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Danuta Rinn
Danuta Rynduch-Czyżewska née Smykla, better known under her stage name Danuta Rinn (17 July 1936 – 19 December 2006) was a Polish singer and actress. Biography She graduated from the music school and studied at State Higher School of Music in Kraków. Since her early years she took part in recordings for Kraków Broadcasting Station. She debuted on stage in Kraków. In 1963 she moved to Warsaw and one year later married singer Bogdan Czyżewski. They performed as a duet with popular Polish big bands. The marriage broke up in 1974. Since early 1970s she also worked as an actress. She appeared in several movies including ''Zazdrość i medycyna'' (1973) and ''Bilans kwartalny'' (1975) by Krzysztof Zanussi and ''Career of Nikos Dyzma ''Career of Nikos Dyzma'' (also known as ''Kariera Nikosia Dyzmy'' in Polish) is a 2002 Polish film directed by Jacek Bromski. The film is a mordant contemporary satire loosely based on the 1932 novel The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma by Tadeus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, economic, cultural and artistic life. Cited as one of Europe's most beautiful cities, its Old Town with Wawel Royal Castle was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, one of the first 12 sites granted the status. The city has grown from a Stone Age settlement to Poland's second-most-important city. It began as a hamlet on Wawel Hill and was reported by Ibrahim Ibn Yakoub, a merchant from Cordoba, as a busy trading centre of Central Europe in 985. With the establishment of new universities and cultural venues at the emergence of the Second Polish Republic in 1918 and throughout the 20th century, Kraków reaffirmed its role as a major national academic and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Of Music In Kraków
The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków ( pl, Akademia Muzyczna im. Krzysztofa Pendereckiego w Krakowie) is a conservatory located in central Kraków, Poland. It is the '' alma mater'' of the renowned Polish contemporary composer Krzysztof Penderecki, who was also its rector for 15 years. The Academy is the only one in Poland to have two winners of the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw (Halina Czerny-Stefańska and Adam Harasiewicz) as well as a few further prize-winners among its alumni. Historical background The academy was founded in 1888 by the eminent Polish composer Władysław Żeleński thanks to his artistic connections and patronage of Princess Marcelina Czartoryska, a concert pianist and former pupil of Frédéric Chopin. Until 1945 it operated as a conservatory under the name of ''Conservatory of the Music Society'' or, the ''Cracow Conservatory''. During the partitions of Poland, as the region of Lesser Poland and Kraków was ruled by the Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Kraków
Radio Kraków ( pl, Polskie Radio Kraków) is one of the regional stations of Polish Radio Polskie Radio Spółka Akcyjna (PR S.A.; English: Polish Radio) is Poland's national public-service radio broadcasting organization owned by the State Treasury of Poland. History Polskie Radio was founded on 18 August 1925 and began making .... It was created in 1927 as the second regional station of the Polish Radio, after Polish Radio Warsaw. It was one of the first radio stations to transmit a soccer match. It can be received in the Kraków Voivodeship and bordering entities. External links Homepage Mass media in Kraków Polskie Radio Radio stations established in 1927 1927 establishments in Poland {{Europe-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Band
A big band or jazz orchestra is a type of musical ensemble of jazz music that usually consists of ten or more musicians with four sections: saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and a rhythm section. Big bands originated during the early 1910s and dominated jazz in the early 1940s when swing was most popular. The term "big band" is also used to describe a genre of music, although this was not the only style of music played by big bands. Big bands started as accompaniment for dancing. In contrast to the typical jazz emphasis on improvisation, big bands relied on written compositions and arrangements. They gave a greater role to bandleaders, arrangers, and sections of instruments rather than soloists. Instruments Big bands generally have four sections: trumpets, trombones, saxophones, and a rhythm section of guitar, piano, double bass, and drums. The division in early big bands, from the 1920s to 1930s, was typically two or three trumpets, one or two trombones, three or four saxo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krzysztof Zanussi
Krzysztof Pius Zanussi (born 17 June 1939) is a Polish film and theatre director, producer and screenwriter. He is a professor of European film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland where he conducts a summer workshop. He is also a professor at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School of the University of Silesia in Katowice. He is the recipient of the Golden Lion at the 1984 Venice Film Festival for ''A Year of the Quiet Sun'', the Jury Prize at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival for ''The Constant Factor'' as well as two Grands Prix at the 1977 and 2000 Gdynia Film Festival for ''Camouflage'' and ''Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease'' respectively. Biography Zanussi was born in 1939 in Warsaw as an only child of Jerzy Zanussi and Wanda (''née'' Niewiadomska). His father was of Italian ancestry and worked as a structural engineer. Zanussi studied physics at Warsaw University (Uniwersytet Warszawski) and philosophy at the Jagiellonian University (Uniw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Career Of Nikos Dyzma
