{"id":4016,"date":"2022-11-21T14:15:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T13:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/?p=4016"},"modified":"2022-12-06T13:48:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T12:48:38","slug":"mickiewiczs-ballads-and-romances-the-battle-cry-of-polish-romanticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2022\/11\/21\/mickiewiczs-ballads-and-romances-the-battle-cry-of-polish-romanticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Mickiewicz’s\u00a0Ballads and Romances: the Battle-Cry of Polish Romanticism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

28 November, 7pm, The Polish Hearth Club (Ognisko Polskie)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

28thNov – Mickiewicz\u2019s Ballads & Romances: the Battle-Cry of Polish Romanticism | Ognisko Polskie – Polish Hearth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not just for Literature Lovers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A unique evening of musical, literary and dance intepretations to mark the launch of the first ever English translation 'Ballads and Romances’ by Adam Mickiewicz – widely held to be the manifesto of Polish Romanticism in what promises to be a fresh, engaging and modern presentation of Poland’s greatest Romantic Poet through different cultural mediums and interpretations of talents young performers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The year 2022 was designated the Year of Romanticism<\/u> <\/strong>in Poland. An even two hundred years have passed since the first publication of Adam Mickiewicz\u2019s \u2018Ballads and Romances\u2019 \u2014 a collection of lyrics which have the same significance for Polish literature as Wordsworth and Coleridge\u2019s Lyrical Ballads have for English literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside a talk by translator Charles Kraszewski, the evening will fature a dramatic reading by actor and theatre director Joseph Alford from Theatre O alongside a dance interpretation by Ilona Gumowska and a musical interpretation by the inimitable Damsel Elysium, who has been described by Vogue as „London’s Most Stylish Experimental Sound Artist”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Whether you’re already interested in Romantic Literature, curious to discover the Polish Romantics, or simply interested in creative artistic interpretations by talented, young sound and dance artists, this event is for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event will be followed by drinks and nibbles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Booking link: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

28thNov – Mickiewicz\u2019s Ballads & Romances: the Battle-Cry of Polish Romanticism | Ognisko Polskie – Polish Hearth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

More about the translator and performers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charles S. Kraszewski<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born (1962), Charles Kraszewski is a literary translator from Polish, Czech and Slovak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is the author of four volumes of original poetry; three in English (Beast, Diet of Nails, and Chanameed) and two in Polish (Hallo, Sztokholm, 2021 and Skowycik, forthcoming, 2022). He has also published a satirical novel (Accomplices, You Ask?). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His translation of Mickiewicz’s Ballads and Romances, published to mark the two hundredth anniversary of the original Polish publication, was funded by the Polish Cultural Institute, London, and the Polish Book Institute, Krak\u00f3w. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides Ballads and Romances, Kraszewski has also published translations of Mickiewicz’s Forefathers’ Eve and the Complete Sonnets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joseph W. Alford<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is a Director and Maker in theatre, opera, film and dance.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After studying with Jacques Lecoq in Paris he founded \u2018Theatre O\u2019 in London, and has since directed and performed all over the world.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also spent 9 years working as a Movement Director in both theatre and opera, working with the Royal National Theatre, the RSC, Covent Garden Opera House and the Aix en Provence Opera Festival, amongst others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joseph W. Alford (theatreo.co.