Ship

Ship is an overnight cruise on the occasion of a birthday celebration of Algirdas Stravinskas, the star of Lithuanian choreography in the former Soviet Union, culminating in a dance performance by a street dance team. On the cruise, the universal urge for beauty and creativity unites those who have already become history and those who are yet to make it.

Gerda Paliušytė’s film “The Ship” is multi-layered. Each viewer will interpret its main idea in their own way. For me, this film is, first and foremost, the history of Lithuania told through the movement and body language of different generations. From the restricted movement in a zoo cage to the dance of freedom on the deck of a ship. Rhythmic, structured, but at the same time thoughtful and dancing in every frame. – Programme curator Vilma Levickaitė

Gerda Paliušytė

Gerda Paliušytė is an artist based in Vilnius. She is interested in various documentary practices, historical and popular culture phenomena and characters, and their relationship to social reality. Her films, photographs, and installations often explore different forms of intimacy and collective existence. Gerda Paliušytė’s most recent solo exhibitions include shows at the CAC (Vilnius), Jeu de Paume – Tours and Editorial in Vilnius. In 2020, she was awarded the Rupert x Lithuanian Culture Institute x Somerset House Studios residency.