We Do Festival of Contemporary Polish Arts & Culture - Turning Point - 7th Edition

Schedule

Wed, 15 Oct, 2025 at 03:00 am to Sun, 19 Oct, 2025 at 11:45 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Oslo | Oslo, OS

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Seven.
It’s the number that shows up when things shift – seven seas, seven days, seven chances to finally get it right. It’s also how many times we’ve pulled off We Do Festival in Oslo.

For centuries, seven has symbolized a turning point – a kairos moment, when time is not just counted but chosen. A moment of change, harmony, and transformation. This is exactly where we are now: the 7th edition marks a shift, a chance to open new space for dialogue, reflection, and creativity.

This October, we’re back for five days of workshops, films, performances - and music (we’re keeping the names hostage a little longer / artists announced shortly). It’s contemporary Polish culture, but not the dusty textbook kind. More like: what happens when artists, dreamers, and troublemakers get together and open the doors.
This year’s theme, Turning Point, isn’t just a metaphor – it’s an invitation. An invitation to see culture not as background noise but as a spark: a moment when curiosity kicks in, when community takes shape, when something new begins.
The programme won’t drop all at once. We’ll reveal it in stages, so you can follow the curve as it bends. And changes.

Today, we’re excited to share the workshop titles:
•What can be seen and what cannot be seen – experimental photography workshop
•Workshops on Dying – rediscover the joy of life
•Diving into Consciousness -expanded presence and movement practice
📌 Oslo | 15–19 October 2025
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>Polski<
Siedem.
To liczba pojawiająca się, gdy coś się zmienia – siedem mórz, siedem dni, siedem szans na to, by w końcu zrobić to dobrze. To także tyle razy, ile udało nam się zorganizować We Do Festival w Oslo.

Przez wieki siedem symbolizowało punkt zwrotny – moment kairos, gdy czas nie jest już tylko mierzony, lecz wybierany. Moment zmiany, harmonii i przemiany. Dokładnie tam jesteśmy teraz: 7. edycja oznacza przełom, szansę na otwarcie nowej przestrzeni do dialogu, refleksji i kreatywności.

W październiku wracamy na pięć dni warsztatów, filmów, performance’ów – i muzyki (nazwy podamy nieco później). To współczesna polska kultura, ale nie ta zakurzona z podręczników. Raczej to, co dzieje się, gdy artyści, marzyciele i buntownicy otwierają drzwi.
Temat tegoroczny, Punkt Zwrotny, to nie tylko metafora – to zaproszenie. Zaproszenie, by zobaczyć kulturę nie jako szum w tle, lecz jako iskrę: moment, gdy budzi się ciekawość, gdy rodzi się wspólnota, gdy zaczyna się coś nowego.
Program nie pojawi się od razu. Będziemy go stopniowo ujawniać, byście mogli obserwować jak się rozwija i zmienia.
Dziś z radością dzielimy się tytułami warsztatów:
•Co można zobaczyć, a czego nie – eksperymentalne warsztaty fotograficzne
•Warsztaty umierania – odkryj na nowo radość życia
•Eksploracja świadomości – praktyka poszerzonej obecności i ruchu
📌 Oslo | 15–19 Październik 2025
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>Norwegian<
Sju.
Det er tallet som dukker opp når ting endrer seg – sju hav, sju dager, sju sjanser til å få det riktig til slutt. Det er også antallet ganger vi har arrangert We Do Festival i Oslo.

I århundrer har sju symbolisert et vendepunkt – et kairos-øyeblikk, der tiden ikke bare telles, men velges. Et øyeblikk for endring, harmoni og transformasjon. Det er akkurat der vi er: Den 7. utgaven markerer et skifte, en sjanse til å åpne ny rom for dialog, refleksjon og kreativitet.

I oktober er vi tilbake med fem dager med workshops, filmer, forestillinger – og musikk (vi holder artistnavnene litt hemmelige ennå / artister kunngjøres snart). Det er samtidskultur fra Polen, men ikke fra den kjedelige skoleboka.. Mer som: hva som skjer når kunstnere, drømmere og bråkmakere samles og åpner dørene.
Årets tema, Vendepunkt, er ikke bare en metafor – det er en invitasjon. En invitasjon til å se kultur ikke som bakgrunnsstøy, men som en gnist: et øyeblikk hvor nysgjerrighet våkner, hvor fellesskap tar form, hvor noe nytt begynner.
Programmet kommer ikke ut på en gang. Vi avslører det i etapper, så dere kan følge med mens kurven bøyer seg. Og endrer seg.
I dag deler vi med glede tittelen på workshopene:
•Hva kan sees og hva kan ikke sees – eksperimentell fotoworkshop
•Workshops om døden – gjenoppdag livsgleden
•Diving into Consciousness: Expanded Presence and Movement Practice in Art and Life
📌 Oslo | 15–19 October 2025

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