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damsel Elysium<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, experimental sound and visual artist based in London, who uses double bass, violin and original sounds to explore alternative communication and connections with space and nature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Described by Vogue as \u201cLondon\u2019s most stylish experimental sound artist\u201d, making scores for Gucci, as well as featuring in FKA Twigs Tiny Desk session – Damsel is an emerging avant-garde artist not to be ignored. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damsel utilises double bass, violin and original field recordings to explore alternative communication and connections with physical spaces and nature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their aim is to establish an expressive world that speech or writing could never transmute. As a neurodivergent artist, it\u2019s vital for them to create work that is accessible to all audiences and all senses. Combining experimental sound and sight, Elysium crafts worlds of their own, where they can be as fluid as their own feelings and skills are.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damsel Elysium – Listen on Spotify – Linktree<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/damsel.elysium\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ilona Maria Gumowska<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A dancer, a choreographer, a dance teacher, a psychologist. She graduated from the Institute of Choreography at the Academy of Music in \u0141\u00f3d\u017a. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently she is an academic teacher at this university. As a dancer, she collaborated with such artists as: Daniel Abreu, Roberto Olivan, Krystian Lada, Marcin Wrona, Tomasz Wygoda, Mariusz Treli\u0144ski, Natasha Gilmore, Abhilash Ningappa, Jacek Owczarek, Kaya Ko\u0142odziejczyk, Jacek G\u0119bura, Micha\u0142 Walczak, Jacek Przyby\u0142owicz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She has performed on many Polish and foreign stages including The Capitol Musical Theater in Wroc\u0142aw, The Rampa Theatre in Warsaw, The Brussels Royal Opera House La Monnaie, The Theater an der Wien in Vienna, The Royal Opera House in Stockholm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a few years she has been a dancer in The Zawirowania Dance Theater in Warsaw, the National Opera House in Warsaw, and the Barrowland Ballet in Glasgow. As a choreographer she cooperates with various theaters and directors in Poland and creates her own dance performances and movies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She shows fascination with strong physicality and deepened presence. She searches among the body extremes and balances between what is known, comfortable with what is risky and yet undiscovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.talenthouse.com\/ilona<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

28 November, 7pm, The Polish Hearth Club (Ognisko Polskie) 28thNov – Mickiewicz\u2019s Ballads & Romances: the Battle-Cry of Polish Romanticism | Ognisko Polskie – Polish Hearth Not just for Literature Lovers! A unique evening of musical, literary and dance intepretations to mark the launch of the first ever English translation 'Ballads and Romances’ by Adam […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":4018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,22,11,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-literature","category-music","category-theatre"],"yoast_head":"\nMickiewicz's\u00a0Ballads and Romances: the Battle-Cry of Polish Romanticism - Instytut Polski w Londynie<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2022\/11\/21\/mickiewiczs-ballads-and-romances-the-battle-cry-of-polish-romanticism\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"pl_PL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mickiewicz's\u00a0Ballads and Romances: the Battle-Cry of Polish Romanticism - Instytut Polski w Londynie\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"28 November, 7pm, The Polish Hearth Club (Ognisko Polskie) 28thNov – Mickiewicz\u2019s Ballads & Romances: the Battle-Cry of Polish Romanticism | Ognisko Polskie – Polish Hearth Not just for Literature Lovers! A unique evening of musical, literary and dance intepretations to mark the launch of the first ever English translation 'Ballads and Romances’ by Adam […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2022\/11\/21\/mickiewiczs-ballads-and-romances-the-battle-cry-of-polish-romanticism\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Instytut Polski w Londynie\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-11-21T13:15:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-12-06T12:48:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/11\/Ballads-and-Romances-Instagram.