Lithuanian Culture Guide

Aira Naginevičiūtė

The dancer, choreographer and educator Aira Naginevičūtė (b. 1965) is an outstanding Lithuanian dance artist who creates complex large-scale dance …

Dalia Staponkutė

Dalia Staponkutė born (1964) grew up in Šiauliai but in 1989, as soon as the first such possibilities for young …

Birutė Banevičiūtė

The choreographer, dance educator and social sciences PhD Birutė Banevičiūtė (b. 1967) has put on over 20 contemporary dance performances …

Airida Gudaitė & Laurynas Žakevičius

  The dancer and choreographer duo Airida Gudaitė (b. 1984) and Laurynas Žakevičius (born 1985) are pioneers of urban dance …

Agnė Žagrakalytė

Agnė Žagrakalytė (born 1979) made her debut in 1996 and was already acknowledged as a promising writer, even before publishing …

Alvydas Šlepikas

Alvydas Šlepikas (born 1966) is one of the most multi-talented contemporary Lithuanian writers, moving between the worlds of literature, theatre, …

Andrius Tapinas

Andrius Tapinas (born 1977) is easily one of the most famous Lithuanians. He has worked in television since 1998 and …

Tomas Vaiseta

Tomas Vaiseta (born 1984) studied journalism and was beginning to make his name in the field. He then decided that …

Giedra Radvilavičiūtė

Giedra Radvilavičiūtė (born 1960) could probably be called the most fashionable Lithuanian writer. This is strange, because she is one …

Rolandas Rastauskas

Rolandas Rastauskas (1954-2024) is a much-loved character in Lithuanian literary circles, known affectionately as RoRa, the original dandy. He studied …

Gabija Grušaitė

Gabija Grušaitė (born 1987) is the most prominent millennial voice in Lithuania. She was raised in Vilnius but left to …

Danutė Kalinauskaitė

Danutė Kalinauskaitė (born 1959) published her first collection of short stories in 1987 and then fell silent for more than …