Cultural calendar full of events

by Ms Erika Drungyte

The cultural life in Kaunas is very intense and the city distinguishes for variety of genres, unique projects, and different events on an international level. Every week citizens and guests can visit not only museum expositions, but are also welcome to new exhibition openings, educational art critique programs, concerts, all year round exhibitions in libraries, cultural centers. Every Saturday and Sunday at 4 p.m., Maestro Giedrius Kuprevièius or carillonist Julius Vilnonis perform on the unique instrument carillon, which was renewed last year and 14 bells were added up (there are 49 bells in total), in the Vytautas The Great War Museum garden.

Every first Sunday of the month "Sunday music" is performed all year round at the Jesuit church. "Lithuanian Theatre Spring" has become an excellent accent of spring. In April Kaunas is also rocked with international "Kaunas Jazz" festival. The lovers of sport dances will come to watch the international "Gin-tarine pora" festival, which is organized in May by the legendary Lithuanian dancing couple Jurat? and Èeslovas Norvaišos. The Kaunas citizens celebrate the day of the town in the end of May. All who love poetry may gather around to listen to the Lithuanian and foreign poetry in the international "Poezijos pavasaris" festival on 25 May. Kaunas national doll theatre organizes its festival on 24-27 May, for children and adults. The biggest international XII Pažaislis Festival of Classical and Sacred Music is organized from June until September in different halls and squares.

Dance Day of the Lithuanian Song Festival will be held on 6 July, while the lovers of operetta will come to the Kaunas castle on 7-8 July, where an international festival "Operet? Kauno pilyje" will be presented. Kaunas is going to commemorate its glorious Middle Age history and invites people to "Hansa Kaunas 2007" celebration in the end of August. A unique international modern dance festival will be held on 4-8 October. Textile biennale "TEXTILE 07" will be held in October-December. It will present the works of world textile artists. Such a biennale is exclusive in Lithuania. On 23-25 November, the sacral music, performed by chamber choirs in different churches, will be presented by "Cantate Domino" festival.