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"konopkab\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Napisane przez\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"konopkab\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"event\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2022\/11\/21\/mickiewiczs-ballads-and-romances-the-battle-cry-of-polish-romanticism\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2022\/11\/21\/mickiewiczs-ballads-and-romances-the-battle-cry-of-polish-romanticism\/\",\"name\":\"Mickiewicz's\u00a0Ballads and Romances: the Battle-Cry of Polish Romanticism\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2022\/11\/21\/mickiewiczs-ballads-and-romances-the-battle-cry-of-polish-romanticism\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":[\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/11\/Ballads-and-Romances-Instagram.jpg\",\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/11\/Ballads-and-Romances-Instagram-300x300.jpg\",\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/11\/Ballads-and-Romances-Instagram-1024x1024.jpg\",\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/11\/Ballads-and-Romances-Instagram.jpg\"],\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/11\/Ballads-and-Romances-Instagram.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-21T13:15:09+02:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-12-06T12:48:38+02:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/#\/schema\/person\/650660f82290e905505348ef8ca79a33\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2022\/11\/21\/mickiewiczs-ballads-and-romances-the-battle-cry-of-polish-romanticism\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"pl-PL\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2022\/11\/21\/mickiewiczs-ballads-and-romances-the-battle-cry-of-polish-romanticism\/\"]}],\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"startDate\":\"2022-11-28T07:00:00+02:00\",\"endDate\":\"2022-11-28T08:45:00+02:00\",\"eventStatus\":\"EventScheduled\",\"eventAttendanceMode\":\"OfflineEventAttendanceMode\",\"location\":{\"@type\":\"place\",\"name\":\"\",\"address\":\"\",\"geo\":{\"@type\":\"GeoCoordinates\",\"latitude\":\"\",\"longitude\":\"\"}},\"description\":\"28 November, 7pm, The Polish Hearth Club (Ognisko Polskie)\\n28thNov - Mickiewicz\u2019s Ballads & Romances: the Battle-Cry of Polish Romanticism | Ognisko Polskie - Polish Hearth\\nNot just for Literature Lovers!\\nA unique evening of musical, literary and dance intepretations to mark the launch of the first ever English translation 'Ballads and Romances' by Adam Mickiewicz - widely held to be the manifesto of Polish Romanticism in what promises to be a fresh, engaging and modern presentation of Poland's greatest Romantic Poet through different cultural mediums and interpretations of talents young performers.\\nThe year 2022 was designated the Year of Romanticism in Poland. An even two hundred years have passed since the first publication of Adam Mickiewicz\u2019s \u2018Ballads and Romances\u2019 \u2014 a collection of lyrics which have the same significance for Polish literature as Wordsworth and Coleridge\u2019s Lyrical Ballads have for English literature.\\nAlongside a talk by translator Charles Kraszewski, the evening will fature a dramatic reading by actor and theatre director Joseph Alford from Theatre O alongside a dance interpretation by Ilona Gumowska and a musical interpretation by the inimitable Damsel Elysium, who has been described by Vogue as \\\"London's Most Stylish Experimental Sound Artist\\\"\\nWhether you're already interested in Romantic Literature, curious to discover the Polish Romantics, or simply interested in creative artistic interpretations by talented, young sound and dance artists, this event is for you!\\nCopies of the book will be available for purchase at the event.\\nThe event will be followed by drinks and nibbles.\\nBooking link: \\n28thNov - Mickiewicz\u2019s Ballads & Romances: the Battle-Cry of Polish Romanticism | Ognisko Polskie - Polish Hearth\\nMore about the translator and performers:\\nCharles S. Kraszewski \\nBorn (1962), Charles Kraszewski is a literary translator from Polish, Czech and Slovak. \\nHe is the author of four volumes of original poetry; three in English (Beast, Diet of Nails, and Chanameed) and two in Polish (Hallo, Sztokholm, 2021 and Skowycik, forthcoming, 2022). He has also published a satirical novel (Accomplices, You Ask?). \\nHis translation of Mickiewicz's Ballads and Romances, published to mark the two hundredth anniversary of the original Polish publication, was funded by the Polish Cultural Institute, London, and the Polish Book Institute, Krak\u00f3w. \\nBesides Ballads and Romances, Kraszewski has also published translations of Mickiewicz's Forefathers' Eve and the Complete Sonnets. \\nJoseph W. Alford \\nIs a Director and Maker in theatre, opera, film and dance. \\nAfter studying with Jacques Lecoq in Paris he founded \u2018Theatre O\u2019 in London, and has since directed and