"Point Counter Point"/"Kontrapunkt"

Posted by Robert Cygan on 18 kwietnia 2008 12:08

Huxley? No - Szczecin. A stream of charity... "Kontrapunkt" - 43-years-old festival. Some Polish theatres; some Spanish, Belgian, and German. Some people invite you to see something different than information you are being fed up about PL. Let's see. German txt? Nothing - even no info about Jewish uprising aniversary. French? Over 20 pedophiles have been "locked down". British? Jewish uprising in Warsaw... Well, well, well. So, I prefer to let you know that Szczecin is the nearest city (if you know what I mean). I wished to see such a Szczecin live in Liverpool this year. If you like to see the show, there are still tickets. They will be playing until Sunday 20th of April, but for Godsake, do not turn off the light again!
To be honest - I look for vanguard Artists, which they have no connexion with the "white sheet"... Siajt! I did it again. Ok - what do I mean writing "white sheet"? Just it! Clean canvas.
Well the "white sheet" wants me to stop writing even the blog, or they give me a chance to write about what they want to see on the blog. And why do they do so? Because it is different. Yep - different and out of control. I'm not going to perform Wajda, Kieślowski, Polański (by the way - Polański had some reasons to leave Poland...). Maybe, one day, I will enclose something about Wojciech Kilar - maybe...

Cheers now.

R.C.

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Somewhere between/Gdzieś pomiędzy

Posted by Robert Cygan on 14 kwietnia 2008 10:48

"- That's a white sheet - Thager said a bit irritated.
- That's a white sheet - Aurelia echoed. Her voice with a cord of fatigue.
- What to do, to notice the other - the wrong side? - Thager started again.
- Tell me.
The square-built man stood up suddenly (...) The girl's eyes followed him. He was walking to and fro. Crossed hands behind his back (...) Stopped at last looking up into deep night's sky. Motley objects were shining over their heads - far away and so close. He stepped reaching edge of the fire. Found one of the burning sticks. Stifled its top by steel boot. Looking at that flimsy figure, lost himself in thoughts... "She's beatiful, isn't she? Look at her. Have a good look. Her body as big as your one leg. So, what's a problem? What's a strength she wears? Her charm? Lightness? One, fast movement and she would be splashed like shed sow-thistle's needles. You were looking for her for many years. You've found her. You should send her body as a gift to dead ancestry. So? What's going on? (...) Just one thought and rogh will pass her body through (...) She should be dead (...), but you carry on the neverending disputation! What for? What's a point?"
In a moment, he felt himself like a stunned man.
- Who are you? Said in a whisper.
Girl has heard that question.
- What's up? Have you forgotten my name?
His pupils lessen. From behind imperceptible fog, he saw her again.
- What was it we were talking about?
- That's the white sheet I've never seen, anyway. However, I'm not sure you were talking to me or - maybe, to someone else I cannot see over here.
Warrior felt a chord of brazeness in her voice. Started to go (...)"

(...)

(excerpt from book "Guardian of the Between")

"(...) Zadrżała. W jego oczach dostrzegła opiumową błędność. Skurczyła się bardziej, mocniej ściskając rękoma zgięte w kolanach nogi.Głowę wcisnęła między ramiona, jakby czekając na egzekucję (...) Nie podnosząc oczu zapytała łagodnym, choć lekko drżącym głosem:
- Co zamierzasz zrobić?
Thager stał tuż obok niej.
- Oto białe płótno.
Jego głos nie wróżył niczego dobrego. Aurelia poczuła lekkie ukłócie w ramieniu (...) Wzdrygnęła się podnosząc szybko głowę. Dojrzała kilka zmarszczek w kącikach oczu charakteryzujących człowieka uśmiechniętego. Białe zęby i dołki w policzkach uświadomiły jej, że pozorne niebezpieczeństwo zamieniło się w żart. Przechyliła głowę w lewo. Na tunice - na wysokości ramienia - widniał pociemniały od ugaszonego ognia patyk. Wątła nić dymu zakreśliła kilka znaków w powietrzu. Dziewczyna zaśmiała się głośno. Przerywając spazmatyczny śmiech, Thager rzucił:
- Spójrz na tunikę.
Ocierając łzy odpowiedziała:
- Patrzę, ale niczego szczególnego nie widzę.
- W którym miejscu poczułaś dotknięcie?
- Ach, o to chodzi. No tak. Pobrudziłeś mi ubranie.
- Po pierwsze - nie całe ubranie, lecz niewielką część. Po drugie - ten brud wiąże się z tym, co poczułaś, nieprawdaż?
- Prawdaż.
- Złe dostrzegasz na ogół wtedy, gdy to poczujesz. Ból, strach, przerażenie. I dopiero wówczas możesz to nazwać.
(...)
- Kim jesteś?
(...)"

