Festival of Silence 2026

The third edition of the Festival of Silence centres on the concept of deep listening – a multidimensional perceptual practice encompassing sensory and cognitive processes. The term refers to a deepened, intentional form of listening that goes beyond mere registration of acoustic stimuli, engaging attention and memory.

The programme functions as an experimental platform where concerts, somatic workshops, sound walks and lectures serve as tools for exploring extended forms of listening. Participants are invited to reflect on their own perceptual habits and deepen listening as a conscious practice.

Programme highlights:
Subtle Beings – co-regulatory concert by VoiceLAB Studio with installation by Bartosz Radziszewski (Sat 30.05 at 6 PM and Sun 31.05 at 4 PM | Studio Na Grobli, Grotowski Institute | Free, reservation required: bilety.grotowski-institute.pl)
Feldenkrais Method workshop: What Moves, What Remains Still (Mon-Tue 1-2.06 at 6 PM | Studio Na Grobli | Free, registration required)
Deep Listening: The Story of Pauline Oliveros – documentary screening (Wed 3.06 at 6 PM | Zyjnia – BWA Wroclaw, ul. Swidnicka 4 | Free, registration required)
Paths of Emptiness – sound walk (Wed 3.06 at 8 PM | starts at Zyjnia – BWA Wroclaw | Free, registration required)
SoundSPA – sound wave therapy session (Thu 4.06 at 6 PM | Zyjnia – BWA Wroclaw | Free, registration required)
Capturing the Phenomenon of Sound – lecture and workshop (Fri 5.06 at 6 PM | Zyjnia – BWA Wroclaw | Free, registration required)
Concert by Tomasz Wierzbowski on kanun (Sat 6.06 at 3:30 PM and 4:30 PM | Church of St John of Nepomuk, Szczytnicki Park | Free, registration required)
Practising Resonance – yoga workshop by Natasza Moszkowicz (Sat-Sun 6-7.06, 10 AM-1 PM | Studio Na Grobli | Free, registration required)
Hear the Silence – deep listening workshop (Sat-Sun 6-7.06 at 5 PM | Church of St John of Nepomuk | Free, register at festiwalciszy@gmail.com)

All events free of charge. Reservations required for most events.