Olsztyn - cognitively and culturally (iconoclastic?)

We continue our journeys around Poland with two goals: cognitive, where we have not been yet, and cultural, watching performances recommended by media critics. We are in Olsztyn on a spring weekend and we are curiously exploring this city. "Olsztyn (German: Allenstein) - a city with county rights,...

Łódź is modern and revitalized

Hopeless weather – snow, rain and cold ruined our plans to visit Łódź. We wanted to see the city in the part where it is modern and in the part where it is being beautifully revitalized. We visited the Łódź Fabryczna station and Włókiennicza Street (formerly Kamienna Street). As we did the minimu...

Lovers from Kamienna Street

Sings: Sława Przybylska   Kochankowie z ulicy Kamiennej     The music was composed by Wojciech Solarz to a text by Agnieszka Osiecka. The piece was written while the author was studying at the Łódź Film School. Their eyes are blue and grey,Two złoty coins in their pockets for cinema,They liv...

nce again at the Kamil Maćkowiak Theatre

Tonight we went to see the play "A wonderful therapy". A seemingly lively satire on couples who resort to therapy to save their relationship, is a mirror for analyzing one's own life... Kamil Maćkowiak and the actors working in his theatre are at the highest technical level, and the whole perfor...

First evening with culture

First up – in the evening after arrival – we choose a play by the Kamil Maćkowiak Theatre based on Ariel Dorfman's famous drama – DEATH AND THE GIRL. Kamil Damian Maćkowiak (born November 20, 1979 in Bydgoszcz) – Polish theatre and film actor, director, producer, screenwriter, dancer and choreograp...

Manufaktura - a beautiful symbol of old Łódź

Manufaktura Shopping Center – a shopping, service and entertainment center, opened on May 17, 2006 in Łódź, between Zachodnia, Ogrodowa, Drewnowska and Jana Karskiego streets, on the site of the former Izrael Poznański factory complex. You can read about this phenomenal place on a European scale: ...

Concert at the Gorzów Philharmonic

On a winter, grey evening, jazz music performed perfectly by the Gorzów Philharmonic Orchestra and the Swing & Love band warmed our hearts on this Valentine's Day holiday. On the Philharmonic website I found the following entry and photos of the main creators and performers: Swing & Love – the b...

Gorzów Wielkopolski - the cultural and St Valetine's way

There's snow outside, and winter in general. It's February 14th. So Valentine's Day (oh, what a pagan holiday!!) should be celebrated in a warm interior and preferably with beautiful music. We are off to Gorzów. The Gorzów Philharmonic organized a Valentine's Concert: SWING & LOVE, so we bou...