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What?<\/h2>\n\n

For two days, the Survivors’ Park and the area surrounding the Marek Edelman Center of Dialogue will transform into the Festival Village\u2014an open space for meeting, relaxing, eating, having fun together, and participating in cultural activities. Visitors will be able to spend a few hours or the entire day here, moving freely between the various events on the program of the \u0141\u00f3d\u017a of Many Cultures Festival. <\/p>\n\n

The festival town is being created for those who don\u2019t want to leave the festival grounds between performances, concerts, or events. There, visitors will be able to grab a bite to eat, relax, take part in workshops and artistic activities, and browse the booths featuring products created by local artists. <\/p>\n\n

Throughout the weekend, the Festival Town will bring together various elements of the festival program. <\/p>\n\n

Saturday<\/h3>\n\n

10:00 a.m. Mornings at Yanka’s | Traditional Polish dances with live music<\/a><\/p>\n\n

10:00 What Do You Dream About? Artistic Intervention Point | Installation and Participatory Workshop <\/a> <\/p>\n\n

12:00 p.m. Take a Breath: Intergenerational Creation of Air Sculptures | workshop<\/a> <\/p>\n\n

12:00 p.m. Meeting with Rana Hamadeh | Event accompanying the exhibition \u201cOn the Edge of Chaos\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n

1:00 p.m. Kites for Peace | Installation Opening<\/a> <\/p>\n\n

4:00 p.m. Kites for Peace | Workshop<\/a><\/p>\n\n

4:00 p.m. Alina Szapocznikow | performative reading<\/a> <\/p>\n\n

17:00 Rasm Almashan | concert<\/a><\/p>\n\n

18:30 Rasha Nahas | concert<\/a><\/p>\n\n

20:00 SHKOON | concert<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Sunday<\/h3>\n\n

10:00 a.m. Mornings at Yanka’s | Traditional Jewish dances with live music<\/a><\/p>\n\n

10:00 What Do You Dream About? Artistic Intervention Point | Installation and Participatory Workshop <\/a><\/p>\n\n

12:00 Children of the Ghetto. Stella Maris | A discussion of Ilyas Churi\u2019s book and an open conversation in a circle <\/a><\/p>\n\n

12:00 Z\u0142ap oddech: Mi\u0119dzypokoleniowe tworzenie powietrznych rze\u017ab | warsztaty<\/a><\/p>\n\n

4:00 p.m. Kites for Peace | Workshop<\/a><\/p>\n\n

17:00 400 m\u00b2 of Hope. Two Years Later | Observing a Feral Meadow and Listening to a Lecture by Micha\u0142 Zadara <\/a><\/p>\n\n

19:00 Pola Nire\u0144ska. Open Rehearsal | PREMIERE of the play <\/a><\/p>\n\n

So the festival town isn\u2019t just a single event, but a space where, over the course of two days, you\u2019ll be able to experience the festival in many different ways\u2014actively participate in the program, meet others, or simply spend time together.<\/p>\n\n

Who?<\/h2>\n\n

The Festival Village is co-created by artists, educators, local creators, and the organizers of the various events taking place during the festival weekend. The program is interdisciplinary and family-friendly\u2014it combines music, theater, literature, visual arts, workshops, participatory activities, and outdoor events. <\/p>\n\n

For Whom?<\/h2>\n\n

The Festival Town is for everyone\u2014families with children, teens, adults, and seniors, as well as those coming for a specific event and those who simply want to spend the weekend in a festival atmosphere. You can drop by for a little while, attend a workshop or concert, meet up with friends here, or stay for the whole day. It\u2019s a space designed so that between events, there\u2019s also time for conversation, food, relaxation, and spontaneous encounters. <\/p>\n\n

Why is it worth it?<\/h2>\n\n

The \u0141\u00f3d\u017a of Many Cultures Festival celebrates the city as a meeting place\u2014for different languages, histories, generations, experiences, and ways of life. The Festival Town carries this idea from the event program into a shared space. Here, you don\u2019t have to choose just one performance or workshop and head home right after. You can stay, meet people you\u2019ve never met before, dance together, eat, listen to music, make something with your own hands, or simply sit in Survivors\u2019 Park and see what happens next. <\/p>\n\n

It is precisely in this free flow between culture and everyday life that the idea behind the Little Town lies. For two days in September, the area around the Dialogue Center is set to become just such a place: open, diverse, and welcoming\u2014a place where you can spend the whole day and truly experience the atmosphere of the \u0141\u00f3d\u017a of Many Cultures Festival. <\/p>\n\n

\n\n

Availability<\/h3>\n\n

The Festival Town will be located at the Marek Edelman Center of Dialogue and in its immediate vicinity in Survivors\u2019 Park.w Parku Ocala\u0142ych. <\/p>\n\n

Photos<\/h3>\n\n

Festival 2023, HaWa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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