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Main / Programme and participants / Programme / Programme SKAMBA SKAMBA KANKLIAI 25−28 May 2023 We invite you to participate in the events of the 49th annual festival: listen to concerts in the spaces of the old town of Vilnius, visit the craft fair, dance at the festival dances - let's enjoy the ethnic culture together! DOWNLOAD PROGRAMME PARTICIPANTS Programa 23d 26d 25d May 25 THURSDAY May 26 FRIDAY May 27 SATURDAY May 28 SUNDAY May 25 THURSDAY 18:00 Pasidainavimų vakaras An evening of singing with Vilnius city folklore ensembles Courtyard of Vilnius Academy of Arts (Maironio st. 6) 18:00 Pasidainavimų vakaras An evening of singing with Vilnius city folklore ensembles Courtyard of Vilnius Academy of Arts (Maironio st. 6) 18:00 Pasidainavimų vakaras Courtyard of Vilnius Academy of Arts (Maironio st. 6) 18:00 Pasidainavimų vakaras An evening of singing with Vilnius city folklore ensembles Courtyard of Vilnius Academy of Arts (Maironio st. 6) DAINYNĖLIS 18:00 Pasidainavimų vakaras An evening of singing with Vilnius city folklore ensembles Courtyard of Vilnius Academy of Arts (Maironio st. 6) May 26 FRIDAY 18:00 Sutartinių takas Open-air performances of sutartinės (Lithuanian multipart songs and instrumental polyphonic music) Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 19:00 Vilnius mūsų tėvyna Circle of sutartinės Šventaragis’ Valley (next to the monument to King Mindaugas) 20:00 Skumba skumba kunkliai Concert dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the festival, with Vilnius folklore ensembles and foreign guests Vaidilos Theatre (A. Jakšto st. 9) 22:00 Naktišokiai Lithuanian traditional dances 22 bendra būtis (Vilniaus st. 22) 22:00 Naktišokiai Lithuanian traditional dances 22 bendra būtis (Vilniaus st. 22) May 27 SATURDAY 11:00 - 21:00 Darbas meistrą giria Folk art and culinary heritage fair Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 12:00 - 19:00 Amatų kiemas Traditional crafts workshops for children and adults Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 12:00 Saulytė Concerts of children’s folklore ensembles Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 13:00 Tradicijų akiračiai: pažinti, suprasti Traditional music and customs, subtleties of national costume. Guests from Georgia, Ukraine, Hungary and Latvia present their traditions. Bagel shop (Pylimo st. 4) 15:00 Slauna mūsų giminėlė Concert of Vilnius region folklore ensembles Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 17:00 Svetukai mano, rygailio! Concert of festival guests Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 16:00 Aisūs kunklaliai Concert of musicians from Lithuania and abroad playing kanklės (Lithuanian folk stringed instrument) St. Catherine's Church (Vilniaus st. 30) 18:30 Eisva mudu abudu Concert-evening of youth folklore groups Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 18:00 Apėja sauliūte aplinkui zarių Concert of Baltic ritual music featuring “Kūlgrinda” and “Skandinieki” St. Catherine's Church (Vilniaus st. 30) 20:00 Grajyk, muzikėle! Concert of fosterers of Lithuanian traditional instrumental music and traditional dances Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 21:30 Nakties muzika Concert of festival guests of Georgia, Ukraine and Latvia St. Catherine's Church (Vilniaus st. 30) 23:00 - 06:00 Naktinės dūzgės Ethnic culture night: traditional dances, crafts, ethno-films, songs, and meetings of Lithuanians and foreign nations Energy and Technology Museum (Rinktinės st. 2) May 28 SUNDAY 11:00 - 21:00 Darbas meistrą giria Folk art and culinary heritage fair Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 11:00 - 21:00 Amatų kiemas Traditional crafts workshops for children and adults Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 12:00 Dzūkodelika Rokas Kašėta concert Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 13:00 Kaimynėli, svečias būk! Concert of folklore ensembles from Lithuanian ethnographic regions Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 14:00 Žemčiūgai brangūs, mergele Hour of traditional folk hymns, with traditional singers of the Punsk region St Francis of Assisi Church (Maironio st. 10) 15:00 Augin mane motinėlė Concert of Lithuanian and ethnic minority folklore groups dedicated to the 700th anniversary of Vilnius Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 15:00 - 17:30 The sounding old town Traditional songs, dances and music of Lithuanian folklore ensembles Pilies st., Rotušės square, courtyards of the History and Psilosophy faculties if Vilnius University, the squares of L. Stuoka-Gucevičius and K. Sirvydas 18:00 Parade of festival participants Procession of festival participants From Town Hall Square to Bernar dine Garden 18:30 I will go where I go Festival closing concert with Lithuanian folklore ensembles and festival guests Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 24d

