Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday to Polish Song | Cztery Miasto Theatre
The Cztery Miasto Theatre invites you to a unique musical performance entitled "One Hundred Years! One Hundred Years! of Polish Song," based on Polish music hits from the last hundred years. This evening will feature songs by stars such as Irena Santor, Maria Koterbska, Mieczysław Fogg, Anna Jantar, Krzysztof Krawczyk, Jeremi Przybora, Maryla Rodowicz, Kayah, Kombi, Zbigniew Wodecki, Skaldowie, and contemporary hits by Dawid Podsiadło, Mróz, and Męskie Granie.
This unusual concert will be an extraordinary intergenerational journey through a century of Polish song – from the past to the present. The sounds of well-known and beloved songs will intertwine in new, surprising arrangements. This unique musical spectacle will surely surprise everyone who hears and sees it. In less than an hour and a half, a staggering 59 songs will be performed! Is it possible? See for yourself!
Beniamin Baczewski, a renowned composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist from the Tricity region, composed original and original arrangements of well-known works. He is the youngest Polish composer to have an opera performed abroad. He is the winner of three international composition competitions and a laureate of several national competitions. He also received the audience award in the Young Creator of Culture of the City of Gdańsk plebiscite. He creates music for theater, games, and multimedia projects on a daily basis. He has already released 15 music albums.
The live music is provided by Tricity musicians:
Artistic supervision: Dariusz Majchrzak
Assistant director: Jakub Piprowski
Arrangements: Beniamin Baczewski
Scenography, props, costumes: Dorota Sadowska, Martyna Janczewska
Lighting direction and production: Radek Pettke
Sound production: Kajetan Konstanty
Poster design: Mateusz Feliński
PRODUCTION: CZWARTE MIASTO THEATRE
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This unusual concert will be an extraordinary intergenerational journey through a century of Polish song – from the past to the present. The sounds of well-known and beloved songs will intertwine in new, surprising arrangements. This unique musical spectacle will surely surprise everyone who hears and sees it. In less than an hour and a half, a staggering 59 songs will be performed! Is it possible? See for yourself!
Beniamin Baczewski, a renowned composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist from the Tricity region, composed original and original arrangements of well-known works. He is the youngest Polish composer to have an opera performed abroad. He is the winner of three international composition competitions and a laureate of several national competitions. He also received the audience award in the Young Creator of Culture of the City of Gdańsk plebiscite. He creates music for theater, games, and multimedia projects on a daily basis. He has already released 15 music albums.
The live music is provided by Tricity musicians:
- Beniamin Baczewski (wind instruments)
- Marcin Twardowski - pianist, composer, and arranger. Professionally associated with the Academy of Music in Gdańsk and the Musical Theatre in Gdynia.
- Paula Brzóska - a graduate of the D. Baduszkowa State Secondary School of Music in Gdynia, a finalist in the 8th season of Must be the Music Tylko Muzyka, and a contestant in the 9th season of The Voice of Poland. She has shared the stage with artists such as the band Feel and the Sound'n'Grace choir.
- Mateusz Feliński - an actor, vocalist, and translator. A graduate of the D. Baduszkowa State Secondary School of Music in Gdynia, he has collaborated with the Musical Theatre in Poznań, the Musical Theatre in Gdynia, the Wybrzeże Theatre in Gdańsk, and most recently with Platige Image and Gorgeous Entertainment/Kinoshita Group on the play "Pilot i Mały Książę" in Katowice. He has appeared on screen in films and television series. He also works as a dubbing artist, a song instructor at the Academy of Performing Arts in Poznań, and has collaborated with the Makroconcert concert agency.
- Jakub Piprowski – actor, vocalist, graduate of the D. Baduszkowa Polish Secondary School of Dramatic Arts in Gdynia, winner of the ensemble award at the 48th Opole Theatre Confrontations "Klasyka Żywa" (Living Classics) and winner of the Mayor of Gdynia Award. He collaborates with the Atelier Theatre in Sopot, the Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre, the Nie Duży Theatre, the Bałtycki Teatr Variety Theatre, and the Gdynia Główna Theatre. On the stage of the Musical Theatre in Gdynia, he performed in the play "Miracle, or Krakowiaki i Górale" (A Miracle or Krakowiaks and Highlanders), directed by Michał Zadara.
Artistic supervision: Dariusz Majchrzak
Assistant director: Jakub Piprowski
Arrangements: Beniamin Baczewski
Scenography, props, costumes: Dorota Sadowska, Martyna Janczewska
Lighting direction and production: Radek Pettke
Sound production: Kajetan Konstanty
Poster design: Mateusz Feliński
PRODUCTION: CZWARTE MIASTO THEATRE
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