Festival of Lithuania SONGS OF THE CENTURIES

Date: From 2009-07-01 To 2009-07-06
Location: Sereikiškių, Kalnų, Vingio parkai, Katedros aikštė, Rotušės aikštė, Taikomosios dailės muziejus, Kongresų rūmai, Lietuvos rusų dramos teatras, Žalgirio stadionas
Category: Festival, Other
Organizer: Lietuvos liaudies kultūros centras

Curator: the Director of the Millennium Song Celebration of Lithuania - Saulius Liausa, the Director of the Lithuanian Folk Culture Centre
Idea Originators:
Vida Šatkauskienė, the leader of the creative group of Folklore Day
Leokadija Dabužinskaitė, the author of scenario, the leader of the creative group of the Ensembles Night
Laimutė Kiselienė, the leader of the creative group of the Dance Day
Lina Naikelienė, the leader of the creative group of Kanklės Afternoon
Vytautas Miškinis, the leader of the creative groups of the Great Song Day and the School Children Song Day
Remigijus Vilys, the leader of the creative group of Brass Orchestras Concerts
Irena Maciulevičienė, the leader of the creative group of the Theatres Day
Alė Počiulpaitė, the co-ordinator of the Folk Art Exhibition
Organiser: the Lithuanian Folk Culture Centre
Initiator: the Lithuanian Folk Culture Centre
Partner: the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius City Municipality
Programm of the festival >>

Continuing our country’s significant cultural tradition dating back to the memorable 1924, the Millennium Song Festival of Lithuania in Vilnius and Kaunas Cities is being arranged. That will be one of the most prominent events in celebration of the Millennium of Lithuania.

The traditions and symbolism of three Baltic States’ song and dance festivals was proclaimed by UNESCO as the masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity. The totality of the Millennium Song Festival of Lithuania 2009 will consist of the following programmes: the Professional Creation Night (the territory of Castles, the Cathedral Square), the Choral Music Night (the Congress Concert Hall), the Kanklės Afternoons (the Church of the Resurrection), the Modern Folklore Programme (Kalnų Park), the Folklore Days (Sereikiškių Park), the Brass Orchestra Concerts (Kalnų Park, City Hall Square), the Ensembles Night (Kaunas Dainų Valley), the Dance Day (Žalgiris Stadium), the School Children Song Day and the Great Song Day (Vingio Park).

The parade of participants, the folk art exhibition, concerts of artistic collectives, the joint performance of amateur theatres “Amerika pirtyje” and many other events will take place. About 40,000 performers from Lithuania and emigrants from all over the world will take part in different programmes.