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Classic Polish Animation Tours the U.S.

The Polish Cultural Institute New York has partnered with UNSOUND Festival, BAMcinématek, Detroit Institute of Arts and The Cinefamily to present the U.S. tour of POLISH ANIMATION WITH LIVE MUSIC BY BAABA, with dates announced in New York, Detroit and Los Angeles.

Announcement from The Polish Cultural Institute New York:

Stairs (1968), dir. Stefan Schabenbeck

The Polish Cultural Institute New York has partnered with UNSOUND Festival, BAMcinématek, Detroit Institute of Arts and The Cinefamily to present the U.S. tour of POLISH ANIMATION WITH LIVE MUSIC BY BAABA, with dates announced in New York, Detroit and Los Angeles.

 Warsaw electronic jazz group Baaba will perform live to an exquisite selection of Polish classic animated films. The program includes Academy Award-winner Zbigniew Rybczynski's New Book, auteur Walerian Borowczyk's Banner of Youth, Miroslaw Kijowicz's Cages (Grand Prix at Annency, 1967), as well as the visually innovative Stairs by Stanislaw Schabenbeck and Chair by Daniel Szczechura. This compilation offers a captivating look into the metaphorical, playful and stylistically rich world of "The Polish School of Animation" -- one of the most refreshing and interesting phenomena of Polish postwar culture.

Apr 18, 7 pm

NEW YORK Part of UNSOUND Festival BAMcinématek ANIMATORS 30 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn NY 11217 Tel 718-636-4100 Tickets: $15 general public $10 members

Apr 27, 7 pm & 8:30 pm

DETROIT Detroit Institute of Arts BAABA 5200 Woodward Ave Detroit, MI 48202 Tel 313-833-7900 Tickets: Free with museum admission. $8 Adults, $6 Seniors, $5 Youth (6-17). Free for children, members and Detroit residents.

Apr 29, 8 pm

LOS ANGELES The Cinefamily ANIMATION BREAKDOWN: Masters of Polish Animation 611 N. Fairfax Ave Los Angeles, CA 90036 Tel 323-655-2510 Tickets: $14 / Free for members

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Formerly Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network, Jennifer Wolfe has worked in the Media & Entertainment industry as a writer and PR professional since 2003.

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