Weekend in Poznan
FRIDAY 9.02
Ralph Kaminski - concert
Ralph Kaminski is bidding farewell to his project 'Bal u Rafała'. The concert in Poznań is the first of five during the farewell mini-tour of this project. "We will move you to dance at five more special concerts, and each of them will be a 'Ball' over balls - La Grande Finale! So get your most spectacular outfits ready, come and be ready to unhook your skates! - announces Ralph Kaminski, singer, songwriter, composer, music producer and music video director.
Earth Hall Poznań Congress Centre MTP, 60 Śniadeckich St.
20:00
Tickets from PLN 157.20
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Tymek - concert
Tymek is hitting the road with the second instalment of his iconic album. Tymek's latest release is a completely fresh take on the fusion of electronic and rap music. Let yourself be taken on a journey through the diverse sounds of club music combined with rap and pop.
Tama, 2 Niezłomnych St.
19:00
Tickets: PLN 87.50
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bale, Zaumne - concert
There is a magical element in Bela's music that makes it function beyond time and space. Bela hails from South Korea and on his latest album he presents a new version of nongaku, or traditional Korean music. Zaumne is an explorer of human moods, atmospheres and the culture of the internet and its sonic content. He uses meticulously processed samples evoking the ASMR phenomenon and original field recordings in his compositions.
Sala Wielka CK Zamek, 80/82 Św Marcin St.
20:00
Tickets: tickets: PLN 30 (pre-sale), PLN 40 (on the day of the concert)
More on CK Zamek website
Piotr Kurka. Opera Dignitas - exhibition
The exhibition Opera Dignitas is an intermedia installation consisting of three elements: a collection of sticks, a video projection in a loop and a dozen or so small, hand-coloured engravings depicting interiors with a clear premodern provenance. The project's title contains the key words: opera in the etymological sense is a work, a piece, an effort; in the second, real sense, a stage work that is a synthesis of the arts.
Piekary Gallery, Rose Courtyard of CK Zamek, entrance from Kościuszki St.
10:00 - 18:00
Free entry
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Culinary pop-up with Michał Kmieciak
Michał Kmieciak is a Poznań-based composer who has been developing his culinary passion for practically two decades. Now he is back with his Dragon, a pop-up concept rooted with flavours in the cuisine of the Middle Kingdom, in its sharpest and most interesting part, i.e. Sichuan. A special Dragon Menu has been prepared.
Heart, Stary Rynek 9/10
Time: 18:00 - 24:00 (Friday), 16:00 - 24:00 (Saturday)
Free entry
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Urszula Blachnierek "Mutual Taming' - exhibition
In the exhibition 'Mutual Taming', the artist engages in a dialogue with abandoned, unwanted forms. They become something else, adapting what has been given to them, while dictating the terms of their form. Blachnierek creates sculptures using natural materials, often combining them on the basis of contrasts. The exhibition will run until 21 February.
UAP Large Stage Gallery, 24 Wodna St.
19:00 (opening), Wednesday to Sunday 13:00 to 17:00.
Free entry
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Gizela Mickiewicz 'Transferring views' - exhibition
The exhibition 'Transferring Views' is monographic and polyphonic at the same time. It works in multiple directions and planes at once. It is an environment in which different temporalities and spaces mix freely, but chaos does not reign. There is the potential for fascinating discoveries and, at the same time, a sense of being safely at home.
Skala Gallery, 49a Św. Marcin St.
13:00 - 18:00 (Monday - Friday)
Free entry
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Karwas Wara, Père-Lachaise and No Need 2 - concert
Another interesting musical journey is in the pipeline at CK Nowe Amore. This time, the tour guides will be three bands: Karwas Wara, Père-Lachaise and No Need 2
CK Nowe Amore, 33 Mickiewicza St. (entrance from ul. Sienkiewicza)
19:00
Tickets: PLN 30 at the venue on the day of the concert
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Tom Skinner - concert
Tom Skinner is a British drummer, composer and producer. For the past 20 years, he has been an important figure in the burgeoning underground music scene in London. A member of the jazz band Sons of Kemet and rock band The Smile (along with Thom York and Jonny Greenwood). In 2022, he released his first album under his own name, Voices of Bishara. It is a hypnotic and unique mini-album of deeply emotional music.
