In November, Alytus City Theatre becomes the epicentre of performing arts. The COM-MEDIA theatre festival is the biggest autumn cultural event in the region of Southern Lithuania, with a dozen of competitive performances on the main programme. Aware of the importance of a flawless programme content in the festival, as it creates a favourable relationship between the audience, the organiser and the participant, COM-MEDIA has been expanding the boundaries of the comedy genre for some time now, not avoiding tragicomedies, farce or even "uncomfortable" theatre with elements of surrealism and the absurd, but also seeking and inviting foreign performances that have already gained recognition in European theatre festivals.
After diversifying its activities a few years ago, the festival has created separate youth and children's programmes. COM-MOON-A is a "guerrilla opposition to classical theatre", questioning the place of alternative performing arts in postmodern and post-dramatic theatre. During the nightly session of theatrical events, the entire theatre building, without bypassing the basement or the roof, is filled with young theatre artists from Lithuania and abroad. Provocative performances, interactive workshops, performances, readings, cultural (ex)courses, film screenings, etc. In the early morning, the Critic's Egg - discussions and lively debates - invites the audience and sprinkles the critical pepper.