18th Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow
Jewish Culture Festival, 28 june - 6 july
The Jewish Culture Festival in Cracow is one of the most important and largest events of its kind in the world.
Shaped by outstanding figures in various fields of Jewish culture and art, the Festival became over time a place where Jews and non-Jews from all over the world could meet. They are linked by the shared values that they find in Kazimierz and Cracow , the space of the Festival. For over a week, Kazimierz resounds with synagogue song, klezmer music, and Hasidic, classical, and Jewish folk music. There are films, performances, presentations, and exhibitions to see and stories told by the Jews about their culture to listen to.
In its present form, the Festival not only introduces the living Jewish tradition to a wide audience, but also offers a share of the joy in creating that tradition. Workshops in Hasidic dance and song, klezmology, Hebrew calligraphy, Jewish paper cutting and cooking, conducted by people from both Ashkenazy and Sephardic culture, attract numerous learners. Every year, the Festival puts on over 100 events featuring dozens of performers and thousands of participants from all over the world.
The Festival is a span of the symbolic bridge where Poles and Jews meet to strengthen the process of understanding and reconciliation. The Jewish Culture Festival in Cracow is, after all, a symbol of tolerance, pluralism, and the faith that we have a chance, through the celebration of Jewish culture and the celebration of life, to build mutual relations based on truth and respect.
18th Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow will include:
3 religious ceremonies / 27 concerts/ 12 theatre performances / 10 exhibitions / 26 lectures / 12 film screenings / 74 workshops / 31 sightseeings / dance parties / poetry salon / art and performance activities/ meetings with the artists / druze bazaar /
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[...] >Living Jewish Music, 21:00 Living Jewish Music, the brainchild of musician and composer Raphael Rogiński, is a mini-festival of musicians and groups associated with the Jewish music scene in Poland. Its guiding principle is the search for answers to questions about the place of Jewish music in contemporary culture. Throughout its history, Jewish music has remained open to influences from the surrounding cultures, while maintaining its own original nature. This characteristic highlights the exceptionality and vigor of this music, which can be heard in various versions in almost every continent. It is also proof that Jewish music can exist even today, after the war, in Poland—where Jewish culture was almost entirely eradicated. Artistic director: Raphael Rogiński Participants in the project: 1. Horny Trees 2. Trzaska, Zimpel, Górczyński 3. Rogiński, Masecki, Moretti where:Drukarnia Club, Nadwiślańska St.1(Podgórze),30 zl more about Jewish Culture Festival [...]