07.06. 18:00 NIDA. Blessed Virgin Mary Church
Opening of the festival. Concert dedicated to the Lithuanian Statehood Day
“We are not weak. The spirit of Creation is with us. Only those who ponder creative tasks survive in the world.” (Vydūnas)
Participants: Indrė, Jean-Christophe, Bert, Vytautas, Žilvinas, Rasa, Mihkel, Sonata, Rokas, Ridas
07.07. 20:00 JUODKRANTĖ. Evangelical Lutheran Church
07.08. 20:00 NIDA. Evangelical Lutheran Church
Land of the Disobedient presents Merope, the guest of the festival, in a concert Naktės. An alternative folklore group creates unique alchemy of sound. Its minimalist compositions, inspired by ancient Lithuanian folksongs, embrace jazz and improvised music melted with electronic soundscapes. Via enchanting melodies, textures of sound, subtle harmonies and polyrhythm Merope gives life to a new ritual music of our modern time.
Meropewill introduce its new album Naktės (LP & CD).
Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė – voice, kanklės
Jean-Christophe Bonnafous – bansuri
Bert Cools – guitar, electronics
07.07. 20:00 NIDA. Evangelical Lutheran Church
07.08. 20:00 JUODKRANTĖ. Evangelical Lutheran Church
Soldier’s Tales. 1918. Europe. The war is over. The great empires are ruined. The old powers do not impose their will anymore. Exhausted soldiers leave trenches and return to their villages and towns. A new world is about to be brought into being; big and small nations begin to realise their cultural ambitions and self-government. Europe is turning into a choir of many new voices. New states are emerging. From Balkan to Carpathian Mountains, from Mediterranean to Baltic Sea new Europe is forming.
On a very twisty way A valiant soldier is plodding homewards…
Participants: Vytautas, Žilvinas, Rasa, Mihkel, Sonata, Rokas, Ridas
PROGRAMME:
Igor Stravinsky. Soldier’s Tale
Bela Bartok. Romanian Dances
Bela Bartok. Hungarian Folksongs
Bohuslav Martinu. Promenades
Ludomir Rožicki. Rhapsody
Josep Slavenski. From Balkans
07.09. 20:00 JUODKRANTĖ. Evangelical Lutheran Church
07.10. 20:00 NIDA. Evangelical Lutheran Church
Program dedicated to the centenary of Latvian State. VIE-RIX
PROGRAMME-DIALOGUE. Two countries, two epochs, two composers-geniuses:
W. A. Mozart and P. Plakidis. The foremost Austrian genius of all times Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) and one of the most celebrated Latvian composers of past decades – late Pēteris Plakidis (1947-2017). The programme is designed as a creative dialogue between the two giants. In his music, Plakidis constantly revisits other composers, styles and epochs, while an incessant player with human emotions Mozart always finds unorthodox twist.
Participants: Vytautas, Žilvinas, Rasa, Santa, Mindaugas, Sonata
PROGRAMME:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Quartet K.285
Pēteris Plakidis. Dedication to Haydn
Pēteris Plakidis. Improvisation and Burlesque
Pēteris Plakidis. Dedication to Brahms
Pēteris Plakidis. Dances of the Shadows
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Kegelstatt Trio K. 498
07.09. 20:00 NIDA. Evangelical Lutheran Church
07.10. 20:00 JUODKRANTĖ. Evangelical Lutheran Church
Estonian Landscapes. Program dedicated to the centenary of Estonian State. Composer and violinist Mihkel Kerem presents a program refuting the stereotypes of Estonian character, revealing an idiosyncratic Estonian spiritual landscape. It is a spectacular journey through Estonian composers’ spiritual landscapes revealing soundscapes of northern visions and dances based on picturesque Mesopotamian modes.
Participants: Mihkel, Rokas
PROGRAMME:
Artur Lemba. Armastuse poeem (Poéme d’amour)
Heino Eller. Muusikaline hetk (Musical moment), Männid (The Pines), Kellad (The Bells), Kuuvalgel (In the Moonlight)
Mati Kuulberg. Sonata for solo violin No 4
Mihkel Kerem. Mesopotamian Suite (based on Kurdish folksongs), Asleep
07.11 NIDA. AGILA.
Charlie Chaplin Circus
18:00 for all audience
21:00 for adults
Charlie Chaplin is the only figure in the history of cinematography who was the author of scenario, the director, the composer and the lead actor in his films. He was rated the greatest genius of film of the 20th century. His interwar films tell stories in which the veil of humour conceals subtle human emotions and existential truth. The festival presents Chaplin’s most comical film with live musical accompaniment. The film contemplates delicate human sentiments and the essence of life in the background of kaleidoscopic circus life.
Scenario – Charlie Chaplin; Director – Charlie Chaplin; Composer – Charlie Chaplin
Participants: Vytautas, Žilvinas, Rasa, Mihkel, Santa, Mindaugas, Sonata, Rokas
07.12 19:00 NIDA. AGILA
Eiti ramybėn
Opening of the ecological art workshop exhibition and premiere of festival’s production Eiti ramybėn. A symbolic path from the dictate of urban noise and ticking of the clock toward coalescence into nature of Čiurlionian landscape unites Japanese butoh dance, live electronics and M.K. Čiurlionis’ music.
Participants: Vaida, Jolita, Vilma and participants of the ecological art workshop; live piano – Rokas, live electronic music – Phil, choreography – Sakurako (butoh) & Phil (electro flamenco), butoh dance theatre Okarukas, costume design – Boram Gabrielė, video (stills) – Vytautas Katkus
07.13 20:00 NIDA. Evangelical Lutheran Church
The festival’s closing concert Lithuania at the Threshold of the Centenary. Then and NowIt is a symbolic musical journey through the 20th-century Lithuania. From M. K. Čiurlionis to today’s voices.
PROGRAMME:
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis. String quartet in C minor
Garland of miniatures:
Juozas Pakalnis, Julius Gaidelis, Juozas Gruodis, Aleksandras Kačanauskas
Loreta Narvilaitė. Morning Dew Was Falling
Anatolijus Šenderovas. Songs of Shulamith
Zita Bružaitė. Dance in Re(d)
Arvydas Malcys. Land of the Disobedient
Participants: Vytautas, Žilvinas, Rasa, Mihkel, Santa, Mindaugas, Sonata, Rokas
RESIDENTS AND GUESTS OF LAND OF THE DISOBEDIENT:
Guests:
Merope:
Indrė Jurgelevičiūtė, voice, kanklės
Jean-Christophe Bonnafous, bansuri
Bert Cools, guitar, electronics
Residents:
Vytautas Sriubikis, flute
Žilvinas Brazauskas, clarinet
Mihkel Kerem, violin
Rasa Vosyliūtė, violin
Santa Vižine, viola
Mindaugas Bačkus, cello
Sonata Zubovienė, piano
Rokas Zubovas, piano
Phil Vos, electronics
Sakurako, dance, choreography
Ridas Jasiulionis, actor, narrator
Vaida Kunigėlytė, artist
Jolita Sabaliauskaitė, artist
Vilma Dmitrijevienė, artist
Giedrius Kriūnas, light, sound, image
Jūratė Vansk, consultations, stage direction
Eglė Gabrytė, public relations
Administrators and dancers whose names tba