February 19<\/p>\n
OPENING OF THE KLAIP\u0116DA LIGHT FESTIVAL AND THE YEAR OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY WITH ARTIST FREE FINGA<\/p>\n
On Thursday, February 19 at 7:00 PM, the festival organizers invite you to an emotional and mesmerizing opening of the 10th Klaip\u0117da Light Festival and the Year of Social Responsibility.<\/p>\n
The synergy of visuals, light, sound, lasers, projections, and live performance will reveal the most beautiful threads of us as a society and community, inviting us to strengthen connections, create new bonds, and appreciate what matters most.<\/p>\n
Illuminated by visions of the future, a symbol of Klaip\u0117da \u2013 the reborn castle tower \u2013 will become the core of the Klaip\u0117da Light Festival, followed by the illumination of all festival objects and installations.<\/p>\n
The opening of the festival will be highlighted by a concert from artist Free Finga.<\/p>\n
Location Klaip\u0117da Castle Grounds (Prie\u0161pilio St. 2) <\/em><\/p>\n FESTIVAL PROGRAM<\/p>\n 02 19 19.00\u201322.00 val.<\/p>\n 02 20-21 18.00\u201323.00 val.<\/p>\n Laser mapping project\u00a0 MEETING YOU <\/strong><\/p>\n A record-breaking laser mapping project will take place in the heart of Klaip\u0117da, along the 409-meter-long Tilt\u0173 Street. As many as 33 building fa\u00e7ades along the street will become part of a single, unified light artwork, transformed through high-resolution laser projection. Over the course of three evenings, Tilt\u0173 Street will turn into a living stage of light and shadow. Visitors are invited not only to watch, but also to slowly walk along the street, experiencing the city on a new scale. The light projection changes as people move, creating a continuous visual rhythm. This is the largest project of its kind in Lithuania. The installation offers a temporary yet memorable urban experience.<\/p>\n Creator \u201cLazeri\u0173 projektai\u201d (Lithuania)<\/em><\/p>\n Location Tilt\u0173 St. 1-17 <\/em><\/p>\n Inclusive video projection THE FUTURE KLAIP\u0116DA THAT I CREATED <\/strong><\/p>\n Hundreds of drawings created by residents of Klaip\u0117da and people who love the city come together in the vibrant video projection \u201cThe Future Klaip\u0117da That I Created.\u201d The projection brings the newly restored Klaip\u0117da Castle tower to life, transforming it into a meeting point between history and the future. On the fa\u00e7ade of this centuries-old architecture, the dreams, joys, and concerns of the drawings\u2019 authors unfold, reflecting the world we aspire to live in. The drawings become a living projection \u2013 a visual passage into tomorrow, where the values of friendship, safety, and responsibility take center stage.<\/p>\n Creator Skilledroom <\/em><\/p>\n Location Klaip\u0117da Castle Tower, Prie\u0161pilio St. 2 <\/em><\/p>\n Experimental audiovisual installation DIVINE GEOMETRY <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cDivine Geometry\u201d is a multilayered audiovisual experience that brings together light, form, and sound into a unified, meditative process. The project functions not only as a visual artwork, but also as a subtle guide into inner states, inviting the viewer to slow down, listen inwardly, and experience a deeper connection with oneself. A core element of the project is a specially composed 30-minute sound track created exclusively for this installation, serving as an invisible narrative framework. It was developed in collaboration with the well-known Latvian producer and sound artist P\u0113teris P\u0101ss. \u201cDivine Geometry\u201d explores the complexity and harmony of the natural world. The ring symbolizes life, nature, and the mathematical beauty that connects all living organisms. The installation consists of 24 lasers arranged in a circular formation, creating an intense, psychedelic experience.<\/p>\n Creators \u201cThose Guys Lighting\u201d (Latvia) <\/em><\/p>\n Location Jonas hill <\/em><\/p>\n You are part of the artwork. THE PROJECT FACES <\/strong><\/p>\n This is an impressive, vibrant, and contemporary art project that invites not only observation, but active participation. The project \u201cFaces\u201d connects people through a shared creative experience, turning each participant into an integral part of the artwork. It is striking how a simple action \u2014 taking a selfie \u2014 becomes a meaningful symbol of connection and community. The constantly evolving visual collage reflects diversity while simultaneously emphasizing our shared unity. This installation not only captures attention but also creates an emotional bond between strangers. Its interactive format encourages dialogue, curiosity, and engagement. The project demonstrates how technology can become not a source of separation, but a bridge between people. \u201cFaces\u201d is a unifying community experience that leaves a strong impression and a lasting emotional impact.