OPTIMISMO is a festival that looks back at the industrial past and is full of modern experimental and electronic music. Just as the creators of modernist architecture, defined by political, social, economic and cultural optimism, the creators of contemporary music, presented by OPTIMISMO, dare to experiment with technology and stand out with their virtuosity, non-traditional structure of their works and new creative methods.<\/p>\n
When: June 3-5
\nWhere: Industrial and cultural modernist buildings in Kaunas
\nOrganizers: Creative teams of \u201cDigital Tsunami\u201d and \u201cGhia\u201d.<\/p>\n
Robert Magro\u2019s \u201cVisions\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n The theatre play \u201cVisions\u201d is a dedication of the Italian contemporary circus director Roberto Magro to Vytautas Ma\u010dernis and M.K. \u010ciurlionis. The play analyzes human\u2019s desire to create and be surrounded by art. The director decided to interpret Vytautas Ma\u010dernis\u2019 \u201cVisions\u201d and, with the help of contemporary circus, dance, theatre and music, to reveal the metaphors and symbols hidden in the poet\u2019s work by supplementing them with local stories.<\/p>\n When: May 31 \u2013 June 4 Tickets are available: here<\/a><\/p>\n Culture to the courtyards: Eiguliai, Dainava, \u0160an\u010diai<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cCulture to the courtyards\u201d is back! So, take your seats in the VIP lounges on your balconies or make yourselves comfortable in your own courtyards. In June, professionals of various arts – theatre, dance, contemporary circus, and music – will perform in the courtyards of the apartment buildings of Eiguliai, Dainava and \u0160an\u010diai. Courtyards filled with culture will delight active courtyard communities that collaborate and join \u201cFluxus Labas\u201d initiatives.<\/p>\n The schedule of the programme of culture in the Courtyards for June: Admission to the event is free<\/p>\n Festivals in neighbourhoods<\/strong><\/p>\n Residents of neighbourhoods of Kaunas, in cooperation with art creators and using local stories, each created a festival for 2022. On June 11 in Eiguliai, there will be a musical route \u201cSounding Walls\u201d, where participants will be greeted by wall drawings and music that reflect the community\u2019s identity. On June 18, the action will continue in Dainava. As mid-summer approaches, the community of Dainava neighbourhood will invite you to the event \u201cMidsummer Magic\u201d in Draugyst\u0117s Park, which will take you from everyday life to the times when people would draw strength from a harmonious relationship with nature and old customs. The programme of \u0160an\u010diai Festival \u201cCome as You Are\u201d will take over the programme for St. John\u2019s Day. The initiatives developed in \u0160an\u010diai for four years: performance, opera, stories, and excursions which will merge into a joint two-day festival in \u0160an\u010diai. The programme also includes a meal in an authentic restaurant \u201cKastytis\u201d.<\/p>\n Schedule of festivals in the neighbourhoods: Admission to the events is free<\/p>\n \u201cKaunas Cantat \u2013 Kaunas Sings\u201d International Choir Music Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n Kaunas will be flooded with the sounds of choral music – the tenth international choir festival \u201cKaunas Cantat\u201d, will be held in the city. Well-known bands from Lithuania and abroad will appear at the anniversary event. The German sextet \u201cSinger Pur\u201d will be among the festival guests performing at the event, and two children\u2019s choirs from Ukraine will join the festival. Among the memorable concerts in the churches and at the Kaunas city fountains, the audience will be invited to sing together during the entire festival.<\/p>\n When: June 09-12 Tickets to the opening concert here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cContemporary Elderships\u201d: E\u017eer\u0117lis, Kulautuva, Raudondvaris<\/strong><\/p>\n The alternate reality of E\u017eer\u0117lis audio guide will introduce you to the imaginary local reality. On June 9, a photography exhibition (curator Vaida Virbickait\u0117) will open its doors at the newly established community gallery. The Kulautuva community is organizing a theatre music performance that will tell the story of the place on June 11. Finally, on June 17, the Raudondvaris community invites you to dive into an impressive time travelling \u2013 a theatre night trip.<\/p>\n Admission to the events of \u201cContemporary Elderships\u201d is free.<\/p>\n The programme: is here<\/a><\/p>\n Opening the Emerald Road<\/strong><\/p>\n Look for emeralds in Kaunas district. Emeralds are new artistic objects found in unexpected places. 8 objects were turned into emeralds of by the artists: Tadas \u010cerniauskas Tadao (Neveronys), Vytautas Vir\u017ebickas (\u010ceki\u0161k\u0117), Donatas Jankauskas Duonis (Piliuona), Kotryna \u010calkait\u0117 (Daug\u0117li\u0161kiai), Tadas Vosylius (Bubiai), Mindaugas Luko\u0161aitis (Vand\u017eiogala), Kotryna \u010calkait\u0117 (U\u017elied\u017eiai), Donatas Bielkauskas-Donis (Mastai\u010diai). Visit the opening of the Emerald Road on June 10 in Al\u0161\u0117nai and Neveronys.<\/p>\n When: From June 10. Admission is free<\/p>\n Documentary performance \u201cTAXIS. Attempts to travel distances\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n The performance experiment in moving cars tells us about the changing everyday life of taxi drivers. During the performance, nine taxi cars with taxi drivers telling their stories will appear on the streets of Kaunas. Spectators-passengers will have an opportunity to get acquainted with the different daily lives of taxi drivers, the city\u2019s nightlife, the passengers they meet and the stories that took place inside and outside the taxis.<\/p>\n When: June 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, at 19:00 Tickets are available: here<\/a><\/p>\n Kaunas 2022 Jazz Stops<\/strong><\/p>\n The legendary \u201cKaunas Jazz\u201d presents Kaunas 2022 Jazz Stops – four jazz stops of Lithuanian and European cities in the centre of Kaunas and Vilkija. The most talented jazz creators from Lithuania, Norway, Hungary, Estonia, Luxembourg and Ukraine will perform here. Together with the jazz operators of Dudelange (LU) and Novi Sad (XS), the organizers of the event invite you to a unique project \u201cjazzXchange\u201d at one of the jazz stops. This is a specially created joint work and will be presented to Dudelange and Novi Sad audience later this year.<\/p>\n When: June 18-19 The admission to the event is free<\/p>\n National expedition with Edmundas Jakilaitis<\/strong><\/p>\n For seven years, the project \u201cNational Expedition\u201d travelled by the rivers across Lithuania, Belarus, Latvia, Poland, the old estates of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Central Europe. In the middle of June, the expedition will moor in Kaunas for five discussions about the city on the most interesting issues. The city\u2019s residents and guests will be invited to participate in the discussions together with the most famous Lithuanian historians, academics, cultural and art experts. The panels are moderated by Edmundas Jakilaitis \/ Robertas Petrauskas.<\/p>\n When: June 17, 18, 19 Contemporary City Festival \u201cAudra\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n A \u201cStorm\u201d is coming. Over a few days, you will see the whole future of Kaunas! Contemporary art installations and electronic, experimental and acoustic music will move into the city’s industrial spaces. The Festival of the Modern City \u201cThe Audra\u201d is an event that reflects the lifestyle, culture and values of young people, creating a curious community through experience and bold discussions. You will not be able to remain a passive observer at the festival!<\/p>\n When: June 26 \u2013 July 3 Exhibition \u201cMemory \/ Future\u201d by an artist group \u201cKonsortium\u201d (Germany)<\/strong><\/p>\n Kaunas has an impressive number of modernist buildings. However, the unique history of the city and the international cultural cooperation that once took place here is still inspiring today. A group of artists-curators, \u201cKonsortium\u201d (DE) has invited over fifty artists worldwide to create a collaborative collective sculpture dedicated to this historical period in Kaunas.<\/p>\n When: May 27 \u2013 July 1 \u201cSummer Stage\u201d of Kaunas 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n Throughout the warm season, the heart of Kaunas Old Town – the Town Hall Square – will beat with the rhythm of culture. The most memorable performances, concerts, tastings and meetings will delight the spectators and the audience at the Summer Stage of \u201cKaunas 2022\u201d. From May to September, you will be offered carefully prepared artistic programme weekends and hundreds of free events with the best Lithuanian and foreign music performers. In the repertoire in June: Golden Parazyth (LT), Kaunas National Drama Theatre performance \u201cEmpty Chair\u201d, Fo Sho (UA), \u201cGiri\u0173 Dvasios\u201d (LT), \u201cAkli\u201d (LT) and at least ten other performances.