How We Played the Revolution

Arts & Entertainment

Thursday, February 11, 2016, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

How We Played the Revolution
(documentary, in Lithuanian with English subtitles, 2011, directed by Giedrė Žickytė, 67 min.)
The story begins in 1984, the very beginning of perestroika in the USSR, when a group of architects in Kaunas, Lithuania decided to put on a one-night gig as a New Year party prank. The joke went so well that rumors about the exciting new rock band Antis began to spread. The impressive make-up and props, the stylized showmanship and lyrics added up to a pervasive caricature of Soviet propaganda and perfectly discredited the absurdity of Soviet reality. Soon the group's intellectual clowning spawned the Rock Marches – massive events involving thousands of people. These turned into the great assemblies for Lithuanian independence that later became known as the Singing Revolution. This is a story about a small country that made headlines right across the world. (OSA)
In cooperation with Vera & Donald Blinken Open Society Archives
The screening is attached to the lecture "Soviet Union" by Alex Astrov in TIGY Room at 15.30 on February 11 in the course "Counter-Cultures and Power During State Socialism."How We Played the Revolution

(documentary, in Lithuanian with English subtitles, 2011, directed by Giedrė Žickytė, 67 min.)

The story begins in 1984, the very beginning of perestroika in the USSR, when a group of architects in Kaunas, Lithuania decided to put on a one-night gig as a New Year party prank. The joke went so well that rumors about the exciting new rock band Antis began to spread. The impressive make-up and props, the stylized showmanship and lyrics added up to a pervasive caricature of Soviet propaganda and perfectly discredited the absurdity of Soviet reality. Soon the group's intellectual clowning spawned the Rock Marches – massive events involving thousands of people. These turned into the great assemblies for Lithuanian independence that later became known as the Singing Revolution. This is a story about a small country that made headlines right across the world. (OSA)

In cooperation with Vera & Donald Blinken Open Society Archives

The screening is attached to the lecture "Soviet Union" by Alex Astrov in TIGY Room at 15.30 on February 11 in the course "Counter-Cultures and Power During State Socialism."

Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 5:00PM - Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 6:30PM Add to Calendar 2016-02-11 17:00:00 2016-02-11 18:30:00 How We Played the Revolution How We Played the Revolution (documentary, in Lithuanian with English subtitles, 2011, directed by Giedrė Žickytė, 67 min.) The story begins in 1984, the very beginning of perestroika in the USSR, when a group of architects in Kaunas, Lithuania decided to put on a one-night gig as a New Year party prank. The joke went so well that rumors about the exciting new rock band Antis began to spread. The impressive make-up and props, the stylized showmanship and lyrics added up to a pervasive caricature of Soviet propaganda and perfectly discredited the absurdity of Soviet reality. Soon the group's intellectual clowning spawned the Rock Marches – massive events involving thousands of people. These turned into the great assemblies for Lithuanian independence that later became known as the Singing Revolution. This is a story about a small country that made headlines right across the world. (OSA) In cooperation with Vera & Donald Blinken Open Society Archives The screening is attached to the lecture "Soviet Union" by Alex Astrov in TIGY Room at 15.30 on February 11 in the course "Counter-Cultures and Power During State Socialism."How We Played the Revolution How We Played the Revolution (documentary, in Lithuanian with English subtitles, 2011, directed by Giedrė Žickytė, 67 min.) The story begins in 1984, the very beginning of perestroika in the USSR, when a group of architects in Kaunas, Lithuania decided to put on a one-night gig as a New Year party prank. The joke went so well that rumors about the exciting new rock band Antis began to spread. The impressive make-up and props, the stylized showmanship and lyrics added up to a pervasive caricature of Soviet propaganda and perfectly discredited the absurdity of Soviet reality. Soon the group's intellectual clowning spawned the Rock Marches – massive events involving thousands of people. These turned into the great assemblies for Lithuanian independence that later became known as the Singing Revolution. This is a story about a small country that made headlines right across the world. (OSA) In cooperation with Vera & Donald Blinken Open Society Archives The screening is attached to the lecture "Soviet Union" by Alex Astrov in TIGY Room at 15.30 on February 11 in the course "Counter-Cultures and Power During State Socialism." UTC public

Thursday

February

2016

6:00PM

Budapest Site

Nador u. 9, Faculty Tower

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Culture Hub

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Public

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