Experimental, avant-garde, and electronic. Ambiguous, multifaceted, and mysterious. Challenging the listener and demanding full attention yet offering a musical experience that can only be described as cathartic. These are the promises of OPERA 2024, a multi-day festival organised by the Zamek Cultural Centre and the LAS project.
The iconic festival is back. The 34th edition of the Malta Festival will be held from September 7 to 15 in Poznań. The event will be packed with celebrities, internationally acclaimed artists, performances, shows in urban spaces, out-of-the-box debates as well as unique meetings, all of which will inspire hope for a better world, giving nature and women their rightful place. The catchphrase of this year's edition, run for the first time under the aegis of Dominika Kulczyk, is: "To Love!"
A vintage car parade, Little Jazz Academy for kids, a painting exhibition opening, and, above all, hours of concerts in the Old Market Square, are the main highlights of this year's Poznań Old Jazz Festival.
Looking for a good rock concert? No need to leave Poznań. Won't make it to Pol'and'Rock and the Jarocin festivals? Don't despair. All you need to do is head over to Ławica Airport from 22 and 24 August. There, you'll find Coma, Kult, Zalewski, Nocny Kochanek, Łydka Grubasa, and even the international star Royal Republic, all performing at the Poznań edition of Rockowizna Festival 2024.
Soon Poznań will once again become Poland's dance capital. The Dancing fairPlayce Poznań workshops kick off on August 17. They continue the International Contemporary Dance Workshops, an original project launched by Ewa Wycichowska at the Polish Dance Theatre in 1994.
It was a warm summer evening. The gentle semi-darkness in the Poznań Parish Church is pierced by the last rays of the setting sun. The sound of footsteps from a growing crowd echoes within. Vastly outnumbered, a handful of tourists quickly blend in. Cordial greetings and hushed conversations can be heard. Faces familiar from Poznań's concert halls occasionally appear. Whispers gradually die down in the tightly packed pews. Up on the gallery, a musician takes a seat at the organ. Another "Old Town Organ Concert" is about to commence.
The Polish Stereoscopic Club (PKS) was founded almost two decades ago by Kasia and Borys Wasiuk. Although still relatively small, the club is growing steadily, welcoming new members from across Poland. Its members, who are buffs of 3D photography, share their insights not only online but also during National Three-Dimensional Weekends, which are outdoor events during which stunning 3D photos and films are produced.
This July, Cory Henry, alongside Adi Oasis, Jazz Band Młynarski-Masecki, and Blue Jazz Orchestra & Paulina Przybysz, will appear at Poznań' new jazz festival to be held at the Blue Note club and the Castle Courtyard.
The Enea Edison Festival, charmingly situated by Lake Kierskie in Baranowo near Poznań, prides itself on being unpretentious, independent, and free-spirited. Each year, it draws an ever-growing crowd of thousands of music lovers, families with children and groups of friends, all eager to gather, enjoy good company, and listen to fantastic music.
Don't miss the Summer Stage (Scena Letnia) of the Academy of Music, featuring great music every Wednesday. Here's what's lined up for the season.
