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“DWA PIĘTRA” FESTIVAL 
IN LODZ


The “Dwa Piętra” (Two Storeys) Festival is based on a thoughtful genre diversity of musical events, in which the historical and cultural context of the festival space is important, and a wide dissemination of the event in order to include the audience beyond any barriers. The aim of the project is to create a platform for dialogue between artists and participants within a diverse concert programme as well as workshops in the form of educational and artistic events for children, young people and adults.

The first edition of the festival took place from 15 - 17 November 2019. The festival programme consisted of 3 genre sections - alternative, classical and avant-garde music. The artists played were: Joanna Duda - a Polish musical and visual artist, the band RASP Lovers playing music from their debut album, 'Romantic Alternative Schizophrenic Punk', two piano trios by Dmitri Shostakovich played by the trio Bartosz Skibiński and Michal Bak Quartetto, and the Danish duo Tyge Jessen/Hein Westgaard and the band Franciszek Pospieszalski Sextet. As part of the educational-artistic block, children participated in workshops with the performers of the music programme and, on the opening day of the festival, young journalists held a press conference with the artists and festival organisers.

The festival takes place in the residence of Karol Kretschmer at 5 6 Sierpnia Street in Łódź - at the headquarters of the Action Foundation and the Storeroom. The artistic director is Marcel Balinski.



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BACKYARDS CONCERTS



As part of the Mayor of Łódź Artistic Scholarship I received, I organised a series of concerts in open urban spaces with low access to cultural events. The aim was to activate local communities by promoting the art of music and appreciating neglected places in public space. The concerts took place in one of the old courtyards in Lipowa Street and in Retkinia, in the area next to Retkinia's salt pans.

Photo reports by Sonja Orlewicz-Zakrzewska. Video reports by Miłosz Kasiura and Jakub Dylewski.

COOPERATION WITH THE FUNDACJA DZIAŁANIA

"Does the fact that you make faces and move like that have to do with emotion?""What do you think when you play like that?""And today, when you've played so much, do you sometimes make mistakes? And don't your hands hurt?"

‘Artistic Luminaries’ is a project of the Fundacja Działania whose main objective is the activation and social-educational education through art of children and young people at risk of educational and social exclusion in the city of Łódź. The initiative involves the systematic and continuous implementation of artistic and educational activities developed by artists and animators locally involved in social life. The programme of Artistic Luminaries covers a wide range of activities in the fields of culture and art, education and social reintegration.

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