Blue Note, 79 Kościuszki St.
20:00
Tickets from PLN 125.70
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Pull The Wire and Antyrefleks - concert
The band Pull The Wire is putting their cowboy hat on the rack and setting sail on a pirate voyage! Together with them, Antyrefleks will perform on stage. Both groups come from Żyrardów. The former is closest to punk rock, while the latter uses rock riffs, climatic elation and bittersweet observations of reality to create a place to have fun together.
2Progi, 36 Niepodległości Avenue
19:00
Tickets: PLN 50
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Halina Frąckowiak - concert
Halina Frąckowiak has reigned supreme on the Polish stage for 60 years. Her music unites generations, and hits such as: "Papierowy księżyc" or "Serca gwiazd" are sung by old and young alike. The year 2023 is an anniversary year for the singer. Together with Tomasz Filipczak's band, she has prepared a special concert, where we will hear the hits: "Mały Elf", "Dancing Queen", "Tin Pan Ally", "Bądź gotowy", "Papierowy księżyc" and others.
Aula Artis, 10 Gen. Kutrzeby St.
19:00
Tickets: PLN 146.51
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Jugo/Vrazas/Witczynski
An improvisational project that grew out of a long-standing friendship between three Wroclaw-based musicians. In it, their individual instrumental skills are the support for an open and eclectic vision of music. Their work evolves from concert to concert, meandering among a wide range of genres and currents - dirty rock sounds give way to sonoristic experiments, and the chaos of improvisation transforms into energetic songs.
Farby, 10 Różana St.
20:00
Admission: PLN 30 (to the casket on the bar)
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Tymon Tymański - concert
Tymon Tymański is an extraordinary artist. Known for his iconoclastic and ridiculous style, Tymański serves up a crazy mix of humour, satire and musical experimentation on his new album. His performance is a real feast for the spirit and the senses, full of artistic transgressions and a wealth of emotions.
Browarna Przystań, 37 Browarna Street
20:30
Free entry
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Blues for Friday
The Fingerstyle Bob Trio is made up of guitarist and vocalist Robert Kordylewski, playing the fingerpicking technique, Janusz Siemienias on slide guitar and Leszek Paech on harmonica. Their concert consists of original songs and blues standards in their own arrangements maintained in the climate of folk blues, enriched with jazz harmonies with swing rhythm, combined with the characteristic pulse of Chicago blues.
109 Za Rogiem, 109 Ściegiennego St.
20:00
Tickets: PLN 65 seated, PLN 35 standing/small hall
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Antoni Wit's birthday
Maestro's Birthday is the title of a special concert celebrating the birthday of the eminent artist and composer Maestro Antoni Wit, who will conduct the Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra during Friday evening. The celebratory event will feature Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 3 in D major D.200 and the symphonic poem Die Seejungfrau (The Little Mermaid) by Alexander von Zemlinsky.
Aula UAM, 1 Wieniawskiego St.
19:00
Tickets: from 35 PLN
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18th anniversary of the Pomarańcze Group
To celebrate the theatre group's coming of age, everyone will be able to celebrate in two evenings. Performances by the group's own and friends of the Pomarańcze Group will be presented.
Ósmego Dnia Theatre, 44 Ratajczaka St.
19:00 (Transtopia - "Transmessiah"), 8:15 p.m. (Grupa Pomarańcze - "Smolarek"), 21:15 (Piotr "Jaszczur" Śnieguła - "Pseudo-poetry concert with vulgar lyrics about hope")
Free entry
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SATURDAY 10.02
Osiecka for a child
Can an electric pole fall in love? Do we have the world drawn under our eyelids? Who are the droppers and the princes? And what if a moth lived like a king? These questions will be answered by a musical performance based on the songs Agnieszka Osiecka wrote for children. The play will also be performed on Sunday.
Nowy Theatre, 5 Dąbrowskiego St.
Time: 15:00
Tickets: from 60 PLN
More information on the theatre's website
Rastafajrant in Kultowa
It's time for punky reggae, ska and rock enhanced by a brass section. The band Rastafajrant will perform on the cult stage. It is a formation from Cieszyn, which has so far given concerts in dozens of Polish cities and in the Czech Republic - each time meeting with a warm welcome.
