18:30 ∅ Free event > REGISTRATION
Refugee Reception Center in Naujininkai
(A. Jaroševičiaus str. 10)
DOMANTAS PŪRAS
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20:30 ∅ Free event
Lukiškės square
JONAS JURKŪNAS
19:00 ∅ Free event
Oslo str. under-path nearby Lazdynai hospital
ANTON LUKOSZEVIEZE
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ALL DAY ⊗ Audio tour
Lukiškės square
JONAS JURKŪNAS
18:30 ∅ TICKETS
The Radvila Palace Museum of Art
LIEPA VOZGIRDAITĖ
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20:30 ∅ Free event
Former Government Gusethouse in Žvėrynas
LINAS PUPŠLAUKIS
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ALL DAY ⊗ Audio tour
Lukiškės square
JONAS JURKŪNAS
CONCORDANCE #1. LUKIŠKĖS SQUARE→
18:00–21:00 ∅ Free event only for the visitors of the exhibition opening
Tour by 90s car from the art space Medūza (Šv. Jono str. 11)
ANDRIUS ARUTIUNIAN
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20:30 ∅ Free event
Boris Nemcov square (Latvių str. 52)
DUO „TYKUMOS“
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ALL DAY ⊗ Audio tour
Lukiškės square
JONAS JURKŪNAS
15:00 | 16:30 | 18:00 | 19:30 ∅ TICKETS
Karoliniškės Landscape Reserve
DOMINYKAS DIGIMAS
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17:00–21:30 ∅ TICKETS
Tour by 90s car from the art space Medūza (Šv. Jono g. 11)
ANDRIUS ARUTIUNIAN
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21:00–22:15 ∅ TICKETS
Fairy Tale Park
MMLAB | DIR. GEDIMINAS RIMEIKA
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ALL DAY ⊗ Audio tour
Lukiškės square
JONAS JURKŪNAS
15:00 ∅ TICKETS
Liepkalnis Water Storage (Liepkalnio str. 20)
ONUTĖ NARBUTAITĖ
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17:00–21:30 ∅ TICKETS
Trip by 90s car from the art space Medūza (Šv. Jono str. 11)
ANDRIUS ARUTIUNIAN
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19:00 ∅ TICKETS
Vilnius Palace Of Culture, Entertainment and Sports (Žirmūnų str. 1E)
PAWEL SAKOWICZ
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ALL DAY ⊗ Audio tour
Lukiškės square
JONAS JURKŪNAS
Jonas Jurkūnas
Concordance #1. Lukiškės Square
Take an individual sound tour through one of the main squares in Vilnius, discovering the auditory side of the surroundings.
Through the sounds of this audio tour, we are told a story about a city that we cannot see and typically do not experience, yet it is as real as the world we perceive. The composer captures every path, every tree with a diameter larger than 30 cm, or clusters of slender trees, as well as the architectural spaces within the square, all influenced by the sounds created by passersby. In this manner, Lukiskės Square transcends into an alternate realm of perception—an uncharted territory of our sensations.
Jonas Jurkūnas is a composer keen on discovering and exploiting very different layers of musical creativity, from academic to pop and incidental music. Genre-wise, his creative portfolio includes chamber and orchestral pieces as well as electronic music, multimedia and interdisciplinary projects. Stylistically, his music finds itself in the neighbourhood with minimalism and new tonality. Very often he uses simple sound patterns, pulsating with rhythms, as his creative start-up while searching for new or already forgotten timbres and expressions. These are the minimalist strategies which the composer weaves into his music together with experimental or club-style electronics, ambient stylistics, as well as elements of jazz, pop or even romantic music. Since 2008 Jurkūnas is a member of electronic music collective “Diissc Orchestra”.
Asta Pakarklytė (www.mic.lt)
Sound tour is accessible:
Sept. 5–10
Presentation event & Composer talk:
Sept. 5 | 20:30
Location:
Lukiškės square
Information:
To listen to the sound tour, it is necessary to have headphones and a mobile device with internet access, as well as to download the ‘Echoes’ free app; you can do this HERE→
Instaliacija veikia:
09 05–10
Pristatymo renginys:
09 05 | 20:30
Vieta:
Lukiškių aikštė
Informacija:
Instaliacijos perklausai būtina turėti ausines ir mobilųjį telefoną su interneto prieiga bei būti atsisiuntus „Echoes“ programėlę; tai padaryt galite ČIA→
Date & Time:
Sept. 5 | 18:30 and 19:30
Location:
Refugee Reception Center in Naujininkai
Address: A. Jaroševičiaus str. 10B
Event Duration: ±45 min.
