{"id":226878,"date":"2026-02-04T21:18:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vilnius-events.lt\/?post_type=event&p=226878"},"modified":"2026-08-06T22:28:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:28:17","slug":"leliu-ir-objektu-spektaklis-vaikams-sakme-apie-aiscius","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.vilnius-events.lt\/en\/event\/puppet-and-object-performance-for-children-the-legend-of-the-aesti\/","title":{"rendered":"Puppet and object performance for children ”The Legend of the Aesti”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The author of the book The Legend of the Aesti, Audron\u0117 Ilgevi\u010dien\u0117-Astr\u0117ja, is the author of more than 35 books and the founder of anthropotheosophy. Her field of research focuses on human psychic, mental, and spiritual alchemy. The author also conducts research and expeditions related to the history of the Aesti people.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The performance tells the story of a people whose name is still alive, yet whose history has remained unheard. This is not merely a historical narrative, but a legend about what lies deeper than dates or facts \u2013 about the spirit of a nation.<\/p>\n

The story is based on a deep inner exploration of what it means to be part of a people. Together, we raise questions: Who are we? Where did we come from? What does it truly mean to belong to a nation? Why is our past important for today?<\/p>\n

\u201cThe story The Legend of the Aesti is about the great migration of the Aesti. About how, 10,000 years ago, the Aesti people rose from the ancient mouth of the Nile and set out toward their Promised Land by what is now the Baltic Sea,\u201d says the book\u2019s author, Audron\u0117 Ilgevi\u010dien\u0117-Astr\u0117ja.<\/p>\n

Through puppet, object, and shadow theatre, the journey of the Aesti comes to life. Here, children become fellow travelers: they experience battles, witness spiritual transformations, and listen to voices from the past. Here, history is alive \u2013 it breathes, speaks, asks questions, and sometimes even falls silent, allowing each viewer to hear what matters most.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the performance The Legend of the Aesti, the aim was to bring the book to life on stage. This legend is extraordinarily vivid in its imagery and language, so we had to work hard to convey at least a fragment of what is described in it. The performance, like the book, speaks about a topic that is profoundly relevant to all of us \u2013 about the divine roots of our nation, about how our ancestors journeyed to their Promised Land by the Baltic Sea. Who were they? How did they live? What hardships did they have to overcome? How many mysteries did they unravel on this wondrous journey? For us, Lithuanians, this journey is a journey inward \u2013 to our origins, to the very beginning of beginnings,\u201d says director Karolina Chomi\u010dien\u0117.<\/p>\n

Duration: 1 val. 10 min.
\nPremiere \u2013 October 11, 2025<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":228793,"template":"","categories":[7,13],"tags":[],"ticket-vendor":[30,46],"class_list":["post-226878","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spektakliai","category-for-children","ticket-vendor-teatro-kasoje","ticket-vendor-kakava-lt"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t