Kultowa, 16 Wrocławska St.
20:30
Free entry
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Enea Basket Poznań match
In the first February match, the players of Enea Basket Poznań will take on the team of AZS AGH Kraków. In the previous match between these teams, which took place at the end of October, the Poznań players were better. They are also higher in the first league table, currently occupying 12th position with 33 points on their account. Their rivals from Kraków have three points less and are in 16th place.
Cityzen, 10c Droga Dębińska St.
14:00
Tickets: from 15 PLN
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Lech's first league game in 2024
After a break of almost two months, Lech Poznań are back in contention for the Polish league title. After 19 rounds, it is in 3rd place losing 8 points to the leader, Śląsk Wrocław. The first opponent in 2024 will be Zagłębie Lubin. In the autumn round, there was a 1:1 draw on the rival's pitch.
Enea Stadium, ul. Bułgarska 17
20:00
Tickets: from 20 PLN
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Sienkiewicz's love triangles
The opening of an exhibition that invites you on a journey back in time to the 19th century, to the world created by Henryk Sienkiewicz in his novel 'Rodzina Połanieckich'. During the event, a lecture entitled 'How can you even find happiness in marriage? On the rules of romance in the 19th century' will be given by Dr Rozalia Wojkiewicz from the Institute of Polish Philology at the Adam Mickiewicz University. You will also be able to meet members of the "Krynolina" Historical Reconstruction and Costuming Society dressed in stylish costumes, and listen to a performance by cellist Dr Agnieszka Brojek. Exhibition arrangement: Wojciech Luchowski.
Henryk Sienkiewicz Literary Museum, Stary Rynek 84
Time: 13:00
Free entry
More information on the Raczynski Library website
Inteligenci
"Inteligenci' is a theatrical comedy-drama with an all-star cast that asks a difficult question: can a modern family communicate despite their differences in views and ways of life? The play portrays the fate of one family and touches on the problems faced by all.
Cinema Apollo Theatre, 18 Ratajczaka St.
Time: 16:00 and 18:15
Tickets: from PLN 130
More information on the theatre's website
The audience rules
"Audience rules" is an unusual blend of theatre, cabaret and stand-up. The improvised performance combines their unique qualities, stimulating the audience's imagination. The audience can actively influence the development of the story with their suggestions and proposals, and their ideas are immediately transferred to the stage by the talented actors.
Scena na Piętrze, 8 Masztalarska Street
17:00 and 19:30
Tickets: PLN 70
More information on Estrada Poznańska website
Zakopower - Widzialne i Niewidzialne Tour
Zakopower is a band that is, on the one hand, faithful to its roots and, on the other, eager to absorb contemporary musical trends. The composer and producer of the recordings is Mateusz Pospieszalski, and the face and unmistakable voice is Sebastian Karpiel-Bułecka.
Aula Artis Collegium da Vinci, 10 Kutrzeby St.
Time: 19:00
Tickets: from PLN140
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Marcin Masecki Trio
Marcin Masecki is a pianist, composer, arranger, conductor, curator and pedagogue. He regularly performs jazz and classical repertoire. On his latest album "Boleros y más", he plays and sings a set of his favourite Mexican boleros, Venezuelan waltzes, Brazilian chorales and Argentine tangos. in Poznań he will perform with a trio composed of: Marcin Masecki - piano, vocals, Max Mucha - double bass, Jerzy Rogiewicz - drums.
Blue Note, 79 Kościuszki St.
Time: 20:00
Tickets: from 99 PLN
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Natsuko Kono - "Life underwater"
This is a unique opportunity to see the performance 'Life Under Water' by Natsuko Kono, a butō artist living in Germany. Butō is the collective name for different types of dance activities and techniques in Japan. Natsuko Kono developed her passion while studying performing arts in London. Today she works as a dancer, dance teacher and choreographer, presenting her productions at renowned festivals. She founded the Butō Academy in Serbia and has conducted workshops all over the world.