performed all over the world. \\nHe also spent 9 years working as a Movement Director in both theatre and opera, working with the Royal National Theatre, the RSC, Covent Garden Opera House and the Aix en Provence Opera Festival, amongst others. \\nJoseph W. Alford (theatreo.co.uk)\\nDamsel Elysium \\nIs a multi-instrumentalist, composer, experimental sound and visual artist based in London, who uses double bass, violin and original sounds to explore alternative communication and connections with space and nature. \\nDescribed by Vogue as \u201cLondon\u2019s most stylish experimental sound artist\u201d, making scores for Gucci, as well as featuring in FKA Twigs Tiny Desk session - Damsel is an emerging avant-garde artist not to be ignored. \\nDamsel utilises double bass, violin and original field recordings to explore alternative communication and connections with physical spaces and nature. \\nTheir aim is to establish an expressive world that speech or writing could never transmute. As a neurodivergent artist, it\u2019s vital for them to create work that is accessible to all audiences and all senses. Combining experimental sound and sight, Elysium crafts worlds of their own, where they can be as fluid as their own feelings and skills are.\\\"\\nDamsel Elysium - Listen on Spotify - Linktree\\nInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/damsel.elysium\/\\nIlona Maria Gumowska \\nA dancer, a choreographer, a dance teacher, a psychologist. She graduated from the Institute of Choreography at the Academy of Music in \u0141\u00f3d\u017a. \\nCurrently she is an academic teacher at this university. As a dancer, she collaborated with such artists as: Daniel Abreu, Roberto Olivan, Krystian Lada, Marcin Wrona, Tomasz Wygoda, Mariusz Treli\u0144ski, Natasha Gilmore, Abhilash Ningappa, Jacek Owczarek, Kaya Ko\u0142odziejczyk, Jacek G\u0119bura, Micha\u0142 Walczak, Jacek Przyby\u0142owicz. \\nShe has performed on many Polish and foreign stages including The Capitol Musical Theater in Wroc\u0142aw, The Rampa Theatre in Warsaw, The Brussels Royal Opera House La Monnaie, The Theater an der Wien in Vienna, The Royal Opera House in Stockholm. \\nFor a few years she has been a dancer in The Zawirowania Dance Theater in Warsaw, the National Opera House in Warsaw, and the Barrowland Ballet in Glasgow. As a choreographer she cooperates with various theaters and directors in Poland and creates her own dance performances and movies. \\nShe shows fascination with strong physicality and deepened presence. She searches among the body extremes and balances between what is known, comfortable with what is risky and yet undiscovered.\\nhttps:\/\/www.talenthouse.com\/ilona\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"pl-PL\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2022\/11\/21\/mickiewiczs-ballads-and-romances-the-battle-cry-of-polish-romanticism\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/11\/Ballads-and-Romances-Instagram.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/11\/Ballads-and-Romances-Instagram.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":1280},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2022\/11\/21\/mickiewiczs-ballads-and-romances-the-battle-cry-of-polish-romanticism\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Mickiewicz’s\u00a0Ballads and Romances: the Battle-Cry of Polish Romanticism\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/\",\"name\":\"Instytut Polski w Londynie\",\"description\":\"Instytuty Polskie\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"pl-PL\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/#\/schema\/person\/650660f82290e905505348ef8ca79a33\",\"name\":\"konopkab\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"pl-PL\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fb1006bc5b4ae26fa605cdf675d5e97c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fb1006bc5b4ae26fa605cdf675d5e97c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"konopkab\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/author\/konopkab\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Mickiewicz's\u00a0Ballads and Romances: the Battle-Cry of Polish Romanticism - Instytut Polski w Londynie","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2022\/11\/21\/mickiewiczs-ballads-and-romances-the-battle-cry-of-polish-romanticism\/","og_locale":"pl_PL","og_type":"article","og_title":"Mickiewicz's\u00a0Ballads and Romances: the Battle-Cry of Polish Romanticism - Instytut Polski w Londynie","og_description":"28 November, 7pm, The Polish Hearth Club (Ognisko Polskie) 28thNov – Mickiewicz\u2019s Ballads & Romances: the Battle-Cry of Polish Romanticism | Ognisko Polskie – Polish Hearth Not just for Literature Lovers! A unique evening of musical, literary and dance intepretations to mark the launch of the first ever English translation 'Ballads and Romances’ by Adam […]","og_url":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2022\/11\/21\/mickiewiczs-ballads-and-romances-the-battle-cry-of-polish-romanticism\/","og_site_name":"Instytut Polski w Londynie","article_published_time":"2022-11-21T13:15:09+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-12-06T12:48:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":1280,"url":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/11\/Ballads-and-Romances-Instagram.