News

Old works reprised anew Sjaron Minailo created the spectacle with elegance worthy of France, all while maintaining a balance between music, libretto and movement, thus proving that it is possible to build a bridge between the past and tradition spanning centuries with contemporary interpretation. This harmonious play, created with respect for music, is a tribute […]

The Cassandra Complex Cassandra is a large cantata, composed in 1727 by Benedetto Marcelli for alto and basso continuo. The libretto was based on the poetry by Antonio Schinelli Conte, who joined the composer to create a series of experimental cantatas inspired by Greek mythology, and in the case of this work – Homer’s Iliad. Cassandra – […]

1st of February 2019 (Friday), 5:00 p.m. De Revolutionibus Books&Cafe | Bracka 14 Neverending Drama – Ancient Love  How did the ancient idea of love evolve? In what way was it reflected in the European cultural texts of various epochs? What does opera have to do with all of this? We are going to welcome a number […]

Back to world stages The course of almost two hundred years (1587-1740) was marked by the creation of about four hundred operas, half of which have survived to our times, and in recent decades only a few dozen of them were staged, recorded on stage, released on CDs or performed during concerts. This repertoire still […]

Residency in the City of Literature! Krakow has just opened a call for a residency program addressed to young writers from UNESCO Cities of Literature from around the world! Artists from 28 cities, including Edinburgh, Melbourne, Prague and Seattle, can apply for a stay in our city! The two-month stays in May-June or September-October are […]

Ahsan Ridha Hassan, a writer from Krakow, has received a scholarship from the Lord Provost’s International Residency Programme delivered by Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature.   The Lord Provost’s International Residency Programme is a new initiative that is part of Edinburgh’s efforts to build and develop a community of all the cities in the Creative […]

The first centre devoted to literature and language in Poland will be established in Krakow. The construction of the “Planet Lem” Literature and Language Centre in the former Salt Store in Zabłocie was announced by the City of Krakow during a press conference on the 6th of September 2018. The conference was accompanied by the […]

The 7th Miłosz Festival to begin soon! Meetings with authors, poems reading, discussions and debates – on 7-10 June Krakow, for the seventh time, will become the world capital of poetry. Miłosz Festival 2018 will be an opportunity to meet prominent Polish authors, such as Marek Krystian Emanuel Baczewski, Marzanna Bogumiła Kielar, Marcin Baran and […]

For the third time, Miłosz Festival will be accompanied by OFF Miłosz, which is dedicated to independent and experimental poetic works. So what can fans expect this year? Wait no more! Direct, engaging and inspiring; OFF Miłosz is about the cutting-edge generation. We cross boundaries between the creator and the audience, inviting both to interact, […]

Meetings with authors, poems reading, discussions and debates – on 7-10 June Krakow, for the seventh time, will become the world capital of poetry. Miłosz Festival 2018 will be an opportunity to meet prominent Polish authors, such as Marek Krystian Emanuel Baczewski, Marzanna Bogumiła Kielar, Marcin Baran and Urszula Kozioł, as well as foreign guests, […]

To mark this year’s World Poetry Day, Krakow UNESCO City of Literature and our colleagues across the globe are linking up to hold simultaneous literary events in 13 UNESCO Cities of Literature. Celebrated yearly on March 21st, World Poetry Day is the occasion to honour poets and celebrate one of humanity’s most treasured forms of cultural and […]

Kholoud Charaf, Syrian poet and art critic, as well as a social activist looking for better opportunities for women and children who survived the war became a scholarship holder of the City of Krakow as part of the ICORN program – the International Cities of Refuge Network. The organizers of her residency are the City […]