Skip the small talk: The empty chair

And increasingly, disagreement happens somewhere else: online, at a distance, reduced to positions we defend rather than people we encounter. The Empty Chair creates another kind of public conversation. Three provocative statements will be revealed over the course of the evening. You won't know them in advance. Each begins around small tables, among people who may see the world very differently. Then the Empty Chair opens. If something from your table deserves to be heard by the whole room — an argument, a disagreement, a story, a question — take the chair. No panel. No experts telling the room what to think. No need to reach consensus. Because public life doesn't only happen in parliaments, universities or on our screens. It also happens when ordinary people sit across from one another and take each other's ideas seriously. Three statements. A room of strangers. One empty chair. Come with your convictions. Leave some room for doubt. 📍 LocationŠv. Mikalojaus g. 7, Vilnius ⏰ Time18:30 — doors open at 18:20 👥 ParticipantsMaximum 30 people. Limited to keep the conversations intimate. 💶 Contribution€5 The evening takes place at a café. Please grab yourself a drink when you arrive and join us around the tables. Payment details Account name: MB KŪRYBINIO MOKYMOSI AKADEMIJABank: SEB BankIBAN: LT52 7044 0901 1286 7439Payment reference: The Empty Chair Your place is confirmed once payment is received.