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EVENTS - 04.2008
The zoo is 80 years old
Exactly 80 years ago the first Varsovians walked through the gate of the zoological gardens. Even today, the Warsaw zoo is the unquestioned leader in terms of the number of visitors. Last year, more than 700,000 people came to the zoo.
The zoo located on the Praga bank of the Vistula was not the first zoological garden in our city. Before it was opened in 1928, there had been smaller, private zoos.
The first animals born in Warsaw were peccary and two lions, which later became the symbols of the Warsaw zoo. Lions were born in Warsaw almost every year, and there were sometimes as many as thirteen of them. In 1938, the whole city of Warsaw was electrified by the news that thirteen lions had escaped from their cages. Fortunately, nobody got hurt, because the lions had gotten into the cage with wild pigs, who managed to fend them off. Today, the oldest resident of the Warsaw zoo is Aniela, a 46-year-old hippopotamus.
'Dans le Noir?' in Poland
Open to new sensations.
Sharpen your senses!
'Dans le Noir?' is a restaurant based on an unusual idea of eating in complete darkness. It is a place which offers remarkable experiences to its guests. This idea has already conquered the world. So far, over 150000 people have visited the restaurant in London and Paris. Now, the citizens of Warsaw are also invited to discover a new dimension of sensations in a recently opened the 'Dans le Noir?' Restaurant in the Novotel hotel in the centre of the city.
A visit to 'Dans le Noir?' in Novotel Warszawa Centrum is an extraordinary experience that is guaranteed. It is an opportunity to discover a new dimension of taste. Absolute darkness in the restaurant triggers off and sharpens our senses. All barriers in interpersonal contacts disappear, while conversations by the table become more open and spontaneous. Visiting 'Dans le Noir?' allows everybody to get to know each other once again. It enables a journey into the unknown - the world of astonishing sensations.
'Dans le Noir?' in Novotel Warszawa Centrum will be opened for 3 months only, from the 12th of March to the 21st of June 2008. Therefore, it is worth booking a table just now, so as not to lose the chance of participating in this unusual experiment.
The Uprising in photographs
August 1944, in the center of Warsaw. A moment of rest in the battle of the insurgents. A young girl smiles at the photographer, a young man with a helmet on his head presents a weapon taken from a German. The girlís brother is taking the pictures. He is Eugeniusz Lokajski, with the insurgent pseudonym 'Brok', and one of the best photo-reporters of the Uprising. These photos, along with 640 other pictures by Lokajski, have found their way into an album sold by the Warsaw Rising Museum. This unique picture story sometimes reminds one of the frames of a documentary film. Lokajski recorded preparations for battle, the building of barricades, weddings during the Rising, operations in the field hospital and the funerals of the fallen. He photographed brief moments of happiness with passion. Before the war, Lokajski had been the Polish champion in the javelin throw and pentathlon, as well as a participant in the Berlin Olympiad. He died a few days before the fall of the Uprising, in the ruins of a house at 129 Marszałkowska Street. This picture album is very precious.
International Folk Dance Ensemble in Warsaw
The American group 'International Folk Dance Ensemble' will perform in Warsaw on the 15th of May, 2008, at Józef Sowiński Park on Elekcyjna Street 17. The event has been organized by the Ochota Cultural Center and the S. żeromski Cultural Center.
Combining ethnic traditions with exquisite costuming, Brigham Young Universityís International Folk Dance Ensemble showcases the dance styles of the world, and features the traditions of the United States at international folklore festivals.
Over the past decade, the Ensemble has visited 29 countries spanning four continents. As an emissary of the United States and American traditions, the group has become internationally famous at the most prestigious folk dance festivals abroad, where it performs with many of the worldís finest dance companies. The Ensemble was founded in 1956 and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006.
The group boasts 47 musicians, singers, dancers, and technicians, who together form one of the most unique groups of performing artists in the United States. IFDEís musical ensemble, Mountain Strings, not only provides accompaniment for the dancers, but also performs show-stopping traditional music.
Edwin G. Austin Jr is the artistic director of IFDE. His extensive experience began more than 30 years ago, when a passion for international dance and music led him to study with a variety of international artists. He began dancing with IFDE as a performer in 1976, and later returned to BYU as a member of the dance faculty in 1984. Now, he is beginning his 19th season as the groupís artistic director.
Brigham Young University was founded in 1875 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is now one of the nationís largest private universities with an enrollment of 30,000 students from throughout the United States, and 120 foreign countries.
How did the president die?
What happened to the heroic president of Warsaw, Stefan Starzyński, who was arrested by the Germans during the war, and who vanished without a trace? The investigative department of Instytut PamiÍci Narodowej (IPN - the Institute of National Memory) intends to find out where the Germans killed the president. According to the information already collected, Starzyński was murdered between December of 1939 and May of 1945. As far as the place and circumstances of his death are concerned, seven versions already exist. He may have been imprisoned in Dachau, Baalberg, Berlin or in Flossenburg. The investigation at IPN aims to discover who was responsible for Stefan Starzyńskiís death, and also research this atrocity from legal and historical perspectives.
