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36. Poles sweep to success at Sundance Festival
“The Lure” (Córki dancingu), a film by Agnieszka Smoczyńska-Konopka about two mermaids working in a Communist-era night club, and “All These Sleepless Nights” (Wszystkie nieprzespane noce), a document...
37. Movable murals of the North
...culture. “The tapestries are a priceless national treasure, a symbol of the Polish renaissance, the golden age of our culture. We venerate them on par with Szczerbiec, the sword of Polish kings, the o...
38. The pleasure of being in good company
...culture, hence Goplana by Żeleński, Eros i Psyche by Różycki, later Manru by Paderewski. There’s some risk involved in this venture, but I’d rather show Goplana than Traviata on a European streaming p...
39. Music of the masters
How come Henryk Mikołaj Górecki wrote his first pieces of music in a bathroom? Which of her husband’s works does Elżbieta Penderecka like most? What did Witold Lutosławski do for a living during WWII ...
40. A vogue for opera
...culture and the world’s best operatic voices coming to Poland continue to be a cultural magnet. It’s a rare opportunity to admire Baroque works that have been revisited by Europe’s leading interpreter...