Depeche Mode extended its Memento Mori international tour and after concerts in Europe, Mexico, Canada and the USA, announced 29 new performances in Europe including two concerts in Łódź in February 2024. With over two million tickets already sold, the 110-day Memento Mori tour is one of the largest in the history of the group….
Polish jazz singer Aga Zaryan will give an unusual performance at Szczecin Philharmonic, showing a completely new side of her artistic expression. The repertoire will include not only songs by her favorite Polish jazz composers, but also those unrelated to jazz, which are important to her for personal reasons. The audience will travel decades back…
The new exhibition at the Zachęta Project Room in Warsaw by the artistic duo from Lublin – Małgorzata Pawlak and Mikołaj Kowalski, is a fruit of their creative approach towards urban nature. It inspires viewers to seek adventure within the close surroundings, appreciate the wealth of forms taken by the natural environment in the urban…
Bethelhem Workneh is a 26 Ethiopian IT graduate, who came to Poland over 2 years ago. The decision about relocating hasn’t brought her what she was hoping for, but as she says – the happy ending’s yet to come. Why Poland? I got my bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Addis Ababa University and I…
Hirayama (played by Kōji Yakusho, awarded for his role at the Cannes Film Festival) lives in contemporary Tokyo. He is a man of few words – introverted, yet filled with love for the world and others, living a life made of rituals, in which he engages with complete devotion. Over time, even his mundane job…
The temporary exhibition at the National Museum in Krakow – “Rationed Modernity. Modernism in the Polish People’s Republic”, features the modernization processes in Poland after World War II. The determinants of the modernism in the times of Polish People’s Republic considered by the curatorial team do not confine to the ideological restrictions on culture imposed…
The new immersive project premiering on February 9 in the Warsaw’s Art Box Experience at Fabryka Norblina explores the life of one of the most influential female artists in the history of art, the talented rebel, strong, tenacious and able to overcome any adversity – Frida Kahlo. This immersive biography will allow visitors to explore…
The much-anticipated premiere of Luigi Cherubini’s “Medea” finally took place in the Polish National Opera in Warsaw on January 21. The performance is a co-production between the Polish National Opera and Salzburg Festival, during which it had its premiere in 2019. Due to the pandemic, “Medea” couldn’t be presented to the Polish audience in 2020…
Traditionally, at the end of January, collections and accompanying events are held throughout Poland and abroad. The finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOŚP) is a one-day event that has been held since 1993. Each edition of the collection is accompanied by additional campaigns – including concerts, shows and online auctions. The slogan…
Beyond resolutions: 7 steps to help expats in Poland enjoy a prosperous 2024 The beginning of a new year is always an ideal time to review finances and make positive changes. Like getting fit, improving your financial circumstances largely requires a combination of instilling good habits and then being consistent with them. Whether you’re a…
Christopher Mazur is a Canadian teacher of Polish ancestry working in the Edison Primary School in Warsaw. He has been living in Poland for 10 years now and isn’t planning on going back to Canada in the foreseeable future. You have a Polish surname… That’s because both my parents are Polish. I am Polish-Canadian, born…
The Polish National Opera prepared a special educational project for kids at the age of 10 and up, to introduce them to the specificity of movie scores – the ways in which music complements a motion picture and its story, as well as how it affects the audience’s emotions and perception. Big Screen Melodies program…
