The Rise of Eastern Culture / Another Dimension 2017

This is the 5th edition of The Rise of Eastern Culture / Another Dimension festival. The event takes place from August 31st to September 3rd.

From the very beginning. the main idea behind the festival was to present the richness of multiculturalism of Podlachia, especially, of Białystok. Another Dimension promotes the idea of dialogue and tolerance in a culturally diverse city, where Poles, Russians, Belarusians, Tatars, Ukrainians, Lithuanians, Jews, and Germans coexisted since ages. It brings back memory of the lost, while showing contemporary achievements at the same time. It links history with contemporary artistic activity.

Each edition of the festival is devoted to a particular nationality, for centuries contributing to the history and culture of the region. So far they were Tatars, Belarusians, Jews, and Ukrainians. This year, we return to the idea of the Tower of Babel. The events we propose will be related to the broadly understood East and Eastern Partnership countries. These will include concerts, performances, films, exhibitions, educational walks, family-style artistic activities, and fashion shows. We invite you to participate in them!

Events schedule:

August 31st (Thursday)
- 10 AM – 5 PM Neighbours Moved to Treblinka – exhibition
  org. WIDOK Association of Cultural Education, Białystok Cultural Centre – Białystok Cultural Centre / Ludwik Zamenhof Centre, 19 Warszawska Street, free entry
- 4 PM Diana Volokhova Armenian cuisine – presentation
  org. Białystok Cultural Centre – Fama Club, 5 Legionowa Street, free entry
- 5 PM Białystok in a Shutter – photo book promotion
  org. Śleńdzińscy Gallery in Białystok – Śleńdzińscy Gallery in Białystok, 5 Wiktorii Street, free entry
- 6 PM Polish Dance Theatre Bitterness – theatrical performance
  org. Polish Dance Theatre – Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic, 1 Odeska Street, free tickets
- 7:30 PM Zare – film screening with live music by Bei Ru (USA)
  org. Białystok Cultural Centre – Forum Cinema, 5 Legionowa Street, free tickets
- 8:30 PM Trio Mandili – concert
  org. Friends of Jewish Culture Association – Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic, Concert Hall, 2 Podleśna Street, free tickets
- 8:30 PM T’ien Lai / Adam Frankiewicz (support) – concert
  org. Teatr Latarnia Foundation – a stage on the Biała River (next to the Galeria Jurowiecka), free entry
- 9 PM Travel Stories – photo exhibition by Davit Hakobyan (AM)
  org. Białystok Cultural Centre – Forum Lobby, 5 Legionowa Street, free entry
September 1st (Friday)
- 10 AM – 5 PM Neighbours Moved to Treblinka – exhibition
  org. WIDOK Association of Cultural Education, Białystok Cultural Centre – Białystok Cultural Centre / Ludwik Zamenhof Centre, 19 Warszawska Street, free entry
- 5 PM Mahiloŭ Regional Puppet Theatre Blue – Blue (BY) – theatrical performance and meeting with the director
  org. Białystok Puppet Theatre – Białystok Puppet Theatre, 1 Kalinowskiego Street, free tickets
- 6 PM Pieśni Piękne The World is Turned Awry in the Silver – concert
  org. Podlachia’s Heritage Association – Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy, 14 Sienkiewicza Street, free tickets
- 6 PM Ola Bilińska A Well / Studnia / Šulinys (PL / LT) – concert
  org. Friends of Jewish Culture Association – Białystok Cultural Centre / Ludwik Zamenhof Centre, 19 Warszawska Street, free tickets
- 7 PM A-WA (IL / YE), Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra, The Ufoslavians (SI), Dzikie Jabłka – concerts
  org. Białystok Cultural Centre – Kościuszki Square, free entry
- 8 PM Mahiloŭ Regional Puppet Theatre Blue – Blue (BY) – theatrical performance
  org. Białystok Puppet Theatre – Białystok Puppet Theatre, 1 Kalinowskiego Street, free tickets
- 9 PM Pieśni Piękne The World is Turned Awry in the Silver – concert
  org. Podlachia’s Heritage Association – Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy, 14 Sienkiewicza Street, free tickets
September 2nd (Saturday)
- 10 AM – 5 PM Neighbours Moved to Treblinka – exhibition
  org. WIDOK Association of Cultural Education, Białystok Cultural Centre – Białystok Cultural Centre / Ludwik Zamenhof Centre, 19 Warszawska Street, free entry
- 10 AM – 3 PM Family workshops by the Biała River
  org. Teatr Latarna Foundation – Biała River boulevards (next to the Galeria Jurowiecka), free entry
- 1 PM – 4 PM Disappearing Places and People – educational walk
  org. Ślendzińscy Gallery in Białystok, “Śródmieście” House of Culture in Białystok – starting point at the gate to the 18th Białystok Reconnaissance Regiment, 70 Kawaleryjska Street, participation free of charge
- 2 PM – 7 PM Close Neighbours – Mosaic of Cultures – area of family activities
