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The article deals with the questions of digital communication and theatre during the lockdown in 2020–2021. With the example of the National Kaunas Drama Theatre, Lithuania, it is revealed that COVID-19 pandemic forced the cultural sector to experiment and use digital products in new conceptual ways. National Kaunas Drama Theatre proposed their audience an online platform Theatre Onl1ne TV (originally in Lithuanian: Teatras Onl1ne TV), and developed performances which were adapted to the digital environment of the lockdown period: some of the performances were transmitted on Zoom Video Communications platform, especially those for children and adolescents, some of them, such as The Flickering, tested new ways of integrating audiences digitally into theatrical action. The latter performance was created for Facebook users, lasted for four evenings and invited them to become co-creators of the story. The analysis reveals that digital theatre communication attracted audiences of younger generations and can be a useful creative tool in developing a relationship with the new generation of theatre-goers.

The article discusses the question of the memory of Jewish history and culture in Lithuania in regard to the cultural and political debates that are actually taking place in Lithuanian society. Historical facts, concerning Jewish cultural life in Lithuania before the Second World War, were eliminated from the research field conducted by historiographers during the Soviet and the early post Soviet times. The article argues that this was due to political aspirations of the country; they play the crucial role in defining what type of memories the society would carry on and defend. In regard to the research done by sociologists Maurice Halbwachs, Jan and Aleida Assmanns notions of collective memory, functional and stored memory are discussed. Examples of the recent media persecutions of cultural personas such as Rūta Vanagaitė and Marius Ivaškevičius are discussed in order to illustrate the memory war that is still taking place in the actual Lithuanian society.

The article deals with the analysis of the theoretical approaches, that articulate the changes of the sense and the means of communicative actions in the society of the market economy. Communicative actions are regarded first of all from the perspective of the cultural industries concept, that was developed by Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer. Regarded by them as a mean of manipulation, it is later on questioned by Jürgen Habermas, who sees communicative action as a possibility of democratic developement. Lev Manovich follows the discussion and introduces new concepts of communicative actions, related to the developement of distance control, interaction and databases. As well as the representatives of the Frankfurt School, he also admits that new communication tools serve as manipulative means for the market, but he notices that at the same time these means can also be influenced and organized by an independent user. Nicolas Garnham, John Hartley and other representatives of British cultural studies school admit that the developement of social networks and at the same time of the creative industries lead to a new relationship between the market and the consumer. This new relationship is analyzed in the governmental documents of the EU and particular governmental institutions that support the creation of the creative economy market. Theoretical and governmental discourses join together while promoting the idea of communication, understanding and interaction between the consumers and the citizens of the world.

The article deals with the analysis of the theoretical approaches, that articulate the changes of the sense and the means of communicative actions in the society of the market economy. Communicative actions are regarded first of all from the perspective of the cultural industries concept, that was developed by Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer. Regarded by them as a mean of manipulation, it is later on questioned by Jürgen Habermas, who sees communicative action as a possibility of democratic developement. Lev Manovich follows the discussion and introduces new concepts of communicative actions, related to the developement of distance control, interaction and databases. As well as the representatives of the Frankfurt School, he also admits that new communication tools serve as manipulative means for the market, but he notices that at the same time these means can also be influenced and organized by an independent user. Nicolas Garnham, John Hartley and other representatives of British cultural studies school admit that the developement of social networks and at the same time of the creative industries lead to a new relationship between the market and the consumer. This new relationship is analyzed in the governmental documents of the EU and particular governmental institutions that support the creation of the creative economy market. Theoretical and governmental discourses join together while promoting the idea of communication, understanding and interaction between the consumers and the citizens of the world.

