We are glad to announce that Folk dance ensemble „Sietuva“ (Vilnius, Lithuania) in 2018 create new dance production: Dance performance „B+K“: the legend of Birute and Kestutis.
IDEA and CHOREOGRAPHY – EDMUNDAS ZICKA
MUSIC – DONATAS ZAKARAS
COSTUMES – NERINGA SAVODNIKIENE
SCENOGRAPHY – IEVA BELECKAITE
The subject of the dance performance is a beautiful legend, which was recorded in the Lithuanian chronicle of Bychowiec as follows: “Kestutis, ruling in Trakai and Samogitia, heard of a maiden of Palanga named Birute, who, according to the pagan custom, had promised the gods to preserve her chastity and was herself honored as a goddess. And Prince Kestutis himself went there, and the maiden pleased the Prince because she was very beautiful and wise, and he asked her to be his wife, but she did not wish to consent and answered that she promised the gods to remain chaste until the end of her days. And the Prince took her from there by force, and with great respect accompanied her to Trakai, his capital. He invited his brothers, held a large wedding feast, and took Birute as his wife.”
We have held premieres in Vilnius, Marijampole and Kaunas already!
Moreover, we are proud to inform, that our Youth Folk dance ensemble “Sietuva” won the highest award of amateur arts groups in Lithuania “Aukso paukštė” (“The golden bird”) as the best folk dance ensemble of 2017. This is the second award for our group! The first Golden bird our ensemble have get as the best folk dance ensemble of 2003. We are very proud of these achievements.
