Posh Underground Workers

Pandemic created endless amount of abandoned spaces, absent from listeners but full of unrealised cultural potential. In Posh Underground Workers Synaesthesis realises a project in one of the most curious buildings in Vilnius - Sporto rūmai, that is closed for almost 20 years but still contains layered history of Lithuanian culture. Exploring fantastic spaces of the building as well as sharing thoughts about power of artistic vision that always finds new formats and revives spaces.

CONTENT:
Florent Ghys - An Open Cage

Julia Wolfe - Reeling

David Lang - Cheating, Lying, Stealing

Louis Andriessen - Workers Union

PERFORMERS:

Diemante Merkevičiūtė (violin)

Monika Kiknadzė (viola)

Arnas Kmieliauskas (cello)

Donatas Butkevičius (double bass)

Artūras Kažimėkas (clarinet)

Arminas Bižys (saxophone)

Pranas Kentra (e. guitar)

Simonas Kaupinis (tuba)

Paulius Balčytis (trombone)

Andrius Rekasius (Percussion)

Marta Finkelštein (piano)

Karolis Variakojis (conductor)

REALISATION TEAM:
Curator: Marta Finkelštein
Managers: Goda Pereckaitė and Silvija Čiuladytė
Film by: Scuare - Production House
Light design: AB Light (Arvydas Buinauskas)

Producer: Contemporary Ear

Co-producer: LRT Klasika

Partners: Energetikos ir technikos muziejus, Audio-Technica Europe

Financed by Vilnius Municipality, Lithuanian Culture Ministry

video by Scuare