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Fluidity of Thought
Art + Stories
Experiences, Opinions

Fluidity of Thought

Thurston Moore talks about his latest album, the role of religion in his upbringing, and what artists can do in challenging times.
Adam Zdrodowski
A Grown-Up Lullaby
Art + Stories
Experiences

A Grown-Up Lullaby

Contrary to intuition, music can actually help us get to sleep. In fact, composers such as Max Richter and Robert Rich have organized sleeping concerts.
Iza Smelczyńska
Black Heart Sutra
Art + Stories
Fiction, Art

Black Heart Sutra

What do Bruce Lee, chess, and the Black Lives Matter movement have in common? The answer is, of course, the cult hip hop group, Wu-Tang Clan.
Piotr Żelazny
The Rhythm of the Night
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

The Rhythm of the Night

Everyday stress and anxiety increasingly pervade our waking lives; at night-time, too, they can lead to sleeplessness. Can music help us tune out from insomnia?
Enis Yucekoralp
What a Blast
Art + Stories
Art, Experiences

What a Blast

A 1000-year-old musical instrument, created with the help of termites and played by using a seemingly impossible breathing loop. We present: the didgeridoo.
Iza Smelczyńska
A Change in Perspective
Art + Stories
Experiences

A Change in Perspective

The historic Lusławice Manor is the home of Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki and his European Music Centre. It also houses a remarkable garden in its grounds.
Agnieszka Drotkiewicz
I’m Glad I Can Give Something
Art + Stories
Opinions

I’m Glad I Can Give Something

Polish opera singer Szymon Komasa talks about the difficulties playing troubled characters, his experiences performing in “The Magic Mountain”, and the beautiful garden of Krzysztof Penderecki.
Agnieszka Drotkiewicz
The Sound of Radioactivity
Art + Stories
Opinions

The Sound of Radioactivity

Hildur Guðnadóttir talks about how she composed the scores for “Chernobyl” and “Joker”, and what it was like to work with Jóhann Jóhannsson.
Jan Błaszczak
A Life in Song
Art + Stories
Experiences

A Life in Song

The singer-songwriter Violeta Parra pioneered the renewal of traditional folk music in her native Chile. She left behind a number of albums, as well as a trail of heartbreak.
Aleksandra Lipczak
Listening to the Stars
Art + Stories
Opinions

Listening to the Stars

Polish composer Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil talks about an incredible moment in Nazareth, the importance of silence for composers, and the inspiring beauty of hearing the forest.
Jan Pelczar