International Senior Citizens Dance Festival “Baltija is Waking Up”

2025-08-23 - 2025-08-23

Time

14:00 - 16:00

Location

John's Hill Island
John's Hill Island
23 August (Saturday) 14:00
During the festival you can expect a rich programme, great mood and performances of 16 groups from three Baltic countries. The event will feature:
LATVIA
Jaunolainė Culture House European Dance Senior Collective “VELDZE” (director Regīna Grebežniece)
Salaspils Culture House Senior Citizens Dance Group “MADARAS”
(director Regīna Grebežniece)
Riga Senior Citizens’ Dance Collective “ASPAZIJA” (director Antra Zūkere)
Riga Senior Citizens Dance Group “MAGDALENA” (director Antra Zūkere)
Sigulda senior citizens’ dance group “PREILENE” (director Antra Zūkere)
Sigulda senior citizens’ dance group “SNIEGAROZE” (director Antra Zūkere)
ESTONIA
Kanepi Senior Citizens Dance Group “PÄRIPIDI” (director Maria Drenkhan)
Põlva senior citizens’ dance group “PÕLVA MEMMED” (director Helje Põvvat)
Põlva senior citizens’ dance group HOELBEOLG (director Helje Põvvat)
LITHUANIA
Gargždai seniors’ dance group “SKINIJA” (director Giedrė Malunavičienė)
Šilutė seniors’ dance group “ŠYŠA” (director Alina Minderytė-Urbonienė)
Šilutė seniors’ dance group “AUKŠTUMALA” (director Alina Minderytė-Urbonienė)
Palanga seniors’ dance group “JŪRĖ” (leader Tomas Žilys)
Kretinga seniors’ dance group “GAJA” (director Guoda Endrušaitytė)
Telšiai Art and Self-Education Space women’s dance group “PINAVIJA”
(leader Genovaitė Lukauskytė)
Klaipėda seniors dance group “KLAIPĖDOS ZUNDA”
(director Irena Toliušienė, dance teacher Valdas Marcinkus)
Klaipėda Jeronimas Kačinskas Music School Boys’ and Young Men’s Choir “GINTARĖLIS” (directors Asta Kontautienė and Regina Vindžigalskienė)
Festival hosts Loreta Liutkutė and Ignas Kazbaras
The event is organised within the framework of the project “International Festival of Senior Dance Groups “Waking up the Baltics”, implemented by the Senior Dance Group “Klaipėdos zunda” and partially financed by Klaipėda City Municipality.
The organisers of the event are the Klaipėda Zunda Senior Dance Collective and the Klaipėda City Municipal Cultural Centre, Fishermen’s Palace.
The Baltic Way is one of the most important historical events in the history of the Baltic States, symbolising unity, freedom and strength of spirit. LET’S CELEBRATE TOGETHER!
THE EVENT IS FREE. It will be filmed, photographed and publicised.

* Automatic translation was used to translate the event information.