(fragment książki p.t. "Strażnik Betweenu")

I recommend a book written by a French Author Rene Girard - "Scapegoat":

"Present West has forgotten about revelation. It is interesting only in the by-products. It has used them to produce weapon, authority instruments, and these are today's process which is being acted against itself. West guessed that liberates, but has found out, that persecutes"

Why he did not touch East? Because thought that East has already lost its soul? I do not know...

Some music?

http://astronomy.mp3.wp.pl/?tg=L3Avc3RyZWZhL2FydHlzdGEvMzU0MjkuaHRtbA==

Good Polish band. They were looking for a singer a time ago...

Anyway, the best Artist in the World, in my opinion, is Jahwe...
Once upon a time a Moses heard: "No matter who am I. The matter is what you should do"
:)

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Black Hole/Czarna dziura

Posted by Robert Cygan on 31 marca 2008 12:05

Some recollections today...
Money! Bloody money - "doesn't make us happy, but help in sore". No money - no gallery. One of my dreams was to open "What's Up Gallery" in Liverpool by the end of May this year, and Szczecin later. No chance. I already don't belive it could happen. Faking devil... Always something wrong. Dare-illusionist(s). I wished to show you Artworks made by unknown Polish Artists - underground, vanguard Poles to let you know us a bit better; to make you belive that the wanky Moon really shines over Poland too. No support + double troubles = whole "sheet". Even website has been changed its place. The original whatsup4 site is now an English one. Nor whatsup3 neither whatsup5 - just whatsup4! Even more, my friend has made a sabotage deleting our guests (mostly Musicians).
Well, if you like to know us a bit better go first to the Polish church, and just after to a Polish pub, or visit London to see our recent history; or to France to find Mrs. Abakanowicz's new visions, or to Japan... Visit Szczecin better. You welcome.

SZCZECIN:

- Dukes of Pomerania Castle:

6st April - Altra Volta live
11-13th April - jubilee concerts - 30 years of the opera-house
14th May - The Klezmatics live
24th June - Toto Bona Lokua live
27th June - Manhattan Transfer live

- D.K. "Słowianin":

3rd April - Blues Thursday "u Sławka" - Boogie Chilly live
4th April - Trauma live & guests: Bestiar, Headball, Demon Nomit, Vain Creation
5th April - Punky Reggae live: Farben Lehre, Koniec Świata, Leniwiec, Voltaire

- Teatr Letni (Summer's Theatre):

3rd July - Suzanne Vega live

- National Museum exhibitions (Wały Chrobrego 3 - street):

Primaeval Pomerania
The Slovenians on the Baltic Sea
Shipping history in 13th & 14th century
Wstern Pomeranian mint between 17th & 19th century
Poland on sea between 1920-45
Nautical Skansen

- National Museum (ul. Staromłyńska 27 - street):

Dukes of Western Pomerania - Art Patronage
Pomeranian sacral Art between 16th & 17th century
Artcraft between 18th & 19th century
Romanesque Art in Pomerania between 13th & 14th century
Gothic Art between 14th & 16th century
Old silver

- Philharmony:

24th April - Al Foster Quintet live

STARGARD SZCZECIŃSKI:

- Stargard's Culture Centre:

2nd April - "Hiob" - Karol Wojtyłła's performance
11th April - Wolna Grupa Bukowina live
12th April - Joanna Liszkowska - recital

Feel invited.

"If you'll kill me once
Resurrection comes twice,
maybe thrice.
Better be wise
my foolish Salomon
You'll hear sound of a new stone -
Billion dollars fine
A dirty friend of mine.
We live in the financial times..."

to be continued

Special greetings to some chicken burgers & Ester's puppets!

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EXQUISITE CORPSE/ WYBORNY TRUP

Posted by Robert Cygan on 26 marca 2008 15:43

"Bauhaus"... a band - you know them? Their song? Not about the song this time. About a game. My brother, cousin and I liked to play it at the beginning of 80's. Hope you remember the rules. I'm going to show you the last effects of the game:
"Chaos Jerzy a.d. Ben but ladder laden of panika Grzegorz be lad glad that harp doesn't play krzyk angel nie bread yet Sepultura w in pale and stone tie bet-at-home like Che czenia and or some gorsi but flat has gone so fed up..." etc.
Irrational, isn't it?

Cheers

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Liverpool-8

Posted by Robert Cygan on 3 marca 2008 10:40

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