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"konopkab","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Napisane przez":"konopkab"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"event","@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2022\/11\/21\/mickiewiczs-ballads-and-romances-the-battle-cry-of-polish-romanticism\/","url":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2022\/11\/21\/mickiewiczs-ballads-and-romances-the-battle-cry-of-polish-romanticism\/","name":"Mickiewicz's\u00a0Ballads and Romances: the Battle-Cry of Polish Romanticism","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2022\/11\/21\/mickiewiczs-ballads-and-romances-the-battle-cry-of-polish-romanticism\/#primaryimage"},"image":["https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/11\/Ballads-and-Romances-Instagram.jpg","https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/11\/Ballads-and-Romances-Instagram-300x300.jpg","https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/11\/Ballads-and-Romances-Instagram-1024x1024.jpg","https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/11\/Ballads-and-Romances-Instagram.jpg"],"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/11\/Ballads-and-Romances-Instagram.jpg","datePublished":"2022-11-21T13:15:09+02:00","dateModified":"2022-12-06T12:48:38+02:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/#\/schema\/person\/650660f82290e905505348ef8ca79a33"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2022\/11\/21\/mickiewiczs-ballads-and-romances-the-battle-cry-of-polish-romanticism\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"pl-PL","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2022\/11\/21\/mickiewiczs-ballads-and-romances-the-battle-cry-of-polish-romanticism\/"]}],"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","startDate":"2022-11-28T07:00:00+02:00","endDate":"2022-11-28T08:45:00+02:00","eventStatus":"EventScheduled","eventAttendanceMode":"OfflineEventAttendanceMode","location":{"@type":"place","name":"","address":"","geo":{"@type":"GeoCoordinates","latitude":"","longitude":""}},"description":"28 November, 7pm, The Polish Hearth Club (Ognisko Polskie)\n28thNov - Mickiewicz\u2019s Ballads & Romances: the Battle-Cry of Polish Romanticism | Ognisko Polskie - Polish Hearth\nNot just for Literature Lovers!\nA unique evening of musical, literary and dance intepretations to mark the launch of the first ever English translation 'Ballads and Romances' by Adam Mickiewicz - widely held to be the manifesto of Polish Romanticism in what promises to be a fresh, engaging and modern presentation of Poland's greatest Romantic Poet through different cultural mediums and interpretations of talents young performers.\nThe year 2022 was designated the Year of Romanticism in Poland. An even two hundred years have passed since the first publication of Adam Mickiewicz\u2019s \u2018Ballads and Romances\u2019 \u2014 a collection of lyrics which have the same significance for Polish literature as Wordsworth and Coleridge\u2019s Lyrical Ballads have for English literature.\nAlongside a talk by translator Charles Kraszewski, the evening will fature a dramatic reading by actor and theatre director Joseph Alford from Theatre O alongside a dance interpretation by Ilona Gumowska and a musical interpretation by the inimitable Damsel Elysium, who has been described by Vogue as \"London's Most Stylish Experimental Sound Artist\"\nWhether you're already interested in Romantic Literature, curious to discover the Polish Romantics, or simply interested in creative artistic interpretations by talented, young sound and dance artists, this event is for you!\nCopies of the book will be available for purchase at the event.\nThe event will be followed by drinks and nibbles.