:31:33 +0000

Poet, author of prose, translator, and literary critic. Graduated from Philosophy at the University of the University of Warsaw. Since 2004 editor-in-chief of the “Twórczość” magazine. Collaborates with the “Literatura na Świecie” monthly, he is published in most Polish literary and culture magazines. Author of translations from English, Hungarian, Russian, and Ukrainian. Awarded the Stanisław Piętak Prize (1994), the Józef Czechowicz Award (2010), the Wroclaw Silesius Poetry Award (2011).

ATLAS ESTREMO – YURI ANDRUKHOVYCH AND KARBIDO

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 13:32:16 +0000

“ATLAS ESTREMO” – that is the title of the new project by JURIJ ANDRUCHOWYCZ, the first laureate of the “Angelus,” and the Wrocław-based group KARBIDO. This literary-musical spectacle had its premiere during the international ArtPole Festival in Unizh (Ukraine). As opposed to previous projects by Andruchowycz and Karbido, recorded on the albums “Samogon,” “Absynt,” and “Cynamon,” this time the lyrical layer for the Ukrainian singer’s melodeclamation is comprised of prose from “Leksykon miast intymnych” instead of his own poetry. Out of scraps of his writings, unfinished sentences and phrases, Andruchowycz creates a kind if poetic collage. The music made by Karbido is also different from their previous projects. The artists abandon the aesthetics of a post-rock poetic spectacle. This time around the music is more raw and minimal.

2015 marks a decade of cooperation between Karbido and Andruchowycz, the closing of the “Samogon – Cynamon – Absynt” trilogy, and historic changes currently taking place in Ukraine, ones that we cannot ignore – these are the origins of the new project inspired by Andruchowycz’s book “Leksykon intymnych mist.” The author’s aim was to translate the energy and atmosphere of the cities described there, as well as the commentary regarding them, into the language of sonic expression.

Line-up: Jurij Andruchowycz – voice, Paweł Czepułkowski – drums, Tomasz Sikora – saxophone, Marek Otwinowski – voice, bass

www.karbido.com
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LABORATORIUM PIEŚNI

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 13:29:12 +0000

The group uses traditional, polyphonic singing. They perform Ukrainian, Balkan, Polish, and Belarussian songs, as well as Georgian and Scandinavian ones, and many other. They sing the songs of the world a cappella, as well as with shaman drums and other ethnic instruments (such as the shruti box, bells, percussion, flute, kalimba, bowl, gong), introducing into traditional songs a new ground for vocal improvisation, often intuitive, wild, feminine, inspired by the sounds of nature. The source material undergoes a journey of sorts: the songs are usually brought from different regions of Poland, Europe, and the world by group members, then they are being worked on during a workshop process and on rehearsals to finally get its new shape – one that is traditional or one that is enriched, re-arranged. The band has received the Triton Award for the greatest artistic personality of the Festival at Fama (Świnoujście).

A band of female singers from Tricity, performing in their current constellation since 2013. Laboratorium Pieśni, apart from singing, also conducts field research in order to find new-old music (research conducted until now: Albania – polyphonic songs, Kashubia – funeral songs, Lower Silesia – rituals of carol singers). The group also creates theatre performances, where through traditional songs they tell stories about vanishing rites. The group’s founders – Alina Jurczyszyn, who graduated from the “Gardzienice” Academy for Theatre Practices, and Kamila Bigus, who graduated from the Academy of Music in Gdańsk – are realising the “Akademia Laboratorium Pieśni” project at the University of Gdańsk, and also conduct other traditional singing workshops in other locations. Laboratorium Pieśni is the co-organiser of the Etnowiosnowisko Spring and Music Festival.

Line-up: Alina Jurczyszyn, Kamila Bigus, Lila Schally-Kacprzak, Iwona Majszyk, Magda Jurczyszyn, Klaudia Lewandowska, Alina Klebba

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www.youtube.com/user/Laboratoriumpiesni

MISHA ALPERIN SOLO

alicja — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 13:27:25 +0000

Misha Aleprin is on a constant musical journey. He draws from classical music, jazz, as well as traditional Eastern-European and Scandinavian music.

