XXIX International Literature Festival Druskininkai Poetic Fall 2018

Poetry: the Sound and the Fury

PROGRAM

 

October 3, Wednesday

18.00 Presentation of the DPF Anthology. Lithuanian National Commission for UNESCO.
Address: Šv. Jono g. 11, Vilnius.

 

 

October 4, Thursday

16.00 Departure of foreign guests to Druskininkai from the Lithuanian Writers’ Union.
Address: K. Sirvydo st. 6

 

 

October 5, Friday

09.00 Meeting with students in Druskininkai schools
11.00 Registration of participants. Druskininkai, Centre Dainava, Café Širdelė, Bubilas Hall, Maironio St. 16
13.45 Opening of the festival. Flying of the DPF flag next to Café Širdelė
14.00 Discussion “The Sound and the Fury”. Moderator: Paulina Drėgvaitė.
Participants: Neringa Butnoriūtė, Virginija Cibarauskė, Marius Povilas Elijas Martynenko, Lina Buivydavičiūtė. Centre Dainava, Aušrinė Hall. With simultaneous translation.

During the festival, the Aušrinė Hall will host exhibition "Poems by Post" by Vytautas Butvilas-Mažylis


16.00 Coffee break. "Silence and Placidity" exhibition of embroidered book markers by Rūta Kačkutė. Lobby of the Aušrinė Hall
16.30 Presentation of new books and Mini Book Fair. Centre Dainava, Saulė Hall (without translation)
19.00 Poetry readings. Moderators: Laura Kromalcaitė ir Nerijus Cibulskas. Centre Dainava. Aušrinė Hall.
Sandra Alcosser (USA)
Lina Buividavičiūtė (Lithuania)
Mireia Calafell (Catalonia)
Ifor ap Glyn (UK)
Dovilė Kuzminskaitė (Lithuania)
Steinar Opstad (Norway)
Amir Or (Israel)
Vitalija Pilipauskaitė-Butkienė (Lithuania)
Danae Sioziou (Greece)
Jānis Tomašs (Latvia)
Aivaras Veiknys (Lithuania)
21.00 Poetry night: Readings by Young Lithuanian Poets. Café Širdelė, Bubilas Hall. Moderators: Greta Ambrazaitė and Dominykas Norkūnas
22.30 Night program. Open mic. Moderator: Tomas Petrulis. Café Širdelė, Bubilas Hall.

 

 

October 6, Saturday

10.00 10.00 Julia Baier (Germany) "Water Matters. Druskininkai" exhibition presentation by curator Mindaugas Kavaliauskas. Lobby of Aqua Park, Vilniaus all. 13
10.30 Presentation of Menika exhibition by Ričardas Šileika. Restaurant VITAMINAS B12, M.K. Čiurlionio st. 97
11.00 Readings of two poems: a favourite one by another author and one’s own poem.
Moderators: Ričardas Šileika and Dainius Gintalas. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis Memorial Museum, M. K. Čiurlionio St. 35
(no translation provided).
12.30 Through an Angel’s Window exhibition of paintings by Marius Abramavičius. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis Memorial Museum, M. K. Čiurlionio St. 35
14.00 Readings by VERSOPOLIS poets (the project of the EU program Creative Europe). Moderators: Rūta Elijošaitytė-Kaikarė and Rūta Kačkutė. Café Širdelė, Bubilas Hall
Kayombo Chingonyi (UK)
Krystyna Dąbrowska (Poland)
Olena Huseinova (Ukraine)
Els Moors (Belgium)
15.00 Children's Poetry Afternoon. Moderator: Tomas Dirgėla. Centre Dainava, Perkūnas Hall (no translation provided).
Daiva Čepauskaitė
Kornelijus Platelis
Gytis Norvilas
Agnė Žagrakalytė
Tomas Dirgėla
Dainius Gintalas
16.00 FRESH MEAT FOR THE AFTERNOON MEAL. Moderators: Dainius Dirgėla and Gytis Norvilas. Café Širdelė, Bubilas Hall. Poets:
Agnė Žagrakalytė
Jurgita Jasponytė
Giedrė Kazlauskaitė
Tomas Venclova
Mindaugas Nastaravičius
Mantas Balakauskas
Mindaugas Valiukas
Benediktas Januševičius
19.00 Final poetry evening. Presentation of the Yotvingian and Young Yotvingian Prizes. Presentation of the magazine Nemunas Prize. Announcement of the winners of competitions.
Kornelijus Platelis (Lithuania)
Jennifer Foerster (USA)
Sigitas Parulskis (Lithuania)
Sophia Walker (UK)
21.00 Night program and auction. Moderator: Agnė Žagrakalytė. Café Širdelė, Bubilas Hall
23.00 Night disco by Mint Vinetu. Centre Dainava, Café Širdelė, Bubilas Hall

 

 

October 7, Sunday

11.00 Departure to Vilnius.
17.00 Poetry and Jazz evening. Readings by DPF guests, VERSOPOLIS poets, and winners of prizes. Jazz band CinAmono: Laura Budreckytė – voice; Žygimantas Bačkus – guitar; Vytis Nivinskas – double bass; Domantas Razmus – drums.
Moderators: Indrė Valantinaitė and Rimas Užgiris. Reading Room of the Contemporary Art Center, Vokiečių g. 2, Vilnius.

OUR PARTNERS

 

Lietuvos kultūros taryba
Lietuvos Respublikos kutūros ministerija
EU: Creative Europe
Versopolis
Dainava