Editing Białystok (section)

===Performing arts===
The city has a number of performing arts facilities including:

The [[Białystok Puppet Theatre]] ({{langx|pl|Bialostocki Teatr Lalek}}), established in 1953, is one of the oldest Polish [[puppet theater]]s.<ref name=BTL>{{cite web|url=http://www.btl.bialystok.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=18&lang=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515013656/http://www.btl.bialystok.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=18&lang=en|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-05-15|title=Białystok Puppet Theater|access-date=2011-04-15|language=pl}}</ref> The facility is located at Kalinowskiego 1 in Białystok. The repertoire includes performances for both children and puppet adaptations of world literature for adults.<ref name=BTL/> Because of the high artistic level of productions, the theater has been recognized as one of the best puppetry arts centers in Poland.<ref name=BTL/>

The [[Aleksandr Węgierki Drama Theatre in Białystok|Aleksandra Węgierki Drama Theatre]], housed in a building designed by [[Jarosław Girina]], was built in the years 1933–1938.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://miasta.gazeta.pl/bialystok/1,35233,4645451.html|title=Z sesji miejskiej. PiS przegrał z Węgierką|access-date=2011-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208075431/http://miasta.gazeta.pl/bialystok/1%2C35233%2C4645451.html|archive-date=2007-12-08|language=pl|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Podlaskie Opera and Philharmonic – European Art Centre in Białystok is the largest institute of arts in Northeastern Poland and the most modern cultural center in this region of Europe. In its amphitheatre every year at the end of June [[Halfway Festival]] takes place.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oifp.eu/en/institution-en.html |title=Official Website of The Podlaskie Opera and Philharmonic |access-date=2015-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204141646/http://www.oifp.eu/en/institution-en.html |archive-date=2015-02-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>