Culture
Lithuanian town of Marijampolė to hold French culture days
The town of Marijampolė, western Lithuania, is holding Days of French Culture on 10-23 November. […]
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Nordic Library Week 2014 unites libraries across Baltic Sea
Nordic literature will light up dark November mornings once again as The Nordic Library Week kicks off already for the eighteenth time. The traditional festival of light and literature aims to unite libraries across the Baltic Sea. […]
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Lithuanian culture minister says creative industries’ contribution to economy underappreciated
Minister of Culture Šarūnas Birutis claims that the contribution of culture to Lithuania’s economy is underestimated. […]
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Pianist Andrei Gavrilov to give concert in Kaunas
Herald of freedom, Don Quixote of the 21st century, lion at the piano – these are only several descriptions of one of the most famous and controversial music personalities in the world Andrei Gavrilov. Vytautas Magnus University and Kaunas Philharmonic Hall will invite to the only concert of maestro in the Baltic states, in the Big Hall of Kaunas Philharmonic Hall on 6 November. […]
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Soviet Green Bridge statues in Vilnius to be removed for restoration
Vilnius Municipality will issue a new call for tenders for the restoration of Soviet statues on the Green Bridge in central Vilnius. The contractor will this time be allowed to remove the statues from the site during renovation. […]
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Only Lithuanian citizens to be allowed in national Eurovision selection
Only citizens of Lithuania will be allowed to take part in the national Eurovision selection, the national broadcaster LRT said on Friday. […]
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Vilnius plays Jerusalem in BBC’s The Eichmann Show
Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, was chosen by the BBC for The Eichmann Show, starring British film and TV star Martin Freeman. The film tells a story about the trial of one most notorious figures of the Holocaust. The 90-minute drama focuses on the broadcast of the trial of Adolf Eichmann, chief architect of the Nazis’ “final solution” plan to exterminate Europe’s Jews. […]
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“I read, therefore I am”: Vilnius bids to be 2015 Global Capital of Books
Vilnius City Municipality is bidding to become the World Capital of Books in 2015 with a rich literary events programme planned for this and next year. The slogan “I read, therefore I am” (“Skaitau, vadinasi, esu”) has been rebranded after the failed application in 2014 with a new, modern perspective. […]
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Culture minister defends Lithuania’s theatre reform
Minister of Culture Šarūnas Birutis has dismissed actors’ concerns over the reform plan for national and state theatres that has been prepared by the ministry. The reform would turn theatres into public undertakings and actors would work under fixed term contracts. The minister says the present situation must change so that actors earn more and have better working conditions. […]
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Kaunas to apply to be European capital of culture
The Kaunas City Council on Thursday approved proposals to apply for the city to be the Lithuanian Capital of Culture in 2018 and the European Capital of Culture in 2022. […]
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Lithuanian theatre company wins two prizes in international festival in Russia
Oskaras Koršunovas Theatre (OKT) has won two awards at the international theatre festival Baltic House that takes place in Saint Petersburg. […]
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Vote and help select the best young painter from the Baltic states
Dear readers of DELFI, we would like to invite you to vote and elect the Public Prize winner of the project „Young Painter Prize 2014“, who will be awarded by a special DELFI prize. The voting will be active until the evening of 23 October. Share your opinion and select the best painting! […]
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Culture
Jazz Federation head: “Lithuanian jazz needs better treatment”
Solveiga Rusytė, president of Lithuania’s Jazz Federation (LJF), could be deservedly called a jack of all trades, juggling all the gigs in event planning, TV appearances and the workload as the LJF head. […]
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Daring tourists ‘step into the void’ at Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower in Paris unveiled its revamped first floor, with glass observation areas and a transparent floor that make people feel as if they’re walking in the sky. […]
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Foreign Ministry calls for centralized institution to coordinate Lithuania’s representation abroad
Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called for establishment of an institution subordinate to the government that would be in charge of presenting Lithuania abroad. […]