Polska kultura poza krajem
How did the extraordinary encounter between Polish pianist Marek Drewnowski and legendary American conductor Leonard Bernstein come about? How does Drewnowski remember working with the maestro and performing Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1 under his baton at Tanglewood? Marek Drewnowski shares the story of this remarkable artistic experience, which marked a significant moment in his […]
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Joanna Sokołowska-Gwizdka in conversation with Omar Sangare, actor, director, professor at Williams College in Massachusetts, and founder of New York’s United Solo Festival. Andrzej Wajda was first a legend of Polish cinema to him, then a professor, a mentor, and ultimately a friend. Their relationship began at the Theatre Academy in Warsaw and endured for […]
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* Joanna Sokołowska-Gwizdka interviews Maciej Żak, director of the film Memories of Insignificance. Maciej Żak’s film Memories of Insignificance explores a subject that contemporary society often prefers to look away from—the mental health crisis of a middle-aged man, his loneliness, and suicidal thoughts. Yet it is far from the bleak drama one might expect. With […]
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Ahead of her recital in Austin, Texas, Polish soprano Dominika Zamara speaks about artistic journeys, the meaning of voice, and the inner work behind performance. She reflects on Italy as her artistic home, the emotional truth of opera, and why music continues to transcend borders.
Interview by Joanna Sokołowska-Gwizdka.
Joanna Sokołowska-Gwizdka talks with Isabella Skrypczak, the translator of her grandmother Ida Kinalska-Pietruska’s book “A Polish Girl in Siberia.”
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Joanna Sokołowska-Gwizdka speaks with Dorota Kobiela Welchman – co-director and creator of the film’s visual concept – about the adaptation of the Nobel-winning novel.
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Interview with Bogdan Frymorgen, a Polish-British journalist and photographer, whose literary debut Okruchy większej całości (“Crumbs of a Bigger Picture”) deals with the memories of his childhood marked with the family struggles with father’s bipolar disease.