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To be or not to be: Shakespeare at the UN
A tale of death and betrayal played out at the United Nations as Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre performs just down the hall from the U.N. Security Council. […]
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Lithuanian education minister wants to revive Institute of Pedagogy
There are plans to revive the Institute of Pedagogy in Lithuania to ensure coordination of secondary education programmes and proper distribution of workload for students, the country’s Education and Science Minister Dainius Pavalkis says. […]
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Exhibition of Sąjūgis rallies opened in parliament
Through 1 August to 1 September, an exhibition dedicated to mass rallies of the Sąjūdis, a reform movement of the 1980s that led to Lithuania’s secession from the USSR, will be open in the gallery of the Lithuanian Parliament. […]
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Opera soloist Edgaras Montvidas awarded by president
President Dalia Grybauskaitė awarded the Medal of the Order for Merits to Lithuania to opera soloist Edgaras Montvidas. […]
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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. […]
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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. […]
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Fate of Soviet sculptures on Vilnius Green Bridge to be decided in autumn
The fate of the controversial Soviet-era sculptures on the Green Bridge in the Lithuanian capital should be decided during a conference organized by the State Commission for Cultural Heritage this fall, daily Lietuvos žinios reported Friday. […]
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Linkup on Lithuanian-Latvian border planned for 25-year Baltic Way anniversary
The main event to mark 25 years of the Baltic Way will take place in Saločiai, close to the Lithuanian-Latvian border. The heads of the Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian parliaments will join hands with citizens of all three countries. […]
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Palanga Summer festival opens in Lithuania’s Baltic coast resort
On Tuesday, Lithuania’s most popular seaside resort opened the Palanga Summer festival, which will continue until 9 August. […]
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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. […]
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Lithuanian documentary wins main prize in Estonian film festival
A documentary film by Lithuanian film director Audrius Stonys, “Ramin”, won the main prize at Parnu International Documentary and Anthropology Film Festival in Estonia. […]
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International M.K. Čiurlionis Music Festival started in Palanga
The International M. K. Čiurlionis Music Festival has started in Palanga. It was regarded as one of the main events of last year’s Palanga – Culture Capital of Lithuania programme by Lithuanian listeners and foreign guests alike. […]
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“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). […]
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Thomas Mann festival starts in Nida
The 18th International Thomas Mann festival has started in Lithuania’s seaside resort of Nida this Saturday, 12 July. All kinds of music, art and film events will take place throughout the week. […]
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Lithuania prepares to mark 604th anniversary of Battle of Grunwald
On Tuesday, 15 July, the Lithuanian Armed Forces and the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania will commemorate the historic victory in the Battle of Grunwald (Žalgirio Mūšis), a decisive 15-century event in the history of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. […]
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Mosaic Singers to perform a concert in Vilnius
On Monday 14 July, the Detroit based Mosaic Singers will perform a concert in the splendid St. Casimir church (Šv. Kazimiero bažnyčia). […]