<\/p>\n Creators \u201cOnda Studio\u201d (Italy) <\/em><\/p>\n Location Theatre Square<\/em><\/p>\n Video projection \u2013 an architectural journey NOSTALGIA \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Inspired by the spirit of the 1980s and 1990s, this large-scale projection transforms a building fa\u00e7ade into a living scene of memories. Wooden toys, fragments of magnetic cassette tapes, and old-school musical motifs reappear in a new form \u2014 filtered through contemporary movement, light, and digital rhythm. It is not only a visual experience, but also an emotional journey back to a time when sound felt tangible and images were slower and warmer.<\/p>\n The project creates a playful dialogue between past and present, where analog memories are transformed into modern, pulsating visual compositions. The monumental projection envelops the architecture, giving it a new voice and turning the building into a kind of time machine. This installation connects generations, awakens collective memory, and allows nostalgia to be experienced not as longing for the past, but as a living, contemporary experience \u2014 warm and deeply emotional.<\/p>\n Creators \u201cVideo Architects\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n Location Dan\u0117s St. 6 <\/em><\/p>\n Kinetic interactive installation THE CAT THAT SLEPT FOR A THOUSAND YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe Cat That Slept for a Thousand Years\u201d is an impressive kinetic installation measuring 10 meters in length and 3.5 meters in height. This giant, sleeping cat snores, purrs, twitches its ear, and swishes its tail, inviting visitors of all ages to immerse themselves in a lively, sensitive, and unexpectedly intimate experience.<\/p>\n The installation responds to human presence\u2014the more visitors gather around it, the more restless the cat becomes. Visitors are encouraged to show affection by stroking or hugging the cat and can feel its deep, powerful purring resonating as vibrations throughout the body. Internal lighting gently shifts in sync with the cat\u2019s movements, while the soundscape\u2014purring and occasional snoring\u2014enhances the sense of aliveness.<\/p>\n Using innovative Air Giants soft robotics technology, the cat\u2019s ears and tail move as if it genuinely senses the proximity of the audience. As suggested by the title, the cat sleeps for a very long time. This becomes a playful yet meaningful invitation to reflect on the long-term future, care, responsibility, humanity\u2019s capacity for empathy, and themes of climate change.<\/p>\n Air Giants is a creative robotics studio known for creating monumental, nature-inspired robotic creatures. They are the first in the world to develop interactive soft robotics on this scale and to present it in public spaces.<\/p>\n Creators \u201cAir Giants\u201d (Great Britain) <\/em><\/p>\n Location Dan\u0117s Square by the Dancing Fountain <\/em><\/p>\n Audiovisual Storytelling<\/strong>\u00a0 ONCE WE WERE TREES <\/strong><\/p>\n The project is a contemporary interpretation of the Lithuanian myth \u201cEgl\u0117, the Queen of Serpents,\u201d told from a previously unseen perspective\u2014that of her daughter Drebul\u0117. The narrative diverges from the traditional version at the moment when Egl\u0117 is about to curse herself and her children. In this new vision, sutartin\u0117s emerge\u2014the voices of a women\u2019s choir that, through ritualistic chants and dance motifs, encircle the mother and her children, persuading Egl\u0117 not to pass on to future generations the painful experiences she herself has endured.