Republic of Art Fat Langusta, 11 Gwarna Street
20:00
Tickets: 60 PLN
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Dream Machine at the Zamek
During this unique event, a unique experiment awaits participants. The all-night music session will include not only concerts, but also multi-channel video projections, space arrangements, performative elements, as well as tactile and olfactory stimuli. There will be comfortable places to lie down, but it's also worth bringing your favourite blanket, pillow or cuddly toy. There will be performances by: kakofoNIKT (an audiovisual group from Poznań) and Liquidacje - the artists and light artist involved in the art of Liquid Light Show.
Zamek Cultural Centre, 80/82 Święty Marcin St.
Time: 23:55
Tickets: 20 PLN
More information on the CK Zamek website
18th anniversary of the Pomarańcze Group
To celebrate the theatre group's coming of age, everyone will be able to celebrate in two evenings. Performances by the group's own and friends of the Pomarańcze Group will be presented.
Ósmego Dnia Theatre, 44 Ratajczaka St.
19:00-19:45 Group Oranges - "Deceived" (premiere)
20:00-21:00 Terminus A Quo Theatre - "Fun waiting to play"
Free entry
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SUNDAY 11.02
Chris Jarrett on the Floor
Chris Jarrett is an accomplished pianist, younger brother of the famous Keith Jarrett. His work draws on both classical music, jazz improvisation and European folk music. In Poznań, the artist will present his solo material.
Scena na Piętrze, 8 Masztalarska Street
Hour: 18:00
Tickets: from PLN 50
More information on Estrada Poznańska website
Valentine's Day concert of Silesian stage stars
This is the sixth edition of the "Szlagierowo i z humorem" concert in Poznań. A huge dose of music will be provided by artists known from many TV and radio stations in Silesia and beyond. The following artists will perform: Alexander Martinez, Metrum Reni & Marco, Piotr Jurkiewicz, Duo Fenix - Dwa Fyniki, Mateusz Troll i Przyjaciele, and Wesoła Biesiada - Trzy Dziołchy ze Śląska. The show will be hosted by Andrzej Miś.
Congress and Didactic Centre of the Medical University, 37A Przybyszewskiego St.
Time: 17:00
Tickets: from 100 PLN
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A cosmic kaleidoscope
A sky adventure awaits! Young viewers of the Wariate Theatre's production will embark on a cosmic journey and a rocket at the speed of light will take them to the interplanetary skies. Is it possible to drink milk in the Milky Way? What does a visitor from an alien planet look like? Where does the space labyrinth lead? And what do Martians eat for breakfast? These are just some of the questions the little astronauts will face.
Food Fyrtel Posnania, 1 Pleszewska St.
15:00
Free entry
More information on the Food Fyrtla website
About art in Polish Sign Language
A curatorial tour of the exhibition 'Powiadacze. Dialogue between Contemporary and Medieval Art' is an opportunity to see how works by contemporary artists resonate with medieval monuments. The temporally distant works in the exhibition space start a dialogue that makes the distance between them blur. The meeting will be moderated by Katarzyna Sinoracka, curator of the exhibition, and Polish sign language interpretation will be provided by Karolina Bocian, a member of the Association of Polish Sign Language Interpreters.
National Museum, 9 Marcinkowskiego Ave.
Time: 12:00
Tickets: from 8 PLN
More information on the museum's website
Rough ride at Kino Teatra
Losing a job doesn't always have to be a disaster. Sometimes it's a chance for a fresh start! The protagonists of "Sharp Drive" take matters into their own hands instead of looking for new employment. The production directed by Mirosław Połatyński will feature well-known actors - the cast includes Katarzyna Żak / Magda Wójcik / Agnieszka Warchulska, Julia Kamińska / Marta Wierzbicka, Mirosław Baka / Jan Wieczorkowski.
Cinema Apollo Theatre, 18 Ratajczaka St.
15:30 and 18:30
Tickets: from 100 PLN
More information on the theatre's website
Instincts
The performance is a movement-based answer to the question of what connects humans and animals. How do we build closeness, create home, search? Through movement, actions with objects, light and sound, the actors want to draw young children and the adults close to them into an interaction based on what connects humans to the animal world - instinct. A performance for children up to the age of 3.
Polish Dance Theatre, 8 Taczaka Street
11:00 and 16:00
Tickets: PLN 50 (both for the child and the carer)
More information on the theatre's website
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