His compositions are difficult to label in terms of genre. As critics note, Alperin owes an equal debt to Béla Bartók and Alfred Schnittke, as well as to Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea. Alperin himself, however, although far from wanting to belittle the giants of American jazz, has special appreciation for its current European incarnations. The artist also goes back to his roots, drawing from the musical heritage of his family. He has, after all, debuted by playing at Jewish weddings, thus following in the footsteps of his grandfather, who was a cantor and author of music at a synagogue in Bessarabia. Even though Alperin describes Jewish music as too tragicomic, the experiences of his youth allowed him to develop improvisational skills that he aims to pass onto his students, by conducting lectures at the Norwegian Academy of Music. “We had to play a repertoire of thousands of songs and dances right off the bat, without any rehearsal. I had never heard most of the melodies. For a classically trained musician this is a huge challenge and often very stressful.”

Alperin encompasses the cultural and music heritage in two ways. On one hand he stresses that the awareness of one’s own roots serves as a guide, and it allowed him to develop an artistic identity after years of adventuring with classical music, rock, and jazz: “I was confused. I didn’t know what really belonged to me anymore.” Thanks to returning to music of native tradition, his compositions gained a strong foundation, a centre of gravity. “It made me more relaxed, I stopped being afraid.” However, Alperin doesn’t identify heritage with just the culture of his own country, and points out that an artist should always be open to the wealth of worldwide experiences. “All folk traditions belong to one family.” The changes that took place in Alperin’s character after he moved to Norway are what the artist considers important. He describes the country as one full of poetry and stark contrast – suspended between gentleness, tranquillity, and darkness, mystery. The years spent in Norway made Alperin more introverted and withdrawn. Nevertheless, he feels southern fire burning within him. “It’s a part of me that explodes when I’m in love, when I eat a splendid dish, and when I play.”

Alperin metaphorically divides his compositions into dances and songs. “Sometimes I sing inwardly, and sometimes aloud. I never stop singing, though. I agree with Arvo Pärt, who considered the human voice to be the only perfect instrument.” Moulding his entirely own existential experience with musical experience, Alperin regards music as an expression of the personal idea of beauty which evolves and changes along with his character. However, it always remains a kind of dream world for the artists, one that allows him to express melancholy and the joy of life. “Music has always been almost the sole outlet for channelling a wide spectrum of emotions: passion, sadness… everything.” The beautiful, minimalist, and intimate music of Misha Alperin combines the emotionality of melody with crisp articulation. It amazes and pulls the listener out from their everyday life, it becomes something that demands their full attention, something that has to be heard. This is a proposition for everyone, including the most picky of music-lovers.

The concert’s program will feature original pieces by Misha Alperin, included on his recent albums.

Misha Alperin | Jazz pianist, composer, and arranger from Ukraine. Leader of Moscow Art Trio. Currently lives in Norway, is a professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music, where he teaches piano, improvisation, and composition. Has recorded 6 albums for the prestigious record company ECM. Apart from original compositions Alperin performs jazz pieces and a repertoire inspired by classical music and traditional music of eastern and Scandinavian countries. Born in 1956 in Kamianets-Podilskyi in Ukraine and raised in Bessarabia (Moldavia), where he used to play with folk musicians, simultaneously studying composition and playing the piano. In 1980 he joined Moldavian Jazz Ensemble under saxophonist and violinist Semjon Shirman. In 1983 he moved to Moscow, where he experimented by combining elements of Russian and Romanian folk music of the Moldavian region with his own subjective rendition of traditional jazz. Alperin started heading in the direction of jazz relatively late, and his searches remained less influenced by contemporary pianist and more by such masters as Art Tatum, Bud Powell, and Lennie Tristano. He also drew from the Jewish musical heritage of his family. Misha Alperin’s grandfather was an author of music at a Bessarabian synagogue. The fate of the Soviet Jew became one of the themes on the album “Wave of Sorrow.” In Moscow he founded Moscow Art Trio and collaborated with the international group Huun-Huur-Tu. Since 1993 he has been living in Oslo, where he conducts lectures at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Selected discography: “Wave of Sorrow” (ECM 1990), “Prayer” (Boheme/Jaro 1991/1996), “Blue Fiords” (Boheme 1993), “Folk Dreams” (Jaro 1995), “North Story” (ECM 1997), “Mountain Tale” (Jaro 1998), “First Impression” (ECM 1999), “Portrait” (Jaro 2000), “At Home” (ECM 2001), “Night” (ECM 2002), “Instead of making children” (Jaro 2006), “Her first dance” (ECM 2008).

www.alperin.no
www.ecmrecords.com

sources: Misha Alperin “One can become music” – interview by Carina Prange for “Jazzdimensions” (Germany 2004) / Misha Alperin “Piano Man” – interview by Alexander Gelfand for “Forward” (USA 2008)