2007 » Lithuania » National section

The Ever-changing Landscapes of Theatre

In recent years, Lithuanian theatre and set design has reminded us of a varied, ever-changing landscape, opening up for a 21st century traveller. After a short period of calm, in response to epic social and political changes during the last decade of the 20th century, art and theatre in Lithuania has become vibrant with awealth of new options and opinions on stage design. Not only from professional designers, but also from other artists: sculptors, painters, interior designers and sometimes directors. The variety of set design ideas is conditioned not only by adifferent attitude of the artists towards the musical or dramaturgical material, but also by an uneven financing among theatre organizations. This can sometimes stimulate a burst of inventive energy, but very often forces artists to rely on models and design sketches to express more complex plans that budgets cannot support. Very clearly the language of set design is also influenced by the new technologies – image projections, computer animation and the like during performances, that enable artists to create a multi-dimensional and multi-layered arsenal of images for a production. At the 2007 Prague Quadrennial of Scenography and Theatre Architecture, a varying and constantly changing landscape of Lithuanian theatrical arts is revealed in this collection, formed by the Department of Set Design of the Lithuanian Artists Union. On exhibit are set models and projects, costume sketches, and photographs of the realized shows. The spectrum of the genre is quite wide, showcasing set design and costume projects for the opera, drama, ballet, and independent multimedia events, all coursing with the new energy to be found in contemporary Lithuanian design.

Exhibiting artists / ateliers

• Giedrė Brazytė (Giedre Brazyte)

Specialization: teacher, set designer
Education: Vilnius Academy of Arts
Collaboration with theatres: Lithuanian National Drama Theatre, Juozas Miltinis Drama Theatre of Panevezys, Liepaja Drama Theatre
Participation in other important exhibitions: Solo Art Exhibition, 2002; International Exhibition of Theatre Posters, 2006
Continuing collaboration with directors: Ramutis Rimeikis, Vytautas Kupsys, Marija Misiunaite, Rimantas Teresas, Rimas Morkunas
Additional information: 3rd Prize in the International Exhibition of Theatre Posters, 2006

Exhibiting works

• Lee Hall: Šaukštaveidė Stainberg (Spoonface Steinberg), Lietuvos nacionalinis dramos teatras (Lithuanian National Drama Theatre), 2005, Director: Marija Misiūnaitė, , Rokas Tarabilda - Video Director
  
  
  
• Virginija Idzelytė (Virginija Idzelyte)

Specialization: set designer
Education: Vilnius Academy of Arts
Collaboration with theatres: Lithuanian National Drama Theatre, Kaunas State Musical Theatre, State Youth Theatre
Teaching activities: Vilnius Academy of Arts, professor
Continuing collaboration with directors: Gintas Zilys, Julius Dautartas


Exhibiting works

• Violeta Palcinskaite, Tomas Kutavicius: Nykštukas Nosis (Little Long-Nose), Valstybinis Kauno muzikinis teatras (Kaunas State Musical Theatre), 2005, Director: Gintas Zilys, , Virgilijus Visockis, ,
  

  
  
  
• Adomas Jacovskis

Vilnius
Specialization: set designer
Education: Vilnius Academy of Arts
Collaboration with theatres: Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, Small Theatre of Vilnius
Teaching activities: Vilnius Academy of Arts, professor
Continuing collaboration with directors: Rimas Tuminas
Additional information: Born in 1948 in Vilnius. He has been cooperating as a stage designer with the Drama Theatre in Shiauliai and in Kaunas and with the Lithuanian Theatre of Young Audiences.

Exhibiting works

• Carl Orff: Carmina Burana (Carmina Burana), Lietuvos nacionalinis operos ir baleto teatras (Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre), 2003, Director: Xin Peng Wang, , Liutauras Balciunas, , Jerome Kaplan - Costume designer
  
  
  
• Renata Valčik

Specialization: scenographer
Education: Vilnius Academy of Arts; DAMU, Prague
Collaboration with theatres: Lithuanian National Drama Theatre, State Youth Theatre, Russian Drama Theatre of Lithuania
Participation in other important exhibitions: Sojidni Shi, Egzotika
Continuing collaboration with directors: Valentinas Masalskis, Loreta Juodkaite


Exhibiting works

• Igor Stravinsky: Mavra (Mavra), Tarptautinis šiuolaikinės muzikos festivalis "Gaida" (International Festival of Contemporary Music "Gaida"), 2005, Director: Eglė Mikulionytė, , Paulius Budraitis, , Vykintas Bieliauskas, ,
• Marta Vosyliūtė (Marta Vosyliute)

