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On 20-21 September, in the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi, the first partner meeting of the project "Transcaucasian and Visegrad Nations Common Memory - Occupants or Liberators? Democracy or Tyranny?" is being held.
The aim of the project it to bring the experiences of Armenians and Georgians closer together and juxtapose them with events that took place in Central Europe.
Krzyżowa Foundation will be represented by Dr Tomasz Skonieczny, Deputy Head of the European Academy.
This project is being carried out in 2023-24 in Armenia, Georgia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, as part of a grant from the International Visegrad Fund.
Krzyzowa Foundation partners are Post Bellum (Czech Republic), Post Bellum SK (Slovakia), Terra Recognita Alapítvány - A közép-európai párbeszédért (Hungary), Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (Georgia) and ‘Hazarashen’ Armenian Center for Ethnological Studies (Armenia).
Read more: Dr Tomasz Skonieczny takes part in the partner meeting of the project 'Transcaucasian and Visegrad...
This year we are hosting 50 musicians from all over the world. During the two-week workshop in Krzyżowa, they will create, play, talk and share their musical experience together.
Interesting facts:
- This year's composer-in-residence is Swiss composer Helena Winkelman. Six compositions by her will be performed during the concerts.
Schedule of upcoming events:
- Thursday 24.08., Krzyżowa, opening concert, 6 p.m.
- Friday 25.08., concert in the Church of Peace in Świdnica, 7.00 p.m.
- Saturday 26.08., two concerts in Krzyżowa, 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
- Sunday 27.08., concert at the National Forum of Music in Wrocław, Red Hall, 7 p.m.
- Tuesday 22.08, symposium, discussion evening, Krzyżowa, Sala Majowa in the Palace, 7.30 p.m.
- Thursday 31.08., concert in the Spa Theatre in Szczawno-Zdrój, 7.00 p.m.
- Friday 01.09., concert in the Church of Peace in Jawor, 7 p.m.
- Saturday 02.09., two concerts in Krzyżowa, at 6 p.m. and at 9 p.m.
- Sunday 03.09., concert in Krzyżowa, 6 p.m.
Read more: The next edition of the Krzyżowa-Music chamber music festival is currently underway
"Art without borders"
From 16 to 23 July, an international workshop involving children and young people from Poland, Germany and Ukraine took place in Krzyżowa.
This year, with the aim of giving space to the participants to discover their talents, go beyond their comfort zone, develop their creativity and deal with emotional tension, the following workshops were on the agenda:
Read more: "Art without borders" 2023
Summer Guitar Festival 06-13.08.2023
The Summer Guitar Festival has been held continuously since 2001. Every year, excellent musicians from Poland and abroad share their knowledge and skills here.
The festival gathers guitar adepts and excellent musicians in Krzyzowa every year. The workshops, lectures and master classes will be attended by children, teenagers and adults, as one of the main principles of the festival is not to set an age limit. Thanks to this, guitar meetings in Krzyzowa have an intergenerational dimension.
Concerts, open to the public, are also an important part of the festival, so not only guitarists, but all music lovers from near and far around Krzyzowa can participate.
Among this year's lecturers conducting individual classes
and group classes will include excellent artists and educators from various teaching centers and representing different musical styles. They will include Krzysztof Pełech, Robert Horna, Marek Piaseczny, Magdalena Czwojda, Marcin Chiliński, and Thomas Fellow.
Read more: Summer Guitar Festival 2023, 06-13.08.2023
