Folk Inspiration

Final concert at the Academy of Fine Arts

PalacMlodziezy — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 17:01:23 +0000

We finished the 12th International Festival of Youth Creativity FOLK INSPIRATIONS with the concert folkCONTINENT # INSPIRATIONS at the Academy of Fine Arts.

We would like to thank our Guests, Participants, Partners, Volunteers and Employees of the Youth Centre for their invaluable help.

See you next year at the 13th edition of the Festival!

LODZ REVITALIZATION

PalacMlodziezy — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:50:56 +0000

Another place that festival participants visited within ” Many cultures – one idea” was EC1. Groups from Mexico and Ukraine spent Tuesday afternoon at the Science and Technology Centre, learning lots of interesting facts from the world of science and doing their own experiments (including musical ones).

As you can see from the photos, the mood was great!

folkCONTINENT#MUSIC in the Academy of Music

PalacMlodziezy — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:40:30 +0000

The Academy of Music in Lodz opened its doors to the participants of 12 Folk Inspirations on Monday. The Concert Hall on Żubardzka Street hosted the Folk CONTINENT#MUSIC concert featuring soloists, vocal and musical ensembles, choir and guests of the festival.

A visit to the Academy of Music

PalacMlodziezy — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:30:32 +0000

On the day before the last day of our festival, participants from Ukraine and Mexico admired the wonderful, eclectic interiors of the Academy of Music rectorate headquarters in the Palace that once belonged to Karol Poznański. It was amazing, especially when the guide played a piece by Chopin on one of the historic pianos and presented the sounds of harpsichords. The participants were also impressed by visiting the winter garden.

Thank you for such a wonderful presentation!

“Baby, dziołchy, krasnolice… Tales of Slavic people”

PalacMlodziezy — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:20:32 +0000

On Sunday within folkCONTINENT#THEATRE, we had the pleasure to host three exceptional women on our festival stage. The art of storytelling is as old as a man and the word. “Baby, dziołchy, krasnolice… Tales of the Slavic people” is a meeting with storytellers Alia Vuk and Masha Bogucka. There was also Agnieszka Lach- a creator of ethno music.

Alia Vuk – she has been working with the word for years. Teaching, hosting radio shows, singing, and being active in the community of Polish storytellers. Alia specializes in eastern folklore.

Masha Bogucka – an actress, director, animator, and a storyteller. Her repertoire is dominated by Slavic stories, including Polish ones from Oskar Kolberg’s collection.

Agnieszka Lach – a multi-instrumentalist, collector of everything that makes sounds. A constant seeker of new challenges in music. Educator, instructor of workshops and courses on music production, music theory and history. The owner of the STUDIO RECORD.

FOLK PARADE IN PIOTRKOWSKA STREET

PalacMlodziezy — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:51:49 +0000

On Sunday there was a FOLK PARADE down PIOTRKOWSKA STREET, a dance-music-theatre parade of festival participants from Asia, Africa, North America and Europe. It was joyful, colourful and…. rainy, but the participants were in good mood until the end.

Weekend at the Orientarium at the Lodz Zoo

PalacMlodziezy — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:49:34 +0000

On Saturday and Sunday, festival participants and guests from Bangladesh, Mexico, Greece, Palestine and Ukraine visited the newly opened urban attraction – the Orientarium at the Lodz Zoo.

There were many questions concerning the place. Playing elephants, binturongs and an underwater tunnel turned out to be a surprise. A group from Ukraine had the chance to go on a vintage tourist bus.

On Sunday, as it was zoo’s 84th birthday, festival participants from Ukraine and Palestine were able to admire the elephants and beautiful, colourful fish, as well as more than 5-meter-long gavial crocodile.

Folk at the Youth Centre

PalacMlodziezy — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:48:18 +0000

We were planning to organize “Folk in the Botanical Garden”. Unfortunately, weather conditions changed our plans. So, the third day of Folk Inspirations was spent at our Centre.”

The place changed, but the programme remained the same! A concert of festival participants and guests. Very interesting and educational presentations of cultures-participants of the festival from Bangladesh, Greece, Mexico, Palestine, Ukraine and Poland.

Folk art workshops – garlands, motanki dolls, cutouts, pottery, weaving, spinning, folk jewellery. The opening of two photography exhibitions – participants of the “Golden Boat 2022 – Photo” competition and the traveller Radoslaw Bartnik’s “Meetings during journeys.” Three Galas of giving out awards in the competitions: Golden Boat 2022 – Photo, Video and Design.

At the end of the day: a disco!

FOLK-ART CHALLENGE for peace in the world

PalacMlodziezy — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:44:20 +0000

FOLK-ART CHALLENGE for peace in the world was held as part of the CONTINENT#FACTORY OF FOLK concert at Manufaktura, during which this year’s festival guests appealed for peace in the world.

CONTINENT#FACTORY of folk in Manufaktura

PalacMlodziezy — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:39:28 +0000

On Friday, there was a concert of participants and guests of the festival within CONTINENT#FACTORY of folk event. As promised, there were lots of rhythms, sounds, colours from every continent in the world!