Warsaw filled with culture
This year, Warsaw City Hall will spend as much as twelve million zloty on artistic events. That is twice as much as last year. What awaits Varsovians and visitors to Polandís capital this year? We can choose from among 233 events which are sponsored with city funds. For example, there is the Warsaw Film Festival on Jewish Subjects, the Festival of Artistic Photography, the International Meetings of Action Arts Rozdroże 2008, and also dozens of theater workshops, literary meetings, concerts and performances. Artistic events will use the area around Plac Konstytucji. There will also be Juwenalia. Residents and visitors will also have access to a special series of concerts, 'Music in Old Warsaw,- which will take place on the Royal Road, from the Old Town to Wilanów Palace. Another thing that has already become a summer tradition in our city is Warsaw Summer Jazz Days. The star this July will be Diana Krall. This is her third concert in Poland.
Warsaw works on the subconscious
'Superfamily' is a Norwegian rock group. A song about Warsaw paved the way for these likeable Norwegian musicians to wide popularity. Thanks to the album titled 'Warszawa' they have become the most popular group in their country, winning an award which is the Norwegian equivalent of a Grammy, the Spellemannsprisen. Why Warsaw? The musicians claim that the inspiration came unexpectedly, 'subconsciously.' Last spring the group came to Warsaw for two days to record material to use in their clip for a song about Warsaw. They managed to make a contemporary impressionistic piece with a lightly tongue in cheek view of the heroism of our city, its pride and roots in the most recent events of the nation and Europe. One of the band members said, 'This city is like the subconsciousness of Europe. What is most important is immaterial.' An interesting observation, indeed.
Yokohama Arena in Warsaw?
Many foreign investors are joining in the line up of planned investments in Warsaw. They are mainly interested in large sites, like stadiums, sports halls or hotels, connected with the European football championship which is to take place in 2012. The most advanced negotiations are those with an industry mogul, the Japanese corporation Takenaka. This company has already built in Asia, America and Europe, and has put up several stadiums for the world football championships in Japan and Korea. Among the other projects they have realized there are also a dozen or so sports complexes, among them the famous Tokyo Dome. In Warsaw, the Japanese will build a large hall. They may use the ready-made design of the Yokohama Arena, which is famous for its excellent acoustics, and which can hold as many as 17,000 spectators. We will soon find out if that can become a reality.
Exactly 80 years ago the first Varsovians walked through the gate of the zoological gardens. Even today, the Warsaw zoo is the unquestioned leader in terms of the number of visitors. Last year, more than 700,000 people came to the zoo.
The zoo located on the Praga bank of the Vistula was not the first zoological garden in our city. Before it was opened in 1928, there had been smaller, private zoos.
The first animals born in Warsaw were peccary and two lions, which later became the symbols of the Warsaw zoo. Lions were born in Warsaw almost every year, and there were sometimes as many as thirteen of them. In 1938, the whole city of Warsaw was electrified by the news that thirteen lions had escaped from their cages. Fortunately, nobody got hurt, because the lions had gotten into the cage with wild pigs, who managed to fend them off. Today, the oldest resident of the Warsaw zoo is Aniela, a 46-year-old hippopotamus.
'Dans le Noir?' in Poland
Open to new sensations.
Sharpen your senses!
'Dans le Noir?' is a restaurant based on an unusual idea of eating in complete darkness. It is a place which offers remarkable experiences to its guests. This idea has already conquered the world. So far, over 150000 people have visited the restaurant in London and Paris. Now, the citizens of Warsaw are also invited to discover a new dimension of sensations in a recently opened the 'Dans le Noir?' Restaurant in the Novotel hotel in the centre of the city.
A visit to 'Dans le Noir?' in Novotel Warszawa Centrum is an extraordinary experience that is guaranteed. It is an opportunity to discover a new dimension of taste. Absolute darkness in the restaurant triggers off and sharpens our senses. All barriers in interpersonal contacts disappear, while conversations by the table become more open and spontaneous. Visiting 'Dans le Noir?' allows everybody to get to know each other once again. It enables a journey into the unknown - the world of astonishing sensations.
'Dans le Noir?' in Novotel Warszawa Centrum will be opened for 3 months only, from the 12th of March to the 21st of June 2008. Therefore, it is worth booking a table just now, so as not to lose the chance of participating in this unusual experiment.