Skamba skamba kankliai INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL 23−26 May 2024 The international folklore festival Skamba skamba kankliai has been held in Vilnius since 1973 and is one of the few authentic ethnic music festivals in Europe. ABOUT PROGRAMME Festival news The international folklore festival Skamba skamba kankliai will be held for the 51st time Once again, the international folklore festival Skamba skamba kankliai will invite you to flood the Old Town of Vilnius with beautiful... In 2023 on May 25-28, the 50th Skamba skamba kankliai will be held in Vilnius The international folklore festival Skamba skamba kankliai, which will celebrate its half-century anniversary next year, is one of the... Folklore festival Skamba skamba kankliai took place throughout the capital city Just like every year, during the last week of May, Vilnius was bustling with the international folklore festival Skamba skamba kankliai,... ALL THE NEWS Play Video Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tumblr Copy Link Link Copied About the festival . "Skamba skamba kankliai" festival has been held in Vilnius since 1973 and is one of the few authentic ethnic music festivals in Europe. It is the oldest folklore festival in Lithuania, traditionally held on the last weekend of May. Being the oldest folklore festival, it had and still has a significant impact on the entire Lithuanian folklore movement, it was and is not only an important part of the spread and development of our ethnic culture in the present and history. MORE

Main / Programme and participants / Participants / Participants SKAMBA SKAMBA KANKLIAI 25−28 May 2023 We invite you to get to know the participants of the 50th festival: performers, ensembles, folk artists and vendors. PROGRAMME ABOUT Foreign performers Lithuanian performers Other performers Užsienio atlikėjai Lietuvos atlikėjai Kiti dalyviai

Main / About festival / About the festival SKAMBA SKAMBA KANKLIAI 23−26 May 2024 The international folklore festival Skamba skamba kankliai has been held in Vilnius since 1973 and is one of the few authentic ethnic music festivals in Europe. PROGRAMME GALLERY The oldest folklore festival in Lithuania This event had a significant impact on the entire Lithuanian folklore movement − it was and still is an important part of the dissemination, development, present, and history of our country’s ethnic culture. 30 years ago, the Skamba skamba kankliai community became a powerful “velvet” (i.e., non-violent) force, slowly unclenching the tight grip of the occupation – the Lithuanian folklore movement was one of the forms of resistance to denationalisation and Soviet ideology. Without it, there would not have been a Singing Revolution. Over the nearly 50 years of its existence, this festival has become an annual “feast” for all aficionados of Lithuanian folklore and has shaped its image as a celebration of ethnic culture. Taking place on the last weekend of May, every year this festival brings together a large community, bound by strong ties. In addition to the traditional events – the “Pasidainavimų vakaras”, “Naktišokiai”, meetings with village singers, performances by Lithuanian and foreign ensembles, instrumental music concerts, folk artist markets − new forms of presenting traditional music can also be found in the festival programme. For example, the “Sutartinių takas”, “Tradicijų akiračiai “Nakties muzika”, “Festivalio kinas “Naktinės dūzgės” and other events that stimulate interest in ethnic culture from our society and festival guests. The early days of the festival The actual start date of the festival was discovered in draft protocols from the personal archives of Daiva Čičinskienė, secretary of the Folk Music section of the Vilnius City Board of Culture for many years. Initiative was taken by Eugenija Venskauskaitė, who diligently tried to collect the scattered and unstructured facts about the history of the festival. ​ ​ The idea that Vilnius needs a folk instrumental music festival had already been in the minds of Vladas Bartusevičius and other famous cultural figures of the time. ​ In October 1973, a folk music concert, “Skamba skamba kankliai”, was held at the Palace of Concerts and Sports. At the end of May 1974, a festival was held in various halls around Vilnius and in Kalnai Park, with Petras Juodelė suggesting the name “Skamba skamba kankliai” – which translates into “kanklės [a traditional Lithuanian folk string instrument] sound”. Vidas Aleksandravičius took on the role of director. The historical flow of the festival In addition to song and dance ensembles, ethnographic ensembles also participated in the first concerts of Skamba skamba kankliai (performing the joint programme prepared by Laima Burkšaitienė, then the head of the folklore ensemble of Vilnius University; ever since, the song “Vidury lauko pušynas augo” is still a popular piece among folklore ensembles). For some time, groups promoting stylised folklore and groups fighting for the authenticity of traditional culture participated in the festival side by side. ​ It was a natural resistance to the ideology of Soviet festivals, stylised folklore, and the Soviet ideology of levelling culture. During the period of 1973−1988, it was very important to restore to the people of the cities their faith in the value of their native culture, its eternal existence, and the survival of Lithuanian identity. And they succeeded! Since 1979, the courtyards of Vilnius University, the Alumnate, and other places in the Old Town during the festival become, in a way, almost like farmsteads for lovers of folk art. Anyone and everyone can come to sing, dance, and have fun in a common whirlwind of festivalgoers. The festival’s concerts take place both in the courtyards of Old Town and in concert halls. Every year, the organisers of the festival try to assimilate and “tame” new spaces. This is how they eventually settled in the Bernardine Garden, adapted the spaces of the Church of St Catherine’s, the courtyard of the Vilnius County Adomas Mickevičius Public Library. Read more

