VII International
Chopin & Friends Festival
November 5 - November 20, 2005
Schedule of the festival:
Performance
by Leszek Dlugosz and
painting exhibition by Kazimierz Wincenty Wilk.
Sunday, November 6, 2005 at 7:30 PM atClub
Europa, 98 Meserole Ave. (near the corner of Manhattan
Ave.) in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Leszek
Dlugosz
Leszek Dlugosz – poet, singer, composer, and
legendary persona from the artistic ambiance of Krakow. Although
he is best known for his appearances at the "Piwnica Pod
Baranami" cabaret, Krakow’s most famous art locale,
he has an impressively diverse artistic history. His distinctive
creative style has been a mainstay of the Polish artistic world
since the 1960’s, but no decade possesses him; he progresses
with the times, and so does his artistic style.
Leszek Dlugosz
His past creations have always served
as a base for new ideas, expression and emotion. His style has
aged like a fine wine, giving proof of his mastery. His texts
are light and lyrical, with a bit of irony and a dash of humor.
The constants in his style are the insights won from deep thoughts
about existence, which provide a subtle psychological ideology.
Leszek Dlugosz studied at the Jagiellonski
University in Krakow, majoring in Polish Linguistics; also
at the Polish Higher School of Theater (Polska Wyzsza Szkola
Teatralna) majoring in acting. Music he has studied since childhood.
He began his career as an author and performer in the Jagiellonski
University’s Theater Hefajstos. In 1963 he
won the Student’s Song Competition in Krakow, and a
year later he joined the "Piwnica Pod Baranami" cast.
He performed at this venue continuously until 1978, when he
began a career of solo performances, but he declares that
he will always consider himself a part of "Piwnica Pod
Baranami"; the atmosphere of the venue lives within
his heart. His debut as a poet took place in 1973 with the
publication of Lekcje Rytmiki. He has since published
many books of poetry and lyrics, and has issued several
CD’s. He
has become well known as a radio and television personality,
and is the leader of an informal Poetic Club in Krakow.
He has performed around Europe, in Siberia, Mongolia, Canada
and the US.
Painting
Exhibition by Kazimierz Wincenty Wilk from Krakow
Kazimierz Wincenty Wilk was born in Biezen
near Czestochowa, Poland, in 1943. He studied painting with
Professors Mikolaj Kochanowski and Jonasz Stern at the Academy
of Fine Arts in Krakow, receiving the Diploma in Painting in
1971. Mr. Wilk has been a member of the Union of Polish Artists
and Designers since 1971; he has also been active in the field
of mural painting and conservation of art objects. For several
years he taught at the Secondary School of Fine Arts in Krakow.
During the 1980’s he worked for the Plastyk co-operative;
he is also a member of the Association of Polish Marine Painters.
He has won fellowships from the cities of Krakow, Poland and
Nurnberg, Germany. Kazimierz Wincenty Wilk resides in Krakow
and carries on his artistic work there.
Tickets:
$20.
Location: Club Europa, 98
Meserole Ave. (near the corner of Manhattan Ave.) in Greenpoint,
Brooklyn.
