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Jarosław Pijarowski
Jaroslaw Pijarowski (born 18 December 1971) is a Polish avant-garde artist, art curator and founder of Teatr Tworzenia (Theater of Creation). He creates contemporary music, poetry, photography, fine arts and theatre-music spectacles. Career He began his art career in 1989, in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He has worked with Andrzej Przybielski, Michael Ogorodov Gong (band), Gong band, Józef Skrzek SBB (band), SBB, Tim Sanford, S. Ciesielski (Republika (band), Republika), Magdalena Abakanowicz, Franciszek Starowieyski, L. Goldyszewicz, E. Srzednicka, B. Raatz (Question Mark), Ł. Wodyński, Xavier Bayle, J. Kamiński, Jorgos Skolias, M. Maciejewski (Variete), (:pl:Marek Piekarczyk) TSA band, Sambor i Paweł Dudziński, (:pl:Wladyslaw Komendarek), J. Marszałek, (:pl:Mariusz Benoit), Adam Ferency, Daniel Olbrychski, Derek Jacobi and many others. From 2004 he is an honorary curator of :pl:Muzeum Dyplomacji i Uchodźstwa Polskiego w Bydgoszczy, Museum of Diplomacy in Poland. From 2016 he is a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bydgoszcz
Bydgoszcz is a city in northern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Kuyavia. Straddling the confluence of the Vistula River and its bank (geography), left-bank tributary, the Brda (river), Brda, the strategic location of Bydgoszcz has made it an inland port and a vital centre for trade and transportation. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021, Bydgoszcz is the eighth-largest city in Poland. Today, it is the seat of Bydgoszcz County and one of the two capitals of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship as a seat of its centrally appointed governor, a voivode. Bydgoszcz metropolitan area comprising the city and several adjacent communities is inhabited by half a million people, and forms a part of an extended polycentric Bydgoszcz-Toruń metropolitan area with a population of approximately 0.8 million inhabitants. Since the Middle Ages, Bydgoszcz served as a Royal city in Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, royal city of the Crown of the Kingdom of Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republika (band)
Republika was a Polish rock band which began in 1978 in Toruń, Poland. Originally, the band was founded and fronted by Jann Castor under the name Res Publica. (See the links and notes below). The name took its origin from "Rzecz Pospolita" (Res Publica), but under the communist regime at the time the name was censored and not allowed. The band name was invented by Kris Caputa (Polish) currently residing in Victoria BC, Canada, who for the last thirty years worked in various fields of applied science, including astronomical instrumentation and numerical electrodynamics. One of the most notable member was the brother of Jann Castor, Zbigniew Ruciński, who was a guitar virtuoso - and it was him, who brought Grzegorz Ciechowski into the whole picture. The original art (black & white) was created by Ina Koneczna, an artist from Torun, which was later transformed (but based on her art) into black and white stripes that became the band's logo. Republika became one of the most origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krzysztof Penderecki
Krzysztof Eugeniusz Penderecki (; 23 November 1933 – 29 March 2020) was a Polish composer and conductor. His best-known works include '' Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima'', Symphony No. 3, his '' St Luke Passion'', '' Polish Requiem'', '' Anaklasis'' and '' Utrenja''. His ''oeuvre'' includes five operas, eight symphonies and other orchestral pieces, a variety of instrumental concertos, choral settings of mainly religious texts, as well as chamber and instrumental works. Born in Dębica, Penderecki studied music at Jagiellonian University and the Academy of Music in Kraków. After graduating from the academy, he became a teacher there and began his career as a composer in 1959 during the Warsaw Autumn festival. His ''Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima'' for string orchestra and the choral work ''St. Luke Passion'' have received popular acclaim. His first opera, '' The Devils of Loudun'', was not immediately successful. In the mid-1970s, Penderecki became a professor a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Żyrardów
