Lithuania is waiting for you this week. Cultural events in the biggest cities of Luthuania.
April 27-30
«Shock Academia», Program «Black and White Choreography».
«Shock Academia» is an innovative international platform for talented choreographers. The main idea of «Shock Academia» is to provide talanted students an opportunity to present their work to an international audience. This year ’s theme is «Black and White Choreography».
April 27- May 3
The Art in old Lithuanian manors; Vilnius Town Hall (Didžioji st. 31, Vilnius);
As this year international visual arts festival «The Art in Old Lithuanian Manors» starts its eighth season, the works of painters Giedra Purlytė and Jūratė Mitalienė wil lure one with artistic mystery and very personal observations.
In exhibition painters play with light and shades, with the colour form the object of my observation and artistic mystery.
April 28, 6 pm
International Music Festival «Sugrįžimai» (Comebacks), various Vilnius venues;
In bid to make gifted young people who chose music studies abroad come back, the Lithuanian Musician Support Fund is wrapping up the annual International Music Festival «Sugrįžimai», (Comeback).
This year, the festival is held for the 17th time.
April 27- May 3
Three Centuries of Fashion; Museum of Applied Art (Arsenalo st. 3A, Vilnius)
Through this exhibition spanning the period from the 1740s to 1960s, Alexandre Vassiliev attempts to answer the question, what drives men and women to constantly change their attire and accessories throughout history?..The exhibition carries through the centuries of fashion, detailing the epochs and their changeover;
April 29, 7pm
The Guitar Fiesta 2015; St. Catherine‘s Church (Vilnius st. 30, Vilnius);
A bouquet of surprises awaits everyone with renowned guitar virtuosos which incude famous «Baltic Guitar Quartet», folk singer Veronika Povilionienė and Robertas Semeniukas, the guitarist of folk-rock band «Žalvarinis», Povilas Syrrist Gelgota and Anders Clemens Oien («The Ensemble Oktava» virtuosos), the soul of « Arbata” Andrius Zalieska (singing poetry) and Vaida Skardžiuvienė, Aurelijus Globys , a Spanish-style guitar guru and a score of young talents;
April 30, 6 pm
Edgaras Lubys. You are a Part of Me
It is a new stage of creative period of Edgaras Lubys, in which he is perceived as a mature romantic of the city, who has already found his way in life and who believes in the real values.
May 1, 7 pm
Alternative Belarus; Theatre Arena (Olimpiečių St. 3, Vilnius);
Music festival «Alternative Belarus» features the best modern alternative music groups of Byelorussia, ranging from free jazz to post punk.
April 27- May 3
Habib Majidi. Fish and Moon. Unfinished Cinema Stories; Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema (Vilnius st. 41, Vilnius);
Habib Majidi is the most prominent cinema photographer of Asia. His pictures are said to represent poetry of image, permeated by the feelings of loneliness in the universe, longing for a trip, a trip to yourself and the eternity… Each shot stands for an instant of confession of love to a moment, an aspiration to catch the fading beauty.
April 30, 6 pm
International young performers’ camera music festival «Avanti»; Kaunas State Philharmonic Theatre (L. Sapiega st. 5, Kaunas);
Accompanies by Vytautas Magnum University’s orchestra (bandleader is Ričardas Šumila), the philharmonic stage will host Keyong –Jin Lee and Alexandra Vaduva, the soloists from London’s Royal Music Academy, and other promising stars.
May 2, 11 pm
Farewell of Vaidas Baumila, Lithuania’s hopeful in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest; Macao Open Air (Putvinskis st. 51, Kaunas);
April 27- May 3
Photographer Arūnas Kulikauskas‘exhibition «Originalai – Polaroid pinhole»; Baroty Galery (Aukštoji st. 1, Klaipėda).