Among the guests, one could meet Ruta Mikelkeviciute dressed in historical dresses with her daughter, Ugne Sipare, and Tadas Kanapeckas, better known by the pseudonym Varkes Labdarke.
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The conductor Vytautas Lukocius, adorned with a long hair wig, was brought to the stage in an antique car driven by a footman. For the Grand Summer Ball, the VDU chamber orchestra he conducts prepared a concert called “Bridgerton Ball Magic.” It featured many well-known pieces by Sting, Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Madonna, and other famous artists, transformed into refined string orchestra interpretations.
The theatrical concert atmosphere was created by elements from the globally hit series “Bridgerton.” A mysterious hooded rider, young postmen handing out a special event newspaper, and historical dance performers. The climax of the concert was the arrival of Her Majesty the Queen. This role was embodied and made the gathered listeners whisper by Lithuania’s drag queen Edma.
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The guests of the Grand Summer Ball continued the celebration in the specially decorated garden of the manor palace for this evening. Here, introductions to the Queen took place, secret fan languages and dance lessons were held, and the most impressively dressed participants of the event were chosen. The curious also visited the “Cabinet de Secret,” which guards the spicy secrets of the aristocracy. In the attic space of the palace, they were presented with a collection of erotic Japanese art “shunga,” lithographs by Peter Fendi, and a collection of manor curiosities accumulated over many years.
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In recent years, “Bridgerton”-inspired concerts and balls have rapidly gained popularity worldwide – from Italy and the United Kingdom to the United States and India. Visitors to the Grand Summer Ball held at Pakruojis Manor did not hide that they were waiting for this trend to reach Lithuania. Themed evenings held in various parts of the world are becoming not only a unique entertainment but also an opportunity to escape everyday life into a romanticized aristocratic world.
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