Inforamtion:
Event is free of charge but the registration (free ticket) is required.
Domantas Pūras
Music for Haven
Collaboration with the Art Agency „Artscape“
“Music for Haven” embodies an artistic exploration led by composer Domantas Pūras, raising thought-provoking questions: What truly defines a sanctuary within our society? What lies at the core of the sensation of safety? How do these two elements intertwine? What triggers these emotions? Could the very sounds of music be transformed into a sanctuary?
“Music for Haven” embodies an artistic exploration led by composer Domantas Pūras, raising thought-provoking questions: What truly defines a sanctuary within our society? What lies at the core of the sensation of safety? How do these two elements intertwine? What triggers these emotions? Could the very sounds of music be transformed into a sanctuary?
The pursuit of sanctuary often resides on the fringes of our daily psychology. Within the Refugee Reception Center, you can venture beyond the confines of the ordinary, both in the literal and metaphorical senses – stepping into a realm that remains largely inaccessible, unfamiliar, and veiled in myths. Here, you will immerse yourself in the center’s ambiance, gaining a fresh perspective through the interplay of sound and its influence on the surroundings.
The composition fosters introspection, encouraging contemplation on the significance of sanctuary and the role that music and culture play in uniting individuals and the universal aspects of our human existence. It extends an invitation to reflect on the ties that connect us, regardless of our origins or the destinations of our journeys.
Throughout this immersive installation, you will encounter five sound stops. By visiting these spots, you will immerse yourself in the environment while listening to a composition inspired by the creative initiatives of the Arts Agency “Artscape”, which have unfolded within the center.
Domantas Pūras is an electroacoustic and electronic music composer based in Vilnius, Lithuania. His compositions incorporate structures of post-new simplicity, as well as extended-duration soundscape evolutions, featuring instruments like piano, pipe organ, choir, double bass, voice, and electronics. Pūras’ music is enriched with both noise and harmonic textures, which he derives from acoustic instrumentation, synthetic materials, and field recordings. The artist frequently explores psychological processes such as collective trauma and the collective unconscious through his artistic expression. Domantas is also one-third of the pastoral psychedelicism trio known as El Chico Fuendre.
Anton Lukoszevieze
VILNIUS PANORAMAS
“Vilnius Panoramas” is a site-specific work for cello and fixed media, created for an underpass in Lazdynai. The composer first photographed the exterior of the location in the winter of 2022 and then captured the interior in the summer of 2023, thus blending time.
For many years, Anton Lukoszevieze has photographed marginal and unremarkable places in Vilnius. Often, these include empty garages, old courtyards, facades of abandoned buildings, walls, ruins, and doorways. As Vilnius develops into a European city, more and more locations are disappearing due to new developments and renovations.
“Vilnius Panoramas” is a site-specific work for cello and fixed media, created for an underpass in Lazdynai. The composer first photographed the exterior of the location in the winter of 2022 and then captured the interior in the summer of 2023, thus blending time. The piece finds its musical (and acoustic) essence at the core of his photographs. The cello sounds are drawn from lines traced over Lukoszevieze’s photographs of various locations in Vilnius.
Anton Lukoszevieze (g. 1965) – lietuvių kilmės britų violončelistas, kompozitorius ir tarpdisciplininio meno kūrėjas. Kūryboje ir muzikinėse praktikose jis jungia eksperimentinį garsą, performansą, fotografiją, videomeną, tekstus ir tapybą. Lukoszevieze bendradarbiauja su įvairiais menininkais bei institucijomis: Christian Marclay, Beatrice Gibson, Aura Satz, Jayne Parker, Lina Lapelytė, Philip Corner, Jim O’Rourke, Phill Niblock, Tony Conrad, Milan Knižak, Arturas Bumšteinas, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Tate Modern, Whitechapel Gallery, Serpentine Gallery, Copenhagen Contemporary bei kiti. Jis įkūrė ir vadovauja tarptautinį pripažinimą pelniusiam eksperimentinės muzikos ansambliui Apartment House.
