MJR XVIII programme
    

15.00 – Opening of the Festival Gate.

Film and Lecture Tent:

21.30 – "Aestiorum gentes" film about MJR - director. R.Zemkauskas, 2013
22.00 – Film "Udoli vcel" (Valley of the Bees) – director F.Vlacil, 1968
23.30 – Film Things to Come directed by W. Menzies (1936) 
01.20 – The end.

08.30 – Opening of the Festival Gate.

EcoArt (pieces of art across the island)
• Balti
• Vaida Tamoševičiūtė
• Arvydas Grišinas
• Rimantas Milkintas
• Mantas Maziliauskas
• Gentis

MJR Apiary (near the Film and Lecture Tent):
• Introduction of bees and their races. Glass beehives.

Info Centre :
14.00 – Bike tour to Pagrundai village
• Registration for sports competitions and quizzes.

Film and Lecture Tent:

• Exhibition of cuttings – Diana Lukošiūnaitė, Gita Kolosovienė, Lina Kabelkaitė.             
14.00 – Presentation of the lecture programme.
14.40 – Beekeepers from Sartai region – speaker Vincas Kibirkštis from Antalieptė
15.20 – Mead and beer in the Baltic religion – Dr. Daiva Vaitkevičienė
16.30 – Not only a child, but also a friend: a new perspective of Lithuanian friendship
– Dr. Vykintas Vaitkevičius
17.40 – Secret Lithuania: aliases, code names and passwords of the 1944–1953 partisan war – Aistė Petrauskienė

20:30 – Documentary Polyophonic songs of Švenčionys region, directed by G.Kovėra, 2015
21.00 – A play Vanduo akmuo geluonis. (Vate stone sting.) - Theatre of Senses
22.00 – Documentary Pavienės bites (Solitary Bees) directed by V. Mykolaitis, 2012
23.00 – FIntroduction of film Miškas (Forest), directed by I.Meilūnas, 2015. 
23.40 – Documentary Vanishing of the Bees directed by M. Henein, G. Langworthy, 2009
01.15 – Film Trispalvis directed by V. V. Landsbergis, 2013
02.30 – Film Laimingas laimės neradęs (A Happy Unfortunate Man) directed by A.Araminas, 1973
03.33 – The end.

Yard of Crafts:
16.00 – Ancient hollow-tree apiculture – Romas Norkūnas, Dzūkija National Park
17.00 – Honey folklore – herbalist Rita from Aukštadvaris.
18.00 – Making of Baltic mead - Erikas Augustinavičius.
19.00 – Baltic gold: The history of amber – ancient processing of amber.
20.00 – Cuisine of the Dainava region – Vilma Sinkevičiūtė.
20.30 – Folklore by the fire: Of farms and bees – ethnologist Gražina Kadžytė and Algirdas Breidokas
21.30 – Dances with the band ČIR VIR VYRAI from Zarasai

Kids' hive:
16.00 – 20.00 - Creative workshops for children.

Stargazing Camp (near the Film and Lecture Tent):
Juodaragis Observatory with Saulius Lovčikas and his team of stargazers (Molėtai Observatory). Open all day and especially all night during the entire Festival.
23.00 – A walk across the sky.

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05.00 – Fishing. Fishermen gather at the Info Center.
07.30 – Contact improvisation near the Yard of Crafts.
09.00 – Exercise in the Yard of Crafts.

From the Info Centre:
09.30 – Bus tour to Antalieptė. Education about bees.
10.30 – Hike tour around Zarasai with Tadas Šidiškis.
11.30 – Orienteering competition.

Beach:
10.00 – 17.00 – The football tournament for 18th MJR Horn
11.00 – 16.00 – Volleyball competitions

Film and Lecture Tent:
09.00 – Animation for children.
09.30 – Tales from the hive – Dr. Algirdas Amšiejus
11.00 – Medical properties of bee products – Dr. Dalia Stasaitytė-Bunevičienė
12.10 – Bee goddess Austėja: the origins of the name, history, content
– Dr. Dainius Razauskas
13.40 – Ancient Baltic clothes: imagination and reality – Dr. Daiva Steponavičienė
15.10 – Madhu and madhu-vidya: secret honey knowledge in the Indian tradition
– Prof. Dr. Audrius Beinorius
16.20 – Lithuania as a social network (comb) – Rytis Zemkauskas
17.30 – Traditional Belorussian folk theatre, stylised mini puppet theatre – Ivan Kirchuk (Troitsa, Belarus)

