INTERNATIONAL M. K. ČIURLIONIS SYMPOSIUM ”SYMBOLIST VISIONS IN ART, MUSIC AND LITERATURE“

On October 5, the international M. K. Čiurlionis Symposium "Symbolist Visions in Art, Music, and Literature" will take place.

The multidisciplinary symposium explores the creative work and visions of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875–1911, Lithuania) and his European contemporaries Stanisław Wyspiański (1869–1907, Poland), Otto Manninen (1872–1950, Finland), and Eino Leino (1878–1926, Finland).

Programme

Music Hall

10.00–10.15 Opening of the Symposium: Virginija Vitkienė & Sakari Katajamäki
10.15–10.45 Darius Kučinskas “Universal’ Language of Arts in the Creative Heritage of Čiurlionis”
10.45–11.15 Naglis Kardelis “Creative Reinterpretation of Biblical, Egyptian and Mesopotamian Symbols in Čiurlionis’ Paintings”
11.15–11.45  Mateusz Antoniuk  “Stanisław Wyspiański and His Vision of Creativity”
11.45–12.45 Visiting the permanent exhibition
12.45–14.15 Lunch break

Auditorium

14.15–14.45  Dorota Jarząbek-Wasyl “The Sculptural Imagination of Stanisław Wyspiański”
14.45–15.15  Hanna Karhu “Exploring the Archives of Poet Otto Manninen: Observations on Intertextuality and the Formation of Literary Expression”
15.15–15.45  Sakari Katajamäki “Eino Leino’s Whitsongs I–II (1903, 1916) through the Lens of ’Ihalempi’
15.45–15.55 Closing of the Symposium

Organising Committee: Mateusz Antoniuk (Jagiellonian University), Sakari Katajamäki (Finnish Literature Society – SKS), Paulius V. Subačius (Vilnius University)

The event is open to the public and will be filmed and photographed. By atending the event you agree to be featured in photographs and videos of the event and are informed that these photographs and videos may be made public.