▁a ▁brand ▁new ▁program ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Pol - Art ▁Festival ▁in ▁Tas mania ▁and ▁again ▁more ▁recently ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Pol - Art ▁Festival ▁in ▁Ad ela ide . ▁The ▁ensemble ▁is ▁already ▁eager ly ▁anticip ating ▁the ▁up coming ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Pol - Art ▁Festival ▁in ▁Per th . ▁ ▁Lub lin ▁– ▁Well ington ▁ ▁Lub lin ▁Dance ▁Company ▁has ▁represented ▁the ▁Polish ▁Community ▁in ▁Well ington ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁years . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁with ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁ch ore ograph er , ▁J ace k ▁Ś li wi ński . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁An ia , ▁they ▁started ▁Lub lin , ▁attract ing ▁primarily ▁young ▁people ▁of ▁Polish ▁origin ▁to ▁the ▁group , ▁by ▁offering ▁them ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁express ing ▁their ▁cultural ▁her itage ▁through ▁the ▁language , ▁song ▁and ▁dance ▁of ▁Poland . ▁ ▁Lub lin ▁gave ▁their ▁first ▁performance ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁Since ▁then , ▁Lub lin ▁has ▁given ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 ▁performances ▁at ▁numerous ▁events ▁throughout ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁including ▁multi - c ult ural ▁concert s , ▁festiv als , ▁and ▁dance ▁extra v ag anz as . ▁Lub lin ▁has ▁also ▁performed ▁in ▁Australia , ▁at ▁the ▁Polish ▁Art ▁Fest iv als ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁( with ▁additional ▁concert s ▁in ▁Sydney ▁and ▁Can ber ra