Stelios Petrakis from Crete, Ndima from Congo, Maria Mazzotta from southern Italy, and Rusan Filiztek from south-eastern Turkey are just some of the artists featured in this year's edition of Ethno Port. Notably, the festival will also highlight the vibrant music of Poland and Ukraine.
This year, the commencement of summer coincides with the inauguration of the Animator International Animated Film Festival, which promises to bring global animation stars, budding artists making their debuts, and ardent fans of the genre to Poznań. The current edition will take place both on-site, until 25 June, and online (under the name of MyAnimatorOnline) on the following day. The overarching theme of the festival this year is "Search for Yourself".
Three days in fantasy realms teeming with fantasy creatures, a multitude of thematic zones, competitions, concerts, and ample space for fun, spontaneity, and socialising: all this at the 21st Pyrkon Fantasy Festival to be held on 16-18 June.
What if the whole world was one enormous mycelium that you wander around in search of a way out? Will you not only see it, but enter it?
Simple, practical, functional, neutral, and yet sophisticated: the designs by Kenya Hara, one of the world's most renowned Japanese designers, reflect a quintessence of the multifaceted perspective of art at large as part of daily life.
Insomnia, a sleep disorder commonly associated with emotional and psychological states, originates from within and affects our inner selves. It is experienced individually, although its causes may be external. Such themes of individuality, personal experience, and the impact of the self on our surroundings are at the core of the upcoming edition of the Insomnia festival.
Museum Night is a perfect opportunity to finally make those long-postponed museum visits in just a few hours, view famous exhibitions and be able to say "been there, done that" to yourself (and others).
Millenium Docs Against Gravity is Poland's largest documentary film festival, with nearly 200,000 followers. The fourth visit to Poznań of this annual non-fiction event will take place this May, hosted by the Muza cinema.
Nie to niebo (Not This Sky) presents an enthralling and enigmatic narrative that delves into the mysteries of the things above and around us. This latest undertaking from the Castle Cultural Centre is a far cry from conventional run-of-the-mill exhibitions as it interweaves various threads and perspectives across interdisciplinary fields and accompanying events.
In a nutshell, Next Fest Showcase & Conference has managed to feature over a hundred and ten bands and performers along with multiple panels and conferences spread across more than a dozen venues over three days. Following the resounding success of the Spring Break festival, its organisers are back with a brand-new event, acknowledging that tough times call for innovative approaches.
