Concert "RESOUNDING FREEDOM"

The Vilnius University Song and Dance Ensemble invites you to the Lithuanian and Ukrainian student fellowship concert "RESOUNDING FREEDOM" on October 17th, at 5:00 PM, at the National Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis School of Art Dance Theatre.

"In our sighs, She is seen and heard..."

Justinas Marcinkevičius

In the golden waves of rye and the clouds grazing in the azure meadow. In the blue of cornflowers blooming on the horizon. She responds in the words of songs learned in childhood and in dance steps. That which we guard so closely within ourselves begins to resound together.

This concert is about freedom—a freedom that is not subject to time, language, or borders, yet belongs to everyone.

During the concert, the Lithuanian program will feature works by Zita Bružaitė, Vytautas Juozapaitis, Juozas Gumauskas, Jonas Švedas, Gintaras Vilčiauskas, Vidas Aleksandravičius, the ensemble's artistic director Eugenijus Čiplys, and choir director Dovilė Mačiukaitė-Krasauskienė. We will see choreography by Laimutė Kisielienė, Tamara Kalibataitė, and ensemble directors Albertas Švelginas and Indrė Alaburdienė.

The second part of the concert will be dedicated to Ukrainian folk music, song, and dance, performed by guests from Lviv. We will hear works by Mykola Husar, Bohdan Derevyanko, Yaroslav Barnych, Yevhen Kozak, Anatoliy Avdiyevsky, Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Vasyl Chuchman, Mykola Kubyk, Volodymyr Yatsola, Tetyana Kohut, Bohdan Stelmakh, and Ihor Bilozir. We will see choreography by Pylyp Sekh, Vasyl Pipash, Oleh Holdrych, and Yaroslav Chuperchuk.

Performers: Vilnius University Song and Dance Ensemble (Artistic Director Eugenijus Čiplys) and the Lviv National Ivan Franko University Song and Dance Ensemble "Cheremosh" (Artistic Director Tetyana Kohut).

The event is organized by the Vilnius University Song and Dance Ensemble and the Vilnius University Culture Centre. The event partner is the Lviv National Ivan Franko University.