On June 26th Opera Vlaanderen and Ballet Vlaanderen will premiere Roxana's Song - the newest, freshest collaboration of The Airport Society with Krystian Lada, in the scope of their online commission project ##imaginationisalive or #verbleedingsleeft. Kasia embraced this challenge and has set the original, orchestral work of Karol Szymanowski (1882- 1937) to the pandemic proof version - a trio, with voice, oboe and flute, played in this recording by fantastic musicians of Antwerp Flemish National Opera and Ballet: Melanie Rosken, Arie van der Beek and Dagmara Dobrowolska. This poetic miniature was created with the intention that it will help our dear audience with the…
Read more
March has been a busy month. In the beginning "The Airport Society" has been performing the opera "Unknown, I live with you" in the picturesque historic German town of Dessau, on invitation of the "Kurt Weill Festival". And later that month, album "Unknown, I live with you", with music from the critically acclaimed opera, is available on Spotify. Kasia has also been a guest speaker during "Capacity Triangle" - an initiative of European Composer and Songwriters Alliance. Here, you can listen to the album Photo @
Read moreEsteemed Polish mezzo-soprano, Małgorzata Walewska has been the star of the performance "Unknown, I live with you", with her expressive, deeply moving performance she dominated the stage and captivated audiences. For her participation in Kasia's project she has been nominated for prestigious, national "Olsnienia Cultural Awards" by Polish media company Onet . The CD has been jointly published and distributed by ARTEksounds and Bôłt Records.
Read more
Preparations for the Polish premiere of "Unknown, I live with you" are on the way. The installation will have to be adapted to unique challenges of "Krikoteka" Theater. The performance will take part during Cracow festival "Sacrum Profanum". Polish edition of "Vogue" Magazine and "Gazeta Wyborcza" have been encouraging its readers to check it out, while "Dwutygodnik" magazine published an exclusive article with Kasia about the mission of "The Airport Society" and the aims of the performance.
Read moreIn the beginning of last month, Kasia's new piece for "Farewell River", commissioned by "Sacrum Profanum" festival has been premiered by a fantastic accordion duo "ACCORDRONE. This month has also brought several publications - new book by "Krytyka Polityczna" publishing house, with Kasia's contribution, as well as publication about the new opera "Unknown, I live with you" at the esteemed New York based magazine "Theater Times".
Read more
Esteemed Polish publishing house "Krytyka Polityczna" (Political critics) has published, together with festival "Sacrum Profanum" a new book, with among others interview with Kasia. "We called it utopia" - initiative of Sacrum Profanum and publishing house Krytyka Polityczna. Edited by Jan Topolski. Here link to the book.
Read more