Lietuvių baletas – muzikos žanras ar vizualus menas?
Lithuanian ballet – a musical genre or visual art?

Summary/Abstract: Today the ballet in Lithuania as a musical genre is losing its relevance. The tradition of cooperation between the composer and the choreographer in creating a ballet, which marked with stylistic unity ballets of the afterwar period and conditionally contributed to the birth of Rekašius’ works, is also rapidly disappearing. In the late twentieth century, choreographers exhibited more initiative than composers in staging ballets. Nevertheless, a talented theatre choreographer gifted with various abilities and inter-disciplinary education is not a common phenomenon in Lithuania. Ballet is more relevant as visual art (glamourous design, costumes) than music and choreographic work. Lithuanian ballet, as an institution, is clearly influenced by Russian ballet.The five tables of the article represent the overall panorama of Lithuanian ballet. Table 1 reflects the chronology of the choreographic interpretations of Lithuanian ballet and non-ballet music at the State Theatre in Kaunas, and the LSOBT (later LNOBT)12. Table 2 represents productions of Lithuanian ballets abroad, while Table 3 lists ballets-films and film-collage. Table 4 represents ballets for children (both staged and not staged). Table 5 lists composed but never staged Lithuanian ballets. Tables 6 and 8 reflect the influence of Russian ballet – Russian choreographers and dancers – at the LNOBT. Table 7 represents works of choreographers from other countries at the LNOBT (1998–2008).

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