Specialization: set designer, costume designer, painter , scenographer
Education: Vilnius Academy of Arts, traineeship in St. Petersburg Academy of Theatre (2004)
Collaboration with theatres: Youth Theatre, Vilnius; Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre
Participation in other important exhibitions: 2 Show: Lietuva/Latvija, 2003; I Vote, 2005; In One's Mind, 2005; Own Objects, 2006
Continuing collaboration with directors: Ignas Jonynas, Gintaras Varnas
Additional information: Participated in the conferences: The Long Term (University of Rotterdam, 2000); The Stage and the Visual Arts: Past, Present and Future (University of Amsterdam, 2005)

Exhibiting works

• Leonid Andreyev: Žmogaus gyvenimas (Life of Man), Valstybinis Jaunimo teatras (State Youth Theatre), 2006, Director: Ignas Jonynas, , Sandra Straukaite - Costume designer ;
  Comments: Photographer - Dmitrij Matvejev
• Julija Skuratova

Specialization: set designer
Education: Vilnius Academy of Arts
Collaboration with theatres: Vilnius Theatre "Lele", Teatr animacji w Poznaniu (Poland), Babkove Divadlo Kosice (Slovakia), Budapest Babszinhaz
Teaching activities: Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lecturer
Continuing collaboration with directors: Rimas Driezis, Judita Norvaisaite, Janusz Ryl-Krystianowski, Ewa Piotrowska, Kata Csato, Wieslaw Czolpinski
Awards: Prizes for Music Box in Lomza (Poland, 2005), Cluj-Napoca (Romania, 2005); Moscow, 2006, Uzgorod (Ukraine, 2006)


Exhibiting works

• Nijolė Indriūnaitė: Muzikinė dėžutė (Music Box), Vilniaus teatras "Lėlė" (Vilnius Theatre Lele), 2005, Director: Julija Skuratova, , Rimas Driezis, , Irmantas Jankaitis, ,
• Birutė Ukrinaitė (Birute Ukrinaite)

Specialization: set designer
Education: Vilnius Academy of Arts
Collaboration with theatres: Lithuanian National Drama Theatre, Kaunas State Musical Theatre, Skatuve Theatre, Riga
Participation in other important exhibitions: Art Exhibitions in Vilnius Contemporary Art Centre
Continuing collaboration with directors: Gytis Padegimas, Nerijus Petrokas, Gediminas Storpirstis


Exhibiting works

• Juozas Glinskis: Vieno tėvo vaikai (Children of One Father), Lietuvos nacionalinis dramos teatras (Lithuanian National Drama Theatre), 2006, Director: Gytis Padegimas, ,
• Vilma Masteikienė-Dabkienė (Vilma Masteikiene-Dabkiene)

Education: Vilnius Academy of Arts
Collaboration with theatres: State Small Theatre of Vilnius, State Youth Theatre, Kaunas Musical Theatre
Participation in other important exhibitions: In One's Mind
Continuing collaboration with directors: Rimas Tuminas, Cezaris Graužinis, Aidas Giniotis
Additional information: Awarded with the Golden Cross of Stage – Prize of Lithuanian Ministry of Culture for the best set designer of the year, 2005

Exhibiting works

• Joe Masteroff, John Kander, Fred Ebb: Kabaretas (Cabaret), Kauno valstybinis muzikinis teatras (Kaunas State Musical Theatre), 2005, Director: Aidas Giniotis, , ;
  Comments: Photographer - Richardas Kybartas
• Galius Kličius

Education: Vilnius Academy of Arts
Collaboration with theatres: State Youth Theatre, Siauliai Drama Theatre, Lithuanian National Drama Theatre, Kaunas State Drama Theatre
Continuing collaboration with directors: Almantas Grikevicius, Algimantas Puipa, Regina Steponaviciute
Additional information: Born in 1950. He has been working as a stage designer with the Drama Theatre in Shiauliai and with theatres in Vilnius.

Exhibiting works

• Juozas Erlickas: History of Lithuania (History of Lithuania), Šiaulių dramos teatras (Siauliai Drama Theatre), 2004, Director: Regina Steponaviciute, ,
  

  
  
  
• Marijus Jacovskis

Specialization: set designer, costume designer
Education: Master's degree from the Academy of Arts, Vilnius
Collaboration with theatres: Lithuanian National Drama Theatre, Lithuanian National Opera, Anzelika Cholina Dance Theatre, Juozo Miltinio Drama Theatre, Wspolczesny Theatre (Wroclaw)
Continuing collaboration with directors: Yana Ross, Anzelika Cholina, Cezaris Grauzinis, Evaldas Jaras, Ramune Kudzmanaite
Additional information: Nominated for the Golden Cross of the Stage Award for best set design of the season in Lithuania in 1998, 1999, 2005, 2008. Received the Golden Cross of the Stage Award in 2009 for the set design of "The Diary of Anne Frank" at the Juozas Miltinis Drama Theatre (in collaboration with costume designer Aleksandra Jacovskyte)