<\/p>\n The project brings together sustainable practices and digital innovation. The cyanotype technique, which uses sunlight, natural pigments, and leaves as stencils, reduces environmental impact and strengthens a direct connection with nature. The resulting images are digitized and integrated with 2D animation, creating an experimental visual language<\/p>\n Creators: Curator Prof. Michele Spagnuolo (Italy), Animation artists: Sarah Le Gigan (France) and Pauline Katz (Italy)<\/em><\/p>\n Location Klaip\u0117da Town Hall, Dan\u0117s St. 17 <\/em><\/p>\n Project THE SAME VOICE <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe Same Voice\u201d is a project about linguistic and dialectal diversity as a unifying rather than a dividing force. In Lithuania, several dialects exist; in the world, there are thousands of languages. They sound different, carry different rhythms, melodies, and forms, yet the meaning they convey remains the same. The word \u201cfriend\u201d is pronounced differently in different languages, but everywhere it means the same thing \u2013 closeness, trust, connection. A different sound does not change the essence. The project invites us to listen more deeply: not to how a word sounds, but to what it means. \u201cThe Same Voice\u201d reminds us that beneath different sounds lies the same human experience \u2013 the desire to be understood, heard, and accepted.<\/p>\n Idea author V\u0161\u012e \u201eKlaip\u0117dos \u0161vent\u0117s\u201c (Lithuania)<\/em><\/p>\n Implemented by: Sunkiosios technikos servisas<\/em><\/p>\n Location Turgaus St. 7 <\/em><\/p>\n Audiovisual installation FIRST LIGHT <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cFirst Light\u201d is an audiovisual installation that connects cultural heritage with modern technology. Inspired by the symbol of the sun – a starting point, a constant transformation \u2014 the installation offers a clear, minimal experience built around light, reflection, and sound. The structure stands approximately 5 meters tall and 6 meters wide. It\u2019s covered with polished brass plates, specially treated by Latvian designer M\u0101rcis Ziemi\u0146\u0161. As light hits the surface, the brass creates dynamic reflections that shift depending on the viewer\u2019s position. Inside, 250 meters of COB digital LED strips deliver bright, clean white light. The lighting is synchronized with a custom soundscape by P\u0113teris P\u0101ss, creating a complete audiovisual environment without overwhelming the space. First Light is built from durable, reusable materials. Most elements are recyclable, following a straightforward approach to sustainability without compromising on quality or aesthetics.<\/p>\n Creators \u201cThose Guys Lighting\u201d (Latvia) <\/em><\/p>\n Location Meridianas square, Kurpi\u0173 St. 17 <\/em><\/p>\n Video projection THE ANATOMY OF LIGHT<\/strong><\/p>\n The project is a newly created light installation based on analog projection technologies and moving mechanical systems, designed to visualize internal processes of the human body. The installation explores how the human body changes and functions \u2014 from the circulatory system to neural networks \u2014 using light, movement, and mechanics.<\/p>\n Unlike digital or conventional projection installations, all visuals in this project are generated by physical, mechanically moving devices, which visitors can observe as an integral part of the installation itself. Here, light is not merely the final result \u2014 it emerges from kinetic structures, mechanical motion, and analog processes, making the act of creation inseparable from the artistic experience.<\/p>\n The artist collective Lightspray Visual has been working for over ten years with a unique projection system, creating moving devices that generate visuals through analog methods. Inspired by the theme of the Klaip\u0117da festival, the artists present a project that reflects the transformations of the human body. This project aims to raise awareness of the importance of health, particularly in the context of the Year of Social Responsibility.<\/p>\n Creators \u201cFenyszorok\u201d (Hungary) <\/em><\/p>\n Location Turgaus St. 22 <\/em><\/p>\n Light project THE CIRCLE OF EQUALITY<\/strong><\/p>\n A circle where people can be equal, feel safe, and be free from judgment and social pressure. In these challenging times, the installation is created so that everyone who steps into the circle can feel equal to others and united. Anyone can pass through it and be surrounded by music and light.<\/p>\n Creator Sia ARTISTIC (Latvia) <\/em><\/p>\n Location \u2013 Bang\u0173 str. 5A (KUFA) <\/em><\/p>\n Project COMMUNITY <\/strong><\/p>\n A light project inviting people to pause, look up, and feel a connection with one another. The motif of glowing hands is a symbol of help and openness, speaking about a responsible, empathetic society. Light is a universal language that connects different people, communities, and experiences. Hands reaching out to one another remind us that each of us is part of a larger network, and that true strength is born from togetherness and trust.