ACH šokio spektaklis "KARALIŲ PASAKA" | Vilnius

Dance performance "THE TALE OF THE KINGS" based on the music of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis and other Lithuanian composers Director-choreographer and author of the libretto - Anželika Cholina Set designer - Marijus Jacovskis Costume designer - Olga Filatova-Kontrimienė Lighting designer - Eugenijus Sabaliauskas Video artist - Tomas Stonys Hair and makeup artist - Dalia Žakytė-Bučienė Teacher-rehearsal - Živilė Baikštytė 32 soloists of Anželika Cholina Dance Theater, Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theater, Kaunas State Music Theater and ACH Youth Troupe are dancing in the performance. Anželika Cholina's latest work, which premiered in 2025. in July, it already managed to occupy a special place in the history of Lithuanian theater, until today it was seen by a record number of spectators - as many as 35,000! After evaluating national ticket sales (according to www.bilietai.lt), the performance was also recognized as the most watched dance performance of 2025 in all of Lithuania. Built for Lithuania and the world to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mikalojaus Konstantinas Čiurlionis and becoming one of the most prominent highlights of the cultural program of the Čiurlionis year, today it continues its journey across the country and into the hearts of the audience in the new, already 27th ACH theater season. "The Tale of the Kings" is an epic, poetic, visually extremely rich dance performance, in which the extraordinary life story of the great Lithuanian composer and artist is revealed in a new, sensitive and dramatic way. "In this work, it is important for me to recreate the psychological portrait of Čiurlionis-man with maximum precision, his relationship to creativity, the women in his life, his early tragic fate, when his soul, unrecognized in time, drowned in poverty and darkness, leaves this world before his body..." - says the director, choreographer and author of the libretto, A. Cholina. The main characters of the play are not only Čiurlionis himself in the three ages of his life and not only the most important women in his life (first love Marija Moravska, patroness Bronislava Volman, wife Sofija Kymantaitė), but also Čiurlionis' work, which, according to the author of the play, was his being. In "The Tale of the Kings", the special and deep world of Čiurlionis comes to life, which became for him a gift from God and suffering in one. This inner world is embodied in the performance by 25 artists of the ACH Theater Youth Troupe, who together create a separate and integral character that is essential in this performance. "The Tale of the Kings" is not the first performance when young dance talents fostered by A. Cholina appear on the big stages of ACH and other Lithuanian theaters, but for the first time - on such a large scale. In addition to grandiose mass scenes, the main roles in "The Tale of the Kings" are played as always by the brightest professional dance stars of Lithuania, the leading soloists of the ACH Theater and other theaters in the country - Jonas Laucius, Nora Straukaitė, Martynas Čiučiulka, Olesia Šaitanova, Beata Molytė, Rokas Spalinskas, Vadimas Krupeninas and others. The scale and scope of the premiere are also impressive: in total, more than three dozen artists dance in the performance, over 300 costumes have been created for them, the scenes and visuals dynamically change each other, thereby involving the viewer in an almost two-hour journey through the world of Čiurlionis, told evocatively in the language of dance - from birth to death. "It's just not possible to tell it shorter or more modestly - the topic itself requires a grandiose expression," A. Cholina comments on the determination not to spare any resources for his idea. "There can be no compromises - if you've already set your mind to such a topic, you have to do it to the maximum." A special, full of gentle Lithuanian spirit and the musical fabric of the "King's Tale" - the soundtrack of the performance includes the most beautiful works of Čiurlionis, as well as musical dedications to Čiurlionis by contemporary Lithuanian composers, including the works of Mindaugas Urbaitis, Donatas Zakars, and Jores Bartaškaitės. "This performance is like a reminder to us about the work of the great Lithuanian genius and its significance. In it, I sought to convey the dramatic life story of Čiurlionis as authentically as possible, so I believe that the importance of the national theme, the work's directorial decisions, choreography, aesthetics and meaning will transform the souls of the audience, and excited hearts will carry the message from mouth to mouth, creating the lasting value of this performance for future generations..." - says A. Cholina. Duration: 110 min., without intermission www.ach.lt—————IMPORTANT! - By continuing to actively promote the tradition of cultural patronage in Lithuania, we invite you to contribute to the future of the independent, self-funded ACH theater and to buy a special, more expensive than usual PATRON TICKET. Thanks to your support, our theater can plan new premieres, maintain a professional troupe of artists, go on tours all over Lithuania, even to remote regions of the country, where professional performing arts are less accessible. not skimp on the artistic and technical quality of the performances. We are sure that we are not alone. In order to create a positive change in society and contribute to the formation of a new culture patronage in our country, we have taken the lead in educating the young generation of patrons of culture For young people aged 15-24, they can continue to buy ATEITIS MECENATO TICKETS and see performances from a special queue. Young people can buy these tickets with an already applied 50% discount, and upon arrival to the performance, we will only ask for proof of age. We have no doubt that by giving young people the opportunity to see our theater performances under special conditions a generation of young Lithuanian people who are indifferent to theatre, art and culture!

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Doors open: 1 a.m. until the start of the event
Event duration: 1:50
Intermissions: none
Event language: Lithuanian
Children admitted for free: not allowed
Age limit: N-10
Discounts: for students, schoolchildren, seniors, disabled

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