From the 21st to 27th October 2013, approximately 150 young architects, designers, engineers, landscape architects, industrial designers, etc. from around the world, will come to Krakow to take on some of the challenges that will revolve around the realms of architecture, urbanism, industrial and social design. During this Seven-Day Think-Tank the students participating in the design-workshops will be encouraged to seek out high-level ideas for the future of the City of Krakow.
On 23 August (Friday) at 7:00pm Villa Decius will host a concert gala with performances by Ewa Vesin (soprano) and Stanisław Kufluka (baritone), organized within the Music Festival „Emanations” Lusławice- Małopolska. The first EMANATIONS Festival will comprise 80 concerts and opera shows to commemorate the jubilee of Krzysztof Panderecki’s 80th birthday; the world famous composer whose life is linked with Kraków and Małopolska is also the patron of the European Centre of Music in Lusławice. Entries are free.
Villa Decius invites music lovers to the piano recital by Denis Zhdanov, who will perform within a cycle of concerts “Chopin’s Heritage” which cultivate the tradition of Kraków’s artistic and patriotic salon, held by Duchess Marcelina Czartoryska at Villa Decius in the 1880s. The concert will take place on 11 September at 5:00pm. Free passes are available at the InfoKraków centres (ul. św. Jana 2, Wyspiański’s Pavillion – pl. Wszystkich Świętych 2) and directly before the concert. Number of seats is limited.
On Sunday the 4th of August at 7.00 p.m. you are heartily welcome to another part of the Gardens of Creativity 2013 project. This time, the Witkacy Theatre from Zakopane will present the recital of Katarzyna Pietrzyk, based on the texts of Wisława Szymborska, entitled: “The World, Second Edition.” The recital will take place in Villa Decius. “I was charmed by the poet’s wit, her inclination for self-irony, her wisdom and the ability to discover the extraordinary in ordinary things.
Shows of historical dances have started; on Sunday the 28th of July, at the stage in front of Villa Decius, dancers from the “Cracovia Danza” Cracow’s Court Ballet and Marie-Claire Bär Le Corre from France presented historical Renaissance dances from Italian courts. On Monday, July the 29th the audience saw the outstanding performance entitled “In a Toy Store” of the “Capella Antiqua Bialostociensis” Court Music Ensemble.
We have a great pleasure of informing you that the International Seminar “Beyond the Horizon” starts at Villa Decius today. The seminar will last until August the 4th. The meeting relies on a partnership of six organizations: the Villa Decius Association and the “Cracovia Danza” Court Ballet (Poland); the Igor Meniok Science and Information Centre for Polish Studies of the State Pedagogical University in Drohobych (Ukraine); the Belarusian Pan-Centre (Belarus).
The Vila Decius Association would like to invite you to participate in open-air historical dance shows which will be held from 28 July to 2 August. The programme includes Renaissance and Baroque dances performed by early music and dance ensembles from Poland and Russia as well as the international ensemble Decius Danza. Other highlights will include classical Indian dances kathak and odissi performed by Alaknanda Bose with the “Sanskritiancerek” dance ensemble. Historical dance shows at Vila Decius make part of the International Summer Art Academy 2013 Project.
This year’s fourteenth edition of “CRACOVIA DANZA” Court Dance Festival will be held from 28 July to 4 August 2014 with the “Spanish Court” as the principal theme. The very rich and original culture and art of Spain have inspired the greatest artists for centuries. In dance, music and theatre, Spanish motifs are among the core elements of the repertoire of many artists. In 17th and 18th century ballets, dance is used to tell the stories of Don Quixote and Don Juan. In every court in Europe, traditional Spanish dances are presented, including Espagnolettas, Airs Espagnols, Sarabandas, Canarios and Folies d’Espagne.