Main / News / News SKAMBA SKAMBA KANKLIAI PROGRAMME ABOUT Feb 29 News The international folklore festival Skamba skamba kankliai will be held for the 51st time Once again, the international folklore festival Skamba skamba kankliai will invite you to flood the Old Town of Vilnius with beautiful... Dec 8, 2022 News In 2023 on May 25-28, the 50th Skamba skamba kankliai will be held in Vilnius The international folklore festival Skamba skamba kankliai, which will celebrate its half-century anniversary next year, is one of the... Sep 18, 2022 News Folklore festival Skamba skamba kankliai took place throughout the capital city Just like every year, during the last week of May, Vilnius was bustling with the international folklore festival Skamba skamba kankliai,... Sep 18, 2022 News What can you expect from the festival’s colourful and rich programme? The Sudovia-themed colourful and rich programme of the 49th Skamba skamba kankliai includes traditional festival events, foreign guests,...

Main / Lithuanian performers / Lithuanian performers SKAMBA SKAMBA KANKLIAI We invite you to familiarize yourself with the 50th festival, which is taking place in 2023 on May 25 - 28, performers from Lithuania. PROGRAMME ABOUT No posts published in this language yet Once posts are published, you’ll see them here.

Main / Foreign performers / Foreign performers SKAMBA SKAMBA KANKLIAI We invite you to familiarize yourself with the 50th festival, which is taking place in 2023 on May 25 - 28, performers from abroad. PROGRAMME ABOUT Foreign performers Alutaguse Rahvamuusikud (Estonia) "Alutaguse rahvamuusikud" ("Alutaguse Folk Musicians") came together in the autumn of 2022 to take part in the Youth Song and Dance... Foreign performers Svātra (Latvia) Folklore band Svātra came together in 1994 for the first time to regale folklore art lovers’ eyes and ears. In the songs of Svātra the...

Main / Other performers / Other performers SKAMBA SKAMBA KANKLIAI We invite you to familiarize yourself with the 50th festival, which is taking place in 2023 on May 25 - 28, with other participants. PROGRAMME ABOUT No posts published in this language yet Once posts are published, you’ll see them here.

