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19-20 March 2009/ Conference “European Capitals of Culture: Reflections of Vilnius” Added 2009-02-10 Each year more and more cities apply to become European capital of culture. The city conferred this title gains the status of star in Europe, which provides the opportunity to reveal exclusive local history and contemporary culture, makes the city...
19 March 2009/ Peter Eötvös opera “Love and Other Demons” Added 2009-02-10 The premiere of Peter Eötvös’ latest opera, Love and Other Demons (based on the novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez), will be presented as the co-production by the cultural institutions of two countries. This is the first staging of a contemporary...
15 March 2009/ Concert of Michel Sogny Sos Talents Foundation Added 2009-02-10 Michel Sogny, pianist, composer, PhD in philosophy and Lithuanian honourable consul in Geneva, founded his piano school and opened a Sogny Academy in Paris in 1980 and established his name’s SOS Talents Foundation in 2001. In Vilnius, Michel Sogny...
12 March – 30 May 2009/ International Art Exhibition “Longing for Nature. European Landscapes” Added 2009-02-10 The exhibition discloses the diversity of European landscapes from different aspects: cultural traditions in the major regions on the Old Continent such as Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western and Central European countries, uniqueness of global...
24 February – 18 March 2009/ “MENOrama” European capitals of culture of the 21st century in Vilnius - presentation of Estonia (Tallinn 2011) Added 2009-02-10 The project presents in Vilnius the most original contemporary representatives of the fine arts, jazz and film from twelve European capitals of culture. Their works are displayed together with twelve most important representatives in the same...
22 February 2009/ Baroque Dialogues: geographical baroque – baroque and jazz dialogues. “Renato Rozic Consort – Aesthetica Nova”(Germany), Lithuanian jazz players, choir “Brevis” Added 2009-02-10 “Baroque Dialogues” is a special programme for baroque arts such as architecture, music, theatre, literature and dance to run during the winter, spring, summer and autumn seasons in 2009 at Vilnius baroque churches, chapels and Grand Dukes'...
22 February 2009/ Festival of Sacral Music: project of sacral and jazz music “Officium defunctorum” Added 2009-02-09 The project will present residents and guests of the European Capital of Culture with Vilnius, which has always been open to ideas, languages and religions. The art programme of the festival will not be limited to the influence of Latin culture...
26 February 2009/ Handicraft Heritage of Vilnius: The Oldest and Richest Goldsmiths' Shop of Vilnius" Added 2009-02-09 The heritage of crafts is relevant to contemporary Vilnius seeking to revive old handicraft traditions as expression of urban culture of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (GDL) and to present Vilnius as the city with old European traditions. To revive...
20 and 21 February 2009/ Tour of Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio theatre (Italy). “Inferno”. A free interpretation of Dante’s " Divine Comedy" Added 2009-02-09 Divine Comedy is a three-part holy poem by Florence poet Dante Alighieri (1265–1321): Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso, each consisting of 33 chants and an introductory chant. Divine Comedy is more than just a literary monument. It is the great...
19-26 February 2009/ Icy Baroque Added 2009-02-09 This is the brightest currently existing heritage of baroque architecture in Vilnius concentrated in one of the city's models designed from ice structures. Visitors to this project will have the opportunity to see the most outstanding baroque...