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The idea of traveling to the Plaza de la Catedral every Thursday came from seeing how fragmented society is in terms of equal human rights. Disagreements from people on social media and nasty comments have led to steps being taken to express their support for the LGBT community.
“I realized that I live in a social bubble that is very tolerant, open. Most of the people around me are artists, and they tend to be very open and tolerant, prone to discussion and conversation rather than shouting and accusations.
It seemed to me that this is how we live in all of Lithuania, but I was living in a kind of fairy tale world, because I had to accidentally go to the comment sections several times and it scared me. I began to immerse myself in this sea of articles, comments and realized that the situation in our society is truly tragic and that we need to express solidarity, support and dialogue in some way, rather than accusations and screams to fight among ourselves. “Said the interlocutor.
The goal is equal rights in love.
G. Grinevičiūtė states that in the event of several disagreements, the most important thing is a reasoned discussion. However, the woman lacks arguments, because she fights by throwing opinions instead of logical speeches, so one of the objectives of the initiative is to make the public speak, not anger.
“It just came to our notice then. I don’t really want to squeeze the public, but I would like to weave a dialogue, a conscious conversation. I often don’t even hear arguments in the opposition that are adequate to explain why we really don’t want to give homosexuals the right to legalize a partner.
I have not heard any arguments that are logical or reasonable. Usually something skiedalai, just nonsense. We want to find ways to start a conversation, “said G. Grinevičiūtė.
But the main purpose of a silent song is to express support for people whose love is unacceptable to many: “A silent song is for equal rights for people, for love, so that all people have the same rights to love and express your love “.
The dancer emphasizes that this is not a protest, but an attempt to talk about equal human rights and love, and the idea of a silent song was not chosen by chance. This is a path familiar and close to G. Grinevičiūtė, which aims to draw attention to current problems.
“I would like to emphasize that a silent song is not a protest, it is not a fight. We do not fight or protest, but we express solidarity and support. This idea is a silent song, I chose it because there is no need to yell, there is no need to yell, there is no need to blame, and there is no active loud yelling.
It is possible to show solidarity very kindly and look at problems in a very calm but responsible and sensitive way, join forces and move towards a common goal: human rights for all, not just for some groups. With means that are close and recognizable to us, we try to dialogue and weave the dialogue, to draw the attention of others to certain problems ”, said the interlocutor.
The woman also emphasizes that we must improve the educational system – she explains that everyone has the right to love and it is normal: “I think it is very important to educate and incorporate into the educational system itself, add definitions of family so that people know from an early age it can be and it’s good in every way. “
A silent song lets you show your true self
G. Grinevičiūtė borrowed the idea of a silent song from the French choreographer Jerome Bel, who has performed a performance in which different people listen to different songs, dance, sing and thus create a random choreography.
This is a silent song in the Plaza de la Catedral: a group of people get together, listen to the same songs with headphones and dance and sing, thus expressing their support for love.
“Every Thursday at 12 o’clock, individual people gather in the Plaza de la Catedral, at safe distances, we don’t really meet. People have a song on their phone and when the bells ring the responsible person raises and lowers their hand and when they put their hand down they all play the song on their devices together and listen through their headphones, dance how they want and sing . or he nods, sometimes yelling, ”said G. Grinevičiūtė.
Women especially like this idea: it shows the individuality of each person, without hiding their true voice. There is no synchronized movement here, everyone can express themselves in the way they know or the way a person wants that day.
“This silent song, its very form, does not unite the participants, but simply leaves everyone’s voice as it is. And everyone has the opportunity to move as they want, or just stand. It seems to me that the difference in people, in voices, is very much in line with the ideals and aspirations of the entire LGBT community. “This idea is associated with the voice of the LGBT community, which is often silenced, not fully heard,” said the interlocutor.
The woman does not intend to give up – as long as her strength allows, she plans to come to a quiet song every week, no matter how long it takes, but hopes that none will remain: steps towards equal rights for people and they can take a long time, and I know it.
I am determined to go every Thursday, but we will be vigilant, I hope everything is fine, we will not get sick or there will be no other disasters. That is, as long as there is strength and as long as a change is needed, it will continue. Even if I am left alone, I will keep going. But I hope I am not alone, at least we will be a few. You want to believe that. “
Songs are not randomly chosen for meetings. They are works that at one time or another were hymns in the fight for equal rights, found in a music magazine.
“I was looking and thinking what concept to think of, how to choose the songs. I found an article in the music magazine Rolling Stone about a song list that includes all the songs related to equal human rights, the LGBT community, which at one time or another were like the hymns of the communities. I thought it made a lot of sense and beautiful to sing the songs that are on that particular list. We started it from the bottom of the list and now we are going up ”, the speaker spoke about the songs we were listening to.
Get outrageous calls
In addition to the audible music, people who dance get various reactions from passersby: some take photos, others throw nasty looks, and some pay no attention at all.
„Maybe when you look from the side, it may seem ridiculous: 20 people or a little stretching, dancing and singing, but on the other hand, it is a happy stay together, in love, alone in community. Someone is watching, filming, someone is not paying attention, someone is passing, looking crooked, someone is supporting. There are various reactions, as well as to anything that happens in society, “said the initiator of the silent song.
However, G. Grinevičiūtė claims that regardless of the reactions he receives, he is not actually afraid of him; It is important that you pay attention to the prevailing problems: “It is clear that there will be unpleasant reactions, but it makes no sense to be afraid, because then, not argue, not go anywhere and let everyone else make all the decisions for us.
It is true that it is not only passersby who react to this initiative of the silent song. The dancer has received calls during which she is accused of seeking to disrupt the existing order.
“I got a couple of calls from strangers, both men, as I understood from the voice. One showed up as a Klaipeda resident, the other did not show up. I only spilled accusations that belong to me BlevyzgomisWith these unconscious and foolish actions, I want to get our Christian society out of the way. Such baseless accusations have been made.
One of those men asked me if I wanted to live in such a degenerate society, then I tried to have a conversation, but I failed because it was simply inappropriate, impossible to speak, I only heard those accusations and nothing changed. “
The modern dance performer is only ridiculed for such calls and the opinion of the callers does not matter to him; exactly, such reactions show that the initiative is necessary and significant.
“It’s funny to me personally, I don’t understand why I have to do what I’m trying to teach here, if they think this call will change my attitude or prevent me from doing what I do. I don’t care much about other people’s opinions, I care about the opinions of my loved ones and I trust that. And what others think and say is their business, as long as it does not violate my rights, it does not offend me as a human being, they can say whatever they want. I have received a number of unpleasant reactions, but they only show the need for such actions, “said the interlocutor.
However, although they provoke laughter, these reactions are terrifying at the same time. G. Grinevičiūtė states that members of the LGBT community receive calls and messages even more frequently than she does, which is a very unpleasant experience.
“But actually, that call is a bit scary. Where do people get a phone number from, how much effort does it take to do so. And I think about what could happen to other members of the community, LGBT rights activists, I just put my hair on when I think about it.
They probably get so many hateful messages, calls that Woof. If you are a more sensitive person or have been hit by something in the past, I think it should be a very difficult and traumatic experience. “
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