<\/p>\n When: from May 9. Admission to the events is free<\/p>\n Summer Stage programme: here<\/a><\/p>\n Summer full of culture<\/strong><\/p>\n During the summer, it will be possible to visit the cultural ship \u201cNemuno7\u201d by the river or participate in the initiatives of the organizers of \u201cUpyn\u0117\u201d. The brass quintet will create a (con)Temporary Music Train, spreading the word about Kaunas on the train route Kaunas\u2013Bia\u0142ystok\u2013Warsaw\u2013Berlin\u2013Esch \u2013Schengen\u2013Brussels. \u201cKaunas Gospel & Worship Festival\u201d will set up a tent town with concerts by Lithuanian and foreign Gospel choirs and worship groups, film screenings, seminars, creative workshops, and children’s programme. And the International Summer School of Modernism \u201cModernism for the Future\u201d, organized for the fourth year, will introduce you to the treasures of Kaunas architecture and allow you to gain a unique experience of the city as a studio.<\/p>\n Having broken through the wall earlier, an exhibition filled with rebellion, \u201c1972. Breaking Through the Wall\u201d is open at Kaunas Central Post Office. After climbing the Owl Hill, visit the exhibition \u201cKaunas-Vilnius: Overthrowing the Mountains\u201d, and then, during an hour\u2019s trip, complete your experience with the exhibition at the MO Museum (or vice versa). Finally, refresh the collective memory at the Yoko Ono\u2019s installation \u201cEx It\u201d, William Kentridge\u2019s \u201cThat Which We Do Not Remember\u201d and Marina Abramovi\u0107\u2019s \u201cMemory of Being\u201d.<\/p>\n The European Capital of Culture programme in Kaunas and the Kaunas region continues throughout the year, with hundreds of traditional and debut events planned for 2022, including exhibitions, festivals, performances and other activities created by local and international artists and Kaunas communities. For the complete Kaunas 2022 programme, please visit www.kaunas2022.eu<\/a> or the mobile app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" June is going to be the busiest month of the European Capital of Culture year. 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\nWhere: The forest of Pa\u0161tuva
\nDirector: Roberto Magro. Scenography: Paolo Primon, Davide Visintini. Creative team: D\u017eiugas Kunsmanas, Agniet\u0117 Lisi\u010dkinait\u0117, Eugenijus Slavinskas, Motiejus Bazaras, Liam Carmody, Pauline Camille Talon.<\/p>\n
\nJune 9\u201311 \u2013 Eiguliai. June 14\u201316 \u2013 Dainava. June 20\u201322 \u2013 \u0160an\u010diai.
\nOrganizers: \u201cKaunas 2022\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/kaunas2022.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Kultura-i-kiemus-Martynas-Plepys-1-scaled.jpg\")
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\nJune 11 \u2013 Eiguliai. June 18 \u2013 Dainava. June 23-24 d. \u2013 \u0160an\u010diai. Dates and times are subject to change. Organizers: \u201cKaunas 2022\u201d and neighbourhood communities<\/p>\n
\nWhere: Kaunas
\nOrganizers: Public body \u201cLithuania Cantat\u201d V\u0161\u012e
\nAdmission to the events is free, except for the opening concert at the Great Hall of Vytautas Magnus University on June 9 at 20:00.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/kaunas2022.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Siuolaikines-seniunijos_Andriaus-Aleksandraviciaus-nuotr.-2.jpg\")
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\nWhere: Kaunas District<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/kaunas2022.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Smaragdo-kelias_Andriaus-Aleksandraviciaus-nuotr..jpg\")
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\nWhere: A. Juozapavi\u010diaus pr. 31G
\nOrganizers: Art agency \u201cArtscape\u201d V\u0161\u012e<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/kaunas2022.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/TAKSAI.-Bandymai-iveikti-atstumus_Algimanto-Cerniausko-nuotr..jpg\")
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\nWhere: Kaunas (Laisv\u0117s Bld. and the Independence Square) and Kaunas District (the amphitheatre of Vilkija berth)<\/p>\n
\nWhere: Amphitheatre of Kaunas Castle<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/kaunas2022.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Nacionaline-ekspedicija-scaled.jpg\")
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\nWhere: Kaunas
\nOrganizers: International Association of Art Creators \u201cFreimas\u201d, \u201cKaunas 2022\u201d, youth organization public body \u201cKylantis Kaunas\u201d V\u0161\u012e.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/kaunas2022.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Audra_Vytenio-Sidabro-nuotr..jpg\")
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\nWhere: Gimnazijos g. 4, Kaunas
\nThe admission to the event is free<\/p>\n
\nWhere: Kaunas Town Hall Square
\nOrganizers: \u201cKaunas 2022\u201d and partners<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/kaunas2022.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Vasaros-scena_Martyno-Plepio-nuotr.1-scaled.jpg\")
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