Vocalist: Ilja Gun
Back vokal: Kristina Jatautaitė
Guitar: Karolis Žioltikovas
Keyboard: Justas Katauskis
Drums: Dainius Kažukauskas
Bass: Artur Mamin
Live sound engineer: Mindaugas Putna
Formed in 2014, the collective spent its first active years as a Depeche Mode tribute project. Later they started creating their own works, and in 2016, the band introduced its first original album Black Lights. After two years, the second album of the band, Mano America, was released. 2021 marked the release of the third album JUDA, making it the first album with songs performed only in the band’s native Lithuanian language.
Idea, directing: Birutė Letukaitė
Dancers:
šokio trupė „Nuepiko“
šokio trupė „Ulna“
Clara Giambino
Monika Šerstabojevaitė
Stefanija Nosovaitė ir Jokūbas Nosovas
Matthew Livingstone
Kauno šokio teatras „Aura“
Dance troupe NUEPIKO is a dance troupe from Kaunas founded in 2017. The troupe is currently not only engaged in creative dance performance projects but it also actively participates in educational, community, activities promoting the spread of contemporary dance.
The dance troupe ULNA, founded by choreographer Indrė Puišytė Šidlauskienė in 2020, is an open space for creativity and education, the interaction of various cultural and artistic disciplines, and a platform for creative initiatives by young choreographers and dancers. In their activities, they pay great attention by involving people with disabilities in artistic processes in conjunction with stage professionals.
Clara Giambino is a multidisciplinary performer from Marseille (France). Originally known as a professional contemporary dancer, danced in AURA Dance Theatre. She has started her singing career in Lithuania. Combining dance and music, Clara invites you to discover the dreamy and unique atmosphere she creates on stage.
Monika Šerstabojevaitė is a contemporary dancer and teacher, graduated the M. K. Čiurlionis National School. She has been engaged in independent creative activities since 2017.
Stephanie and Jacob create a fusion of classical and street dance. They are a sister and a brother. Stefanija is a pianist, artist, choreographer, dancer. Jacob is a breaking, locking, popping dancer. For theatre performances, they seek to combine not only different dance styles and music but also compromise individual visions.
Matthew Livingstone is a dancer and choreographer from New York. He had danced in AURA Dance Theatre for 3 years. From this autumn, he will start his individual activities here in Lithuania.
AURA Dance Theatre is the theatre, which promotes the expression of contemporary dance in Lithuania. Dance studio Aura was established by Birutė Letukaitė initiative in 1982, was registered as Kaunas City Theatre in 1995 and has been directed by this prominent choreographer up to the present. During the years of its existence, the theatre created and shaped the face of Lithuanian contemporary dance and trained a great number of professional dancers.
In 1989 Birutė Letukaitė organized the very first International Modern Dance festival in Lithuania. During its thirty years of existence it has become an integral part of Kaunas city and Lithuania culture.