IVth International

XVIIIth Nationwide Festival of Song, 

Theatre and Art

7 – 9 October 2011

This Festival has been initiated 19 years ago. It takes place in Leczna with participation of different artistic groups, including the people with different sorts of disabilities: eye disorders, hearing problems, physical and intellectual disabilities from Poland. This year for the fourth time the Festival invites groups from other countries.

We kindly invite You to the IVth International and 18th Nationwide Festival of Song, Theatre and Art. The Festival is organised between 7th-9th October 2011 in south - eastern Poland - city Łęczna.

The Festival is a form of social rehabilitation for handicapped people. Every year over 500 people take part in this three-day event. Various groups can participate in the Festival, for example: theatrical groups which consist of actors which have functional problems and the integrated collectives (pantomime, drama, circus etc.)

singers, bands and instrumental groups, solo dancers, groups of dancers.

The organizing committee of the Festival provides to participants the accomodation and meals during the whole stay in Leczna. Groups invited to the Festival have to cover only the travel costs. We ensure also souvenirs and prizes for every participant of the Festival.

During Festival an exhibition of works of artists with disabilities will take place. Please send this invitation to Your friends and invite them to Poland!

Contact:

Polish Association for Persons 

with Mental Handicap Branch Leczna

21-010 Łęczna

Świętoduska str. 2

POLAND

http://festiwal.leczna.prv.pl/en/001/

http://www.kolowlecznej.blogspot.com

e-mail: wtzjanowica@gmail.com

Tel/fax: +48 081 7524016 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            +48 081 7524016      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            +48 081 7524016      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Mobile:+48 604272263- Chairwoman Maria Lisek-Zieba

Thank you Mrs. Djevelekov!

"Artists Without Barriers" - educational and integrational project , Asnière-sur-Seine (France) 28.06. - 05.07.2010.



During the last week of June, the group of six participants of the Occupational Therapy Workshop in Janowica, facility run by Polish Association for People with Mental Handicap Branch in Leczna, as the only group from Poland participated in the festival "Artistes Sans Aucune Frontiere" in France. The festival took place within the European project "Youth in Action". This educational and integrational project's program included workshops, meetings, discussions, presentations of artists and their works (during the art gallery). All activities were designed for a wide audience.


In addition to the french groups of people with intelectual disability, the festival attended the guests from Hungary and Bulgaria. During one of the first evening - meetings of all participants there was a presentation of groups an their countries. To give a short glimpse on our country's culture, we talked about nature, landmarks and famous people, we presented a few polish popular songs and the National Anthem performed by Lucas Lisek . Our group showed some photographs of the most important places of Polish culture - Krakow, Lublin, Zamosc, Czestochowa, Lichen, Warsaw. Mrs. Wioleta, who ran the entire presentation also told about the activities of our association and subordinate institutions. Participants of the OTW in Janowica have prepared some gifts for the foreign groups.


Representatives of the countries communicated in several languages: French, English and partly in Russian. Ms. Wioleta, the leader of our group coped well with the translation of everything for the rest of us.

The organizers have arranged a trip around Paris in the frames of the projects' activities - we visited the Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Louvre Museum, we drove to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower and we had a chance to swim boat on the Seine.

During the festival our group Figiel presented the latest performance - Psychomachia - based largely on the dance movements and steps which was specially prepared for the show. The performance was rewarded with thunderous applause of the audience.


During the 8 - days long stay were many opportunities for integration of foreign groups and participation in workshops and discussions provided us with feelings of fulfillment and success. The major challenge for some participants was the travelling with the public transport, including subway, and using those special smart cards completely on their own. We made new friends and contacts, met with a different culture and perception of the world, and the French kitchen surprised us with taste, texture and appearance of some dishes. Our handicapped artists are impressed by the plane, comfortable housing conditions and all the beautiful sites to see. Eight days, unfortunately, were not enough to see everything.



We are very grateful to the organizers for inviting us to participate in the project and we would like to warmly thank Mrs. Anne Djevelekov and her co - workers and
volunteers for everything.

Festival in Tehran 2010

"The festival has gathered many disabled theatrical groups from all over the world, in order to show and prove the ability of disabled in arts, specially visual arts, and to assist and support this important part of society to live independently and proudly due to their artistic abilities. We look forward to make the world a better place for them and open a new door for their artistic abilities."

In these words the Organizers want to give a glimpse on how they understand the necessity of organizing such a big event which is going to take place in August this year.

Our artistic group Figiel participated in the last, IIIrd International Disabled's Theaters' Festival, and now has a chance to be a part of it again. We are still waiting for the final word of the Organizing Committe. Let's hope that everything will be on our thought.

Psychomachia in Paris

 

Youth in Action without borders!

In a couple of weeks our theater group Figiel is going to participate in a multinational project - Youth in Action - in France! This project is being organized by the Association "Artists without Borders" and starts on 28th of June 2010. The schedule of the project is very rich in performances, workshops, discussions and sightseeing trips. We look forward to meeting all the participants of this project from France, Hungary, Slovakia.

An article about Lucas

In the last "You and the World" - a monthly "easy to read" magazine you can read about our vocalist - Lucas Lisek. We are very glad of this opportunity, that we can promote our activity and Lucas' talents.

Our new blog is here!

Today is the first day of our new blog where you can find information about artistic group of disable people - Figiel.