Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

(Ben Green) #1
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.
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