26 years on, does Pyrkon still have the power to surprise its audience? The answer is anything but simple. The festival combines consistency with continual transformation, spontaneity with characteristically Poznań-style organisation, cosmic disorder with an unmistakably grounded sense of reality. Within this recognisable universe, entirely new worlds come into being each year.
Coming right up is the one moment in the year to hear such an abundance of folk, ethnic and world music in Poznań. It would be a shame to let this opportunity go to waste. Without a doubt, audiences are in for an amazing experience, filled with discoveries drawn from musical traditions spanning every corner of the globe, including Europe and Poland itself.
In 1956, Poznań remained a bleak ruin of a city, still struggling to recover from the devastation of World War II. Thousands of families enduring harsh conditions became increasingly frustrated and weary.
Three venues, four days and dozens of events, all with the ukulele at centre stage. Cały Poznań Ukulele - the biggest free festival devoted to this cheerful instrument - returns to Poznań from 4 to 7 June. Sadly, this will be its final edition.
For the seventh time, the 23rd Millennium Docs Against Gravity festival will come to Poznań with screenings to be held at the Muza Cinema (Kino Muza). Between 8 and 17 May, viewers can enjoy outstanding documentary films from across the globe in the cinema, and from 19 May to 1 June, from the comfort of their homes.
Poznań's splendid museums, art-laden galleries, vibrant cultural institutions, along with fascinating but normally inaccessible public buildings, will open to visitors on this one exceptional night in the year - Museum Night. On the evening of 16 May, close to eighty Poznań institutions will throw their doors open to visitors.
The Art Collection of Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts in Poznan (UAP) comprises works of art gifted to the University by the artists teaching there, their inheritors as well as the graduates.
The International Dance Theatre Festival "Borders of Nature - Borders of Culture" brings together an eclectic mix of performances, featuring artists from Portugal, Hungary, and beyond. Also in the programme are a discussion on iconic ballets and a Korean dance workshop. Staying true to tradition, the organisers invite everyone to take part in a polonaise along Taczaka Street on 29 April, as part of the global celebration of International Dance Day.
Some events in the music calendar set the tone for the entire season. In Poland, that role belongs to Poznań's Next Fest Music Showcase & Conference. From 16 to 18 April, Poznań will once again transform into a vibrant centre of festival life, filled with meetings, performances, and conversations about music.
After the tremendous success of the 2023 École de Paris exhibition, the Lubrański Academy Art Gallery has returned to the theme of Parisian bohemia and the outstanding Kraków-born artist who, in 1911, made his home and creative base on the banks of the Seine River.
