November 11 is Poland's Independence Day, and the Tricity turns red and white for it. In Gdańsk, tens of thousands of people walk the Old Town together and finish under the Green Gate with the anthem. The weekends around it bring kids' theater, hands-on workshops and a city quest, several tied to Gdynia's 100th birthday. Here's what we checked, from the Independence Parade to a musical about a runaway trolleybus.
A family play space built around Stocznia Gdańska, Tashka's picture book about the shipyard's cranes, ships and the people who worked there. Kids and parents move freely between building, drawing, movement and drama: designing their own objects, setting constructions in motion and making up stories that happen between them.
There is no script and no single right result. Each session takes the book in a different direction.
A Polish-language musical for kids, made for Gdynia's 100th birthday. Majka and Kajtek board a trolleybus to the station, but a homeless little Light sends it on a detour through the city's past: the Kashubian village Gdynia once was, divers building the port, a sailor with oranges from the Baltona shop, and the old Oksywie lighthouse. Original songs, a life-size trolleybus on stage and quick dance numbers keep it moving.
Every Independence Day, tens of thousands of people in red and white walk together through Gdańsk's Old Town and Main Town: school groups, scouts, seniors, historical reenactors and whole families. It ends under the Green Gate with the national anthem and a giant family photo of the crowd.
Kids can wave a flag along the route, then join the sing-along on Długi Targ. It suits all ages.
Marysia wants a goldfish for her birthday. Her parents give her an algae eater named Ryszard instead. Neither is pleased. Rysio can pull her into his tank, so the story moves underwater among a starfish, a snail and a golden fish. The actors sing original songs live, plus new takes on Polish preschool classics like "Stary niedźwiedź mocno śpi". A story about finding a friend where you least expect one.
November 11 is Poland's Independence Day, and the Tricity turns red and white for it. In Gdańsk, tens of thousands of people walk the Old Town together and finish under the Green Gate with the anthem. The weekends around it bring kids' theater, hands-on workshops and a city quest, several tied to Gdynia's 100th birthday. Here's what we checked, from the Independence Parade to a musical about a runaway trolleybus.
A family play space built around Stocznia Gdańska, Tashka's picture book about the shipyard's cranes, ships and the people who worked there. Kids and parents move freely between building, drawing, movement and drama: designing their own objects, setting constructions in motion and making up stories that happen between them.
There is no script and no single right result. Each session takes the book in a different direction.
A Polish-language musical for kids, made for Gdynia's 100th birthday. Majka and Kajtek board a trolleybus to the station, but a homeless little Light sends it on a detour through the city's past: the Kashubian village Gdynia once was, divers building the port, a sailor with oranges from the Baltona shop, and the old Oksywie lighthouse. Original songs, a life-size trolleybus on stage and quick dance numbers keep it moving.
Every Independence Day, tens of thousands of people in red and white walk together through Gdańsk's Old Town and Main Town: school groups, scouts, seniors, historical reenactors and whole families. It ends under the Green Gate with the national anthem and a giant family photo of the crowd.
Kids can wave a flag along the route, then join the sing-along on Długi Targ. It suits all ages.
Marysia wants a goldfish for her birthday. Her parents give her an algae eater named Ryszard instead. Neither is pleased. Rysio can pull her into his tank, so the story moves underwater among a starfish, a snail and a golden fish. The actors sing original songs live, plus new takes on Polish preschool classics like "Stary niedźwiedź mocno śpi". A story about finding a friend where you least expect one.
