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EVENTS - 10.2008
A composer’s birthday
The outstanding Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki is celebrating his 75th birthday. He was born in D’bica in 1933 to a family with Armenian roots. He first learned to play the violin, and later he studied composition at the Academy of Music in Cracow from 1955 to 1958. He gained worldwide fame for the very unique sound tonalities of his compositions, which often use unconventional articulation techniques. This compositional technique was dubbed sonorism. Penderecki quickly became a leading contemporary composer in the musical world, a master to others, and an artist who is continually searching for new forms of expression and new directions in music. Penderecki’s works are played all around the world. Music lovers know him for his symphonies, sonatas, preludes and wonderful oratories, among other works, such as his very successful ‘Dies iraeî, ‘Te Deumî, ‘Polskie Requiem’ and ‘Siedem bram Jerozolimy’ (Seven Gates of Jerusalem). The composer has also written movie soundtracks, such as ‘The Shining’ by Stanley Kubrick and ‘Katyń’ by Andrzej Wajda. Krzysztof Penderecki still works, gives concerts, and is filled with creative energy. We wish him many, many more years like that.
Poland on CNN
The largest advertising campaign promoting Poland to date will kick off in the fall on the American television station CNN. 700 spots, which were commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and local governments, and which cost a million dollars, will portray our country as a paradise for tourists and businesspeople alike. The common element in all of the adverts will be a foreign businessman who comes to Poland. Audiences from around the world will see Poland through his eyes. During the half-minute spots there will be images of the most famous Polish cities ‘ Warsaw, Cracow, £ódü, Hel, and Zakopane. A group of CNN reporters will also come here and show our country in a special program ‘Eye on Polandî, which will be shown before the end of the year. The advertisements for Poland shown on BBC in 2006 were seen by 10 million viewers.
New residents at the Warsaw Zoo
The Warsaw Zoo, after 80 years of trying, has two gorillas. One is named Azizi and comes from Switzerland, and the other one is M’Tonque from the Netherlands. Both of the new residents of the Warsaw zoological garden have immediately got used to their new surroundings. The animals are nearly the same age; one is 8 years old and the other is 9. They are living in a specially built monkey run which cost 15 million zloty to build. They will share the large, comfortable pavilion with chimpanzees. A third gorilla, Boulas from Great Britain, will be joining them soon, too. Gorillas can live as long as 60 years in zoos.
The 24th Warsaw Film Festival
The 24th annual Warszawski Festiwal Filmowy (WFF ‘ Warsaw Film Festival) will take place from the 10th to the 19th of October. It is one of the leading film events in Central and Eastern Europe. There are more than 130 feature film premieres and 80 short films in the program of this year’s WFF, which present cinematography from nearly everywhere in the world. There will also be five sections of competition, each with a different profile. There will be film debuts, films for parents and children, independent cinema and film discoveries. In a word, there will be a huge number events and images for lovers of film art ‘ who will also have a chance to give the best film an Audience Award. All of the details and the program of the festival are available at www.wff.pl
Pegasuses at Plac Krasińskich
Five huge colorful metal winged horses, Pegasuses, are standing in front of the National Library building at Plac Krasińskich. The artists behind this project, Beata and Paweł Konarski ‘ known for their installation of colorful roosters in front of the French Embassy ‘ breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that their art was being so well-received by passersby. They had worried about how their wild works would be received so near the Supreme Court building, the historical Krasiński Palace, the church and the Warsaw Uprising Memorial. The Pegasuses will stand there until the end of the year ‘ or maybe even longer, because the National Library would like to use them to refresh its image a bit.
The outstanding Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki is celebrating his 75th birthday. He was born in D’bica in 1933 to a family with Armenian roots. He first learned to play the violin, and later he studied composition at the Academy of Music in Cracow from 1955 to 1958. He gained worldwide fame for the very unique sound tonalities of his compositions, which often use unconventional articulation techniques. This compositional technique was dubbed sonorism. Penderecki quickly became a leading contemporary composer in the musical world, a master to others, and an artist who is continually searching for new forms of expression and new directions in music. Penderecki’s works are played all around the world. Music lovers know him for his symphonies, sonatas, preludes and wonderful oratories, among other works, such as his very successful ‘Dies iraeî, ‘Te Deumî, ‘Polskie Requiem’ and ‘Siedem bram Jerozolimy’ (Seven Gates of Jerusalem). The composer has also written movie soundtracks, such as ‘The Shining’ by Stanley Kubrick and ‘Katyń’ by Andrzej Wajda. Krzysztof Penderecki still works, gives concerts, and is filled with creative energy. We wish him many, many more years like that.
Poland on CNN
The largest advertising campaign promoting Poland to date will kick off in the fall on the American television station CNN. 700 spots, which were commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and local governments, and which cost a million dollars, will portray our country as a paradise for tourists and businesspeople alike. The common element in all of the adverts will be a foreign businessman who comes to Poland. Audiences from around the world will see Poland through his eyes. During the half-minute spots there will be images of the most famous Polish cities ‘ Warsaw, Cracow, £ódü, Hel, and Zakopane. A group of CNN reporters will also come here and show our country in a special program ‘Eye on Polandî, which will be shown before the end of the year. The advertisements for Poland shown on BBC in 2006 were seen by 10 million viewers.
New residents at the Warsaw Zoo
The Warsaw Zoo, after 80 years of trying, has two gorillas. One is named Azizi and comes from Switzerland, and the other one is M’Tonque from the Netherlands. Both of the new residents of the Warsaw zoological garden have immediately got used to their new surroundings. The animals are nearly the same age; one is 8 years old and the other is 9. They are living in a specially built monkey run which cost 15 million zloty to build. They will share the large, comfortable pavilion with chimpanzees. A third gorilla, Boulas from Great Britain, will be joining them soon, too. Gorillas can live as long as 60 years in zoos.
The 24th Warsaw Film Festival
The 24th annual Warszawski Festiwal Filmowy (WFF ‘ Warsaw Film Festival) will take place from the 10th to the 19th of October. It is one of the leading film events in Central and Eastern Europe. There are more than 130 feature film premieres and 80 short films in the program of this year’s WFF, which present cinematography from nearly everywhere in the world. There will also be five sections of competition, each with a different profile. There will be film debuts, films for parents and children, independent cinema and film discoveries. In a word, there will be a huge number events and images for lovers of film art ‘ who will also have a chance to give the best film an Audience Award. All of the details and the program of the festival are available at www.wff.pl
Pegasuses at Plac Krasińskich
Five huge colorful metal winged horses, Pegasuses, are standing in front of the National Library building at Plac Krasińskich. The artists behind this project, Beata and Paweł Konarski ‘ known for their installation of colorful roosters in front of the French Embassy ‘ breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that their art was being so well-received by passersby. They had worried about how their wild works would be received so near the Supreme Court building, the historical Krasiński Palace, the church and the Warsaw Uprising Memorial. The Pegasuses will stand there until the end of the year ‘ or maybe even longer, because the National Library would like to use them to refresh its image a bit.
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