点评:I've visited Trencin, the European Capital of Culture 2026 and this was the hottest venue in town, when it comes to programme and vibes.
My weekend gateway took place in early March and I was lucky to catch this amazing festival Women In Arts, for which I even extended my visit by an extra night. The female lineup included the fantastic South African rapper Yugen Blakrok, dreamy/melancholic Norwegian folk-indie band ULD and some decent artists from the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Apart from live music, the programme included interesting lectures, discussions , a theatre show, stand-up comedy, an art exhibition and several workshops with international lecturers. Thankfully, the foreign visitors could pick the translation headphones for some discussions - but not for all the lectures, which is something to improve on this otherwise perfect little festival.
I also took a tour of the venue with an attentive member of staff. I've learnt that they also have cool Fablab workshops as well as a rather advanced photo studio, 3D printers, video editing stations and other technologies. Their programmes apparently focus primarily on the performance arts as well as educational workshops aimed at creative people in order to help them to grow their businesses. Amazing, isn't it?
I've also learnt that the 3rd edition of the Women In Arts festival will take place again in early March next year and I already checked that in my calendar! FYI – this event wasn’t even listed on the Trencin 2026 website for some reason, so make sure you also check www.hviezda.eu website.
翻译:我去了特伦钦——2026年欧洲文化之都,就节目安排和氛围而言,这里是城里最热门的场所。
我的周末之旅是在三月初,我有幸赶上了精彩绝伦的“女性艺术节”(Women In Arts),甚至为此多待了一晚。女性艺术家阵容包括才华横溢的南非说唱歌手Yugen Blakrok、梦幻忧郁的挪威民谣独立乐队ULD,以及一些来自捷克和斯洛伐克的优秀艺术家。
除了现场音乐,节目还包括精彩的讲座、讨论会、戏剧表演、脱口秀、艺术展览以及由国际讲师主持的多个工作坊。值得庆幸的是,外国游客可以在一些讨论会上领取翻译耳机——但并非所有讲座都提供翻译,这或许是这个近乎完美的小型艺术节需要改进的地方。
我还跟随一位热情的工作人员参观了场地。我了解到他们还有很棒的Fablab工作室,以及相当先进的摄影棚、3D打印机、视频编辑工作站和其他技术设备。他们的项目似乎主要侧重于表演艺术,以及面向创意人士的教育工作坊,旨在帮助他们发展事业。太棒了,不是吗?
我还了解到第三届女性艺术节将于明年三月初再次举办,我已经把它记在日历上了!顺便一提——不知何故,这个活动甚至没有出现在特伦钦2026的网站上,所以请务必也查看一下www.hviezda.eu网站。