The singing beach "Sun & Sea"

"Sun & Sea" is a singing beach that the audience observes from above – from the perspective of the sun. In this work by artists Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė, Vaiva Grainytė, and Lina Lapelytė, performers in bathing suits sunbathe, build sandcastles, read books, play, and snack, all while singing as they go about their typical beach routines. In the bright summer daylight, the thoughts, life worries, memories, sunscreen ingredients, and morning plans to fry eggs of different characters are catchily set to music. However, this picture of a lazy vacation is merely a carefree surface: bodies affected by time and heat hide a premonition of the end – the transience of the Earth and humanity. With gentle irony and music electrified by anxiety, "Sun & Sea" tells a story about climate change, physicality, and the universal fatigue of both humans and the planet. Awarded the prestigious Golden Lion at the 2019 Venice Biennale and included in 2025 in the list of the best works of the 21st century compiled by "Frieze," one of the most influential contemporary art platforms, "Sun & Sea" maneuvers between a multitude of genres – living painting and installation, contemporary opera and performance, experimental theater and sound sculpture. Over the past six years, the work has traveled to 41 cities in 31 countries, and just last year it was performed in South Korea, Colombia, and Mexico. The singing beach, which makes the country's name famous around the world, is being shown in Kaunas at the BLC business center building. Moving through the different levels of the balcony-encircled space, the audience can observe the summery beach from different distances – "zooming in" and "zooming out" on the view. The work is presented in Kaunas in Lithuanian with the option to follow the libretto in English.