FestivALT is a Jewish, multidisciplinary cultural organization that annually hosts a festival of critically engaged contemporary art, performance, and activism exploring the complexities of Jewish life in today’s Poland.
We have themed this year Gilgul, which in Hebrew means “circle”. It is also the Jewish notion of reincarnation. The idea is that the imperfect human soul continues forward in the pursuit of bettering itself; of continuing on in its cycle until it fixes its past mistakes. Our program this year is in the spirit of making things better. Or at least attempting to. We don’t have the answers, but we believe in the importance of art in being able to ask questions that provide fuel for empathy, humanity and the peace that we all deserve. These are not questions, however, that we can ask in isolation, and thus we hope you, our audience, will join us on this path.
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21 June 2419:00
“Shabbat by the Vistula River” Blinder Schnee / Maria Ka – Shabbat dinner, concert
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22 June 2419:00
Trzaska / Kryszk – concert
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23 June 2414:00
“Fueling Humanity: The Long Table Conversation about Palestine and Israel” – a conversation
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23 June 2418:00
“Searching for Myself” Anna Rabbit – exhibition opening
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25 June 2412:00
“IN || TENT” Laster – performance
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25 June 2412:00
“Beit Midrash of the Future? Reimagining Chewra Thilim” Cegła / Janus – workshop
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25 June 2418:30
“Scouts & Spirits” NoRulez – film screening
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26 June 2412:00
“IN || TENT” Laster – performance
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26 June 2419:00
“Our Blood Is Red To Let Us Know” Cadoux – performance
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27 June 2412:00
“IN || TENT” Laster – performance
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27 June 2417:00
“Other Worlds” Cadoux – Workshop
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27 June 2420:00
“Jews! Jews! Jews!” Kozidrag / Nowak / Betty Q / Va Voom – Drag. Cabaret. Burlesque. (Big) revue of minorities.
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28 June 2418:00
“The Knife” Chmielarz / Radio Uziemienie – performance
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28 June 2420:00
“Moirae” Betty Q – performance | Krakow premiere
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29 June 2414:00
“There Is No Way Back Home” Gottlieb – film screening
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29 June 2416:00
“How to worship your body?” Betty Q – Workshop
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29 June 2419:00
“Poland is Not Yet Lost!” Abbe / Rubenfeld – performance premiere
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30 June 2417:00
“Holy Names for Our Dybbuk” Przybysz / Weitz – a ritual performance
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30 June 2419:00
“Poland is Not Yet Lost!” Abbe / Rubenfeld – performance premiere
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02 July 2417:00
“Holy Names for Our Dybbuk” Przybysz / Weitz – a ritual performance
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The 8th edition of FestivALT is made possible thanks to the support of the Matanel Foundation and the Dutch Jewish Humanitarian Fund and it is organized as part of the "MultiMemo: Multidirectional Memory: Remembering for Social Justice" project, thanks to the support of the European Union under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) program.