SUKLEGOS 2024 | Opening ceremony with the bands Žilvita (Lithuania), Gilė (Lithuania), Braška Lizdas (Lithuania).
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The International Festival of Traditional and Contemporary Folklore Suklegos combines various trends of folklore modernisation and invites to explore the world's music. On the first evening, it invites you to listen to the Lithuanian bands Žilvita, Gilė and Braška lizdas.
The aim of the children and youth folklore ensemble Žilvita, which was founded in Kaišiadorys Culture Centre, is to preserve, revive and spread the time-tested and handed-down traditions and customs of its region. The leader, Laima Morkūnienė, encourages people not only to know and respect customs, but also to take an interest in folklore and discover the layers of folk wisdom and wit that lie within it. "The sense of community is very important to Žilvita, which has more than 80 members.
Folklore ensemble "Gilė" is a youth group formed in Kaunas John Paul II Gymnasium, which has been active for more than 30 years. The ensemble performs traditional songs, dances, instrumental pieces, often experiments and takes a modern approach to folk songs. Members of the ensemble actively participate not only in festivals in Lithuania and abroad, but also in hiking activities! The group is led by Artūras Sinkevičius, the long-time director of the Suklegos festival, and Dobilas Juška.
"Braška Lizdas" is a folktronica group that finds inspiration in the archives of folklore. The performers bring the songs and stories they find there into the light of today, interweaving the sounds of analogue electronic and folk music in their creations. The repertoire of the group includes songs recorded in the 1960s and 1970s in the Dieveniškės appendices and the surrounding area.