Date & Time:
Sept. 6 | 19:00
Location:
Oslo str. underpass next to Lazdynų Ligoninė bus stop
Event Duration: ±45 min.
Information:
Event is free of charge
Date & Time:
Sept. 7 | 18:30
Location:
Radvila Palace Museum of Art
Address: Vilniaus str. 24
Event Duration: ±1 h
Information:
Event with tickets; your experience includes a museum tour (in Lithuanian) and presentation of the composition.
Liepa Vozgirdaitė
HOMMAGE À TECHNICS
A musical situation for the ensemble, record players, and the cellar space.
PERFORMERS:
Mėta Gabrielė Pelegrimaitė (flute)
Salomėja Kalvelytė (flute)
Kristupas Gikas (flute, record players)
Kazimieras Jušinskas (saxophone)
Simonas Kaupinis (tuba)
Gediminas Stepanavičius (double bass)
A cellar – a space pushed behind the well-kept city facade. A room often associated with an unpleasant, musty smell of storage – a pragmatic, utilitarian place where you do not spend time, and rarely associate with leisure or collective presence.
However, cellars can become a place for various sonic processes. They can become safe spaces away from ‘external’ gazes and ears. For the underground experimental/improvisational music community, cellars can be a unifying space for unsanctioned explorations.
These aspects are echoed in the cellar of the Radvila Palace Museum of Art, former location of the night bar ‘Woo.’ The social and sonic presence of the past can only be hinted at by a few surviving interior accents: mini-stages, faded red walls, former restroom spaces…
The context and interior of the Radvila Palace Museum of Art cellar inspired a rediscovery of this space’s forgotten purpose – collective sonic event. It will provide new, non-invasive conditions for improvisational musicians. Members of the ensembles ‘Three Flutes’ and ‘Laivo Troupe’ – creative musicians – will become part of the acoustic instruments’ interaction with the cellar’s acoustics and the sonic environment by record players. The composition is based on advanced record players’ techniques and their reorganization for acoustic instruments. The title of the piece, ‘Technics,’ refers to one of the largest phonograph manufacturers, whose products are widely used among the most popular experimental performers.
Liepa Vozgirdaitė (b. 2001) is a young-generation composer, the founder, and a member of the contemporary music ensemble ‘Artisans’.
Linas Rupšlaukis
I AM SILENT BUT NOT BLIND
The composition “I Am Silent But Not Blind” for a brass ensemble, drew inspiration from a selected urban location in Žvėrynas – the former Government Guesthouse, which hosted high-ranking officials during the Soviet era, including figures like R. Nixon and M. Gorbachev.
PERFORMERS:
Gediminas Skalandis (trumpet), Igor Žolnerčik (trumpet), Dovydas Kukulskis (trumpet), Jokūbas Lapcun (trumpet), Rimantas Jagminas (trombone), Benas Pocevičius (trombone), Jovaras Šiekštelė (trombone), Patrikas Kišūnas (tuba)
Conductor – Linas Rupšlaukis
The composition “I Am Silent But Not Blind” for a brass ensemble, drew inspiration from a selected urban location in Žvėrynas – the former Government Guesthouse, which hosted high-ranking officials during the Soviet era, including figures like R. Nixon and M. Gorbachev. The composer also found inspiration in the analysis of the human archetype known as “ketman”, as explored in Czesław Miłosz’s work “The Captive Mind”, which characterizes the social system mentioned above. This archetype represents and symbolizes an adaptable individual who articulates one thing, contemplates another, and takes action in a third manner.
The chosen location raised questions that prompted reflections on the mindset of the Soviet individual, the dynamics of the social system, psychology, survival mechanisms, and the poetic dimension. This led the composer to reconsider what parallels or equivalents can be identified in contemporary Lithuanian and Western European societies and to what extent the characteristics of “ketman” can be discerned in the modern Western individual.
Linas Rupšlaukis is a composer, trumpet player, conductor, and lecturer at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. His activities in performance, conducting, teaching, and composition are inevitably interconnected and mutually reinforcing. In his creative process, Linas Rupšlaukis strives to understand the area that interests him, resulting in a distinct philosophical narrative that dominates the compositional field, akin to explorations. This narrative provides space for contemplation, both for Linas Rupšlaukis himself and for the listener. As a composer, he finds inspiration not only in his everyday and artistic surroundings or in specific works of art, literature, and music or dramatic performances but also in the context of music history, where he explores the works of other composers.
