Published On: Wed, Jun 15th, 2011

Lublin – the culture core city


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Lublin is not only the biggest city in eastern Poland, but an important culture core city also. Since accession of Poland into the EU, Lublin has been called “Gate to the East.” Since then, many important international events have taken place here, involving Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Russian and Belorussian artists, researchers and politicians. Lublin connects the West with the East. Even frescos at the Holy Trinity Chapel in Lublin are a mixture of Catholic motifs with eastern Russian-Byzantine styles.

Cinema

Lublin is a city with film-making past. A few important films were recorded here. e.g. Oscar-winning, “The Reader”, was partially filmed at the German Majdanek concentration camp, located in Lublin.[14]

In 2008, Lublin in cooperation with Ukrainian Lviv, filmed promotional materials, to promote them as cinematic cities. Films were handed out between film-makers present at Cannes Festival.[15] Action, was sponsored by European Union.

In Lublin, there are currently a few cinemas:

  • Cinema City (multiplex)
  • Cinema Bajka
  • Cinema Chatka Żaka
  • Cinema Medyk

Theatres

There are many cultural organisations, both municipal, governmental and non-governmental, in Lublin.

  • Municipal Theatres, with casual playhouses:
    • Musical Theatre in Lublin – Teatr Muzyczny w Lublinie, opera, operetta, musical, ballet
    • Henryk Wieniawski Lublin Philharmonic – Filharmonia Lubelska
    • Juliusz Osterwa Theatre in Lublin – Teatr im. Juliusza Osterwy w Lublinie
    • Hans Christian Andersen Theatre – with puppet programme for Children
  • Fringe Theatres:
    • Centrum Projekt Pracovnia Maat
    • Centrum Kultury w Lublinie
    • Ośrodek Praktyk Teatralnych – Gardzienice
    • Ośrodek „Brama Grodzka – Theatre NN”
    • Theatre “Provisorium”
  • Scenes:
    • InVitro Pre-première Scene – Scena Prapremier “InVitro”
    • Scena Plastyczna KUL – created by Leszek Mądzik
    • Theatre Panopticum
    • Teatr ITP
    • Teatr Pierwszego Kontaktu
  • Cabaret
    • Pantomimic group MIMIKA
    • Ani Mru-Mru
    • PoMimochodem
  • Barnstormers”
    • Lublin Dance Theatre – Lubelski Teatr Tańca
    • Company “Theatre” – Kompania “Teatr”
    • Teatr Widzenie
    • Teatr Jasny
    • Theatrical Group “Collective” – Grupa Teatralna “Kolektyw”
    • Enigmatic Theatre of KUL