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“In terms of staging, opera has been clearly heading in the direction of extensive theatrical productions in recent years; hence the idea to invite directors who are proficient in both theatre and opera to the Opera Rara Festival projects. As a critic dealing mainly with theatre, I intend to look at opera with my guests […]

The figure of the fearless, beautiful and wise ancient ruler of Poland, daughter of Prince Krakus, was depicted for the first time in the Polish Chronicle by Wincenty Kadłubek, who wrote: “She surpassed everyone so far in both beauty and charm, that you would think that nature was not generous but profligate with its gifts […]

Sometimes a trivial thing is enough for them to ruin the country they are supposed to rule. They divide people, building walls of hostility between them. They destroy their enemies with libel and slander, disregarding the fact that their private vendetta brings doom to whole nations. Interestingly enough, these methods have hardly changed throughout history. […]

Two cooperating worlds, of cinema and literature, has recently met in Kraków. The industry event called Word2Picture, which aims at networking between producers and publishers and presenting book novelties with the potential for film adaptation, took place on 25 and 26 October 2019 as part of the Conrad Festival. Although we will have to wait […]

These works come from different epochs and represent different styles, but are connected by a common thought. They make us wonder why we are so eager to build walls around us, what are the consequences of this, and what to do to build bridges instead of them. Olga Tokarczuk, the winner of last year’s Nobel […]

Are you a novice writer or translator? Do you want to develop your skills and establish international contacts? We look forward to receiving your application by the 3rd of November! The CELA project is launching! If you are a novice writer or translator, this call for applications is for you! The next edition of the […]

The Mayor of the City of Krakow Jacek Majchrowski made a decision to establish the PRIMEVAL FOREST in Nowa Huta’s Kujawy neighbourhood in connection with Olga Tokarczuk winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in order to celebrate and commemorate the writer’s achievement by Krakow – UNESCO City of Literature. Join us on 29th October at […]

10 October 2019 will go down in the history of Polish literature. Olga Tokarczuk received one of the two Nobel Prizes in Literature awarded today by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. Olga Tokarczuk has long been listed among the candidates for the Nobel Foundation prize, alongside writers such as Margaret Atwood, Maryse Condé and Haruki […]

Krakow and Québec City – UNESCO Cities of Literature are joining forces and opening up to literary exchange of experiences. On November this year, our city will be visited by Canadian writer Philippe Girard. In the meantime, Krakow-based author Aleksandra Zielińska, known to a broader audience for her novel Sorge, published this year under the […]

Since the beginning of September, Villa Decius hosts two new residents, which came to Krakow as part of the Krakow – UNESCO City of Literature Residency Programme. The artists from New Zealand and Australia will spend two months in the City of Kings. Melbourne-born Nadia Bailey is a writer, journalist and critic,  whose texts were […]

The last two weeks of August will be marked by a creative residency of Claire Prentice – Edinburgh-based writer and journalist – at Villa Decius. Prentice has been working as a journalist for two decades, collaborating with various media, including the BBC, NPR, The Times of London, The Guardian and The Washington Post. She wrote […]

Kraków UNESCO City of Literature is delighted to announce an international residency opportunity for 2019 for a writer from Edinburgh! The selected writer will be invited to spend two weeks in Kraków, to develop their own creative practice in the beautiful surroundings of a Polish Renaissance palace. They will be invited to present the work […]