  org. “Pocztówka” Cultural Association – Kościuszki Square, free entry
- 3 PM Flug Cooperation Sylvan Tales – theatrical performance
  org. Flug Cooperation – Białystok Puppet Theatre, 1 Kalinowskiego Street, free tickets
- 5 PM Open Group (UA) Due to Circumstances – exhibition opening
  org. Arsenał Gallery in Białystok – Arsenał Gallery, 2 Mickewicza Street, free entry
- 5 PM neTTheatre – Teatr w Sieci Powiązań, Cultural Centre in Lublin A Box – theatrical performance
  org. Aleksander Węgierko Drama Theatre in Białystok, Aleksander Węgierko Drama Theatre, 2 Elektryczna Street, free tickets
- 6 PM Flug Cooperation Sylvan Tales – theatrical performance
  org. Flug Cooperation – Białystok Puppet Theatre, 1 Kalinowskiego Street, free tickets
- 6:30 PM Beware of the Border! – exhibition opening (accompanying event)
  org. Arsenał Gallery in Białystok – Power Station Arsenał Gallery, 13 Elektryczna Street (entrance on the Świętojańska Street), free entry
- 8 PM Music at the Branicki’s Gardens – outdoor concert
  org. Pro Anima Foundation – Branicki Palace gardens, free entry
- 8 PM – 7 AM Taste The East 2017: Patricia Kokett live & VJ su-y (LT), Illius (LT), Švenčionis (LT), DOLBY aka Adam Frankiewicz live, Zitto (Bassiani – GE), Slava Lepsheev (UA), rookas & VJ su-y (LT), Kreep (BY), Dtekk – concerts and DJ sets: ambient, experimental, techno
  org. Pogotowie Kulturalno–Społeczne – Białystok City Stadium (entrance on the Ciołkowskiego Street), free entry
- 8 PM neTTheatre – Teatr w Sieci Powiązań, Cultural Centre in Lublin A Box – theatrical performance
  org. Aleksander Węgierko Drama Theatre in Białystok, Aleksander Węgierko Drama Theatre, 2 Elektryczna Street, free tickets
- 8 PM Oligarkh (RU) / Miss God (support) – concerts
  org. Białystok Cultural Centre – Fama Club, 5 Legionowa Street, free tickets
September 3rd (Sunday)
- 10 AM – 5 PM Neighbours Moved to Treblinka – exhibition
  org. WIDOK Association of Cultural Education, Białystok Cultural Centre – Białystok Cultural Centre / Ludwik Zamenhof Centre, 19 Warszawska Street, free entry
- 10 AM – 6 PM Open Group (UA) Due to Circumstances – exhibition
  org. Arsenał Gallery in Białystok – Arsenał Gallery, 2 Mickewicza Street, free entry
- 10 AM – 6 PM Beware of the Border! – exhibition (accompanying event)
  org. Arsenał Gallery in Białystok – Power Station Arsenał Gallery, 13 Elektryczna Street (entrance on the Świętojańska Street), free entry
- 10 AM – 3 PM Family workshops by the Biała River
  org. Teatr Latarna Foundation – Biała River boulevards (next to the Galeria Jurowiecka), free entry
- 11 AM Open Group (UA) Due to Circumstances – authorial-curatorial exhibition tour with translation to Polish Sign Language
  org. Arsenał Gallery in Białystok – Arsenał Gallery, 2 Mickewicza Street, free entry
- 12:00 Beware of the Border! – discussion with the artists (accompanying event)
  org. Arsenał Gallery in Białystok – Arsenał Gallery, 2 Mickewicza Street
- 2 PM – 7 PM Close Neighbours – Mosaic of Cultures – area of family activities
  org. “Pocztówka” Cultural Association – Kościuszki Square, free entry
- 5 PM Aurora Theatre The Tale of Čiurlionis – theatrical performance and meeting with the artists
  org. Aleksander Węgierko Drama Theatre in Białystok, Aleksander Węgierko Drama Theatre, 2 Elektryczna Street, free tickets
- 5 PM City Dancing Party with Live Orkiestra
  org. Białystok Cultural Centre –Zwierzyniecki Park, free entry
- 6:30 PM Neighbours Moved to Treblinka – exhibition catalogue premiere and panel discussion
  org. WIDOK Association of Cultural Education, Białystok Cultural Centre – Białystok Cultural Centre / Ludwik Zamenhof Centre, 19 Warszawska Street, free entry
- 7 PM Vocal Varshe and Adeb Chamoun (SY) The Night of Nigunim – concert
  org. Podlachian Museum in Białystok – The Great Synagogue in Tykocin, 2 Kozia Street, free entry, around 50 seats for the roundtrip will be provided – free tickets available on the day of the concert at the Forum Cinema box office (5 Legionowa Street), gathering at 5:30 PM on the square in front of the Białystok Cultural Centre (5 Legionowa Street)
- 8 PM Another Dimension of Fasion: Mykytyyuk & Yatsentyuk (UA), Vladislav Osipov (UA), Barbara Piekut, Wojciech Bokłago de Bof – fashion shows
  org. ITE Association for Fashion and Textile Museum in Białystok – Hall of the Faculty of Architecture of the Białystok University of Technology, 11 Sosnowskiego Street, free entry

Entry to all the events is free of charge, however due to the limited number of seats in some instances free tickets are introduced. The information about the tickets is available on the website www.innywymiar.bialystok.pl and from the organizers of individual events.The organizers reserve the right to change the schedule.