Creative Community Space in Kuliai
Kuliai region community "Alantas" of Plunge ·Lithuania
About this project
<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px">The project aims to address several key challenges in the region, including the declining youth population due to emigration, the absence of cultural entrepreneurship, and various other community-related issues.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px">A key objective of the project is to revive cultural entrepreneurship in the region by restoring a complex of buildings that are part of its rich cultural heritage. Once restored, the complex will serve as a hub for training, education, and the development of new cultural services and activities. The central focus of the project is the deep history and rich cultural heritage of Kuliai region. The development of unique cultural activities will help to enhance the knowledge and understanding of the region’s history and heritage across Lithuania. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px">The project will achieve five key goals upon completion: </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px">1) The Kuliai Church building complex will be fully restored for cultural activities;</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px">2) Community members will enhance their cultural entrepreneurship skills through practical seminars and events;</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px">3) New cultural services will be created; </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px">4) A visual and narrative identity will be developed for the region; </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px">5) The community will be introduced to a variety of creative cultural expressions, including theater, dance, classical music performances, exhibitions, tours, and other cultural activities.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px">Additionally, the project will foster and promote ongoing dialogue between local cultural institutions, the municipality, the community, and businesses.</span></span></p>
Bilateral cooperation results
The result of joint activities between the partners M. Čiurlionis House and Opera Opus: the mystery concert "Peras Giuntas meets Čiurlionis". The staff of the Norwegian partner "Opera Opus" helped during the preparation in finding, selecting and preparing Norwegian musicians, as well as in shaping the program, the event's text, musical material and stage solutions. On July 1, 2023, this work of joint creation was presented at the opening event of the Sofia Festival in Kuliai, and on July 2. - in Vilnius Town Hall. Another product of joint creation between the partners "Taško teatras" and Company B.Valiente was the choreographic performance "Traces of Silence", which premiered in Kuliai, July 9, 2023 Sofia Festival in Kuliai. The third product with partners from Norway was an open creative workshop with Company B. Valiente. which was held with the actors of the "Taško" theater in Klaipėda in 2022.
Project partners
- Company B. Valiente Donor project partner· Norway
- MB Classics - Opera Opus Donor project partner· Norway
- Plungė District Municipality Kuliai Culture Center Project partner· Lithuania
- PI "Domus alba" Project partner· Lithuania
- PI "Taško" theatre Project partner· Lithuania
- PI "Kintai Arts" Project partner· Lithuania
- M. K. Čiurlionis house Project partner· Lithuania
- Association "My city Klaipeda" Project partner· Lithuania
- Plungė district municipality administration Project partner· Lithuania
- PI Klaipėda youth theatre Project partner· Lithuania
- Plungė district Kuliai gymnasium Project partner· Lithuania