Post by Bonobo on Jun 6, 2009 21:26:41 GMT 1
As a patriotic Krakowian, I feel obliged to create a special thread for events in Krakow only.
There are many events during the year. E.g, June 2009:
June 2009
Selector Festival (5.06 - 6.06)
The Great Dragon Parade (6.06 - 7.06)
Krakow Theatre Night (12.06 - 13.06)
Art Boom Festival (13.06 - 27.06)
International Military Band Festival (16.06 - 19.06)
Wianki 2009 - Lenny Kravitz (20.06)
Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow 2009 (27.06 - 5.07)
VIII Visegrad Summer School (29.06 - 9.07)
Read about them here:
www.cracowonline.com/1164-The_Great_Dragons_Parade.html
Tonight the fireworks can be heard in the city. There was an annual Dragon Parade. We seldom go because I work on Saturdays.
The 9th Great Dragons’ Parade
Nine years ago, the Groteska Theatre in Kraków initiated the Great Dragons’ Parade which has been organised every year since then. It is an open-air festival of international renown with a wide media coverage and publicity, and an audience of several thousands spectators each year. Over a thousand children operating the dragons they constructed themselves come from all over Poland to take part in the parade. A colourful procession of dragons walks the streets of Kraków, accompanied by dancers, music bands, knights and princesses, stilt-walkers, jugglers and many other artists.
The culmination of the event is the Grand Outdoor Show on the Vistula with music, laser lights, colourful smokes, fireworks, and gigantic inflated dragons dancing over the river. A breathtaking experience for residents and tourists who come from all over the world to take part in the event.
The programme of the 9th Dragons’ Parade
Dragons’ Exhibition
25 May – 1 June, Galeria Krakowska (+1)
An exhibition of children’s works, the designs of dragon figures which have been sent by schools, kindergartens and culture houses. On this basis dragons will be constructed and then operated by the children taking part in the Dragon Parade.
The Grand Dragons’, Knights and the Ladies-in-Waiting Parade
6 June (Saturday)
11.00 am- 1.00 pm, Grodzka Street- the Main Market Square
The Dragon Parade is a procession of about 40 dragons constructed and operated by around 1,200 children. On 1.00 pm, the Jury will announce its verdict in a competition for the finest dragon. Knights accompanied by the their ladies, to the sounds of clanging arms, drums and battle songs, they will escort the dragons to the Main Market Square.
The Grand Outdoor Performance on the Vistula
6 June (Saturday)
9.45 pm, the Vistula river bend at the foot of Wawel Hill
The Grand Outdoor Show on the Vistula River (sound-and-light) offers fireworks, music, light and water curtain effects. Huge dragons (up to 25 long and 15 high) will fly over or glide on the river. The dragons on barges and boats will be operated by actors of the Groteska Theatre. It will be a multimedia show, a theatrical and musical mix.
The Dragon Family Picnic
6-7 June, Vistula river banks by the Dragon’s Cave
6 June (Saturday) 11.00 am – 9.00 pm
7 June (Sunday) 11.00 am - 7.00 pm
During this two-day family event everyone will be invited to benefit from the various attractions offered by the Groteska Theatre on that occasion – knights’ festivities, dragon competitions and concerts. Numerous dance and music ensembles will perform on the stage. Professional music bands (Folkowianie, Restauracja, The 30th of July ensembles) will play along with children’s ensembles representing culture houses and dance schools.
Here are a few photos from previous Dragon Parades.
miasta.gazeta.pl/krakow/5,35815,4198516.html
miasta.gazeta.pl/krakow/5,35815,2102852.html
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dragon_Parade_in_Krak%C3%B3w
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My photos
polandsite.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=krakw&action=display&thread=490
Parade
Fireworks
There are many events during the year. E.g, June 2009:
June 2009
Selector Festival (5.06 - 6.06)
The Great Dragon Parade (6.06 - 7.06)
Krakow Theatre Night (12.06 - 13.06)
Art Boom Festival (13.06 - 27.06)
International Military Band Festival (16.06 - 19.06)
Wianki 2009 - Lenny Kravitz (20.06)
Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow 2009 (27.06 - 5.07)
VIII Visegrad Summer School (29.06 - 9.07)
Read about them here:
www.cracowonline.com/1164-The_Great_Dragons_Parade.html
Tonight the fireworks can be heard in the city. There was an annual Dragon Parade. We seldom go because I work on Saturdays.
The 9th Great Dragons’ Parade
Nine years ago, the Groteska Theatre in Kraków initiated the Great Dragons’ Parade which has been organised every year since then. It is an open-air festival of international renown with a wide media coverage and publicity, and an audience of several thousands spectators each year. Over a thousand children operating the dragons they constructed themselves come from all over Poland to take part in the parade. A colourful procession of dragons walks the streets of Kraków, accompanied by dancers, music bands, knights and princesses, stilt-walkers, jugglers and many other artists.
The culmination of the event is the Grand Outdoor Show on the Vistula with music, laser lights, colourful smokes, fireworks, and gigantic inflated dragons dancing over the river. A breathtaking experience for residents and tourists who come from all over the world to take part in the event.
The programme of the 9th Dragons’ Parade
Dragons’ Exhibition
25 May – 1 June, Galeria Krakowska (+1)
An exhibition of children’s works, the designs of dragon figures which have been sent by schools, kindergartens and culture houses. On this basis dragons will be constructed and then operated by the children taking part in the Dragon Parade.
The Grand Dragons’, Knights and the Ladies-in-Waiting Parade
6 June (Saturday)
11.00 am- 1.00 pm, Grodzka Street- the Main Market Square
The Dragon Parade is a procession of about 40 dragons constructed and operated by around 1,200 children. On 1.00 pm, the Jury will announce its verdict in a competition for the finest dragon. Knights accompanied by the their ladies, to the sounds of clanging arms, drums and battle songs, they will escort the dragons to the Main Market Square.
The Grand Outdoor Performance on the Vistula
6 June (Saturday)
9.45 pm, the Vistula river bend at the foot of Wawel Hill
The Grand Outdoor Show on the Vistula River (sound-and-light) offers fireworks, music, light and water curtain effects. Huge dragons (up to 25 long and 15 high) will fly over or glide on the river. The dragons on barges and boats will be operated by actors of the Groteska Theatre. It will be a multimedia show, a theatrical and musical mix.
The Dragon Family Picnic
6-7 June, Vistula river banks by the Dragon’s Cave
6 June (Saturday) 11.00 am – 9.00 pm
7 June (Sunday) 11.00 am - 7.00 pm
During this two-day family event everyone will be invited to benefit from the various attractions offered by the Groteska Theatre on that occasion – knights’ festivities, dragon competitions and concerts. Numerous dance and music ensembles will perform on the stage. Professional music bands (Folkowianie, Restauracja, The 30th of July ensembles) will play along with children’s ensembles representing culture houses and dance schools.
Here are a few photos from previous Dragon Parades.
miasta.gazeta.pl/krakow/5,35815,4198516.html
miasta.gazeta.pl/krakow/5,35815,2102852.html
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dragon_Parade_in_Krak%C3%B3w
My photos
polandsite.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=krakw&action=display&thread=490
Parade
Fireworks
