Next session: Sun, 8 Jun 2025, 12:00
The performance - a tour of interwar Žaliakalnis - is a performative event that directly involves young and professional artists from the Žaliakalnis community, introducing them to the living memory and history of the inhabitants of Žaliakalnis. It is a joint project of the dance company ULNA and Kaunas - European Capital of Culture 2022, a cross-section of the cell of Kaunas - Žaliakalnis - revealing its beauty through aesthetic means, historical and documentary methods.
The tour will start from the legendary Kaukas Staircase, a symbol of interwar Kaunas. According to architectural historian J. Kančienė, it was the most beautiful staircase in Lithuania between the wars. Legend has it that Kaukas, the hero of Lithuanian myths, was a small man who reigned here. In this journey through dance, theatre and music, the audience will be introduced to the inter-war issues of Žaliakalnis and will see what the neighbourhood looks like today, experiencing its vibrancy.
This project is unique in that the audience does not only watch the visual staging of the piece, but also becomes an immersive participant with the aid of headphones. The voices and stories of the actors, blended with the music, will transport the participants to another space, immersing them in a step-by-step journey down the staircase of time - from the interwar period to the present day.