FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME* OF THE 11TH EDITION OF THE "CRACOVIA DANZA" COURT DANCE FESTIVAL under the leitmotif of "DANCE MASTERS"
24TH JULY - 1ST AUGUST 2010

JULY 24 - AUGUST 1, 2010

VENUE: VILLA DECIUS
DURATION: from July 24 to 30, 2010Court dance workshops and evening dance presentations by youth ensembles

Also in the programme:

July 24 (Saturday)
7:00 PM The official inauguration of the 11th Court Dance Festival and opening of the Court Dance Workshops followed by the "DANCE WITH FIGURES" inaugural poetry and dance performance by Izabella Klebańska and the "Cracovia Danza" Court Ballet

July 25 (Sunday)
6:00 PM Introduction to the exhibition: mini-lectures about dance masters
7:00 PM Opening of the exhibition "DANCE MASTERS OF YESTERDAY AND TODAY"

From July 25 to July 30, 2010
Court Dance Workshops (on Polish, English, French and Indian dances, pantomime workshops, dance workshops for children) and stage makeup workshops
7:00 PM Court dance presentations by youth ensembles

July 30 (Friday)12:00 AM The official closing of the workshops
2:00 PM Dance presentations by the "Decius Danza" workshop dance ensemble

THE GRAND FINALE
July 31 - August 1, 2010

July 31 (Saturday)
WAWEL ROYAL CASTLE (ARCADED COURTYARD); BISHOP ERAZM CIOLEK PALACE - BRANCH OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM IN KRAKOW; MAIN MARKET SQUARE; STREETS OF THE OLD TOWN
12:00 AM Court dance presentations by children's and youth ensembles from Poland and abroad
5:00 PM Parade of the festival's participants (St. Florian's Gate - Small Market Square-Main Market Square)

WAWEL ROYAL CASTLE (ARCADED COURTYARD)
8:00 PM "FOR MY MASTER" premiere performance by Barbara Segal and William Tuck (England), Marie Claire Le Corre (France), Alaknanda Bose (India), Romana Agnel, Leszek Rembowski, Katarzyna Borstyn, Krzysztof Antkowiak (Poland)
Performance of "SUAVI MEMORIE" - arias and dances at the Italian court between the age of Giorgione and Caravaggio presented by the "La Rossignol" ensemble (Italy)

August 1 (Sunday)
WAWEL ROYAL CASTLE (ARCADED COURTYARD); BISHOP ERAZM CIOLEK PALACE - BRANCH OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM IN KRAKOW; MAIN MARKET SQUARE; STREETS OF THE OLD TOWN
12:00 AM Court dance presentations by children's and youth ensembles from Poland and abroad )
5:00 PM Parade of the festival's participants (St. Florian's Gate -Small Market Square-Main Market Square)

WAWEL ROYAL CASTLE (ARCADED COURTYARD)
08:00 PM "CHOPIN'S DANCING WORLD" performed by the "Cracovia Danza" Court Ballet

* The Organizers reserve the right to introduce changes to the programme.

Tickets for evening performances are available at 30 PLN and can be purchased at infokraków Information Points (in św. Jana St. 2 and the Wyspiański Pavilion in Wszystkich Świętych Sq. 2); and at Filmotechnika (Pasaż Bielaka in Main Market Sq. 9) and at the Senator's Gate of the Wawel Castle accessed from Bernardyńska St. One hour before each performance.
Group reservations: tel. (12) 421 08 36, cracoviadanza@cracoviadanza.pl

Honorary Patronage:
Mayor of the City of Kraków Jacek Majchrowski
Italian Cultural Institute in Kraków

Funding: The project has been completed with the support of: the Municipality of Krakow, the Italian Cultural Institute in Krakow
The Chopin's Dancing World performance has been completed with the financial support of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage and the Municipality of Krakow.

Organisers: The Cracovia Danza Court Ballet, the Villa Decius Association, the Ardente Sole Foundation

Partners: Wawel Royal Castle, Bishop Erazm Ciołek Palace (branch of the National Museum in Krakow), Priest Stanisław Konarski Junior High School (Krakow)

Media Patrons: TVP Kraków, TVP Kultura, Interia.Pl, "Dziennik Polski", Miesięcznik "Karnet", "Modny Kraków", Tygodnik Katolicki "Gość Niedzielny", Portal "Edukacyjny Kraków", GoCity.pl, Event-Kalender kalendarz polskich imprez i festiwali w j. niemieckim, Dwutygodnik Miejski - Kraków.Pl, Magiczny Kraków (www.krakow.pl), Editorial Cooperation - RMF Classic

Sponsors: Wawel S.A, FP Multimedia, Restauracja "Chimera", Filmotechnika Zakład Plakatowania, Hotel Dom Erazma