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European Poet of Freedom in Gdansk
International Literary Festival
20-24 March 2012
20 MARCH
18:00
Baltic Sea Culture Centre
Meeting with Uladzimier Arlou - the European Poet of Freedom 2010 Award Winner and the translator of his poems - Adam Pomorski.
Hosted by Przemysław Czapliński.
20:00
Radisson Hotel
Festive dinner hosted by the Mayor of the City of Gdańsk Paweł Adamowicz
21:00
Żak Club
Flirting Milosz - concert
21 MARCH
11:00
Festival Office
Cultural Information Point (Gdańsk 2016 Office)
Press breakfast attended by the nominees of the European Poet of Freedom 2012 Award: Tozan Alkan (Turkey), Kristin Berget (Norway),Pablo Casado (Spain), Durs Grünbein (Germany), Petr Halmay (Czech Republic), Ryszard Krynicki (Poland), Luljeta Leshanaku (Albania), Serhij Zhadan (Ukraine), Krzysztof Pomian – the Chairman of the Jury and he Mayor of the City of Gdańsk Paweł Adamowicz
Hosted by Andrzej Jagodziński - the Secretary of the Jury and Marta Szadowiak
12:00
Długi Targ
Znak Theatre happening.
Opening of an open air installation
13:00
Festival Office
Cultural Information Point (Gdańsk 2016 Office)
City Game – Gdańsk Miniatures “Play Truant with Poetry”
13:30
The University of Gdańsk
Faculty of Languages
Meeting with Kristin Berget and the translator Justyna Czechowska.
Hosted by Ewa Graczyk
16:00
City and Voivodeship Public Library Mediatheque – Manhattan Centre
Meeting with Pablo Garcia Casado and the translator Marcin Kurek.
Hosted by Tadeusz Dąbrowski
18:00
Fikcja Cafe
Meeting with Luljeta Leshanaku and the translator Dorota Horodyska.
Hosted by Krystyna Chwin
20:00
Żak Club
Poetry Films Review
21:00
Miniatura Theatre
Young Polish Poetry - concert
22 MARCH
11:00
The Library of the University of Gdańsk
Meeting with Krzysztofem Pomian – the launch of the author's latest book
13:00
The Library of the University of Gdańsk
Meeting with Durs Grünbein and the translator Andrzej Kopacki
Hosted by Basil Kerski
16:00
City and Voivodeship Public Library Mediatheque – Manhattan Centre
Meeting with Tozan Alkan and the translator Antoni Sarkady
Hosted by Artur Nowaczewski
18:00
Fikcja Cafe
Meeting with Petr Halmay and the translator Dorota Dobrew
Hosted by Leszek Engelking
19:00
Festival Office
Cultural Information Point (Gdańsk 2016 Office)
Debate: Freedom of Translation – Does Translation Kill Poetry?
Attended by Andrzej Kopacki, Leonard Neuger, Adam Pomorski.
Moderated by Roman Kurkiewicz
20:00
Żak Club
Poetry Films Review
21:00
Buffet Club
Gdańsk Shipyard
Improvised poetry contest
Hosted by Paweł „Konjo” Konnak, Paweł „Paulus” Mazur
23 MARCH
13:00
The University of Gdańsk
Faculty of Languages
Meeting with Serhij Zhadan and translators Aleksandra Hnatiuk and Adam Pomorski
Hosted by Franciszek Apanowicz
16:00
Festival Office
Cultural Information Point (Gdańsk 2016 Office)
Meeting with Ryszard Krynicki.
Hosted by Zbigniew Majchrowski
19:00
Artus Court
Debate: Poetry in Crisis
Attended by Krzysztof Czyżewski, Agnieszka Holland, Paweł Huelle, Zbigniew Mikołejko, Krzysztof Pomian, Stanisław Rosiek, Anda Rottenberg
Moderated by Adam Michnik
20:00
Żak Club
Poetry Films Review
22:00
Festival Office
Cultural Information Point (Gdańsk 2016 Office)
Towary Zastępcze - concert
24 MARCH
12:00
Tour of the Tricity
19:00
Wybrzeże Theatre
European Poet of Freedom 2012 Award Gala
20:00
Wybrzeże Theatre
Closing banquet.
The programme of Festival's accompanying events includes also meetings with nominated poets in Tricity schools. These will be preceded by “Lessons of Poetry with Tygodnik Powszechny series of workshops”.
The Festival Office will be open to guests and participants all through the event. It will also be a venue for meetings and workshops for children.
Cultural Information Point
Gdańsk 2016 Office
ul. Długi Targ 39/40
Gdańsk 80-830
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