Justė Paltanavičiūtė (www.mic.lt)
Date & Time:
Sept. 7 | 20:30
Location:
Nearby former Government Guesthouse in Žvėrynas
At the end of Latvių str. (Location on the map→)
Event Duration: ±30 min.
Information:
Event is free of charge.
Date & Time:
Only for visitors of the exhibition opening (free):
Sept. 8 | 18:00–21:00
For everyone (with tickets):
Sept. 9 | 17:00–21:30
Sept. 10 | 17:00–21:30
Location:
Trib by 90s car from the Art Space Medūza
Address: Šv. Jono str. 11
Trip Duration: ±40 min.
Information:
Event with tickets except during the exhibition by A.Arutiunian opening evening at 8th of September (free of charge). Purchasing the tickets select the desired time of the trip.
Opening of the exhibition by A. Arutiunian at Medūza:
Sept. 08 | 18:00
Andrius Arutiunian
ARMEN
Collaboration with the Meduza – a space for contemporary Art and Culture.
“Armen” is a study of vernacular Armenian disco music, based on Arutiunian’s personal collection of diasporic Armenian music releases. The version tailored for the festival provides an unconventional listening experience for “Armen”. Attendees are chauffeured in 90s car along the route encompassing peripheral locations in Vilnius.
“Armen” is a study of vernacular Armenian disco music, based on Arutiunian’s personal collection of diasporic Armenian music releases. The diversity of this music reflects the distinct diasporic communities spread beyond Armenia’s geographical coordinates and the bounds of imagination. As is customary within smaller and dispersed communities, the native culture finds expression through intensified national narratives. These ethnic influences are mirrored in the realm of music as well. “Armen”, a name that simultaneously alludes to an individual and a nationality, delves into the music crafted by musicians residing in the diaspora. Pop and disco music are reimagined within an abstract sonic space, while the composer places special emphasis on the scratches, noises, and imperfections that have emerged over time on cassettes and vinyl records.
The initial version of the work took the form of an installation showcased at the “JCDecaux Prize 2017: Slow Schools” exhibition held at the Contemporary Art Center in Vilnius. The version tailored for the festival provides an unconventional listening experience for “Armen”. Attendees are chauffeured in 90s car along the route encompassing peripheral locations in Vilnius. Throughout this road trip, a rendition of the composition, adapted for the rhythm of traffic, plays from a specially released cassette.
Andrius Arutiunian (b.1991) is an Armenian-Lithuanian artist and composer based in the Netherlands. Trained as a composer, Arutiunian studied at the Royal Conservatory The Hague. Arutiunian works with hybrid forms of sound through installations, film, sculpture and performances. Sonic dissent, alternate modes of political and musical organisation, and playful investigation of esoteric and vernacular histories form Arutiunian’s most recent works. Through aural cosmologies, non-western tunings and musical systems, as well as extensive studies of resonance and speculative instruments, the artist works with sound as a world-ordering method. Using hypnotic and enigmatic forms, Arutiunian’s works often question the notion of musical and political attunement. The works by the artist were presented at the 59th Venice Biennale, Pavilion of Armenia, Le Fresnoy (Tourcoing), Centre Pompidou (Paris), the 14th Kaunas Biennial, Rewire Festival (The Hague), and the Contemporary Art Centre (Vilnius), among others.
„TYKUMOS“
Donatas Bielkauskas
Kristijonas Lučinskas
SOUND NOT SILENCE
The performance is dedicated to cities amidst war cataclysms. Across the world, hundreds of wars are constantly unfolding, with their main epicenters having long shifted into densely populated urban areas. The focal point of the performance is the piano ‘Ukraine’, played or, better to say, dismantled by the authors of the composition. Musicians, gradually deconstructing the piano, play in an unconventional manner – not using the keys but every other part of the instrument. The keys are separated from each other and shared with the audience.
The performance is dedicated to cities amidst war cataclysms. Across the world, hundreds of wars are constantly unfolding, with their main epicenters having long shifted into densely populated urban areas. Thousands of people become hostages in their own cities, which, in the face of war, transform from the primary centers of modern civilization into ruins and specters. Yet, they continue to function according to the routines of urban daily life. The semi-living structure of the city is compelled not to surrender but to rejuvenate and endure as a source of hope and belief for those who tirelessly rebuild the concrete rubble, thus emphasizing the triumph of life over death.
