Songs and dances ensemble "Šviesa" of the Academy of Education of the Vytautas Magnus University
Artistic director - Jolanta Kisielytė - Sadauskienė
Choreographer  Loreta Putvinskaitė- Vičienė
Chormeister Vilius Tavoras
Managers of the folk instruments orchestra - Saulė Zadesenec and  Algirdas Jedemskij
The word "light" is probably first associated with sun, warmth or the name of a school, publishing house or street, but not for the "Šviesa" song and dance ensemble of the Vytautas Magnus University Academy of Education, which is in its 70th season.For us, the ensemble "Šviesa" is about cherishing folk music and dances, persistent work, meaningful leisure time, upholding the values and traditions of folk art and the ensemble. Although generations of students have changed over the years, the ensemble remains young and original, radiating youthfulness. ŠVIESA" knocks on the hearts of the audience with dance, song, music and, as if with a secret key, unlocks and warms the souls for goodness and beauty.
 
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Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Vilnius Tech) folk dance ensemble "Vingis"
Artistic Director Rimutė Zaleckaitė
Choreographer Donatas Šiniauskas
Folk music band leader Kęstutis Lipeika
Vocal group leader Gabrielė Budrytė
"Vingis" is our home.
"Vingis" is our friends.
"Vingis" is tradition, love and celebrations.
"Vingis" is the gift we give most sincerely to our audience.
Being together, Lithuanian songs and dances are a source of strength. After all, it is not for nothing that our ancestors had their own songs for all occasions.
 
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"Ąžuoliukas" is a choir of boys and young men founded in 1959 by Maestro Herman Perelstein. Today "Ąžuoliukas" is one of the best known names in the Lithuanian music world. It is a unique combination of several choirs - from toddlers to men - and a music school. A fertile environment that has produced dozens of the country's most famous musicians.
But at Ąžuoliuks, boys receive much more than just the basics of musical education. Perhaps that is why many of the members of this group do not hesitate to call "Ąžuoliukė" a school of life and a second home. It is a space where a child fully matures for an independent life.