The Uprising in photographs
August 1944, in the center of Warsaw. A moment of rest in the battle of the insurgents. A young girl smiles at the photographer, a young man with a helmet on his head presents a weapon taken from a German. The girlís brother is taking the pictures. He is Eugeniusz Lokajski, with the insurgent pseudonym 'Brok', and one of the best photo-reporters of the Uprising. These photos, along with 640 other pictures by Lokajski, have found their way into an album sold by the Warsaw Rising Museum. This unique picture story sometimes reminds one of the frames of a documentary film. Lokajski recorded preparations for battle, the building of barricades, weddings during the Rising, operations in the field hospital and the funerals of the fallen. He photographed brief moments of happiness with passion. Before the war, Lokajski had been the Polish champion in the javelin throw and pentathlon, as well as a participant in the Berlin Olympiad. He died a few days before the fall of the Uprising, in the ruins of a house at 129 Marszałkowska Street. This picture album is very precious.
International Folk Dance Ensemble in Warsaw
The American group 'International Folk Dance Ensemble' will perform in Warsaw on the 15th of May, 2008, at Józef Sowiński Park on Elekcyjna Street 17. The event has been organized by the Ochota Cultural Center and the S. żeromski Cultural Center.
Combining ethnic traditions with exquisite costuming, Brigham Young Universityís International Folk Dance Ensemble showcases the dance styles of the world, and features the traditions of the United States at international folklore festivals.
Over the past decade, the Ensemble has visited 29 countries spanning four continents. As an emissary of the United States and American traditions, the group has become internationally famous at the most prestigious folk dance festivals abroad, where it performs with many of the worldís finest dance companies. The Ensemble was founded in 1956 and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006.
The group boasts 47 musicians, singers, dancers, and technicians, who together form one of the most unique groups of performing artists in the United States. IFDEís musical ensemble, Mountain Strings, not only provides accompaniment for the dancers, but also performs show-stopping traditional music.
Edwin G. Austin Jr is the artistic director of IFDE. His extensive experience began more than 30 years ago, when a passion for international dance and music led him to study with a variety of international artists. He began dancing with IFDE as a performer in 1976, and later returned to BYU as a member of the dance faculty in 1984. Now, he is beginning his 19th season as the groupís artistic director.
Brigham Young University was founded in 1875 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is now one of the nationís largest private universities with an enrollment of 30,000 students from throughout the United States, and 120 foreign countries.
How did the president die?
What happened to the heroic president of Warsaw, Stefan Starzyński, who was arrested by the Germans during the war, and who vanished without a trace? The investigative department of Instytut PamiÍci Narodowej (IPN - the Institute of National Memory) intends to find out where the Germans killed the president. According to the information already collected, Starzyński was murdered between December of 1939 and May of 1945. As far as the place and circumstances of his death are concerned, seven versions already exist. He may have been imprisoned in Dachau, Baalberg, Berlin or in Flossenburg. The investigation at IPN aims to discover who was responsible for Stefan Starzyńskiís death, and also research this atrocity from legal and historical perspectives.
Warsaw filled with culture
This year, Warsaw City Hall will spend as much as twelve million zloty on artistic events. That is twice as much as last year. What awaits Varsovians and visitors to Polandís capital this year? We can choose from among 233 events which are sponsored with city funds. For example, there is the Warsaw Film Festival on Jewish Subjects, the Festival of Artistic Photography, the International Meetings of Action Arts Rozdroże 2008, and also dozens of theater workshops, literary meetings, concerts and performances. Artistic events will use the area around Plac Konstytucji. There will also be Juwenalia. Residents and visitors will also have access to a special series of concerts, 'Music in Old Warsaw,- which will take place on the Royal Road, from the Old Town to Wilanów Palace. Another thing that has already become a summer tradition in our city is Warsaw Summer Jazz Days. The star this July will be Diana Krall. This is her third concert in Poland.
Warsaw works on the subconscious
'Superfamily' is a Norwegian rock group. A song about Warsaw paved the way for these likeable Norwegian musicians to wide popularity. Thanks to the album titled 'Warszawa' they have become the most popular group in their country, winning an award which is the Norwegian equivalent of a Grammy, the Spellemannsprisen. Why Warsaw? The musicians claim that the inspiration came unexpectedly, 'subconsciously.' Last spring the group came to Warsaw for two days to record material to use in their clip for a song about Warsaw. They managed to make a contemporary impressionistic piece with a lightly tongue in cheek view of the heroism of our city, its pride and roots in the most recent events of the nation and Europe. One of the band members said, 'This city is like the subconsciousness of Europe. What is most important is immaterial.' An interesting observation, indeed.
Yokohama Arena in Warsaw?
Many foreign investors are joining in the line up of planned investments in Warsaw. They are mainly interested in large sites, like stadiums, sports halls or hotels, connected with the European football championship which is to take place in 2012. The most advanced negotiations are those with an industry mogul, the Japanese corporation Takenaka. This company has already built in Asia, America and Europe, and has put up several stadiums for the world football championships in Japan and Korea. Among the other projects they have realized there are also a dozen or so sports complexes, among them the famous Tokyo Dome. In Warsaw, the Japanese will build a large hall. They may use the ready-made design of the Yokohama Arena, which is famous for its excellent acoustics, and which can hold as many as 17,000 spectators. We will soon find out if that can become a reality.
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