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In brief: Germans have their genre of songs “lied”, Frenchmen admire their “chanson”. Russian music may not be imagined without a romance and a folk song. It was possible to hear such Russian songs at the hall of Kaunas Artists' House on June 7, when Kaunas Russian Cultural Centre “Science – Light” presented two young Russian singers Darja Zykova and Vladimir Avtomonov.
In brief: The international art project “KoViKaVi” occupied spaces of Kaunas galleries at the end of May and attracted attention of the audience by the tone reminding dada times. The ideas of Lithuanian, Danish and Estonian artists migrated round Europe for some time until they were embodied in the joint and rather eccentric exhibition. Its subtitle “PostBliaBlu” reflects the naughty mood of the participants and the post-art direction of creation.
In brief: Writing a historical novel is not the easiest task today. A writer who has chosen a historical theme may hardly limit himself/herself with a traditional historical novel today. The time demands to renew the traditional historical thinking models by contemporary language of literature, to adjust it to the changed identity, which is a work demanding great talent and efforts.
In brief: It is said that conductors may be distributed to three groups: the ones conducting for themselves, the ones conducting for the audience and the ones conducting the orchestra. Donald Chan who conducted Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra on June 9 could be called the conductor of the third category – it is not often that one may hear Kaunas collective playing with so much temperament and so harmoniously.