19.00 – Documentary Gyvenimas greta meldinės nendrinukės (Life Alongside the Aquatic Warbler) directed by A. Mizišs (2014)
20.30 – A play Molio sapnas (Clay Dream) Kaunas Puppet Theatre.
21.30 – Presentation of the documentary Ātrāk par straumi (Faster Than the Current) directed by R. Vulfs (2014)
22.10 – Presentation of the film Stebuklų laukas (The Field of Magic) directed by M. Survila (2011)
23:35 – Presentation of the documentary Dainų šalis (Land of Songs) directed by A. Watts (2014)
00.50 – Film WAX or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees
02.15 – Documentary Žaibas – Dzūkijos legenda (Lightning: the Legend of Dzūkija) directed by A. Cimbolaitis (2015)
03.35 – Weird animation for the night owls
04.44 The end.

Yard of Crafts:
10.00 – Presentation of ancient Lithuanian clothes - Daiva Steponavičienė
11.00 – Making of glass beads – Justė Sviklienė, Austėja Luchtanaitė.
11.30 – Medieval mechanical processing of wood
12.00 – 14.00   THE STORIES OF GRAND HONEYCOMB
• Peculiarities of mead production - André and Lina Janionis.
• The life of a bee family: Royal - Dr. Algirdas Amšiejus.
• Bee products and the ways to use them - herbage house Kupa.
• The ancient hollow-tree beekeeping – Romas Norkūnas
• The economy of bees – JSC “Bičių Korys”

14.00 – Introduction to ancient smithery – Maxas
15.00 – Weaving of sashes with fingers – Breidokai
16.00 – Hemp fiber preparation. Hemp oil production - Milda Petkevičienė
17.00 – Making of medieval armour: mail
17.30 – Mead of beer? The use of honey in beer and its effect on the other day
– brewer Ramūnas Čižas
18.00 – Baltic tradition of cutlery
19.00 – Ancient medicine, Lithuanian incense and spiritual healing
– Mija Džeinara Ubartienė
20.00 – Baltic jewellery – Paulius Rūkas
21.00 – Dances with the ensemble BYTIKZYZ

Kids’ Hive:
10.30 – 20.00 - Creative workshops for children - wax casting,
manufacturing dolls, painting, weaving, molding, and various animation.
15.30 – Musicians for children.

Near the Yard of Crafts:
14.00 – Ancient Lithuanian masculine games
16.00 – Archery competition for the prize of the “Strėlė” club
17.30 – Tabal. Ancient percussion instruments of modern wiring, presents Donis

MJR Apiary (near the Film and Lecture Tent):
13.30 – Hearing bees. Sound recordings and experiences – Andrius Rudugys

In the Sky
21.35 – Astronomical moonlight.

Stargazing Camp (near the Film and Lecture Tent):
23.00 – A walk across the sky.

In the Great Meadow:
00.00 – Fire Sculpture. Žilvinas Danys and Gabrielius Kuliešius

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08.30 – Greeting of the Sun. Exercise in the Yard of Crafts.

Film and Lecture Tent:
09.00 – Films for children: Meškutės Nidos nuotykiai (Adventures of Nida the Bear) directed by P. Abukevičius, 1980
10.00 – Daily problems of movement and the ways to avoid them – Masters of physical well-being: Vytenis Jankauskas and Edvinas Brasas
11.00 – Reflections of the ancient beekeeping customs in Eastern Aukštaitija – Sigutė Mudinienė, Aukštaitija National Park
12.15 – A quiz about bees. Songs by ČIULBUTĖ
14.00 – Introduction of the Museum of Ancient Beekeeping in Stripeikiai, Aukštaitija National Park

Yard of Crafts:
10.00 – Spinning of hemp fibres, weaving of a honeycomb - Milda Petkevičienė.
10.30 – Baltic symbols in ceramics - Vladas Rukša.
11.00 – Making of candles from natural beeswax - Justina Sinkevičiūtė.
11.30 – Parade of beekeeper costumes – Honeycomb.
12:10 – Big man – small forge – Tomas Pacaitis.
12.30 – Pelangi batik. Decoration and demonstration of clothes – Pelenė.
13.00 – Tradition of ancient beer brewing – R. Čižas.
13.30 – Drinking horns in Baltic culture - Evaldas Babenskas.

Children’s Beehive:
10.00 – 14.00 – Colourful art workshops for kids – spells, winds, and pinwheels.

Near the Yard of Crafts:
11.00 – Archery competition for children for the MJR Arrow.

Valley road:
12.00 – A unique Lithuanian game of ritinis (ripka)

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