Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

POLAND 217

MUSICALS, OPERA
AND BALLET

Musicals, opera and ballet
can provide the best form
of enter tainment even for
those who do not speak
Polish. Operettas and
musicals are performed at
Opera i Operetka in Cracow
and at Roma in Warsaw. For
opera-lovers, the productions
of the Great Theatre (Teatr
Wielki) in Warsaw are

FESTIVALS

Poland hosts several local

and international festivals.

A major theatre festival is

the Malta International

Drama Festival, held from late

June to early July in the

streets and theatres of

Poznań. In Warsaw, the

Garden Theatres Competition

runs throughout the summer.

Opera festivals, such as the

Mozart Festival in Warsaw,

and Poznan’s ballet festivals

are also popular. For those

interested in religious music,

the Wratislava Cantans are

held in September in

Wrocław. Jazz festivals are

also quite renowned in

Poland and major events

include the Warsaw Jazz

Jamboree, Jazz on the Oder

in Wrocław (May) and Jazz

All Souls’ Day in Cracow

(early November).

CLASSICAL AND

FOLK MUSIC

There are over 20 classical

orchestras in Poland and

they perform in almost all

of its big cities. Particularly

renowned are the National

Philharmonic Orchestra

(Filhar monia Narodowa)

in Warsaw, the Filharmonia

Baltycka in Gdańsk and the

Poznań Philharmonia, which

performs in the University

Hall. Classical music shows

are held in museums, churches

and palaces through out the

year. In the rest of the coun-

try, many bands perform the

traditional folk music of indi-

vidual regions, but it can be

difficult to track down their

concerts. The best chance

of seeing them is at various

music festivals in the summer.

Many folk groups also

DIRECTORY

MARKETS AND

MALLS

Galeria Krakowska

ul. Pawia 5, Cracow.

Tel (012) 428 9900.

Hala Targowa

ul. Pańska, Gdańsk.

Stary Kleparz

Rynek Kleparski, Cracow.

Złote Tarasy

ul. Złota 59, Warsaw.

Tel (022) 222 2200

ART AND CRAFTS

Art Gallery ZPAP

ul. Krakowskie

Pzedmieście 15/17,

Warsaw.

Tel (022) 827 6414.

Cepelia

http://www.cepelia.pl

Kociol Artystyczny

ul. Mikolajska 6, Cracow.

Tel (012) 292 0029.

Zapiecek

ul. Zapiecek 1, Warsaw.

Tel (022) 831 9918.

ANTIQUES

Antykwariat Daes

pl. Kosciuszki 15,

Wrocław.

Tel (071) 344 7280.

GIFTS AND

SOUVENIRS

Bolesławiec

ul. Prosta 2/14, Warsaw.

Tel (022) 624 8480.

JEWELLERY

M&M

ul. Dlugie Pobrzeże 1,

Gdańsk.

Tel (058) 346 2717.

Nord Amber Gallery

ul. Mariacka 44, Gdańsk.

Tel (058) 301 4131.

FOOD AND DRINK

Wedel

ul. Szpitalna 8, Warsaw.

Tel (022) 827 2916.

Wawel

Rynek Glowny 33, Cracow.

Tel (012) 423 1247.

NIGHTLIFE

Blue Note Club

http://www.bluenote.Poznań.pl

Hybrydy

http://www.hybrydy.com.pl

In Your Pocket

http://www.inyourpocket.com

THEATRE

Ateneum

ul. Jaracza 2, Warsaw.

Tel (022) 625 7330.

Cultural

Information Centre

ul. św Jana 2, Cracow.

http://www.karnet.

krakow2000.pl

Kasy ZASP

Al Jerozolimskie 25,

Warsaw.

Tel (022) 621 9454.

Great Theatre

pl. Szczepanski 1, Cracow.

Tel (012) 422 4040.

Teatr Żydowski

pl. Grzybowski 12/16,

Warsaw.

Tel (022) 620 6281.

MUSICALS, OPERA

AND BALLET

Opera i Operetka

ul. Lubicz 48, Cracow.

Tel (012) 628 7071.

Roma

ul. Nowogrodzka 49,

Warsaw.

Tel (022) 628 0360.

Teatr Wielki

pl. Tatralny 1, Warsaw.

Tel (022) 692 0200.

CLASSICAL AND

FOLK MUSIC

Filharmonia

Baltycka

ul. Olowianka 1, Gdańsk.

Tel (058) 320 6262.

National

Philharmonic

Orchestra

ul. Sienkiewicza 10,

Warsaw. Tel (022)

551 7128.

Poznań

Philharmonia

ul. św Marcin 81, Poznań.

Tel (061) 852 4708.

recommended. There are also

opera houses in Gdańsk,

Wrocław, Poznań and Cracow.

Poland’s two best bal let com-

panies perform in the Teatr

Wielki in Warsaw and Poznań.

perform in concerts

organ ized by hotels or tour ist

agencies. Tickets can be

bought from the Cultural

Information Centre.

theatre is the Ateneum, which
specializes in comedy shows.
The Teatr Żydowski (Jewish
Theatre) presents spectacles
in Yiddish and is the only such
place in the country. In
Cracow, Teatr Stary is con sid-
ered one of the country’s best
theatres. In Warsaw, informa-
tion about advance book ing
for cultural events can be
found at Kasy ZASP. In
Cracow, tick ets can be bought
in advance at the Cultural
Information Centre. Local tour-
ist informa tion offices can also
provide information on shows
and booking procedures.