In 1933, two pilots of Lithuanian origin boarded a small plane, directed it towards Europe, and made history.

What happened next became the stuff of legend. What happens in this scene will take your breath away.

„"Lithuanica"“ is a breathtaking new musical inspired by the true story of Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas – two immigrants with an impossible dream, an unbreakable bond and the courage to undertake one of the most daring transatlantic flights in aviation history. Their story has been waiting ninety years for a stage worthy of it. This stage is here. This moment is now.

This is not a history lesson. This is an experience.

From the first note to the last scene, „Lituanica“ unfolds like a cinematic epic brought to life – expansive, intense, emotional in the best sense of the word. Spectacular performances. A resonant, uplifting musical score. Choreography that draws you into the whirling world of 1930s America and doesn’t let you go until the very end. Stunning set design transforms the stage into runways, ballrooms, immigrant quarters, and the endless, terrifying expanse of the Atlantic sky. Nearly 50 actors and dancers embody this world with such dedication that you’ll forget you’re sitting in a theater.

And music.

The score of the performance features 30 original pieces – a wonderful synthesis of contemporary musical theatre, American jazz, Lindy Hop rhythms, 1930s cabaret and Lithuanian folklore motifs, interwoven like a thread connecting the old world with the new. It is nostalgic and modern at the same time. Familiar and unexpectedly new. Music that stays with you long after the final chords have fallen silent.

At the center of it all are two men and one dream.

Darius and Girėnas were not generals or presidents. They were immigrants – ordinary people with extraordinary ambitions in a country that was not their homeland but had become their home. They believed that flight could do what borders or politics could not: connect nations, bring communities closer, remind the world that Lithuanians exist, matter, and are capable of great things. Their plane, the Lituanica, was more than an aircraft. It was a statement.

Created by an international team of artists, historians and aviation enthusiasts, the production combines meticulous historical accuracy with the full power of contemporary performing arts. The costumes, set design, acting – everything is designed to honor the true story while making it feel alive and relevant to today’s audience.

However, beneath the external impressiveness lies an even deeper meaning.

„"Lituanica" is a story about what it means to carry your identity across the ocean. About the weight of community hopes placed on the shoulders of two people. About love - for your country, for your dream, for each other. About the special courage it takes to take on something when you don't know how it will end.

This story speaks to everyone who has ever been far from home but still moved forward. To everyone who has protected their heritage and not let it disappear. To everyone who has dared to dream beyond what seemed possible.

In other words, it speaks about all of us.

The flight of a lifetime. The history of a nation. One scene. One evening you won't forget.