Barricada Povs Dance Solidary2010 - from archive
date: October 08, 2013 Editor: AliciaS
insurgent barricade
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising, we remember Wanda Zalewski-Zdun, who died on 29 January 2021, ps. "Ravicz" [1926-2021], a paramedic and a liaison, a guest of our barricade in 2015 ... remainder in peace...
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On the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising, we remember the late 9 October 2017 at the age of 88 Bridemaid Hanna Szczepanowska - guest of the 2010 Insurgency Barricade in 2013. - and Solidarne2010 Janusz Kania "Kayana" accompanier of all insurgent concerts under our tent, deceased 29 December 2018.
On 6 October, as usual on Sunday in Krakowskie Przedmieście in Warsaw, the Solidarnych 2010 shelter stood. That day we commemorated the anniversary of the fall of the Warsaw Uprising. Members of the Historical Group “Independence” presented military equipment and uniforms at the established Insurgency Barricade.
For the ceremony we invited, among others, witnesses of those 63 days of heroic fight: Ms Hanna Szczepanowska – the maid of honor Szczepanowska ps. Heban, from the Żmija group in Żoliborz and in a peculiar way – Mrs Helena Redzisz ps. Flora – an insurgent orderly.
Mrs. Hanna came to us with a peculiar and touching message to young people to sing, to sing patriotic songs, as did their peers in ‘44 erstwhile they went out in battle—because these songs and this singing are like prayer.
We presented Flora's orderly's fresh Year's Eve on the basis of a discussion with Mrs Helena on 2.10.
Ms Helena Redzisz – a paramedic from the Warsaw Uprising – ps. Flora survived 63 days in a field infirmary at the confluence of Złota and Sosnowa 8 streets, bringing aid to all those in need. Today, 88-year-old Mrs Helena gave evidence in those days to a large will to fight, courage and determination, just as all insurgent youth, teenage girls and boys, soldiers of the underground army. The orderly Flora, the Warsaw insurgent of '44, fragile and delicate, put her modesty on us: “I have nothing to boast about, I did nothing like that ...”
On our Barricade we besides hosted Mr Krzysztof Jabłonka - a historian and diplomat.
Our extraordinary guest defined the Warsaw Uprising as the August Uprising in the context of uprisings in another Polish cities which erupt at the same time. An highly interesting lecture was besides about - in mention to another uprisings and in different countries - the message that mostly carries in origins for future activities involving the next generations - the insurgent capital from which
We get it today.
The unexpected guest was Julia Leoniak, a resident of Warsaw Prague. The liaison, a soldier of the Home Army during planet War II, talked about her conflict to defend her homeland and participate in the action “Burza”. She besides read a poem about the past and current situation in Poland. At the end of her speech, Ms. Julia inspired Rota, of course everyone joined the singing.
Between the speeches of our guests, patriotic singers presented Bożena Miazga with Kayan's accompaniment, and the surrounding Barricada were eager to join the singers of Bożena.
A beautiful poem entitled “Do you remember this August Day?” was besides presented as a paraphrase of the song from the Warsaw Uprising period. The author is Mrs Jolanta Szpak from Grabajec from the Czech border. The poem refers to the Warsaw Uprising, but in the second part it moves us to “here and now”.
Polish, Warsaw’s “here and now”, the most crucial event, i.e. referendum of 13.10.2013, was besides the last-minute text of “Let’s Sing!” by blogger Shork - a pastich of the songs “Red Apple” and “Siekiera, motyka”. Fantastic lyrics to jumping tunes kidnapped the audience to spontaneously sing along with our soloist. We sang with a loud voice – it carried Krakowski. We hit twice.
But it's not the end of surprises. God’s parent and boy were encouraged to perform.
The boy – he sang the Boy Scout song “The Daisies Growed Polna” and banned during the business “Siekiera, Motyka” and the parent – the prewar hit by Ordonka “The Song Will Not Give You Forget” and the soldier song “The Autumn Rain”. They were both rewarded with applause.
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Our witnesses of insurgent past '44, were moved and arrogant that they could pass their experiences here – in Krakowskie Przedmieście, under the Solidarity shelter 2010 by many seen as a part of Free Poland.
Susan