Exhibiting works

• Anzelika Cholina: Otelas (Othello), Anželikos Cholinos šokio teatras ACH (Anzelika Cholina Dance Theatre ACH), 2006, Director: Anzelika Cholina, ,
  
  
  
• Kotryna Daujotaitė

* 03.07.1981, Kaunas, Lithuania
Specialization: set designer, costume designer
Education: Vilnius Academy of Arts
Collaboration with theatres: Kaunas State Drama Theatre, Kaunas State Musical Theatre, Small Theatre of Vilnius, Lithuanian National Drama Theatre
Participation in other important exhibitions: Solo Art Exhibition Sights, 2006
Continuing collaboration with directors: Rimas Tuminas, Valius Tertelis, Gintaras Varnas, Ramune Kudzmanaite, Anzelika Cholina, Birute Letukaite
Additional information: Awards: “Fortuna” Prize for set design, "4.48 Psychosis" (Kaunas State Drama Theatre, 2005); “Fortuna” Prize for costume, "Countess Maritza" (2007); nominated for the Golden Cross of the Stage Award in 2009 and 2010.

Exhibiting works

• Sarah Kane: 4.48 Psichozė (4.48 Psychosis), Kauno vasltybinis dramos teatras (Kaunas State Drama Theatre), 2005, Director: Valius Tertelis, ,
  
  
  
• Artūras Šimonis (Arturas Šimonis)

Specialization: set designer, costume designer
Education: Vilnius Academy of Arts, MA
Collaboration with theatres: Klaipeda State Musical Theatre, Lithuanian National Drama Theatre, State Youth Theatre, Siauliai Drama Theatre
Teaching activities: V. Katchalov Secondary School in Vilnius (teacher, 1999); Vilnius Academy of Arts (lecturer, 2001-2004)
Participation in other important exhibitions: Solo exhibition at the "Taidegaleeria" gallery (Kotka, Finland); personal exhibition at the "Academy" gallery (Vilnius, 2000)
Continuing collaboration with directors: Ramunas Kaubrys, Albertas Vidziunas, Arvydas Kinderis, Algimantas Pociunas
Additional information: Awarded the National Lithuanian Dramaturgy Festival's “Versmė” Prize for the set design of "Barbora and Žygimantas" and "The Girl whom God Was Afraid Of" (2000)

Exhibiting works

• Antoine Saint-Exupéry: Mažasis Princas (The Little Prince), Lietuvos šokio informacijos centras (Lithuanian Dance Information Centre), 2005, Director: Birute Mar, , Birute Baneviciute, ,
  
  
  
• Jūratė  Račinskaitė (Jurate  Racinskaite)

Specialization: set designer, costume designer, Works in the field of book illustration, graphics, creates, objects and installations
Education: studied ceramics and set design at the Lithuania State Institute of Art (1973-1980)
Collaboration with theatres: Since 1980 is active as set and costume designer, collaborating with Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, Kaunas puppet Theatre Vilnius puppet Theatre „Lėlė“, Šiauliai Drama Theatre, Alytus Munucipal Theatre, State Youth Theatre (Vilnius), Old City Theatre (Vilnius), Krasnodar Youth Theatre (Russia), Krasnodar Ballet Theatre (Russia), „Samart“ Youth Theatre(Samara, Russia), Chamber Theatre „Gran“ (Novokuibishevsk, Russia), Lithuanian TV etc.
Teaching activities: taught at a art school for children and youth in Vilnius (1998-1999)
Participation in other important exhibitions: XVIII Biennial of Illustration Bratislava, Slovakia (2001); Tallinn Illustrations Triennal "Power of Pictures" (2003, 2009); Lithuanian illustrations exhibition "Lithuanian culture days", Kiev, Ukraine (2008); illustrations exhibition Poznan, Poland (2010
Continuing collaboration with directors: Stasys Ratkevičius, Algimantas Stankevičius, Algė Savickaitė, Virgilijus Matula, Audronė Bogatyrytė, Henrik Majorov, Mikhail Kisliarov
Awards: Special Award of UNESCO for Best Book of the Year at the Leipzig Book Fair (2000); diploma for the creative interpretation of intercultural relationships of the magazine "Performance" and the Ministry of Culture and Youth Policy of the Samara Region, Russia (2006); nominated for best set design, Russian Festival "Musical Heart of Theatre" (2007)
Additional information: Member of the Lithuanian artist association since 1989; chief designer for the Kaunas puppet theatre 1980-1988; has participated in visual art expositions since 1989.

Exhibiting works

• Ray Bradbury, Michail Bartenyev, Alexei Schelygin, Michail Kysliarov: Вино из одуванчиков (Dandelion Wine), Театр "СамАрт" ("SamArt" Theatre), 2004, Director: Michail Kysliarov, ,