Warsaw is a Rascal BY Paweł Soszyński Media Warszawa Powiśle, a bar in the eponymous Powiśle district, has a very distinct, dark charm about it: a combination of urine, chaos, mess and noise. It’s like a distillation of Warsaw shaken in an explosion-prone alembic. Maybe that’s why it’s so popular with foreigners and the city folk – they want to see the process in action
Polish Theatre and the 32nd Warsaw Theatre Meetings, as Seen by US Visitors BY Dara Weinberg Theatre It seems that it is the very conviction of the theatres that their work is not a commodity that makes the statement ‘Teatr nie jest produktem...’ true. It is not only the quality of the art, but also the quality of confidence possessed by these theatre artists
Photography Reclaimed BY Iwona Kurz Art The albums ‘Polesie’ and ‘Kronikarki’ are a successful attempt at reclaiming photography. Chomętowska and Chrząszczowa’s images make the past seem contemporary, or at least stripped of the nostalgic patina of age
One Must Discuss Tastes Talk with Paweł Dunin-Wąsowicz Music People didn’t used to take themselves as seriously as they do now
WHO'S WHO AND WHY:Chłodna25 BY Agnieszka Le Nart Music ‘This is our mission – to create conditions for the progress of culture, art and all kinds of free thought.’ – Grzegorz Lewandowski, Chłodna 25
PHOTOGRAPHY, STILLS & GNASH: The Power of Photography BY Chris Niedenthal Art Why is it that photographs, even bad ones, can be so vital, so strong, so illustrative, and so wanted by everyone?
Stage Trust Talk with Renate Jett Theatre I’m an outsider everywhere. I was an outsider in my family. I was an outsider where I grew up. I’m an outsider in Austria. No sentiment though – Renate Jett
WHO'S WHO AND WHY:The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw BY John Biweekly Art In this section we introduce Polish artists, places, new phenomena. We always ask the person or the place’s representative the following question: WHY ARE YOU HERE? It’s completely up to them, how are they going to answer it. Time for The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
Recipients of Data BY John Biweekly Intro Although we do read, we’re all but Readers now. We watch, comment, listen, click, send, follow, spy even. So what do we call this ‘position’? E-pedestrians? Web Travelers? Over-reactive Responders?
