Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

LITHUANIA 67

DIRECTORY

MARKETS

Gariūnai

Vilnius–Kaunas

Highway.

Halės Market

Pylimo and Bazilijonų

street corner, Vilnius.

TRADITIONAL

CRAFTS

Aukso Avis

Savičiaus 10, Vilnius.

Tel (5) 261 0421.

Linen & Amber

Studio

Stiklių 3, Vilnius.

Tel (5) 261 0213.

http://www.lgstudija.lt

(One of several branches.)

Sauluva

Literatų 3 & Šv Mykolo 4,

Vilnius. Tel (5) 212 1227.

http://www.sauluva.lt

FINE ART AND

ANTIQUES

Artists’ Union

Exhibition Hall

Vokiečių 2, Vilnius.

Tel (5) 261 9516.

http://www.galerija-lds.lt

Rūtos Galerija

Vokiečių 28, Vilnius.

Tel (5) 231 4537.

Užupio Galerija

Užupio 3–l, Vilnius.

Tel (5) 231 2318.

NIGHTLIFE

Bix

Etmonų 6, Vilnius.

Tel (5) 262 7791.

Gravity

Jasinskio 16, Vilnius.

Tel (5) 249 7966.

Pabo Latino

Trakų 3, Vilnius.

Tel (5) 262 1045;

Žvejų 4, Klaipėda.

Tel (46) 403 040.

Paparazzi

Totorių 3, Vilnius.

Tel (5) 212 0135.

Siena

Laisvės 93, Kaunas.

Tel (37) 424 424.

Skliautai

Aušros Vartų 11, Kaunas.

Tel (37) 224 112.

Žaltvykslė

Pilies 11, Vilnius.

Tel (5) 268 7173.

THEATRE

Klaipėda State

Drama Theatre

Manto 45, Klaipėda.

Tel (46) 314 453.

http://www.kldteatras.lt

Lithuanian National

Drama Theatre

Gedimino 4, Vilnius.

Tel (5) 262 1593.

http://www.teatras.lt

State Small Theatre

of Vilnius

Gedimino 22, Vilnius.

Tel (5) 249 9869.

http://www.vmt.lt

LIVE MUSIC

Brodvėjus

Vokiečių 4, Vilnius.

Tel (5) 210 7208.

http://www.brodvejus.lt

Forum Palace

Konstitucijos 26, Vilnius.

Tel (5) 263 6666.

http://www.forumpalace.lt

Holiday Inn Vilnius

Šeimyniškių 1, Vilnius.

Tel (5) 210 3000.

http://www.holidayInnvilnius.lt

Kurpiai

Kurpių 1a, Klaipėda.

Tel (46) 410 555.

Siemens Arena

Ozo 14, Vilnius.

Tel (5) 247 7576.

http://www.siemens-arena.lt

Tamsta Club

Subačiaus 11, Vilnius.

Tel (5) 212 1185.

http://www.tamstaclub.lt

Utenos

Entertainment

Centre

Ąžuolyno 9, Vilnius.

Tel (5) 242 4444.

CLASSICAL MUSIC,

OPERA AND BALLET

Anželika Cholina

Dance Theatre

Šimulionio 4–103, Vilnius.

Tel (5) 6883 4181.

Congress Palace

Vilnius 6–14, Vilnius.

Tel (5) 261 8828.

National Opera &

Ballet Theatre

Vienuolio 1, Vilnius.

Tel (5) 262 0727.

National

Philharmonic

Aušros Vartų 5, Vilnius.

Tel (5) 266 5216.

http://www.filharmonija.lt

MUSIC FESTIVALS

Edvard Grieg and M

K Čiurlionis Festival

http://www.kaunofilharmonija.lt

Muzikinis Pajūris

http://www.muzikinis-teatras.lt

Pažaislis Music

Festival

http://www.pazaislis.lt

THEATRE

Lithuanians are passionate
about theatre. Productions by
Oskaras Koršunovas and
Eimuntas Nekrošius are highly
recommended. The Lithuanian
National Drama Theatre and
the more avant-garde State
Small Theatre of Vilnius pro-
vide pre-recorded English
translations for some per-
formances. The Klaipėda
State Drama Theatre, which
dates from 1819, is the most
famous theatre outside Vilnius.

MUSIC FESTIVALS

Several music festivals have

grown in popularity over

the years. The magnificent

Baroque Pažaislis Monastery

complex, near Kaunas, forms

the backdrop to the annual

Pažaislis Music Festival. The

Edvard Grieg and M K

Čiurlionis Festival, hosted in

Kaunas each spring, features

classical music con certs. The

Muzikinis Pajūris (Musical

Seaside) festival of opera and

symphony takes place every

summer in Klaipėda.

LIVE MUSIC

With a small but fanatical
following, jazz forms an inex-
tricable part of the Lithuanian
lifestyle. The Holiday Inn
Vilnius hosts some excellent
jazz performances and both
Vilnius and Kaunas have

CLASSICAL MUSIC,

OPERA AND BALLET

Vilnius has a good classical

music scene. Both the National

Philharmonic and the Congress

Palace hold superb concerts.

The innovative choreography

of the Anželika Cholina Dance

Theatre is popular with locals

and visitors alike. The famous

National Opera & Ballet

Theatre is often packed to

capacity. Theatres in Klaipėda

and Kaunas organize regular

classical music concerts and

opera performances.

brilliant jazz festivals. Kurpiai

in Klaipėda is best known for

its jazz and blues concerts.

Several outstanding

Lithuanian rock and pop

performers play regularly at

atmospheric venues such as

Tamsta Club, Brodvėjus and

the Forum Palace in Vilnius.

International artistes tend to

play at the modern Siemens

Arena or the less pretentious

Utenos Entertainment Centre.

Folk festivals are often

organized in the premises of

Vilnius University.