The article deals with the analysis of the theoretical approaches, that articulate the changes of the sense and the means of communicative actions in the society of the market economy. Communicative actions are regarded first of all from the perspective of the cultural industries concept, that was developed by Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer. Regarded by them as a mean of manipulation, it is later on questioned by Jürgen Habermas, who sees communicative action as a possibility of democratic developement. Lev Manovich follows the discussion and introduces new concepts of communicative actions, related to the developement of distance control, interaction and databases. As well as the representatives of the Frankfurt School, he also admits that new communication tools serve as manipulative means for the market, but he notices that at the same time these means can also be influenced and organized by an independent user. Nicolas Garnham, John Hartley and other representatives of British cultural studies school admit that the developement of social networks and at the same time of the creative industries lead to a new relationship between the market and the consumer. This new relationship is analyzed in the governmental documents of the EU and particular governmental institutions that support the creation of the creative economy market. Theoretical and governmental discourses join together while promoting the idea of communication, understanding and interaction between the consumers and the citizens of the world.

The main focus of this scientific cluster is the research of intercultural and transnational dimensions of artistic practices in Central and Eastern Europe. The reconstruction and analysis of historical developments of intercultural communication and transnational exchange of arts, their ideological premises, contemporary issues as well as challenges of the future frame the scope of this research. The main tasks of this research are the following: to determine the global aspects of cultural interdependence and cultural diversity, to evaluate their influence on national cultures and art forms, to analyse the developments of fine arts, performing arts, literature, photography and popular culture in the region, to mark the transformations in the notions of artistic practices together with its cultural, historical, geographic and sociopolitical context as well as to trace the interdependence of art and politics, culture and social reality, creative practices and economy. The thematic framework of the cluster also includes the methodological and theoretical research of intercultural communication in arts of Eastern and Central Europe, the formation of the theoretical models of cultural dialogue, the dealing with the problematic aspects of applying contemporary cultural theories to the studies of Lithuanian art. At the moment the researchers from the fields of art research, philology and philosophy are associated with this interdisciplinary scientific cluster, which actively. [to full text]

The main focus of this scientific cluster is the research of intercultural and transnational dimensions of artistic practices in Central and Eastern Europe. The reconstruction and analysis of historical developments of intercultural communication and transnational exchange of arts, their ideological premises, contemporary issues as well as challenges of the future frame the scope of this research. The main tasks of this research are the following: to determine the global aspects of cultural interdependence and cultural diversity, to evaluate their influence on national cultures and art forms, to analyse the developments of fine arts, performing arts, literature, photography and popular culture in the region, to mark the transformations in the notions of artistic practices together with its cultural, historical, geographic and sociopolitical context as well as to trace the interdependence of art and politics, culture and social reality, creative practices and economy. The thematic framework of the cluster also includes the methodological and theoretical research of intercultural communication in arts of Eastern and Central Europe, the formation of the theoretical models of cultural dialogue, the dealing with the problematic aspects of applying contemporary cultural theories to the studies of Lithuanian art. At the moment the researchers from the fields of art research, philology and philosophy are associated with this interdisciplinary scientific cluster, which actively. [to full text]

The main focus of this scientific cluster is the research of intercultural and transnational dimensions of artistic practices in Central and Eastern Europe. The reconstruction and analysis of historical developments of intercultural communication and transnational exchange of arts, their ideological premises, contemporary issues as well as challenges of the future frame the scope of this research. The main tasks of this research are the following: to determine the global aspects of cultural interdependence and cultural diversity, to evaluate their influence on national cultures and art forms, to analyse the developments of fine arts, performing arts, literature, photography and popular culture in the region, to mark the transformations in the notions of artistic practices together with its cultural, historical, geographic and sociopolitical context as well as to trace the interdependence of art and politics, culture and social reality, creative practices and economy. The thematic framework of the cluster also includes the methodological and theoretical research of intercultural communication in arts of Eastern and Central Europe, the formation of the theoretical models of cultural dialogue, the dealing with the problematic aspects of applying contemporary cultural theories to the studies of Lithuanian art. At the moment the researchers from the fields of art research, philology and philosophy are associated with this interdisciplinary scientific cluster, which actively. [to full text]