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GENERAL
 
 
ATTENTION: last Saturday we entered SUMMER TIME, so don't forget to adjust your clocks if you haven't done it yet (one hour forward) 
 
 
 
Open lecture: Mark Borkowski - Everything you know is wrong
30th March, Wednesday, 6 p.m.
The UMCS Department of Political Science (Wydział Politologii UMCS), Plac Litewski
 
The European College of Culture (Europejskie Kolegium Kultury) would like to invite you to an open lecture IN ENGLISH
by Mark Borkowski, a British PR expert and author of books on public relations, founder of Borkowski PR, one of the most prestigious PR agencies in the UK. His agency has worked for, among others, Sony, Nissan and Virgin Media; he has worked with Michael Jackson, Van Morrison, Led Zeppelin, Cliff Richard and Bolshoi Theatre. Recently, his services have been used by Julian Assange, the creator of WikiLeaks. For over 20 years, Mark Borkowski has been associated with the Edinburgh Festival.
 
Admission FREE 
 
 
 
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CULTURAL NEWS
 
 
 
CINEMA
 
 
 
28.03 (8 p.m.) Gadjo Dilo
France/Romania 1997 (102') (language: French/Romanian/Romany with Polish subtitles)
dir. Tony Gatlif
A young Frenchman Stephane comes to Romania in order to find a Roma singer Nora Luca, whose music his father listened to at the end of his life. The Romanian countryside is a bit of a shock to Stephane, but he himself is also perceived as strange by the locals (the title means "Crazy Gadjo [non-Gypsy]" in Romany). His attention is drawn by the young Roma girl Sabina, whose vivacity and openness bordering on vulgarity give a new meaning to his journey. The film is made in the convention of light comedy, but towards the end the climate changes drastically, when the local Romanians destroy the Roma village and the world Stephane has discovered.
 
Tektura, ul. Wieniawska 15a
Admission FREE
  
 
 
 
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
 
 
 
A Masai Fairy Tale: an Initiation Journey
a photography exhibition by Maciej Cieślak
until 27th April
GARDZIENICE (Ośrodek Praktyk Teatralnych Gardzienice), ul. Grodzka 5a
Mon-Fri 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
The exhibition is a photographic illustration of one of the archetypal African tales of male initiation.
The project resulted form the artist's stay at the Masai enclave Laikipia in Kenya, a place untouched by modern civilisation. It's an artistic tale of the male initiation journey: about dreams, loss, fighting fear, listening to people, refusal to be deceived by appearances, and the final discovery and appreciation of one's strength.
Maciej Cieślak (1967) – laureate of this year's National Geographic Photography Competition (category "People")
 
 
 
The Harmony of Life - photgraphy exhibition by Marcin Suder
until 13th April
Tektura, ul. Wieniawska 15a
 
„Om mani padme hum” – a jewel in a lotus flower. A Burmese refugee camp on the Thai-Burmese border. Amidst the chaos of human fates, losses and sufferings - a true oasis of peace, like a jewel in a lotus flower, a Buddhist temple and school for monks flourishes. The Harmony of Life is a photographic tale of children searching for truth and wisdom as well as playiong football and impatiently waiting for a break between classes.
Marcin Suder works with the agencies Melon and Corbis. He's the author of deeply moving photographs from Chechnya, Afghanistan, India, Kashmir, Palestine, Burma and Gujarat.
 
Admission FREE 
 
 
 
 
LITERATURE
 
 
 
Meeting with Jonatan Barkai
29th March (Tue), 5 p.m.
NN Teatre (Ośrodek "Brama Grodzka - Teatr NN"), ul. Grodzka 21
 
Jonatan Barkai is an Israeli poet, translator and actor. Born in Poland in 1937, he survived the Holocaust under false documents received from a Catholic priest. He emigrated from Poland in 1951. Apart from writing poetry, he translates into Israeli Polish authors such as Tomasz Jastrun, Marta Podgórnik or Rafał Wojaczek. 
 
Admission FREE.
 
 
 
 
MUSIC AND DANCE
 
 
 
Concert: Qube and Votum
28th March (Mon), 7 p.m.
GTRAFFITI, Aleja Piłsudskiego 13

Qube is a Lublin band playing modern progressive rock music, with elements of hardcore, nu-metal, psychedelia, art-rock and funk.
Club opens 6 p.m.
Start 7 p.m.
Tickets 30 PLN
 
 
 
 
Dancehall Bashment: Deadly Hunta
Czarna Owca, ul. Narutowicza 9
1st April (Fri), 9 p.m.
 
Deadly Hunta is a British artist of Jamaican descent, gaining growing acclaim not just in his own country but also all over the world. An eclectic mix of dancehall, hip hop and drum'n'bass, his style is all his own and unique. His concerts are a surge of pure energy and intense emotions generated by his flow and his unique rapport with the audience. Among his hits are Ganja Man, recorded with the drum'n'bass producer Aphrodite, and Talk out Loud, omnipresent in British radio and TV stations, e.g. MTV Base and Channel U. His long-awaited solo album is being released in April.
 
Tickets: 15 PLN, pre-sale at Czarna Owca and E-Music, Al. Piłsudskeigo 14
 
 
 
Śmierć Disko Sound(s) – Dead Act
2nd April (Sat), 9 p.m.
Opium Cafe, ul. Langiewicza 16 Lublin  
 
Śmierć Disko Sound(s) is a Lublin DJ collective, playing at alternative knees-ups. They mix postpunk, new wave, cold wave, no wave, electro and dance-punk.

Admission 5 PLN
 
 
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