Over 200 young folklore performers from all over Lithuania will compete in Kaunas during the weekend in Kaunas

May 10-11. From 10 am The National Circle of Lithuanian Children and Students – Lithuanian Folk Corporate Artists – Lithuanian Folk Art Conference – will be held in the conference hall of Kaunas Archdiocese (Papilio Str. 5). from all over Lithuania and the Lithuanian community in the United Kingdom.

This event is not only a competition, but also a celebration of a peer gathering and an opportunity to see how talented children take over the traditions of folklore singing, narrative and music. The selection of the competition, which unites young folk artists, took place between January and March. They were attended by over seven hundred singing, playing children and students from different dialects from all over the country. The best ones are selected for the national circle.

This year’s « Tramtatulis » is dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the Lithuanian folk song collection of Lithuanian folk songs and the first Lithuanian folk song collection. Thus, on this occasion, some of the contestants chose the songs of the L. Reza collection, and the performers of the spoken folklore – stories about famous folk singers.

More detailed on May 10 and 11. The program of the competition is published on the websites of the Lithuanian National Culture Center and Kaunas National Culture Center.

National Circle Organizers: Lithuanian National Culture Center, Kaunas City Municipality Administration Education Department, Kaunas Folk Culture Center

Partners: Methodological Circle of Kaunas City Ethnic Culture Teachers, Kaunas City Museum

Information partners: LRT RADIO, Kauno diena

A friend – Vilnius University Folklore Ensemble Ratilio

The competition is funded Lithuanian Council for Culture