When a Wife Kills a Husband …A Thing or Two about Polish Traditional Folk Songs
Department of Slavic Languages and Cultures (Polish Section) of University of Amsterdam invites all interested in Polish culture for the next event of Slavic Delight.
When a Wife Kills a Husband …
A Thing or Two about Polish Traditional Folk Songs
led by cultural educator and animator Karolina Rosocka
This event consists of two parts: an ethnological presentation with sound illustrations and a workshop. It is a great occasion to meet the Polish culture, traditions, and language through songs.
Presentation
Context: Murder, ghosts, demons, unpredictable nature, unhappy love… These are only a few of all the motives occurring in Polish traditional folk songs. When were they sung? And why were they so important?
Authenticity: Although rejected for decades, nowadays they are becoming more and more popular. Young generations are discovering old traditions again. What can these songs offer us? And why are they so attractive?
Workshop
Experiencing: With theoretical explanations, we can try to understand the songs. But how to feel them? To experience the music, you need to try it, so you can dive into the universal stories that these songs contain.
Karolina Rosocka is a cultural educator and cultural animator, who is passionate about folk music, especially Polish traditional music. In the past year, she has co-created educational-artistic projects for children, youth, and adults.
She participated in a lot of traditional music schools and folk workshops led by folk singers and ethnologists. This experience endowed her with in depth knowledge of Polish music traditions and skills to lead workshops. Additionally, thanks to the studies that she finished, her workshops are enriched by methods taken from the theatre.
Currently Rosocka lives in The Netherlands, where she cooperates with Polish cultural and educational foundations (like Forum of Polish Schools in The Netherlands) and institutions (like the Polish Embassy in The Hague), promoting old music traditions.
Date and location
Date: Thursday, March 9th from 17:00 to 19:00
Location: PCH, Spuistraat 134, room 5.60
Participation is free of charge, but registration is required till 7 March on the email krosocka@gmail.com.
Coffee and tea will be served at the end of the workshop.
For more information please contact e.d.niemczuk-weiss@uva.nl
We hope to welcome you on March 9th!
On behalf of the Polish section,
Elżbieta Niemczuk-Weiss