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Lithuanian dancer, movement teacher and philosopher Justas Kučinskas shares his knowledge about human development and how dance has encouraged him to always think out of the box and bring his consciousness to the next level.  We discussed about competition in arts and how one can only be better than somebody else in things that are measurable. We also talked about the relationship between growth and discomfort, and what technology does to our thinking.

Together with his wife, dancer Jekaterina, Justas co-founded a Movement School in Vilnius where he gathers people for a new movement experience and exploration of human soul through dance. Justas and Jekaterina  are parents to three beautiful children who remind them about the worth of beginners mindset everyday. 

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Justas's essays:

How we learn?

Don't train - MOVE
Standing as practice: philosophical elaborations

Episode music:

C. Debussy - Étude No. 11 "Pour les Arpèges Composés" performed by M. Lozinskienė

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"Punishing oneself for not doing something is a great way to not do something". A conversation with meditation practitioner and teacher Shannon M Whitaker who says that meditation is not about calming down.  Curious? If yes, join me and Shannon to talk about what it means to be skillful in the given  moment, also to learn how "Hedonic Tones" impacts our life and  finally how Shannon travelled from being a military helicopter pilot to meditation teacher.  This episode is about the art of thought.

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Buddha Bites podcast

5rs  - RECOGNIZE, RELEASE, RELAX, RE-SMILE, RETURN

Episode music:

C. Debussy - Étude No. 11 "Pour les Arpèges Composés" performed by M. Lozinskienė

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A conversation with performance coach, piano teacher and a founder of Mental Skills Lab. In this lab she invites performers from various fields to explore their thinking, emotions and behavior. Donata studied in an unique place - The Centre for Performance Science in London where she did her research in Mental Toughness in musicians. What can musician learn from a surgeon and what can surgeon learn from  musicians? Join me and Donata to investigate performance world and find out what could be helpful during the second lockdown in terms of working from home and finding better work rhythm.

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The School Of Greatness by Lewis Howes - Habits of Success for Creatives, Artists & Entrepreneurs w/Seth Godin

Episode music:

C. Debussy - Étude No. 11 "Pour les Arpèges Composés" performed by M. Lozinskienė
N. Medtner -  Fairy Tale op. 20, no. 1  performed by D. Vaitkute 

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Contemporary artist Marija Baranauskaitė explains how she reached a point in her life where she needed to learn to be individually free and happy with what she was doing. Otherwise, she says, you are always depending on others. This is where she started investigating objects surrounding her and The Sofa Project was born. In this episode you will learn what effect this project had on me and what it does to other people. 

Marija also shares here experience of study years in France with professor of theatre and clownery Philippe Gaulier and some valuable insights on nonpracticalities and practicalities of being an artist. Also her approach  to money was truly eye-opening. Join us for 40 minutes and 42 seconds of positive energy!

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Book Marija mentioned:

The Artist Way by Julia Cameron
Trailer of The Sofa Project

Episode music:

C. Debussy - Étude No. 11 "Pour les Arpèges Composés" performed by M.Lozinskienė

Have you ever done something very different from your own profession and found similarities? With Jon, we found that cooking in the kitchen can be as similar as preparing for a performance. In this talk we also discussed about Jon's experience as an orchestra musician, what is his approach toward making music, success and failure. With some added seasoning of Jon's humor the conversation turned out to be very cheerful and optimistic. For the time being this uplifting energy is very much required, so tune in to join us for 58 min and 11 sec of good vibes!

About Jonathan Chapman:

A graduate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he has appeared as Guest Principal Timpanist of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Guest Section Leader Percussionist with the Royal Northern Sinfonia. In addition, he regularly freelances professionally with orchestras such as the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Orchestra of Scottish Ballet, and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. Jonathan has also performed with Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra, at the 2017 and 2019 BBC Proms. In March 2018, Jonathan performed the Schwantner Concerto for Percussion with the coaching of Chris Lamb, Principal Percussionist of the New York Philharmonic.  He first joined EUYO in 2019 and has since toured to 9 different countries on 3 continents in that time.

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Episode music: 
C. Debussy - Étude No. 11 "Pour les Arpèges Composés" performed by M.Lozinskienė

A. Schoenberg - Die  Gurre-Lieder (Excerpt from Jon's performance)

R. Strauss - Till Eulenspiegel (Excerpt from Jon's performance)

A. Gaelic - Symphony mov. 4 excerpt (Excerpt from Jon's performance)

 

Have you ever been on stage and lost yourself completely? I think we all have, at least once. Anna had this experience too. "...I got this black out, I just stopped. I looked at the audience and I said 'I'm sorry, I don't know what happened'. Everyone was dead silent". Listen to the full story of what happened after Anna finished one of the most difficult piece from piano repertoire the Beethoven's "Hammerklavier".
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Find out more about Anna and her projects:

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More about the host Monika:

https://www.instagram.com/monikapianiste/

Episode music:

C. Debussy - Étude No. 11 "Pour les Arpèges Composés" performed by M.Lozinskienė

C. Debussy (1862 – 1918) - Petit suite L 65 for 4 hands performed by M. Lozinskienė and Anna Szałucka. live in Vilnius, 2020, September.
IV. Ballet: Allegro giusto 

M. Ravel - Sonatine No. 1, performed by Anna Szałucka

An interview with insightful Natania Hoffman about growing up in a family of musicians, life choices, education, love for music, biggest gift for listeners and podcasting. American cellist is currently pursuing a master's degree in chamber music at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin with her trio "Trio Agora".

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Find out more about Natania's concerts and projects

Natania Hoffman (https://www.nataniahoffman.com/)
Trio Agora (https://www.trioagora.com/)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/trioagora/)

PODCAST The Extra Half (https://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-extra-half/)
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Episode music:

C. Debussy - Étude No. 11 "Pour les Arpèges Composés" performed by M.Lozinskienė

J. Brahms - The Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 performed by N.Hoffman and M.Lozinskienė

J. Haydn - The C-major Trio, Hob. XV: 27 performed by Michelle Dierx, Shannon Merciel and M.Lozinskienė

Check out more info about the host Monika Lozinskienė

• www.monikapianiste.com
• https://www.instagram.com/monikapianiste/
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International piano masterclasses and festival "Kaunas Piano Fest " in Lithuania

• https://www.kaunaspianofest.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/kaunaspianofest/
• https://www.instagram.com/kaunaspianofest/?hl=en

First episode with american cellist Natania Hoffman is launching on 17th Thursday, 2020. More information about Natania:

• https://www.nataniahoffman.com/

Trailer music - Claude Debussy - Étude No. 11 "Pour les Arpèges Composés" performed by M.Lozinskienė