The focal point of the performance is the piano ‘Ukraine’, played or, better to say, dismantled by the authors of the composition. The piano is laid down on the ground as if it were a geographical area. Its upper lids are removed, and the musicians, gradually deconstructing the piano, play in an unconventional manner – not using the keys but every other part of the instrument. The keys, akin to the lands and cities of Ukraine, are seized, their customary layout is fragmented, they are separated from each other, and shared with the audience. In this case, the keys fall silent – losing the ability to produce sound (much like the inhabitants of a city or an entire nation). However, they can still generate sound through alternative means such as touching or tapping.
This symbolic act of sharing keys is an invitation to convey the message about war (as well as all wars worldwide) and, simultaneously, to preserve memories, preventing our vigilance from waning, and bypassing indifference. It serves as a daily reminder of these cities and the people living there, who can only be heard through our voices.
Vilnius, as one of the most active cities supporting Ukraine, becomes Ukraine’s voice in this case. The locations of war are unknown because it arrives uninvited. The performance’s authors emphasize the importance of not ceasing to spread the message that there are no countries, cities, and people on the fringes. They exist where you hear them, where you lend them your voice.
Donatas Bielkauskas is one of the most renowned music creators in the post-folklore tradition in Lithuania and a driving force in this field. In his compositions, he uniquely combines ancient Baltic folklore with contemporary sonic interpretations. For Donatas, music represents both craftsmanship and philosophy. He understands that music is a multifaceted, multidirectional auditory, social, and communicative phenomenon, and this understanding is constantly nurtured through his experiences. His extensive knowledge of instruments, rhythms, and musical styles allows him to craft unique sound projects that encompass electronic and pure ambient soundscapes. In these compositions, ethnic motifs blend seamlessly with industrial sound structures and the natural sounds of the environment or found objects. (Eglė Gelažiūtė-Pranevičienė)
Kristijonas Lučinskas is a music composer, performer, sound designer, and creator of soundtracks for films, theater, and dance performances. He is also involved in sound library production through his studio, “Soundprovocation”. Since 1998, Kristijonas has been performing under the pseudonym Driezhas. The name of his ethno-electronic and audiopoetic project, “Driezhas”, is a reference to archaic meanings of the Latinized word “lizard”, originating from Ancient Greek, Egyptian, or Polynesian mythologies, where the lizard was regarded as a symbol of divine wisdom, success, and the Lord of the heavens.
Date & Time:
Sept. 8 | 20:30
Location:
Boris Nemcov square
Address: Latvių str. 52
Event Duration: ±45 min.
Information:
Event is free of charge.
Date & Time:
Sept. 8
15:00 | 16:30 | 18:00 | 19:30
Location:
Karoliniškės Landscape Reserve
Meeting point – Plikakalnis escarpment
Location on the map→
Event Duration:
± 1 h 15 min.
Information:
• Tickets required.
• Please ensure you have comfortable, suitable footwear for extended walks that do not produce noise, along with appropriate clothing and protection against insects and ticks.
• The route involves steep hills, narrow winding paths, and potentially dangerous cliffs. Before purchasing a ticket, assess your ability to participate. Organizers will not be held responsible for any injuries sustained during the event. By participating, you take full responsibility for your safety.
Dominykas Digimas
GOING TO NOWHERE: ALONG THE DRONES
Performing:
Dominykas Digimas
„Three Flutes“ – Mėta Pelegrimaitė, Salomėja Kalvelytė, Kristupas Gikas
„Twenty Fingers Duo“ – Lora Kmieliauskaitė ir Arnas Kmieliauskas
The Karoliniškiai Landscape Reserve and its surroundings are one of the spaces in Vilnius where the dominant soundscape of nature intertwines with the distant urban bustle. Here, we can retreat from the city’s hustle and bustle, yet we can never fully escape it.
Amidst the presence of nearby sounds, we often pay less attention to those occurring at the acoustic horizon. Therefore, this deep listening walk will help expand your auditory perception, enabling you to hear the forest and the city beyond in a way that’s different from anything you could imagine. Thanks to the ensembles, the Three Flutes and the Twenty Fingers Duo, the familiar forest soundscape will take on a slightly different hue, making all participants an integral part of this experience.
