about us
The festival was held for the first time in 2010 on the celebrations of the Chopin Year. Mazurkas of the World was established to promote Polish music and dance in their original non-styled forms taken directly from village musicians and dancers. Besides Masters from across Poland it features performers from other countries inasmuch as mutual influences are an important element of traditional music, next to the migration of Polish rhythms: the mazurkas that occur in different shapes in many countries of Europe and the World.
The festival stage presents not only folk performers in crudo, but often times also jazz musicians, modern composers, early music ensembles – those who are willing to take up a dialogue with traditional music in their own language. Mazurkas of the World has seen such famous artists as: Tomasz Stańko, Michał Urbaniak, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Kawalerowie Błotni.
We’re putting off the festival
Dear All, we have made a tough but necessary decision to postpone the April edition of Mazurkas of the World.
10th Instruments Fair
The 10th edition Instruments Fair (Targowisko Instrumentów) will take place on 25.04.2020. Application form will be open beetween 31.01. 29.02.2020.
Spring 2019 – program
Festival Mazurkas of the World, download spring 2019 program.