The annual Darna festival to celebrate the International Day of Tolerance will be held at two adjacent locations this year: the Lithuanian Jewish Community and the Cvi Park Israeli street-food kiosk and performance space across the street. The festival will include live music, poetry and photography exhibits.
Besides the usual food, drink and friends, this year’s festival will also include musical performances by students from the Sholem Aleichem ORT Gymnasium, National Opera and Ballet Theater soloist Julija Stupnianek-Kalėdiene and then that soloist’s own program performed together with Giedrė Muralytė and Lina Žutautaitė. Poetry by Indrė Valantinaitė and Tina del Mar on cello will also feature, and Toma Čepaitė will perform on the traditional Lithuanian stringed instrument the kanklės. Violinist Dalia Dėdinskaitė, cellist Gleb Pyšniak and accordionist Tadas Motiečius will perform together as Arts Lituanica. Walter Delahunt and his band of friends from Canada will also perform. Accomplished DJs will round out the night.
Photography and art exhibits by well-known artists from Lithuania and abroad are also part of the experience.
All events and exhibitions are free and open to the public, but registration is required by sending an e-mail to welcome.to.darna@gmail.com.
Program:
6:00 P.M. DJ Gytis (Ramu records);
6:30 vocalist Julija Stupnianek-Kalėdienė and Giedrė Muralytė;
6:50 Sholem Aleichem ORT Gymnasium students Patricija Juškytė on piano, Agnė Marija Bagočiūnaitė on cello, Lina Žutautaitė on piano and Rima Švėgždaitė on violin;
7:05 Amžina Meilė [Endless Love] by Julija Stupnianek-Kalėdiene with Giedrė Muralytė on piano;
7:35 DJ Gytis (Ramu records);
8:00 Lithuanian Jewish Community chairwoman Faina Kukliansky provides Toelrance Day greetings;
8:10 Arts Lituanica Trio ;
8:30 Walter Delahunt from Canada on piano with guests;
8:45 Indrė Valantinaitė reads poetry;
9:00 DJ Gytis (Ramu records);
9:30 Tina del Mar, voice and cello;
9:50 – Toma Čepaitė on kanklės;
10:20 DJ Pedagogist from Hungary;
11:30 The end?
