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Experience Martinů | All-day festival in Polička


Saturday 26 August 2023, 10.00 am - 10.00 pm
Polička, CZ

Experience Martinů! is a varied program for all ages, which appeals to both laymen and classical music lovers, and gives everyone the opportunity to experience music in their own way. The event will introduce the life of Bohuslav Martinů in Polička, entice children to discover classical music and regional history, and offer a meaningful experience for everyone for the whole day.

Throughout the day, it will be possible to climb the 192 steps to Martinů's birthplace in the tower of the church of St. Jakub, where visitors will be welcomed by members of the Martin family, including little Bohuslav.

The musical playrooms for children at the town hall will offer a program full of music and the dance workshops will interest all enthusiasts of rhythm, movement, lovers of dance steps, relaxation and creativity. You can also go for a wallk through the special guided tour with active tasks around the places where Martinů went to school, where he learned the violin or where he spent his free time.

The all-day interactive projection on the screen with musical motifs will especially encourage children to be actively involved and move their bodies. At any time during the day, those interested can also go to the Palačinka café, where they will have the opportunity to enjoy excellent coffee with desserts prepared according to the family recipes of the composer's sister Marie Martinů.

In the late afternoon, there will be a concert "Serious music not seriously" intended primarily for children. Parents don't have to be afraid to take their restlessness children here, maybe they will be able to arouse cultural enthusiasm. And the day-long event will end with a festive concert by the Moravian Piano Trio in the restored baroque town hall and a film projection in the museum garden.

Program

10.00 - 16.00 | town hall
MUSIC STAND
interactive projections and touch play on the big screen

10.00 - 17.00 | beginning at the museum
FOLLOWING THE FOOTSTEPS OF BOHUSLAV
MARTINŮ
a non-traditional walk around the city 

10.00 - 17.00 | beginning at the museum every full hour
WELCOME TO THE
MARTINŮ'S FAMILY
animated tours of the composer's birthplace in the church of St. Jacob

10.00 - 18.00 | Café Palačinka opposite the museum

DESSERTS OF MARTINŮ'S FAMILY
taste the sweets according to Marie Martinů's recipes

13.00 - 13.45 | town hall
14:30 - 15.15 | town hall

MUSICAL PLAYROOM: FABLES AND RIDDLES
Bohoušek likes to paint, not only with a pencil, but also with music

13.00 - 13.45 | museum
14:30 - 15.15 | museum

DANCING ROOM: IN THE RHYTHM OF
MARTINŮ
movement, relaxation, creativity and dance steps

16.30 - 17.30 | museum
CONCERT "SERIOUSLY NOT SERIOUSLY MUSIC"
a "rehearsal" concert for restless children and their parents

18.00 | town hall
CONCERT "EXPERIENCE
MARTINŮ"
Moravian Piano Trio

21.00 | museum garden
MY LIFE WITH BOHUSLAV 
MARTINŮ
film projection

More information here: https://cbmpolicka.cz/cz/18-uncategorised/1617-pripraváveme-pro-vas-zazit-martinu
https://www.policka.org/detail/20815/kultura/mestske-muzeum-a-galerie/Zazit-Martinu!