Kaunas 2022 ambasadoriai: Birutė Letukaitė

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Remio Ščerbausko nuotrauka

Kaunas turi savo aurą ir „Aurą“. Jis toks – vienintelis. Šiuolaikinis šokis užgimęs Laikinojoje sostinėje, ištvėręs sovietmetį, šiandien garsina miestą. Šokio teatras „Aura“, keliaudamas po pasaulį, neša žinią apie Kauną ir jame vykstantį tarptautinį šokio festivalį „Aura“. Džiaugiuosi, kad gimiau ir užaugau šiame mieste ir tuo, kad teko misija drauge su „Aura“ atkeliauti į šiuolaikinę sostinę Kauną. Didžiuojuosi, kad esame reikšminga miesto auros dalis.“ - Birutė LetukaitėRead more


San Sebastianas 2016: inovacijoms atvira penkiasdešimtmetė džiazo tradicija

Kaip ir praėjusiame numeryje pristatytas Lenkijos miestas Vroclavas, baskų krašte esantis San Sebastianas – tiesa, baskiškai jis vadinamas Donastija – šiemet paskelbtas Europos kultūros sostine (toliau tekste – DSS2016EU). Tiesa, istorija čia kitokia nei Vroclave. Jau daugiau nei šimtą metų šis beveik 200 tūkst. gyventojų turintis miestas yra turistų traukos centras – atvykėlius čia vilioja kraštovaizdis, virtuvė, kultūra, žmonės…Read more


Kaunas 2022 ambasadoriai: Artūras Morozovas

Dvidešimties litų kupiūrą slepiu dešinės rankos pirštinėje, penkių litų monetą tiesiu su kairiąja ranka.
„Nebijok, nemušiu. Čia tiesiog taip reikia“, - mane guodžia keliais metais vyresnis paauglys, vienoje rankoje laikydamas kastetą, kurio veikimo efektyvumą prieš tai vaizdžiai nupasakojo.Read more


AMBASSADORS OF “KAUNAS 2022”: Artūras Morozovas

I hide the twenty Litas note in my right glove and reach for the five Litas coin with my left hand.
“Don’t be afraid. I won’t beat you. It just have to be like that”, an adolescent hooligan a couple of years older is trying to comfort me holding a pair of brass knuckles, the effect of which has been so vividly described to me a minute before, in one of his hands.
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Pokalbis su prof. L. Donskiu TV LAIDOJE „7 KAUNO DIENOS“

STOP juosta. Pokalbis su prof. L. Donskiu TV LAIDOJE „7 KAUNO DIENOS“.


AMBASSADORS OF “KAUNAS 2022”: Valentinas Masalskis

Kaunas was the capital city once, during a difficult period for the country, so I wish it to become a significant city, a European Capital of Culture, in the era of Postmodernist culture transformation again.
Born, raised and having worked in Kaunas – Yours, Valentinas Masalskis.


Kaunas 2022 ambasadoriai: Valentinas Masalskis

Kaunas jau kartą, sudėtingu valstybei laikotarpiu, buvo tapęs sostine, todėl šioje posmodernistinėje kultūros virsmo epochoje linkėčiau jam dar kartą tapti rekšmingu miestu - Europos kultūros sostine.
Kaune gimęs, augęs ir čia dirbęs - Jūsų Valentinas Masalskis.


How a Temporary Capital turned into a Contemporary Capital. What is a European Capital of Culture? What does it Promise to the Cultural Players?

For the last several months, Kaunas has been complimented with several significant signs of success. In December, Kaunas was included in the UNESCO design cities network, and at the beginning of the year, it won the National Science Centre competition. However, the challenges waiting for us are even higher. An application for its inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List is being prepared. Kaunas is making an effort to gain the title of a European Capital of Culture in 2022. What would be the benefits of this title for the city and what could be expected if Kaunas was chosen as a European Capital of Culture?Read more


WROCŁAW: a capital of culture created from scratch

Wrocław, a city which is similar to Kaunas, is being celebrated as a European Capital of Culture this year. Together with San Sebastian, these cities have been anointed as European Capitals of Culture. Poland is closer to us, with Wrocław only 800 km away from us (it can be reached within 12 hours), so let’s take a bit of a look at the cultural programme that is being offered by our neighbours this year. To be more precise, I would like to invite you to explore its rich programme and select the routes for yourself, and here I’d suggest that you look at the concept used as the basis for Wrocław’s entire Programme for 2016.Read more


Ideas bank

On 6 October 2015, the cultural community of Kaunas approved “Contemporary Capital” for the title, slogan and direction of the programme at a public meeting initiated by the Kaunas City Municipality. The title is used as a first step based on the name “temporary capital”, which Kaunas was historically, and it has become a synonym of the city. This concept is further supported by stating that the positive identity of the city has not stayed stuck in the past century, because the process of its creation is taking place now.Read more