2011 year

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GUGU-DADA AND... THAT IS ALL 2011-10-03

Vidmantas Kiaušas

The presentation of “Sermon to the Fishes” in the new Rūta Hall of Kaunas State Drama Theatre was intriguing. Composer, National Prize Winner V. Bartulis is the author, director, composer and scenographer of the performance, while Vladimiras Šerstabojevas is the author of lights and video installation.

Kaunas Dance Theatre project „V.A.G.“

MUSIC IN DANCE PERFORMANCES – NECESSITY OR ADVANTAGE? 2011-10-04

Justina Paltanavičiūtė

Dance and music have been connected since the ancient times. Rhythmic body movements (dance) are related to music more than anything else. However, the dance has acquired new meaning in the time of conceptualism and postmodernism. So what is contemporary dance and what is its relation with music? Is music still a satellite of dance? Can dance exist separately? These questions were raised by the International Contemporary Dance Festival Aura that took place on the 21-25 of September and presented a wide range of dance performances.

Gao Yuan "Twelve Moons". Photo by R. Giniūnaitė

MADONNA WITH CHILD IN THE ORIENTAL EYES 2011-10-17

Rūta Giniūnaitė

Gao Yuan used the subject of Madonna and child as a discovery and creative inspiration. Influenced by the Renaissance masterpieces, seen in Italy, the artist decided to incorporate the subject into the Eastern cultural space. The concept of two worlds is represented in the artwork – religious (Christian) and astrological (Signs of Zodiac, celestial bodies). Chinese women and children are involved into the composition instead of Jesus and Mary.

Almyra Weigel. Photo by Rimantė Ropytė

KAUNAS BIENNIAL TEXTILE'11: INTRIGUING WORKS OF ART 2011-10-17

Vida Labanauskienė

The 8th Textile Biennial has dressed Kaunas in textile art. Works of art, displayed in spaces of museums, galleries and the city, delight, amaze, amuse, educate and inspire. The richest display of the biennial is located at M. Žilinskas Art Gallery (12 Nepriklausomybės Sq.), where one can feel the pulse of contemporary textile, predict the future possibilities and sense the breath of the past.

White Scandinavian Nights I-IV, 2010

TURNS OF SPACE AND LIGHT 2011-10-28

Renata Bartusevičiūtė

Space and light are two most important things to Aušra Andziulytė. „I always try to convey them and often with the help of the yellow colour. This colour is not absolutely real to me – it associates with light. Others say that space is blue; meanwhile I cannot imagine the blue space. The yellow colour reminds me of icons. Probably it is the intangible glint and lustre that help me create the sense of space. I always try to turn the flatness into space“, - the author says.

The newest publication of LAA Publishing House "Stasys". Illustration for the album cover of S.Eidrigevičius

D.ZOVIENĖ: IF THE TEXT IS UNREADABLE AND THE IMAGE IS INVISIBLE, THE BOOK DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE 2011-10-28

Austėja Masiokaitė

D. Zovienė doubts if the art publications will move to the digital space because it would not give any aesthetical experiences. Traditional published book is not flat; it is three-dimensional – as architecture.

"Purge". Photo by Donatas Stankevičius

THE "PURGE" OF JONAS JURAŠAS – BETWEEN THE DIDACTIC SCYLLA AND FASHIONABLE CHARYBDIS 2011-10-31

Mindaugas Grigaitis, Justina Paltanavičiūtė

Soviet period is still a painful problem of our society. There are many positions and versions of the attitudes towards it. Younger generations, that have not experienced Soviet times, create their images by hearsay. The topic of the Soviets could become a great source of artistic inspirations but only a few artists use it bravely. The performance “Purge” of Jonas Jurašas is a daring attempt to discuss the topic. His aim is to make Soviet traumas public, to speak about their effects and to declare the possibility of purge.