The programme included: A Feast at Countess Kotłubaj’s an adaptation of W. Gombrowicz’s text according to the idea of Jan Bończa-Szabłowski; directed by: Asja Łamtiugina.
Contestants: a critical Russophile – Prof. Andrzej de Lazari, graduate of Russian Studies from Łódź University, and a Russophobe out of practical wisdom – Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, a co-founder and long-time director of the Centre for Eastern Studies. Answers were sought to the questions describing the Polish Russia complex: can the attitude of Poles to Russians be only servile or disdainful? Are we closer to western rationalism or rather to Russian messianisms which perceive the civilisation of the West as an embodiment of Antichrist? Can we understand each other - both literally and metaphorically - after we have stopped to learn our respective languages?
An evening of poetry and music based on Zbigniew Herbert’s texts. Performers: Aleksander Trąbczyński – reciting, singing and guitar; Michał Kulenty –saxophone, piano and flute; Zbigniew Wegehaupt – double-bass. The programme included, among others, Mr Cogito’s Late Autumn Poem, To Marcus Aurelius, A Sense of Identity and nearly twenty other poems written by Zbigniew Herbert.
Inauguration of a cycle Miejsce kultury, miejscowa kultura/The Place of Culture, Local Culture, presenting artists connected with the Museum and its vicinity, that is the Radom Region. The first event of the cycle was a concert of Bartosz Kołsut, an accordionist and a student of the Schools of Music Complex in Radom, laureate of national and international accordion competitions, grant holder of the Polish Children’s Fund.
A concert of Russian romances. The best-known Russian romances performed by the artists singing in domestic and foreign opera houses and concert halls : Izabella Wardak – alto and Jan Kierdelewicz – bass.
The leader was accompanied by Cezary Konrad, who for many years has been regarded by the readers of the Jazz Forum monthly as the best Polish jazz drummer and Paweł Pańta, a double-bass player, performing with many jazz stars. During the concert jazz arrangements of works of such masters as J.S. Bach, W.A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven, F. Schubert and M. de Falla were performed.
One of the most acclaimed Polish writers of his generation, the winner of the most important Polish literary prizes and a many time nominee.
The concert featured I Solisti di Varsavia, a string quintet conducted by Tomasz Radziwonowicz, violinist, consisting of: Tomasz Radziwonowicz – violin 1, Anna Staniak-Bagnowska – violin 2, Marek Iwański – viola, Grażyna Tatarska – cello, Paweł Pańta – double bass.
a monodrama directed and played by Przemysław Gąsiorowicz. Script: Patrycja Radkowiak and Przemysław Gąsiorowicz.
Lena Ledoff in jazz concert Komeda- Chopin – Komeda. A jazz suite for solo piano.
Concert of Klaudiusz Baran, an outstanding accordionist and bandoneon player, and Paweł Gusnar – one of the best Polish saxophonists. The programme included, among others, compositions of Astor Piazzolla, Jan Sebastian Bach and Pedro Iturralde. A teraz ja!/And Now Me! - a monodrama directed by Ewa Ignaczak, played by Grzegorz Sierzputowski, based on fragments of Witold Gombrowicz’s drama The Marriage and his short story The Memoirs of Stefan Czarniecki.
Argentine tangos, tangos of the world, pre-war hits in traditional and avant-guard arrangements.
A Feast at Countess Kotłubaj’s. A monodrama acted by Irena Jun. Diaries. A monodrama performed by Andrzej Seweryn. Piotr Baron – Tangombro (a piece of music composed by Baron specially for the inauguration of the Museum). Concert featuring Tomasz Radziwonowicz’s string quintet.
Instytucja współprowadzona przez Samorząd Województwa Mazowieckiego oraz Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego