26 June 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAnne Hathaway’s Cottage
Cottage Ln, Shottery, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 9HH
10am–4pm Free Workshops and Activities for Everyone<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Free Workshops: Jan Kochanowski miniature bust making, creative writing, Renaissance dance workshop, Badge making, Shakespeare and Kochanowski sculpture making from recycled materials.
\u2022 Live Music Performance<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Born into nobility, Jan Kochanowski studied at the Jagiellonian University in Krak\u00f3w, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
later, between 1552 and 1559, at the University of Padua in Italy. Besides his achievements in versification, he employed with great artistry a number of literary forms, such as hymns, lyrical songs, epigrams, satires, translations of the Bible, and more. Kochanowski\u2019s place was also unique in Slavic literature generally, and he is considered to have had no equals until<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the 19th century. A true humanist, he was the best representative of the Renaissance period in Central and Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kochanowski\u2019s deeply moving \u2018Laments\u2019, written following the death of Kochanowski\u2019s 2-year-old daughter Ursula, are regarded as the poet\u2019s most famous work. Nobel Prize winner and translator Seamus Heaney wrote that \u2018Laments\u2019 hold \u2018as foundational a place in Polish literature as Shakespeare\u2019s sonnets in English<\/em>.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe statue has been fully funded by the Polish Cultural Institute in London and supported by the Polish community in Warwickshire, and was offered to Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The rich history of Polish institutions and individuals living in Warwickshire manifests through decades of contributions to the cultural mosaic of the region. They have enriched the local community by both embracing its customs and traditions, but at the same time bringing in their own cultural heritage. In that sense, this statue also represents the blending and bonding of cultures, wishing for the unity and understanding, which both playwrights\u2019 works so often addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The statue will represent the strong cultural links which exist between Britain and Poland. It is also an expression of the friendship and cooperation that exists between the countries\u2019 cultural communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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This expressed itself on many levels, including literature and arts in general.\nMuch like Shakespeare for Britain, Jan Kochanowski came to be regarded as one of the greatest poets and playwrights of Poland and even the whole Slavic part of Europe. His robust language not only enriched but also laid the cornerstone for Polish literature. Kochanowski\u2019s role in developing Polish literary standards and impact on the region cannot be underestimated.\nTo mark the occasion the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust together with the Polish Cultural Institute planned a weekend filled with celebrations under the label ShakesPEERS: Celebrating Jan Kochanowski and Poetry, aimed at the visitors of all ages. Outdoor Tudor music concert, miniature bust-making, creative writing workshops and community-led sculpture making workshops are among many other, specially-curated activities taking place at Anne Hathaway\u2019s Cottage\u2019s gardens across the weekend.\nAdditionally, anyone interested in grasping the knowledge about the life and work of Jan Kochanowski will have an opportunity to attend a free event at the Guild Chapel (Chapel Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6EP) on Saturday\u2019s evening, where renown Slavicist and translator Charles Kraszewski will give an informative lecture on the connections between Kochanowski and Shakespeare\u2019s work and actors Caroline Faber and Aidan Kelly, led by Jason Morell who previously directed this for the Shakespeare\u2019s Globe as a part of Shakespeare & Poland Festival in 2019, will perform the dramatic readings of Kochanowski\u2019s most praised work \u201cThe Laments\u201d. The event will be concluded with a Renaissance music concert performed by Despina Homatidou (harpsichord) and Matthew Nisbet (lute).\nThe programme of events:\n25 June 2022\nAnne Hathaway's CottageCottage Ln, Shottery, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 9HH\n10 am- 2.30 pm - Free Workshops and Activities for Everyone\n\u2022 Workshops running throughout the day: includes Jan Kochanowski miniature bust making, creative writing, Renaissance dance workshop, badge making, Shakespeare and Kochanowski sculpture making from recycled materials.\u2022 Ground Tour Through the Poetry of Renaissance Period - immersive experience tour (Graham Tyrer and actors from The Bear Pit Theatre)\u2022 Live Music Performance\n4 pm-5 pm - Jan Kochanowski Sculpture Unveiling\nThe Guild Chapel - Book in advanceChapel Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6EP\n6pm\u20147.30pm\u2022 Lecture \u201eJan Kochanowski: Poland\u2019s Shakespeare \u2026 and Marlowe, and Jonson, and Donne\u2026\u201d by Prof. Charles Kraszewski (US)\u2022 The performance of \u2018Laments\u2019 by Jan Kochanowski directed by Jason Morell\u2022 Renaissance music concert (harpsichord Despina Homatidou and lute Matthew Nisbet)\nRegister here: https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/shakespeers-celebrating-jan-kochanowski-and-poetry-tickets-354644470157\n26 June 2022\nAnne Hathaway's CottageCottage Ln, Shottery, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 9HH10am--4pm Free Workshops and Activities for Everyone\n\u2022 Free Workshops: Jan Kochanowski miniature bust making, creative writing, Renaissance dance workshop, Badge making, Shakespeare and Kochanowski sculpture making from recycled materials.\u2022 Live Music Performance\nBorn into nobility, Jan Kochanowski studied at the Jagiellonian University in Krak\u00f3w, and\nlater, between 1552 and 1559, at the University of Padua in Italy. Besides his achievements in versification, he employed with great artistry a number of literary forms, such as hymns, lyrical songs, epigrams, satires, translations of the Bible, and more. Kochanowski\u2019s place was also unique in Slavic literature generally, and he is considered to have had no equals until\nthe 19th century. A true humanist, he was the best representative of the Renaissance period in Central and Eastern Europe.\nKochanowski\u2019s deeply moving \u2018Laments\u2019, written following the death of Kochanowski\u2019s 2-year-old daughter Ursula, are regarded as the poet\u2019s most famous work. Nobel Prize winner and translator Seamus Heaney wrote that \u2018Laments\u2019 hold \u2018as foundational a place in Polish literature as Shakespeare\u2019s sonnets in English.\u2019\nThe statue has been fully funded by the Polish Cultural Institute in London and supported by the Polish community in Warwickshire, and was offered to Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.\nThe rich history of Polish institutions and individuals living in Warwickshire manifests through decades of contributions to the cultural mosaic of the region. They have enriched the local community by both embracing its customs and traditions, but at the same time bringing in their own cultural heritage. In that sense, this statue also represents the blending and bonding of cultures, wishing for the unity and understanding, which both playwrights\u2019 works so often addressed.\nThe statue will represent the strong cultural links which exist between Britain and Poland. 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