\nBooking link: \n28thNov - Mickiewicz\u2019s Ballads & Romances: the Battle-Cry of Polish Romanticism | Ognisko Polskie - Polish Hearth\nMore about the translator and performers:\nCharles S. Kraszewski \nBorn (1962), Charles Kraszewski is a literary translator from Polish, Czech and Slovak. \nHe is the author of four volumes of original poetry; three in English (Beast, Diet of Nails, and Chanameed) and two in Polish (Hallo, Sztokholm, 2021 and Skowycik, forthcoming, 2022). He has also published a satirical novel (Accomplices, You Ask?). \nHis translation of Mickiewicz's Ballads and Romances, published to mark the two hundredth anniversary of the original Polish publication, was funded by the Polish Cultural Institute, London, and the Polish Book Institute, Krak\u00f3w. \nBesides Ballads and Romances, Kraszewski has also published translations of Mickiewicz's Forefathers' Eve and the Complete Sonnets. \nJoseph W. Alford \nIs a Director and Maker in theatre, opera, film and dance. \nAfter studying with Jacques Lecoq in Paris he founded \u2018Theatre O\u2019 in London, and has since directed and performed all over the world. \nHe also spent 9 years working as a Movement Director in both theatre and opera, working with the Royal National Theatre, the RSC, Covent Garden Opera House and the Aix en Provence Opera Festival, amongst others. \nJoseph W. Alford (theatreo.co.uk)\nDamsel Elysium \nIs a multi-instrumentalist, composer, experimental sound and visual artist based in London, who uses double bass, violin and original sounds to explore alternative communication and connections with space and nature. \nDescribed by Vogue as \u201cLondon\u2019s most stylish experimental sound artist\u201d, making scores for Gucci, as well as featuring in FKA Twigs Tiny Desk session - Damsel is an emerging avant-garde artist not to be ignored. \nDamsel utilises double bass, violin and original field recordings to explore alternative communication and connections with physical spaces and nature. \nTheir aim is to establish an expressive world that speech or writing could never transmute. As a neurodivergent artist, it\u2019s vital for them to create work that is accessible to all audiences and all senses. Combining experimental sound and sight, Elysium crafts worlds of their own, where they can be as fluid as their own feelings and skills are.\"\nDamsel Elysium - Listen on Spotify - Linktree\nInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/damsel.elysium\/\nIlona Maria Gumowska \nA dancer, a choreographer, a dance teacher, a psychologist. She graduated from the Institute of Choreography at the Academy of Music in \u0141\u00f3d\u017a. \nCurrently she is an academic teacher at this university. As a dancer, she collaborated with such artists as: Daniel Abreu, Roberto Olivan, Krystian Lada, Marcin Wrona, Tomasz Wygoda, Mariusz Treli\u0144ski, Natasha Gilmore, Abhilash Ningappa, Jacek Owczarek, Kaya Ko\u0142odziejczyk, Jacek G\u0119bura, Micha\u0142 Walczak, Jacek Przyby\u0142owicz. \nShe has performed on many Polish and foreign stages including The Capitol Musical Theater in Wroc\u0142aw, The Rampa Theatre in Warsaw, The Brussels Royal Opera House La Monnaie, The Theater an der Wien in Vienna, The Royal Opera House in Stockholm. \nFor a few years she has been a dancer in The Zawirowania Dance Theater in Warsaw, the National Opera House in Warsaw, and the Barrowland Ballet in Glasgow. As a choreographer she cooperates with various theaters and directors in Poland and creates her own dance performances and movies. \nShe shows fascination with strong physicality and deepened presence. She searches among the body extremes and balances between what is known, comfortable with what is risky and yet undiscovered.\nhttps:\/\/www.talenthouse.com\/ilona"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"pl-PL","@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2022\/11\/21\/mickiewiczs-ballads-and-romances-the-battle-cry-of-polish-romanticism\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/11\/Ballads-and-Romances-Instagram.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/11\/Ballads-and-Romances-Instagram.jpg","width":1280,"height":1280},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2022\/11\/21\/mickiewiczs-ballads-and-romances-the-battle-cry-of-polish-romanticism\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Mickiewicz’s\u00a0Ballads and Romances: the Battle-Cry of Polish Romanticism"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/#website","url":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/","name":"Instytut Polski w Londynie","description":"Instytuty Polskie","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"pl-PL"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/#\/schema\/person\/650660f82290e905505348ef8ca79a33","name":"konopkab","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"pl-PL","@id":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fb1006bc5b4ae26fa605cdf675d5e97c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fb1006bc5b4ae26fa605cdf675d5e97c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"konopkab"},"url":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/author\/konopkab\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4016"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4033,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4016\/revisions\/4033"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}