Druskininkai, Vaclavo Liubino nuotr.
Culture

Violinists gathered for “Čiurlionis and the world” conference in Druskininkai

The twelfth year of the international arts‘ festival “Druskininkai summer with Mikalojos Konstantinas Čiurlionis“ is halfway over, but there’s plenty more ahead. More than 40 concerts, exhibitions, and contests will be held by the end of September. A conference called “Čiurlionis and the world” started last week and has attracted Lithuania’s most talented rising violinists to perform. […]

Antanas Sutkus
Culture

New Antanas Sutkus virtual exhibit available online

“He is an artist of the great style, and the indication of the great style is that it is not seen,” wrote Arvydas Šliogeris in a statement about photographer Antanas Sutkus’ new virtual exhibition “Antanas Sutkus. Without A Name.” Organised by the Art Department of The Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, the exhibit marks the photographer’s 75th birthday. […]

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“Jazz in Lithuania can no longer be second-rate music”

Lithuania‘s exclusive resort Nida this weekend is embracing all jazz lovers. For three nights, the annual Nida Jazz Marathon 2014 will be echoing jazz accords to the vastness of the Baltic waters. […]

Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Culture

Čiurlionis, magnetic Lithuanian great, over-researched but under-appreciated

Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis is one of the biggest greats that Lithuania has ever had. A distinguished composer, mystic painter and a rebellious man is just a terse textbook-like description of the artist. Darius Kučinskas, an art researcher and professor of Kaunas University of Technology, has devoted 25 years scrutinizing the magnetic artist and his distinctive legacy. […]

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Klaipėda Sea Festival to be opened by President Grybauskaitė

On Friday, President Dalia Grybauskaitė will pay a visit to Klaipėda on the Baltic coast, where she will open the Sea Festival and will attend its events. The traditional festival is being hosted by Klaipėda for the 55th time. […]

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Klaipėda opens 55th Sea Festival

On Wednesday, an exhibition entitled “Wind in the Sailyards” is opening in Klaipėda, featuring works by graphic artist, book illustrator Šarūnas Leonavičius from the collection of the Lithuanian Sea Museum and the personal collection of the artist. […]

Algirdas Ramaška.
Culture

“Lithuanian film industry is going through transformation, but the future is promising”

Lithuania still needs to do a good deal of catching up with Latvia and Estonia in charting more foreign cinema waters, insists Algirdas Ramaška, executive director of Vilnius International Film Festival “Kino pavasaris” (Cinema Spring), the biggest and most successful cinema event in Lithuania. But with the leaps some of the young generation movie directors have been recently making, a Hollywood acclamation can come sooner rather than later. Ramaška kindly agreed to answer these questions from the Lithuania Tribune. […]

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Locarno film festival to screen first Lithuanian film in 20 years

Twenty years have passed since a Lithuanian film was last shown in one of the most prominent film events, Locarno International Film Festival (Festival del film Locarno). […]

Vytautas Miškinis
Culture

Artistic director of Lithuanian Song Celebration receives award for inspiring community

At the final concert of the Song Celebration in Vingio Park, Minister of Culture Šarūnas Birutis presented the badge of honour “Carry Your Light and Believe” to Vytautas Miškinis, composer, artistic director and chief conductor of the Song Celebration. […]