Jaselka Performance
Click "Play" above to view brief excerpts from the 2009 Szopka Awards Ceremony at the City of Cracow History Museum, December 6, 2009. As part of the event, the Malik Family presented a traditional Cracow "Jaselka" or Szopka Puppet Play. Szopka makers for over five generations, the Malik family is the last family in Cracow who perform the traditional Jaselka. Playing music based on traditional Jaselka meldoeis and using hand-made puppets crafted in the traditional manner, the performance was a popular presentation during the Awards Ceremony.