This is the third interview in the series “We Too Are From Vilnius.” Listen by pressing the PLAY button on the NARA player or through the podcast apps listed below:

A diverse array of activities is natural to Miša—he grew up in a cultural constellation. His family tree weaves together Lithuanian, Jewish, Polish, Ukrainian, and Russian roots. After finishing school, he went on to study sound arts at the Institute of Sonology in the Netherlands, later continuing his education at the Sandberg Institute of the Arts. Now, he lives and creates in Helsinki, Finland.

At fifteen, Miša started performing at electronic music parties in Vilnius and became familiar with the nightlife music scene. From there, his work evolved in many directions, blending daily life with elements of magic and surrealism. His creations, often permeated with anxiety and unease, are always buoyed by naive hope.

Eighty years after the liquidation of the Vilnius Ghetto, NARA launched the podcast series “We Too Are From Vilnius,” featuring conversations with young Jewish people in Vilnius exploring their connection to a city scarred by immense loss and a Lithuanian society balancing multiculturalism and nationalism. Listen to previous interviews in the series: with Naomi Koc and Ani Gandžumian.

These episodes were created in collaboration with a team of Vilnius high school students. The episode with Miša Skalskis was co-produced by author Adomas Zubė and students Saulė Gervyliūtė and Viktorija Truselevič.

While producing this series, the conflicts in Israel, Palestine, and Lebanon reached new levels of destruction, affecting both Jewish and Arab communities in Lithuania. This inevitably became a topic of some conversations. We invite you to read and listen to NARA’s publications about the situation in the Middle East in Lithuanian and English.