<\/p>\n Creator \u2013 Sia ARTISTIC (Latvia) <\/em><\/p>\n Location \u2013 Dan\u0117s square behind the ARKA Monument<\/em><\/p>\n Project LENS OF TIME<\/strong><\/p>\n For the Klaip\u0117da Light Festival, the Kretinga Museum is bringing a genuine, previously unseen historical artifact from the Ti\u0161kevi\u010diai Palace in Kretinga. An authentic 19th-century stained-glass window from the palace interior, combined with light and historical context, creates a kind of temporal lens, allowing viewers to trace the footprints of the Kretinga Counts in old Klaip\u0117da. Count Juozapas, the head of the family and Kretinga\u2019s number-one visionary, saw ample space and opportunity in old Klaip\u0117da to realize ideas that were often ahead of their time. And who knows now what might have been\u2026<\/p>\n Creator Kretinga Museum (Lithuania)<\/em><\/p>\n Location Klaip\u0117da Puppet Theatre Educational Centre (Ve\u017e\u0117j\u0173 str. 4) <\/em><\/p>\n PARTNER PROJECTS<\/p>\n Project INNER LIGHT<\/strong><\/p>\n A community project of the Klaip\u0117da Light Festival, created by teachers and students of Klaip\u0117da\u2019s \u201cMedein\u0117\u201d School. The light installation symbolizes each child\u2019s unique inner world, growth, and the possibilities that unfold in a safe, supportive environment. The composition of geometric shapes and blue light creates an atmosphere of calm, focus, and trust\u2014a space where different paths converge into a single whole.<\/p>\n Creator Klaip\u0117da \u201cMedein\u0117\u201d School<\/em><\/p>\n Location M\u0117sinink\u0173 str. 1 \u2013 Kurpi\u0173 St. intersection<\/em><\/p>\n Light project \u0160VYTURYS BHOUSE<\/strong><\/p>\n Discover the magic of light at the Klaip\u0117da Light Festival \u2013 \u201c\u0160vyturys Bhouse\u201c will shine brilliantly!<\/p>\n Location – restoranas \u201c\u0160vyturys Bhouse\u201c (Kuli\u0173 Vart\u0173 St. 7) <\/em><\/p>\n LED LIGHT INSTALLATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n February 20 d. 18.30-22.00 val. .<\/p>\n THE FUTURE IS NOT JUST A GOAL<\/strong><\/p>\n The future is not a goal we reach. It is matter we shape here and now\u2014through every movement and choice. The Fabrique space invites you to immerse yourself in a stream of light, from the solid ground beneath your feet to heights not yet reached.<\/p>\n Free entry at indicated times.<\/em><\/p>\n Location Fabrique Climbing and Co-Working Space, Liep\u0173 St. 48a (entrance from the Dan\u0117 River side)<\/em><\/p>\n BOOK EXHIBITION IN LIBRARY WINDOWS<\/strong><\/p>\n Books from the traditional, jubilee, 20th competition \u201cKlaip\u0117da Book 2025\u201d are on display in the windows of the Klaip\u0117da City Municipality Immanuel Kant Public Library.<\/p>\n Location Klaip\u0117da City Municipality Immanuel Kant Public Library (Turgaus St. 8 )<\/em><\/p>\n Project\u00a0 AQUARIUM OF LIGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n A meeting of light, imagination, and children\u2019s creativity in the city space. The \u201cAquarium of Lights\u201d is a light installation in the city center, creating the illusion of an underwater world. The glass space transforms into a glowing aquarium, filled with water animals, sea creatures, and fantastical forms crafted by the students of the Social Services Centre \u201cKlaip\u0117dos lak\u0161tut\u0117.\u201d<\/p>\n The installation features fish, whales, sea plants, and other aquatic inhabitants. Water is the essential medium of transitions, as everything began with a drop of water. The first forms of life emerged in water, which over millions of years gave rise to the diversity of life we know today. Water became the first space for evolution\u2014movement, transformation, and adaptation.<\/p>\n Creator Social Services Centre \u201cKlaip\u0117dos lak\u0161tut\u0117\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Partner Chinese Restaurant \u201cJing Bin Lou\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Location Turgaus St. 23<\/em><\/p>\n Art Installation SYNESTHESIA<\/strong><\/p>\n This painting and light installation invites viewers to pause and immerse themselves in a fantastical display of changing colors, lights, and forms. Specially designed integrated lighting highlights the fantastical elements in the artists\u2019 works, emphasizing their metamorphoses and the contrast between the real and imaginary worlds.