Białystok is about to be transformed into a garden of Eden!
The ninth edition of the Baroque Gardens of Art Festival will take place from 12 to 14 June! This is an opportunity for residents and tourists alike to discover the charms of the Baroque era together.
For years, this unique event has been bridging the historical setting of Branicki Palace with the present day. The festival offers visitors a rich programme including concerts, dance and music performances, academic lectures and art workshops. A key feature of the festival is its educational and promotional nature.
Free tickets are available for individual events and can be collected from the “Śródmieście” Community Centre at 13 Jana Kilińskiego Street from 8 June at 9.00 am!
9th Baroque Gardens of Art Festival
11 June (Thursday) | Art
10.00 pm Birds of Paradise – Cranes
Art installation: Jarosław Koziara
Jana Kilińskiego Street
Friday 12 June | Art, dance, music
7.00 pm Arcades of Europe
Opening of an exhibition based on 18th- and 19th-century paintings.
Curator: Anna Dąbrowska – art historian
‘Śródmieście’ Community Center Jana Kilińskiego 13
9.00 pm Shakespeare’s Garden of Eden
Dance and music performance: The Early Music and Dance Ensemble ‘Capella Antiqua Bialostociensis’ and the Tulaga Theatre from the ‘Śródmieście’ Community Centre in Białystok. Directed and choreographed by Dariusz Brojek, with choreographic collaboration from Nikoleta Giankaki
Branicki Garden, 1 Jana Kilińskiego Street
10.00 pm Birds of Paradise – Cranes
Art installation: Jarosław Koziara
Jana Kilińskiego Street
13 June (Saturday) | Education, history, music
11:00 Białystok’s paradise is open to everyone… Elżbieta Drużbacka
An educational walk through the Baroque gardens at the Branicki residence. Guided tour: Anna Dąbrowska – art historian
Meet at the palace well on Legionowa Street
11:00–15:00 Baroque Costume Picnic
A group of re-enactors from the Stanisławów Society
Branicki Garden, 1 Jana Kilińskiego Street
12:00 pm: Tre Destini concert
Paweł Kalata, Michalina Piotrowicz, Magdalena Sikora
Branicki Garden, 1 Jana Kilińskiego Street
13:00 Piú Vivere concert
Paulina Kowalczyk, Jerzy Olchowik, Michalina Piotrowicz
Branicki Garden, 1 Jana Kilińskiego Street
2.00 pm Summer musical miniatures
Concert: The ‘Ars Decorum’ Early Music Ensemble from the ‘Śródmieście’ Community Centre in Białystok, conducted by Joanna Mytnik-Daniluk
Branicki Garden, 1 Jana Kilińskiego Street
5.00 pm A painter’s paradise in the Baroque era
Lecture: Dr Joanna Tomalska-Wiencek
‘Śródmieście’ Community Center Jana Kilińskiego 13
8.00 pm A Baroque Musical Paradise
Concert: The Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk, with Anna Wolfinger (soprano). Presented by Dorota Sokołowska. Free tickets available for collection at the DKŚ offices
Branicki Garden, 1 Jana Kilińskiego Street
10.00 pm Birds of Paradise – Cranes
Art installation: Jarosław Koziara
Jana Kilińskiego Street
14 June (Sunday) | Education, history, music, dance
12:00 Paradise in a Glass
Art workshop. Led by: Jolanta Skwierczyńska.
Places are limited; please call to book. 500 136 195
Art Studio at the “Śródmieście” Community Centre in Białystok
17 Icchoka Malmeda Street
2.00 pm Music Pavilion
Concert: The Telemann Violin Collective, featuring Małgorzata Malke, Alicja Sierpińska, Kamila Guz and Izabela Kozak-Puch
Branicki Garden, 1 Jana Kilińskiego Street
4.00 pm Eros, Vulcan and Athena. On the alternative
functions of gardens in the 18th century
Lecture: Dr Konrad Niemira – Institute of the History of Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, Royal Castle, Warsaw
‘Śródmieście’ Community Center Jana Kilińskiego 13
7.30 pm Musical Gems of the Baroque
Concert: The Bydgoszcz Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marek Czekała. Justyna Gęsicka – mezzo-soprano, Krzysztof Zimny – tenor. Free tickets available for collection at the DKŚ offices
Aula Magna of the Branicki Palace, Jan Kilinski St. 1
9.00 pm Shakespeare’s Garden of Eden
Dance and music performance: The Early Music and Dance Ensemble ‘Capella Antiqua Bialostociensis’ and the Tulaga Theatre from the ‘Śródmieście’ Community Centre in Białystok. Directed and choreographed by Dariusz Brojek, with choreographic collaboration from Nikoleta Giankaki
Branicki Garden, 1 Jana Kilińskiego Street
10.00 pm Birds of Paradise – Cranes
Art installation: Jarosław Koziara
Jana Kilińskiego Street
