The Arts Printing House, together with Norwegian partners Assitej Norge and Davvi - The Center for Performing Arts, is participating in the project - "Across Borders: Theater for Young Audience", sponsored in 2014-2021. in the programme of the European Economic Area and the Norwegian Financial Mechanisms.

During the project, a program of 4 performances will be formed - 1 joint work of Lithuanian and Norwegian creators, 2 Norwegian performances and 1 Lithuanian performance.

The presentation of the program in Dusetos, Birštonas and Šiauliai is planned for 20-25 January ant for 17-19 May in 2023.

Across Borders: Theater for Young Audience PROGRAM:

BUILDING A TENT | Menų spaustuvė (LT) & Davvi - Centre for Performing Arts  (NO)

Building a tent

as a symbol of those projects we do

together

daily

where the project in itself is to be in a close relation.

With movement, sound, objects, surroundings, mind & soul we humans usually participate in collective projects every day; by listening, initiating, negotiating, beeing… In this performance we meet two teenage boys with their mothers, deeply involved in their own building projects.  

January 20 at 6 p.m. Dusetai Cultural Center

January 23 at 10 a.m. Birštonas Cultural Center

January 24 at 10 a.m. at Šiauliai Drama Theater

Duration: 45 min

Age: 14+

UNI | HeinCo (NO) 

In UNI, we meet three men who perform a humorous, naturalistic acrobatic surprising piece. Through an unpredictable approach to sound, movement and song, they create a light, yet exciting atmosphere, where the audience is placed in a state of uncertainty that will detach them from their realities and deceive them into a kind of belonging between the audience and the performers.

The performance begins with an open naked room that slowly transforms into a detailed and concentrated environment. The approach to movement is minimalist naturalistic which creates astonishing scenarios with a sense of intuition. It is a soul-searching trio where intimate, primal and social expressions are explored with a naturalistic approach.

January 23 at 10 a.m. Dusetai Cultural Center

January 24 at 10 a.m. Birštonas Cultural Center

January 25 at 10 a.m. at Šiauliai Drama Theater

Duration: 35 min

Recommended age: 10-14 years

THE UNSEEN WORLD | Dansema (LT) 

An engaging dance performance for blind and visually impaired 1-8 years old children will allow them to experience dance through movement, touch and music. To see the world with hands and heart. To feel the dance by breath and touch. To keep the distance by hugging and cuddling. The unseen world is full of different movements, colours and surfaces that awaken the senses of the little ones and develop their ability to notice the details, connect those details altogether and creatively respond to the ideas suggested by the dancers. The performance invites children to become active participants but, at the same time, leaves them the freedom to decide when and how they would like to join the process of the performance.

January 23 at 11 a.m. at Šiauliai Drama Theater

January 24 at 11 a.m. Dusetai Cultural Center

January 25 at 11 a.m. Birštonas Cultural Center

Duration: 45 min

Recommended age: (recommended for children with disabilities, 1-8 years old)

THE LAVA FOREST | Fiksdal Dans Stiftelse (NO) 

Mysterious beings are growing out of the floor. Their backs are crooked, they have long tentacles and large heads. They wiggle and crawl, spin and fall. Are they visiting from another planet?

The Lava Forest is a kinaesthetic performance where three dancers move in a large pile of colorful textiles. The audience is seated close by on four sides, surrounding the stage. The dancers take shape as various creatures and move both their own body as well as the textile scenography in ways that create associations to different landscapes and environments.

In The Lava Forest, the focus is to give the children a kinaesthetic and sensorial experience, which can stimulate them to explore movement and dance further. The performances’ thematic backdrop is the climate challenges of our time and how they affect the environments that we live in.

May 17 at 10 a.m. at Birštonas Cultural Center

May 18 at 10 a.m. at Šiauliai Drama Theater

May 19 at 10 a.m. at Dusetai Cultural Center

Duration: 40 min

Recommended age: 6+

During the project "Across Borders: Theater for Young Audience", not only performances will also be held, but also educational activities, they are also free of charge.

The project is funded by: