PrintChopin the Course
3 - 12 September 2009
St Katherine's Pier
Wapping, London
FREE
Chopin The Course celebrates the 200th anniversary of Fryderyk Chopin’s birth with an inspirational journey. In June, a crew of Polish students embarked on a four-month voyage to meet their European neighbours and experience the romantic side of life at sea. Like ancient seafarers discovering new lands, the young ambassadors will arrive in London, the twentieth and penultimate port, in time for the Thames Festival.
The Fryderyk Chopin sailing boat was made in Gdansk in 1992, and is the biggest of its type in the world. Beginning its epic tour in Szczecinin Poland, The Fredyryk Chopin will make its way through Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France, arriving in September in London.
At each port the boat becomes a floating university, where lively topics such as youth, music, love, freedom and creativity are explored. These themes not only reflect Chopin’s life, but are closely linked with Polish history and the character of the nation.
An exciting programme of activities to accompany the ship’s stay in London:
//03.09.2010 (Friday)
11:00 Sail ship arrives at St Katharine’s Pier around (time depends on the tides)
Building a statue of Chopin (at St Katherine’s Pier)
13:00 - 18:00 Hand painting of pianos (opposite the Dickens Inn in St Katharine’s Dock)
16:00 - 17:30 Sails ship open for the general public
21:15 - 21:35 A show by dancers-acrobats on the ship masts and rigging - SPECTACULAR! (at St Katharine’s Pier)
//04.09.2010 (Saturday)
Building a statue of Chopin (at St Katharine’s Pier), continuation
11:00 - 13:30 i 15:30 - 17:00 Sails ship open for the general public
11:00 - 12:00 i 14:00 - 15:00 Piano performances by the Academy of Music students, courtesy of Bluthner Piano Centre (in the tent opposite the Dickens Inn in St Katharine’s Dock)
11:00 - 18:00 General Programme for Public Events: building a statue of Chopin, hand painting of pianos, presentations about Poland, information about tourist attractions in Poland, tours of the sail ship guided by crew members, Polonaise dance lessons (opposite the Dickens Inn in St Katharine’s Dock)
19:00 - 20:15 Public piano concert performed in the St Katharine’s Dock tent by Anna Maria Stanczyk
21:15 - 21:35 A show by dancers-acrobats on the ship masts and rigging - SPECTACULAR! (at St Katharine’s Pier)
//05.09.2010 (Sunday)
Building a statue of Chopin (at St Katharine’s Pier), continuation
11:00 - 13:30 i 15:30 - 17:00 Sails ship open for the general public
11:00 - 12:00 i 14:00 - 15:00 Piano performances by the Academy of Music students, courtesy of Bluthner Piano Centre (in the tent opposite the Dickens Inn in St Katharine’s Dock
11:00 - 18:00 General Programme for Public Events: building a statue of Chopin, hand painting of pianos, presentations about Poland, information about tourist attractions in Poland, tours of the sail ship guided by crew members, Polonaise dance lessons (opposite the Dickens Inn in St Katharine’s Dock)
21:15 - 21:35 A show by dancers-acrobats on the ship masts and rigging - SPECTACULAR! (at St Katharine’s Pier)
//06.09.2010 (Monday)
Building a statue of Chopin (at St Katharine’s Pier), continuation
11:00 - 13:30 i 15:30 - 17:00 Sails ship open for the general public
11:00 - 12:00 i 14:00 - 15:00 Piano performances by the Academy of Music students, courtesy of Bluthner Piano Centre (in the tent opposite the Dickens Inn in St Katharine’s Dock
11:00 - 18:00 General Programme for Public Events: building a statue of Chopin, hand painting of pianos, presentations about Poland, information about tourist attractions in Poland, tours of the sail ship guided by crew members, Polonaise dance lessons (opposite the Dickens Inn in St Katharine’s Dock)
21:15 - 21:35 A show by dancers-acrobats on the ship masts and rigging - SPECTACULAR! (at St Katharine’s Pier)
//07.09.2010 (Tuesday)
Building a statue of Chopin (at St Katharine’s Pier), continuation
11:00 - 13:30 i 15:30 - 17:00 Sails ship open for the general public
11:00 - 12:00 i 14:00 - 15:00 Piano performances by the Academy of Music students, courtesy of Bluthner Piano Centre (in the tent opposite the Dickens Inn in St Katharine’s Dock
11:00 - 18:00 General Programme for Public Events: building a statue of Chopin, hand painting of pianos, presentations about Poland, information about tourist attractions in Poland, tours of the sail ship guided by crew members, Polonaise dance lessons (opposite the Dickens Inn in St Katharine’s Dock)
//08.09.2010 (Wednesday)
Building a statue of Chopin (at St Katharine’s Pier), continuation
11:00 - 13:30 i 15:30 - 17:00 Sails ship open for the general public
11:00 - 12:00 i 14:00 - 15:00 Piano performances by the Academy of Music students, courtesy of Bluthner Piano Centre (in the tent opposite the Dickens Inn in St Katharine’s Dock
11:00 - 18:00 General Programme for Public Events: building a statue of Chopin, hand painting of pianos, presentations about Poland, information about tourist attractions in Poland, tours of the sail ship guided by crew members, Polonaise dance lessons (opposite the Dickens Inn in St Katharine’s Dock)
21:15 - 21:35 A show by dancers-acrobats on the ship masts and rigging - SPECTACULAR! (at St Katharine’s Pier)
//09.09.2010 (Thursday)
Building a statue of Chopin (at St Katharine’s Pier), continuation
11:00 - 13:30 i 15:30 - 17:00 Sails ship open for the general public
11:00 - 18:00 General Programme for Public Events: building a statue of Chopin, hand painting of pianos, presentations about Poland, information about tourist attractions in Poland, tours of the sail ship guided by crew members, Polonaise dance lessons (opposite the Dickens Inn in St Katharine’s Dock)
//10.09.2010 (Friday)
Building a statue of Chopin (at St Katharine’s Pier), continuation
11:00 - 13:30 i 15:30 - 17:00 Sails ship open for the general public
11:00 - 18:00 Hand painting of pianos
//11.09.2010 (Saturday)
The last day of Building a statue of Chopin (at St Katharine’s Pier)
11:00 - 13:30 i 15:30 - 17:00 Sails ship open for the general public
12:00 - 22:00 2-day main outdoor event - Sail Ship Programme & Presentation at Thames Festival
12:00 - 22:00 Presentation of Poland in the New European Village 2010 at Thames Festival, opposite Royal Festival Hall (five tents)
//12.09.2010 (Sunday)
12:00 - 22:00 Presentation of Poland in the New European Village 2010 at Thames Festival, opposite Royal Festival Hall (five tents)
11:00 - 12:45 Sails ship open for everybody who will attempt to beat the Guinness record in the longest polonaise pageant, Commodity Quay Trading Floor, St Katharine’s Dock
13:00 - 15:00 Attempt to beat the Guinness record in the longest polonaise pageant, Commodity Quay Trading Floor, St Katharine’s Dock
17:00 Sail ship leaves London and sets sail for GDYNIA ,Poland