<\/p>\n Organizer Gallery \u201cLyceum\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Location Dan\u0117s St. 9<\/em><\/p>\n Colorful Giant BLUE SEA. GREEN ENERGY. ONE CITY<\/strong><\/p>\n The \u201clight\u201d on the chimney recalls the history when electricity generated in Klaip\u0117da shaped the rhythm of the city and daily life. A projection of the updated \u201cKlaip\u0117dos energija\u201d logo reveals the \u201ctransition\u201d\u2014the transformation into modern, sustainable, and responsible energy while maintaining a connection with history. The installation invites visitors to feel the city\u2019s collective pulse, united under \u201cBlue Sea. Green Energy. One City.\u201d<\/p>\n Organizer <\/em>\u201cKlaip\u0117dos energija<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n Location Dan\u0117s St. 8<\/em><\/p>\n FURTHER FROM THE FESTIVAL CENTER \u2013 VMGT R&D PARK INSTALLATION<\/strong><\/p>\n VMG Technics R&D Park is part of the Klaip\u0117da Light Festival. During the festival, the building\u2019s colonnade will be impressively illuminated, and visitors can enjoy a dynamic light show featuring multicolored lights, pulsating effects, \u201csnake\u201d patterns, and other creative solutions.<\/p>\n Location Pramon\u0117s St. 14, Dirvupi\u0173 k., 92498 Klaip\u0117da District<\/em><\/p>\n VISIT THE BRIGHT MUSEUMS AND ATTRACTIONS OF KLAIP\u0116DA AT NIGHT!<\/p>\n MUSEUMS & GALLERIES<\/p>\n LNDM Klaip\u0117da Clock Museum and Courtyard<\/strong><\/p>\n February 19\u201321, 18:00\u201321:00<\/p>\n Free access to the second-floor exhibition \u201cThe Evolution of Clock Forms\u201d at the LNDM Clock Museum. Visitors are invited to explore clocks from the Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, late Classicism (Empire), Eclecticism, and Modern styles. The exhibition\u2019s lighting system highlights each era with a unique color background, so that as evening falls, each room radiates a color characteristic of its period.<\/p>\n In the museum\u2019s small courtyard (entrance from Liep\u0173 St.), visitors can view the exhibition \u201cReturned from the Past.\u201d In the large courtyard, the Sundial Park will be illuminated, featuring sundials and a constellation composition.<\/p>\n Free entry<\/em><\/p>\n Location LNDM Clock Museum (Liep\u0173 St. 12)<\/em><\/p>\n SODAI LIGHT (Traditional Lithuanian Straw Decorations)<\/strong><\/p>\n During the Light Festival, the windows of the Klaip\u0117da Ethnoculture Centre workshops will shine with straw \u201csodai.\u201d Historically, sodai were hung to mark important family transitions\u2014given to newlyweds, placed above wedding tables, over cradles, or during other family celebrations as symbols of fertility, happiness, and harmony.<\/p>\n Project Author Klaip\u0117da Ethnoculture Centre<\/em><\/p>\n Free entry<\/em><\/p>\n Location Art Yard (Dar\u017e\u0173 St. 10)<\/em><\/p>\n Guided Tour of the Exhibition THE WEIGHT OF SIGNIFICANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n February 20 at 17:30, 18:00, and 18:30<\/p>\n Guided tours of Ana de Almeida and Leo Trotsenko\u2019s exhibition \u201cThe Weight of Significance\u201d. The exhibition explores how significance arises from personal perception and care, questioning what remains recorded in collective memory. What is truly important, and what do we amplify by filtering events and phenomena through our subjective, solipsistic body and mind?<\/p>\n Project Author: Klaip\u0117da Cultural Communication Centre<\/em><\/p>\n Free entry<\/em><\/p>\n Location KKKC Exhibition Hall (Did\u017eioji Vandens St. 2)<\/em><\/p>\n WORKSHOPS & EDUCATION<\/p>\n Painting Workshop LIGHT TRANSITIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n February 20 and 21 at 18:00, 18:30, and 19:00<\/p>\n A short painting session for all ages, \u201cLight Transitions.\u201d Participants are invited to try palette knife techniques in pastose acrylic and luminous paints, creating light transitions. Sessions last up to 20 minutes, with a maximum of 30 participants at a time.<\/p>\n Project Author: Klaip\u0117da Cultural Communication Centre<\/em><\/p>\n Free entry, no registration required. <\/em><\/p>\n Location Klaip\u0117da Cultural Communication Centre (Did\u017eioji Vandens St. 2)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" February 19 OPENING OF THE KLAIP\u0116DA LIGHT FESTIVAL AND THE YEAR OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY WITH ARTIST FREE FINGA On Thursday, February 19 at 7:00 PM, the festival organizers invite you to an emotional and mesmerizing opening of the 10th Klaip\u0117da Light Festival and the Year of Social Responsibility. 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