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Main / Programme 2023 / Programme SKAMBA SKAMBA KANKLIAI 25−28 May 2023 We invite you to participate in the events of the 49th annual festival: listen to concerts in the spaces of the old town of Vilnius, visit the craft fair, dance at the festival dances - let's enjoy the ethnic culture together! DOWNLOAD PROGRAMME PARTICIPANTS Programa 25d 28d 27d May 25 THURSDAY May 26 FRIDAY May 27 SATURDAY May 28 SUNDAY May 25 THURSDAY 18:00 Pasidainavimų vakaras An evening of singing with Vilnius city folklore ensembles Courtyard of Vilnius Academy of Arts (Maironio st. 6) May 26 FRIDAY 18:00 Sutartinių takas Open-air performances of sutartinės (Lithuanian multipart songs and instrumental polyphonic music) Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 19:00 Vilnius mūsų tėvyna Circle of sutartinės Šventaragis’ Valley (next to the monument to King Mindaugas) 20:00 Skumba skumba kunkliai Concert dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the festival, with Vilnius folklore ensembles and foreign guests Vaidilos Theatre (A. Jakšto st. 9) 22:00 Naktišokiai Lithuanian traditional dances 22 bendra būtis (Vilniaus st. 22) May 27 SATURDAY 11:00 - 21:00 Darbas meistrą giria Folk art and culinary heritage fair Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 12:00 - 19:00 Amatų kiemas Traditional crafts workshops for children and adults Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 12:00 Saulytė Concerts of children’s folklore ensembles Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 13:00 Čiulba čiulbutis Concert of solo and duet folk singers St. Catherine's Church (Vilnius st. 30) 15:00 Slauna mūsų giminėlė Concert of Vilnius region folklore ensembles Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 16:00 Aisūs kunklaliai Concert of musicians from Lithuania and abroad playing kanklės (Lithuanian folk stringed instrument) St. Catherine's Church (Vilniaus st. 30) 17:00 Svetukai mano, rygailio! Concert of festival guests Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 18:00 Apėja sauliūte aplinkui zarių Concert of Baltic ritual music featuring “Kūlgrinda” and “Skandinieki” St. Catherine's Church (Vilniaus st. 30) 18:30 Eisva mudu abudu Concert-evening of youth folklore groups Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 20:00 Grajyk, muzikėle! Concert of fosterers of Lithuanian traditional instrumental music and traditional dances Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 21:30 Nakties muzika Concert of festival guests of Georgia, Ukraine and Latvia St. Catherine's Church (Vilniaus st. 30) 23:00 - 06:00 Naktinės dūzgės Ethnic culture night: traditional dances, crafts, ethno-films, songs, and meetings of Lithuanians and foreign nations Energy and Technology Museum (Rinktinės st. 2) May 28 SUNDAY 11:00 - 21:00 Darbas meistrą giria Folk art and culinary heritage fair Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 11:00 - 21:00 Amatų kiemas Traditional crafts workshops for children and adults Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 12:00 Dzūkodelika Rokas Kašėta concert Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 13:00 Tradicijų akiračiai: pažinti, suprasti Traditional music and customs, subtleties of national costume. Guests from Georgia, Ukraine, Hungary and Latvia present their traditions. Bagel shop (Pylimo st. 4) 13:00 Kaimynėli, svečias būk! Concert of folklore ensembles from Lithuanian ethnographic regions Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 14:00 Žemčiūgai brangūs, mergele Hour of traditional folk hymns, with traditional singers of the Punsk region St Francis of Assisi Church (Maironio st. 10) 15:00 Multinational Vilnius Concert of Lithuanian and ethnic minority folklore groups dedicated to the 700th anniversary of Vilnius Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 15:00 - 17:30 The sounding old town Traditional songs, dances and music of Lithuanian folklore ensembles Pilies st., Rotušės square, courtyards of the History and Psilosophy faculties if Vilnius University, the squares of L. Stuoka-Gucevičius and K. Sirvydas 18:00 Parade of festival participants Procession of festival participants From Town Hall Square to Bernar dine Garden 18:30 I will go where I go Festival closing concert with Lithuanian folklore ensembles and festival guests Bernardine Garden (B. Radvilaitės st. 8A) 26d

Main / Programme/paslėpta / Programme SKAMBA SKAMBA KANKLIAI 25−28 May 2023 We invite you to participate in the events of the 49th annual festival: listen to concerts in the spaces of the old town of Vilnius, visit the craft fair, dance at the festival dances - let's enjoy the ethnic culture together! PARTICIPANTS

Main / Programme and participants / Programme and participants of the international folklore festival "Skamba skamba kankliai", ongoing in 2023 on May 25-28 . Programme Participants