''Career of Nikos Dyzma'' (also known as ''Kariera Nikosia Dyzmy'' in Polish) is a 2002 Polish film directed by Jacek Bromski. The film is a mordant contemporary satire loosely based on the 1932 novel The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz, which narrates the story of a crude opportunist from the countryside, whose vulgarity, mistaken by the Polish elite in the capital for canny insight, facilitates his rise through the social and political ranks of the nation. The same novel also inspired the 1979 American film Being There. Cast * Cezary Pazura as Nikodem, "Nikos" Dyzma * Anna Przybylska as Jadzia, the wife of the minister Jaszuński * Ewa Kasprzyk as Senator Anna Walewska * Andrzej Grabowski as Roman Kiliński * Krzysztof Globisz as Minister Jaszuński * Krzysztof Pieczynski as Kropiel * Olgierd Łukaszewicz as Prime Minister * Lew Rywin as Terkowski * Katarzyna Figura as Nurse Awards * Eagles year: 2003 Type: appointment Award: Eagle Best Costume De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacek Bromski
Jacek Bromski (born 19 December 1946) is a Polish film director. He has directed 15 films since 1982. He was a member of the jury at the 18th Moscow International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Alice'' (1982) (co-directed with Jerzy Gruza) * ''Love Stories'' (1997) (co-produced with Juliusz Machulski and Jacek Moczydłowski ) * ''U Pana Boga za piecem'' (1998) * ''To ja, złodziej'' (1999) * ''Career of Nikos Dyzma ''Career of Nikos Dyzma'' (also known as ''Kariera Nikosia Dyzmy'' in Polish) is a 2002 Polish film directed by Jacek Bromski. The film is a mordant contemporary satire loosely based on the 1932 novel The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma by Tadeusz Do ...'' (2002) * ''U Pana Boga w ogródku'' (2007) * ''U Pana Boga za miedzą'' (2009) * ''A Trip to the Moon'' (2013) References External links *''Jacek Bromski''at the Polish Internet Movie Database 1946 births Living people Polish film directors Polish screenwriters Film people from Wrocław {{P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered users with a prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinga Rusin
Kinga Judyta Rusin-Lis (born 9 March 1971) is a popular Polish TV presenter. She was born in Warsaw. Rusin graduated in Italian studies from Warsaw University. She began her career in media working for TVP (Polish National Television) as a program announcer. In 1994 she left Poland with her husband, Tomasz Lis, and worked as a women's magazines correspondent in the United States. She returned to Poland with her husband in 1997 and began working for TVN, where she was the presenter of ''Wizjer''. Since 2005, she has been hosting the popular Polish morning show, ''Dzień Dobry TVN'', and the Polish version of ''So You Think You Can Dance'', ''Po prostu tańcz''. In 2011 she became a judge for So you Think You Can Dance. In 2006, she came first in a popular celebrity dancing show, during the fourth season of ''Taniec z gwiazdami'' (the Polish version of Dancing With The Stars). She danced with Stefano Terrazino. Moreover, she won a special episode of this show called ''Dancing wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powązki Cemetery
Powązki Cemetery (; pl, Cmentarz Powązkowski), also known as Stare Powązki ( en, Old Powązki), is a historic necropolis located in Wola district, in the western part of Warsaw, Poland. It is the most famous cemetery in the city and one of the oldest, having been established in 1790. It is the burial place of many illustrious individuals from Polish history. Some are interred along the "Avenue of the Distinguished" - ''Aleja Zasłużonych'', created in 1925. It is estimated that over 1 million people are buried at Powązki. The cemetery is often confused with the newer Powązki Military Cemetery, which is located to the north-west of Powązki Cemetery. History Powązki Cemetery was established on 4 November 1790 on land donated by nobleman Melchior Szymanowski, and consecrated on 20 May 1792. Initially it covered an area of only about 2.5 ha. In the same year Saint Karol Boromeusz Church, designed by Dominik Merlini, was built on the northern edge of the cemetery. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Pop Singers
Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwriters Polish may refer to: * Polishing, the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing or chemical action ** French polishing, polishing wood to a high gloss finish * Nail polish * Shoe polish * Polish (screenwriting), improving a script in smaller ways than in a rewrite See also * * * Polonaise (other) A polonaise ()) is a stately dance of Polish origin or a piece of music for this dance. Polonaise may also refer to: * Polonaises (Chopin), compositions by Frédéric Chopin ** Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 (french: Polonaise héroïque, lin ... {{Disambiguation, surname Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicians From Kraków
A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who write both music and lyrics for songs, conductors who direct a musical performance, or performers who perform for an audience. A music performer is generally either a singer who provides vocals or an instrumentalist who plays a musical instrument. Musicians may perform on their own or as part of a group, band or orchestra. Musicians specialize in a musical style, and some musicians play in a variety of different styles depending on cultures and background. A musician who records and releases music can be known as a recording artist. Types Composer A composer is a musician who creates musical compositions. The title is principally used for those who write classical music or film music. Those who write the music for popular songs may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
