October 24 The Panevėžys Cultural Center will host the traditional senior folk dance festival “Dar ratą, ratelį,” which has been organized since 1991 on the initiative of the Panevėžys folk dance ensemble “Linas.”
This year’s festival is international. Folk dance groups from various cities in Lithuania and Latvia will be coming to Panevėžys. Dancers from Pakruojis, the Šiauliai District, Klaipėda, Joniškėlis, Kėdainiai, Vilnius, Kaunas, Utena, Jonava, Panevėžys, and Daugpilis will take the stage.
Participating in the festival are: “Laja” (Pakruojis), “Diemedis” (Šiauliai District), “Sidabrinė gija” (Klaipėda), “Lankesa” (Kėdainiai), “Lendrūnas” (Vilnius), “Ainiai” (Kaunas), “Levindra” (Utena), “Atbalss” (Daugpilis, Latvia), “Jonrugė” (Jonava), the Panevėžys Cultural Center’s folk dance ensemble “Linas,” and the vocal ensemble “Smiltelė.”
For more than three decades, the “Dar ratą, ratelį” festival has been bringing together folk dance enthusiasts on one stage. Previous festivals have also featured groups from various regions of Lithuania and Latvia.