“Going to Nowhere” is a collaborative artistic research practice. Through listening walks, we aim to experience everyday urban space differently and capture sensory experiences. The routes we take are unique, linked only by their starting and ending points. We are compiling an archive of urban sounds and images, with the empirical impressions captured through team members’ reflections and other media becoming the basis for audio, visual, and other format works.
“Along the Drones” (or “Sub-Silence”) is an embedded study of the team members’ walks in the western direction of Vilnius.
Dominykas Digimas (b. 1993) is a composer of the younger generation, whose practice spans a wide range of sound and music practices. In addition to his work in the field of academic music, Dominykas is active in the contexts of sound art and performing arts.
The music of Dominykas Digimas is ascetic, never congested with too much fabric, concentrated. To an extent his works can be described as introverted; they encourage self-assessment and submerge in a subjective reflection. Characteristic is also a sense of unique, hovering melancholy, which he presents in slightly altered forms in his various works. It manifests itself in different ways: sometimes an accordion imitates the sounds of a traditional Japanese Shō and at times it is prompted by the solitary sound strolls through the city soundscapes. This emotional palette has been a part of the composer’s voice since the beginning and is characteristic of almost all of his works.
Edvardas Šumila, music critic and philosopher
Meno ir mokslo laboratorija presents:
Gediminas Rimeika
FAIRY TALE PARK
Some myths are yet to be created. Not all tales end happily. Enriched with legends, the ‘Fairy Tale Park’ in Lazdynai invites you for an unusual walk.
Performance language – Lithuanian.
While on your headphones you are listening the story of the girl, who has just arrived in the park for a date, the games of lights and unexpected visual hints stir imagination and accompany her in the walk. Where does this fairy tale of that place end, and where does reality begin? Or perhaps, is this walk just another myth? ‘Fairy Tale Park’ mythologizes real crimes and draws out the blank light of installations that complement the narratives, unleashing the specters of urban legends—not the ones hidden under the beds, but the ones you look back at every time you wander in the park’s shadows. By the way, they have their own story too.
Creative Team:
Director – Gediminas Rimeika
Scriptwriter – Matas Vildžius
Composer – Gintaras Sodeika
Set Designer – Bartė Liagaitė
Light Designer – Julius Kuršis
Actors – Jovita Jankelaitytė ir Algirdas Dainavičius
Producer – Rusnė Kregždaitė
Audiotour – Vaiva Gudaitytė
Premiere: March 12, 2022
Creating the performance was s Lithuanian Council for Culture.
Arts and Science Lab (LT-Meno ir mokslo laboratorija, MMLAB) is young professional theatre based in Vilnius, Lithuania. Activities started by creative projects where artists and scientists experimented together with new forms and subjects for the theatre works. The main keyword in MMLAB strategy is experiment with artistic forms and subjects. In 2019 MMLAB gained professional theatre status by Lithuanian ministry of Culture. In 2019 by decision of Vilnius Municipality MMLAB became Vilnius City Theatre.
Each MMLAB project involves an increasingly larger number of artists; the Lab is also one of the fastest growing young artist organisations that have gained recognition among critics and audiences. Now there are 13 different performances (theatre, dance, interdisciplinary, audio) in the repertoire of MMLAB. Creators are also experimenting by creating installations in unusual spaces, such as underground passages or old kindergarten. Each summer MMLAB creates small experimental open stage – small urban theatre festival, where performances are presented whole summer.
Date & Time:
Sept. 09 | 21:00–22:15 (several sessions)
Loction:
Fairy Tale Park
Meeting point – entrance from L. Asanavičiūtės street side
Location on the map→
Event Duration: ±45 min.
Information:
• Tickets requared. Purchasing the tickets, select desired time of the walk.
• Performance language – Lithuanian.
• N-14
• It is necessary to have headphones and a mobile device with internet access, as well as to download the ‘Echoes’ free app; you can do this HERE→
Date & Time:
Sept. 10 | 15:00
Location:
Liepkalnis Water Storage
Address: Liepkalnio str. 20
Event Duration: ±1 h
Information:
Event with tickets; your experience includes a museum tour (in Lithuanian) and presentation of the composition.
Onutė Narbutaitė
BEADS
Collaboration with the Energy and Technology Museum
Pawel Sakowicz
AMANDO
Sakowicz builds and dissolves the meaning of gesture in his choreography, alternately stylising the dance and stripping it of style.The performance in Vilnius will be presented in the soviet-style building of Vilnius Palace of Culture, Entertainment and Sports reflecting the theme of the festival ‘Location Unknown’.
