Music festivals offer a chance to experience musical and cultural diversity, much needed in a country which, for a long time, had been separated from much of global culture. As such, they also serve as an opportunity to appreciate the musical traditions and productions from different groups, both those originating from foreign lands, and those situated locally, often created by ethnic minorities. The relatively easy-going atmosphere of music festivals and their focus on art allow for circumstances where conflict is not very likely, thus fostering mutual appreciation among people of various walks of life. All of the essays in this volume refer to and aim to answer two fundamental questions: can music festivals serve as spaces of diversity, that is places where people can get to know other cultures and groups of people; and if so, how? Can music festivals also be a factor of socio-cultural changes?
Table of Content
Music Festivals, Polish Society, and Change. Introductory Remarks 7
WALDEMAR KULIGOWSKI
When the Local Community Matters: The Transformation of Polish Music Festivals 15
FRANCISZEK CZECH
Music Festivals as Global Events: The Case of Major Polish Festivals 35
JOANNA DZIADOWIEC-GREGANIĆ
Festum Patrimonium: Between the Festivalisation of Traditional Music Heritage and the Heritagisation of Traditional Music Festivals 53
ADRIAN TYSZKIEWICZ
A Siesta in the City of Freedom: The Phenomenon of the Gdańsk Lotos Siesta Festival 77
ANNA G. PIOTROWSKA
Articulating Romani Public Identity at Music Festivals: The Case of the International Days of Roma Culture in Krakow 101
KAROLINA GOLEMO
The Etno Krakow Festival: Encounters at the Crossroads of Cultures 119
ELŻBIETA WIĄCEK
From Shtetl to Zion: 30 Years of Krakow’s Jewish Culture Festival 147
ANNA DUDA
Nostalgia and Lost Authenticity: The Evolution of the International Picnic Country & Folk Festival in Mrągowo into a Tourist Attraction 171
MARTA KUPIS
Festival Agora? The Academy of the Finest Arts as a Case Study of the Festivalisation of the Public Sphere 191
Index 211
Index of Polish music festivals 213
Map of selected music festivals in Poland 215
List of Contributors 217
About the author
Golemo Karolina, Ph.D., is a sociologist of culture, holding a degree in journalism and social communication. Assistant Professor at the Institute of Intercultural Studies, Jagiellonian University in Krakow. Graduated also from secondary music school (piano). Her research interests focus on cultural diversity of Italy and Iberian Peninsula, artistic expression of migrants, music in intercultural relations, postcolonial relations in cultural perspective (in the context of Italy and Portugal). Currently she is conducting a research on African cultural heritage in Portugal and is a Principal Investigator in the international HERA-funded project European Music Festivals, Public Spaces, and Cultural Diversity (www.festiversities.org).Kupis Marta is a doctoral student at the Jagiellonian University’s Doctoral School of Humanities in Kraków, Poland. Her Ph D thesis focuses on Pol’and’Rock Festival, analyzing its audience’s behaviours online. She obtained her MA diplomas in sociology and international cultural studies at the same university. Since 2019 she participates in the international HERA funded Festi Versities project, focusing on the ways in which music festivals help connect people of diverse origins and identities. Her research interests lie in audience and fan activities, surrounding both live events and media texts, as well as the Internet culture.
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