03.07.2009-11.07.2009
With the keyword “Against Cultural Exile,” each year Brave Festival brings to Wrocław traditional performing artists and musicians from all over the world.

This year’s focus is “Prayers of the World,” and the main feature is the presentation of various traditional rites of religiosity or spirituality. The program includes: a Zikr ritual by a women’s group from Georgia, a Tanzanian libation ritual, Korean mudang rituals, Corsican religious polyphonies, and also, from the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List, healing dance from Malawi, Ahellil chants of the Berbers of Algeria, and the Azer songs of Mugham.

Read more at http://www.bravefestival.pl (PL/EN)
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27.06.2009 - 18:00 (Saturday)
MLECZARNIA (ul. Włodkowica 5)
Free Admissions

The opening of the photo exhibition by the group “Szare Dni (Grey Days),” presenting the photographies by Agnieszka Motyka, Alicja Pietras, Piotr Rosiński, Marta Skłodowska, Melania Avanzato, Magdalena Charczuk, Malwina de Brade, Katarzyna Skura & Jacek Sołkiewicz.

The exhibition is open everyday at 18:00 and through 31.07.2009.
[Photos after jump]

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18 & 19.06.2009 - 19:00 (Thursday & Friday)
WŁODKOWICA 21 (ul. Włodkowica 21)
Tickets: 15/10PLN

NowoBrzmienia (New Sound) Festival is a two-day festival promoting the ambitious, contemporary club music in Poland. This year, for the 2nd edition, the festival extended its invitation to the sound more various than last year (see our previous post): the guest bands experiment not only with trip-hop, electronica & jazz, but also with avant-pop, industrial, hip-hop and breakbeat. The lineups are:

Day 1 (Thursday): MORF, Furia Futrzaków, Astrrd Monroe
Day 2 (Friday): Quantifier + Toyo, Ms. No One, KiRK, Przaśnik

Official site: www.nowobrzmienia.pl (PL)
NowoBrzmienia is organized by Wrocławski Klub Formaty

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17.06.2009 - 17:00 (Wednesday)
Galeria ENTROPIA (ul. Rzeźnicza 4)
Free Admissions

Screening of the new animated short films made by children through their film workshop at Entropia. The workshop (Children’s Film Factory / Dziecięca Wytwórnia Filmowa) has produced many award-winning animated short films, and the screening this week will present the latest works and also some works in progress. Read the rest of this entry »

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