Żyrardów is a town and former industrial hub in central Poland with approximately 41,400 inhabitants (2006). It is the capital of Żyrardów County in the Masovian Voivodeship, west of Warsaw. Etymology Żyrardów, initially a textile settlement, was named after France, French engineer and inventor Philippe de Girard, who worked in the area. History Origins A textile factory founded by the Feliks Łubieński, Łubieński brothers opened in the village of Ruda Guzowska in 1833, after it was moved from Marymont. One of the directors of the factory was French inventor Philippe de Girard (from Lourmarin). The village developed during the 19th century into a significant textile mill town in Poland. In honour of Girard, Ruda Guzowska was renamed ''Żyrardów'', a toponym derived of the Polish language, polonised spelling of Girard's name. Initially, the factory's founders provided workers with good social conditions. Five schools were built, a preschool for the workers' children, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalities, 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country. It is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, and is separate from the Flemish Region (Flanders), within which it forms an enclave, and the Walloon Region (Wallonia), located less than to the south. Brussels grew from a small rural settlement on the river Senne (river), Senne to become an important city-region in Europe. Since the end of the Second World War, it has been a major centre for international politics and home to numerous international organisations, politicians, Diplomacy, diplomats and civil servants. Brussels is the ''de facto' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HOMER - The European Medal Of Poetry And Art
HOMER - The European Medal of Poetry and Art is a medal awarded to outstanding creators in the world of literature. The medal was established in Brussels, Belgium, in 2016. The jury awards artists whose work, with simplicity and beauty, conveys universal messages to the world. The artists are selected on the basis of enriching the "pantheon of their spiritual father, Homer." Chamber of medal * Dariusz Tomasz Lebioda, * Zhao Si Fang, * Vania Angelowa, * Marco Scalabrino, * Barbara Orlowski, (Germany–Brazil), * Angelica Kret, * Gulala Nouri (Iraq–Kurdistan), * Athanase Vantchev de Thracy, * Olimpia Iacob, * Isaac Goldemberg, (Peru–USA), * Hassanal Abdullah, (Bangladesh–USA), * William Wolak, * Naoshi Koriyama, * Peter Thabit Jones, * Sung-Il Lee, * Helen Bar-Lev, *Jarosław Pijarowski Jaroslaw Pijarowski (born 18 December 1971) is a Polish avant-garde artist, art curator and founder of Teatr Tworzenia (Theater of Creation). He creates contemporary music, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Jacobi
Sir Derek George Jacobi (; born 22 October 1938) is an English actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen as well as for his work at the Royal National Theatre, he has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award, a BAFTA Award, two Laurence Olivier Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He was given a knighthood for his services to theatre by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994. Jacobi started his professional acting career with Laurence Olivier as one of the founding members of the National Theatre. He has appeared in numerous Shakespearean stage productions including ''Hamlet'', ''Much Ado About Nothing'', ''Macbeth'', '' Twelfth Night'', ''The Tempest'', ''King Lear'', and ''Romeo and Juliet''. Jacobi received the Laurence Olivier Award, for the title role in '' Cyrano de Bergerac'' in 1983 and Malvolio in '' Twelfth Night'' in 2009. He also won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Benedick in ''Much Ado About Nothing' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Olbrychski
Daniel Marcel Olbrychski (; born 27 February 1945) is a Polish people, Polish film actor, film and theatre actor who is widely considered one of the greatest Polish actors of his generation. He appeared in 180 films and TV productions and is best known for leading roles in several Andrzej Wajda movies including ''The Promised Land (1975 film), The Promised Land'' and also known for playing a defector and spymaster Vassily Orlov alongside Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie in the movie ''Salt (2010 film), Salt''. Life and career Olbrychski was born in 1945 in Łowicz, Poland to father Franciszek and mother Klementyna (née Sołonowicz). He had an older brother, Krzysztof (1939–2017), who was a physicist. He attended the Gimnazjum i Liceum im. Stefana Batorego (Warsaw, Poland), Stefan Batory Gymnasium and Lyceum in Warsaw. He has been practicing boxing since his youth, he also trained fencing, badminton and judo. In 1965, he played the character of Rafał Olbromski, his first m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Ferency
Adam Ferency (born 5 October 1951) is a Polish actor. He has appeared in more than 70 films and television shows since 1976. He starred in the 1990 film '' Burial of a Potato'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' Blind Chance'' (1981) * ''Fever'' (1981) * ''Interrogation'' (1982) * '' The Mother of Kings'' (1987) * '' Burial of a Potato'' (1990) * '' Conversation with a Cupboard Man'' (1993) * '' With Fire and Sword'' (1999) * '' Pornografia'' (2003) * '' 80 Million'' (2011) * '' Battle of Warsaw 1920'' (2011) * ''Cold War'' (2018) * ''The Defense'' (2021–22) * '' Prorok'' (2022) * ''Inheritance'' (2024) See also * Cinema of Poland *List of Poles This is a partial list of notable Polish people, Polish or Polish language, Polish-speaking or -writing people. People of partial Polish heritage have their respective ancestries credited. Physics *Miedziak Antal * Czesław Białobrzesk ... Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
