Weekend at the ECC Wroclaw [June 11-12]

European Capital of Culture is picking up speed. This weekend will be full of events.

"Flow" - go with the spirit and atmosphere of the city

'On Saturday, we will tell about minorities that have helped build Wroclaw,' says Chris Baldwin, curator of the ECC and the author of "Flow". 'Already underway are rehearsals of artists from Israel, Germany, Czech Republic and Ukraine, and a few hundred people singing in the choir and playing in the orchestra are getting ready, too. During the evening rendition of "Flow," they will play the "Wroclaw Cantata" composed by Paweł Romańczuk.

Flow - a performance show on the Oder

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June 11, 2016 from 11 am to 8 pm

Wroclaw - different locations according to the programme

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"Flow" will run all day long. The four zones will host dance shows, performances and happenings related to the history of Wroclaw. The centre will also include twenty one wardrobes, as part of the project "Knock, Knock, Who's There?". Inside will be cards, on which people can write their family history. The stories will be used during the closing event of the ECC Wroclaw 2016.

'In the evening, everybody is welcome to the banks of the Oder, where both the river and the buildings on the Ostrow Tumski Island will create an unforgettable setting of the evening, adds Mary Sadowska, Chris Baldwin's assistant. 'Grab your kids and grandparents, take some sandwiches with you, and a thermos, and go with the flow of the spirit and atmosphere of the city. Admission to "Flow" is free, but to see the events in the Botanical Garden, you need to pick up free tickets at its box office.

Because of "Flow," on Saturday from 8 to 11.30 pm, changes in public transport will be introduced in the city centre. There will also be additional transport for the participants of the outdoor show.

"Flow" - changes in public transport

Take the Music Box to Berlin

"Music Box: Urban Instinct of the Game" is the slogan of the weekend at the Goethe-Institut Pop Up Pavillon in pl. Nowy Targ. During the weekend, a concert of a German star of quality rap was planned, Kaptn Peng, a meeting with writer Florian Werner, and on Sunday, an urban game "Safe Mode" in which the grand prize is a trip to Berlin.

Goethe-Institut Pop Up Pavillon

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from 22 April 2016 to 10 July 2016

Plac Nowy Targ

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Beer connoisseurs at Wroclaw Stadium

Festival of Good Beer will run throughout the weekend at the esplanade of Wroclaw Stadium. 'As many as 400 kinds of draft beer from 150 breweries, 68 booths, 800 kinds of bottled beers,' advertises Elżbieta Lenczyk, director of the Zamek Culture Centre, the organizer of the event. 'Feel welcome to the beach, as well as to the concerts in the music zone, where Jan Samołyk, Hurt and Apteka will perform, to name but a few. There will also be panel discussions on beer tourism, and a cooking zone, where the Wroclaw chefs will show how to use beer in cooking.

Wroclaw Festival of Good Beer

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from 10 June 2016 to 12 June 2016

Wroclaw Stadium

Forerunner of abstraction

The City Museum in the Royal Palace will present an exhibition of an artist, whose work wasn't recognised until after his death - "Wacław Szpakowski (1883-1973). Rhythmic Lines." The exhibition will be available until the end of July. - Szpakowski's works can be qualified between the visual arts, music and mathematics. That's why at the exhibition you will have the opportunity to listen to music inspired by his score-like drawings, see animations, and even draw a line according to the algorithms based on the artist's drawings. A special installation will serve this purpose,' says Elżbieta Łubowicz, curator of the exhibition.

Wacław Szpakowski (1883-1973): "Linie rytmiczne"

Opening/Exhibition/Visual Arts/ECC

from 08 June 2016 to 31 July 2016

The Royal Palace - a branch of the City Museum

City for Pedestrians

A continuation of the weekend will be events related to architecture - a meeting of the cycle "Big A_Space for beauty: Nature - Community - Architecture" (June 13) in the Wroclaw Congress Center. A prominent Dutch architect, Kees Christiaanse with the company KCAPArchitects & Planners will speak on the "city for pedestrians."

Big A_Space For Beauty: Nature - Community - Architecture

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from 7 March 2016 to 10 October 2016

Wroclaw - different locations according to the programme