Literary, visual arts, theater, and family programs will welcome visitors at The Imagination of Poland – Routes in Contemporary Polish Art, a cultural event launching on Thursday in Szeged, the organizers announced.
Events taking place over three days, between March 3-5, at various locations across the southern Hungarian city, will showcase different segments of contemporary Polish culture to the public, says the press release.
On Thursday afternoon at the Kövér Béla Puppet Theater, a genre-pushing fairy tale exhibition will open, featuring works by Polish illustrators as well as sets and puppets from the Polish tale If the Goose is Fat, Let it Be! Shortly thereafter, at the Somogyi Library, the works of Marek Brzózka, a Polish sculptor living in Szeged, as well as the artist’s new book, will be presented.
Historian and Polonist István Kovács, former Consul General in Kraków, was named an honorary citizen of the Polish city in 2003.
The library will host the presentation of his new book Europe’s Bastions, that examines the history of Hungarian-Polish friendship rooted in the first half of the 10th century.
On Friday afternoon, the Somogyi Library will host a roundtable discussion on the influence of Polish illustration in Hungary. Connected to this discussion, an exhibition will open at the Grand Café at 8 p.m., featuring works by eight contemporary Polish artists, including illustrations from children’s books and adult picture books. In the evening, a photography exhibition by Gabriella Varjas titled Polonaise Dances on the Seashore will open at the House of Nationalities, where a dance house will welcome visitors, thanks to the Pavane Dance Ensemble.
On Saturday morning at the Kövér Béla Puppet Theater, following the performance Lóri in the World of Imagination, there will be a discussion about Polish adaptations appearing in the Hungarian puppet theater space.
In the afternoon, translator Vera Wolosz will discuss the behind-the-scenes details of the Hungarian translation of Polish writer, poet, and musician Marcin Świetlicki’s popular Kraków-set crime trilogy Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen.
On Saturday afternoon, the Reök Palace will welcome Polish playwright Weronika Murek. At the event, artists from the Szeged National Theater will present a post-dramatic performance inspired by Murek’s play Plague, exploring themes of illness, caregiving, and institutional control in a sensuous, installation-based form.
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