Woman on the Roof: Directed by Anna Jadowska, 2022 March 24th @ Harris Theater 7:30PM With Dorota Pomykala, Bogdan Koca, Adam Bobik, Maria Szadkowska-Malinowska. Based on a real story, Anna Jadowska’s exquisite drama is told in flashbacks revolving around Mira (Pomykala), a sixty-something woman that does laundry, buys fish food, and robs a bank one [...]
Encounters with Polish Literature is a video series produced by Polish Cultural Institute in New York. The host David A. Goldfarb is an independent scholar of Polish literature and literary theory, and literary translator from Polish to Leopold Tyrmand (1920-85), author of one of the great novels of Warsaw who popularized jazz music in mid-twentieth-century [...]
Ticket information: https://alia-musica-pittsburgh.mailchimpsites.com https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jul/12/frederic-rzewski-obituary Click on the Guardian obituary to listen to Frederic Rzewski playing his famous composition, a contemporary masterpiece; "The People United Will Never Be Defeated!"
Note: Tickets for the event are $140.00 + a PayPal convenience fee of $5.30.
Poland is known for many beautiful “Kolędy” (Christmas Carols ) and “Pastorałki” ( “Pastoral” carols). The Karuzela Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Neil Stahurski, will present a concert of these carols. […]
POLISH CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION Dear Friend The PCC is excited to sponsor our holiday-favorite Christmas gathering when we will once again share the joys of the blessed season face to face with our friends in the Pittsburgh Polish community. We invite you, your family, and your friends to A Polish Christmas Celebration. Please join us [...]
Harris Theater - Krzysztof Kieślowski Retrospective - October 21 to October 26, 2022 809 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Recognized as one of the greatest film directors of our time, Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski made a remarkable number of great films in his relatively short life (1941-1996). In an interview, Kieślowski said: 'Everyone wants to [...]
HomeCultureA Fresh Twist on Polish Classics for Piano and Violin Frick Fine Arts Building Auditorium, University of Pittsburgh650 Schenley Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15260Saturday, October 8th 2022 at 6:30 pm The transcriptions by violinists Antoni Cofalic, Arthur Hartmann, and Fritz Kreisler are performed with the improvisational skill of pianist and composer Jarosław Gołembiowski in Chopin’s Prelude [...]
On June 19 the Polish Cultural Council is presenting a Midsummer’s Night Magic. This event was planned early in the year before war broke out with devastation wreaked upon the country of Ukraine. The country of Poland stepped up and stood tall taking in over 3 million Ukrainians, with children representing 40% of the refugees, [...]
"Leave No Traces" (Żeby nie było śladów) 2021 , 160 min Directed by Jan. P Matuszyński March 26th @3PM McConomy Based on real-life events from 1983 Poland, the film follows best friends Grzegorz and Jurek as they come face-to-face with the oppressive rule of the state. Every tool and method of coercion and corruption is [...]