In Amando, Paweł Sakowicz uses pantomime, which conveys the content of the performance through gesture: a skilful mime lifts an invisible cup so that one has the impression that it is actually in his hand. Sakowicz builds and dissolves the meaning of gesture in his choreography, alternately stylising the dance and stripping it of style. He makes use of postmodern dance, which, although it says “no” to style and magic, at the same time defines lifting the same cup as dancing. The sound designed by Justyna Stasiowska suggests that raising the cup is different in the morning, in the evening, and still different when nobody is watching.
The performance in Vilnius will be presented in the soviet-style building of Vilnius Palace of Culture, Entertainment And Sports reflecting the theme of the festival ‘Location Unknown’.
Choreography: Paweł Sakowicz
Sound design: Justyna Stasiowska
Production: National Museum in Warsaw
Partner: Komuna Warszawa
Premiere: 23 April 2022
Duration: 40′
Paweł Sakowicz is a choreographer and dancer. He graduated from the University of Warsaw with a degree in political studies and holds an MA in performance and choreography from the London Contemporary Dance School. He has collaborated with Ramona Nagabczyńska, Marta Ziółek, Iza Szostak, Alex Baczyński-Jenkins, Rebecca Lazier, Isabelle Schad, Peter Pleyer, Joanna Leśnierowska, Magda Szpecht, Łukasz Twarkowski, Michał Borczuch, and Anna Smolar.
In 2013, Paweł began working on a solo inspired by Thomas Bernhard’s language: Bernhard premiered at the Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute in Warsaw in June 2014. The piece was selected to be presented at the Polish Dance Platform 2014. In 2015, Sakowicz was an artist-in-residence at the Art Stations Foundation by Grażyna Kulczyk (as part of the Solo Project Plus 2015). In December 2015, he presented TOTAL: a piece that problematizes the issues of virtuosity and examines speculation as a potential choreographic tool. The piece was selected to be presented at the Polish Dance Platform 2017. In 2017, he was developing another solo work: Jumpcore was premiered in December 2017 in Lublin (MAAT Festival) and Warsaw (Studio Theatre). As the first choreographic work in Polish history, Jumpcore was purchased to the collection of the state art gallery (Zachęta – National Gallery of Art). The piece was selected to be presented at the Polish Dance Platform 2019. In autumn 2018, Paweł and Anna Smolar collaborated on Thriller: a theatre/dance piece for the young audience. In January 2019, Paweł premiered Masakra: his first group piece focusing on the latin ballroom dance and issues of cultural appropriation. Both Thriller and Masakra are in the repertoire of Nowy Teatr in Warsaw. In autumn 2020, he created a new piece – Drama – that was commissioned by the Body/Mind Festival in Warsaw. In 2021, in collaboration with Anka Herbut and Justyna Stasiowska, Paweł worked on VORTEX: a quadrophonic sound installation dealing with the non-linear approach to the dance history. In 2022, National Museum in Warsaw comissioned a new dance performance from Paweł: a solo work Amando premiered in April.
Sakowicz’s artistic development was supported by a scholarship awarded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland, a residency programme run by the Institute of Music and Dance in Warsaw, by the Alternative Dance Academy of the Art Stations Foundation by Grażyna Kulczyk, by the Centre National de la Danse in Paris, and 2017 danceWEB scholarship. He collaborated as choreographer with Nowy Teatr in Warsaw, Studio Theatre in Warsaw, TR Warszawa, Schauspiel Hannover, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Lithuanian National Drama Theatre in Vilnius, Dailes Teatris in Riga, and Münchner Kammerspiele. Paweł was the curator of two editions of the dance education program Poruszyciele#Wałbrzych. He was awarded for the choreography („Schubert” directed by Magda Szpecht) at the National Competition for the Polish Contemporary Play Staging. He was nominated for the 2016 Polityka Passport Award. Currently, he is a guest teacher at the Institute of Polish Culture, University of Warsaw.
Date & Time:
Sept. 10 | 19:00
Location:
Vilnius Palace of Culture, Entertainment and Sports
Address: Žirmūnų str. 1E
Event Duration: ±50 min.
Information:
Tickets required.