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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 LABINGIS is a Prussian word meaning “successful, bringing good fortune, well-being, goodness” \u2014 a word that has naturally integrated into the Lithuanian language. The word \u201clabas\u201d (meaning “hello”) is heard daily on everyone\u2019s lips \u2014 as both a greeting and a wish for good fortune.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The ensemble was founded in the autumn of 2013 out of a great desire to sing and be together. Fate brought together cheerful and active people from different professions who share an interest in folklore: singers, dancers, musicians playing various instruments, and storytellers using their native dialects. The ensemble includes representatives from all of Lithuania\u2019s ethnographic regions. Labingis members wear their own national costumes with pride during performances.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The ensemble\u2019s goal is to preserve the cultural heritage of the Lithuanian nation and to continue the ancient traditions of singing, music-making, dancing, and storytelling.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Labingis participates annually in international folk festivals such as Skamba skamba kankliai, Baltica, Lauksnos, and the World Lithuanian Song Festivals. The group also actively takes part in various calendar and public celebrations, including:
Jurgin\u0117s in Palanga (Jurgi, paimk raktus), the Dz\u016bkija Folklore Festival \u010ciulba ulba, Saulel\u0117 rauduona in Plung\u0117, Tek saulu\u017e\u0117 ant mara\u010di\u0173 in Nida, the Sutartin\u0117s Festival Sutarj\u0117la, Pokrovo varpai, Ten, kur Nemunas vingiuoja, Visa Lietuva \u0161oka, and many others.
The ensemble also participates in U\u017egav\u0117n\u0117s, Atvelykis, Jonin\u0117s (Midsummer) celebrations, All Souls’ Day, Advent, Christmas folklore gatherings, various commemorations, educational programs, exhibition openings, and fairs.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 In 2023, the group participated in the 3rd Lithuanian Folk Performers Festival-Competition “Sos\u0117t\u0117kem Plungie 2023”, earning prizes in the singers and storytellers categories.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Each year, the ensemble organizes three-day creative camps. The group has performed abroad in Germany (2015), Greece (2017), Finland (2019), Latvia (2022), and Italy (2025).<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The ensemble has built a truly rich repertoire \u2014 songs, dances, instrumental pieces, and ancient Catholic hymns from all Lithuanian ethnographic regions. A particularly important part of rehearsals and concerts is the ancient polyphonic sutartin\u0117s: vocal (both sung and danced), instrumental (performed with skudu\u010diai, lumzdeliai, or kankl\u0117s).<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 In the past five years, several concert programs have been prepared:<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2021 \u2013 “Ne gegu\u0142\u0117 kukavo” \u2013 a program of Dz\u016bkija songs;
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2021 \u2013 “\u010ci va\u017eiuoja svo\u010diute” \u2013 a program of sutartin\u0117s;
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2021 \u2013 “Lyd\u017eiu laide” \u2013 a program dedicated to All Souls’ Day;
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2022 \u2013 “O pas mus mieste” \u2013 songs about Vilnius;
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2022 \u2013 “Snaudala snaud\u017eia” \u2013 a program for Advent;
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2023 \u2013 “Labingas vakaras” \u2013 a program dedicated to the ensemble\u2019s 10th anniversary;
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2024 \u2013 “Sodo gyvata” \u2013 a mythological program dedicated to the inclusion of Lithuanian straw gardens into UNESCO\u2019s heritage list;
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2025 \u2013 “Dangi\u0161koji \u0161eimyna” \u2013 a mythological program marking the 200th anniversary of the publication of the first Lithuanian folk song collection \u201cDainos oder Littauische Volkslieder\u201d by Liudvikas R\u0117za.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Each member of Labingis is like a unique instrument whose voice adds to and enriches the ensemble\u2019s overall sound. The ancient Lithuanian song is not mere entertainment; each song breathes the spirit of the ancestors. For this reason, the ensemble seeks to shape its identity with a distinctive style and manner of song interpretation.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The group continues to grow, mature, and set new goals every year. In 2018, they released a CD titled “Labingas kuparas” Since 2018, the ensemble has been awarded Category I status.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Artistic Director: Milda Ri\u010dkut\u0117<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”11029,11027,11025″ show_title_and_caption=”off” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 LABINGIS is a Prussian word meaning “successful, bringing good fortune, well-being, goodness” \u2014 a word that has naturally integrated into the Lithuanian language. The word \u201clabas\u201d (meaning “hello”) is heard daily on everyone\u2019s lips \u2014 as both a greeting and a wish for good fortune. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The ensemble was founded […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11027,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-contest-participantas-2025"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10125"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11900,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10125\/revisions\/11900"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}