Gytis Padegimas, "When was the last time we visited theatre with the whole family?" 2016-12-01
The finishing touches on Gytis Padegimas' play Rivers Under the Earth are taking place at the Kaunas Chamber Theatre (the premiere will take place on the 3rd and 4th of December). This is the 7th play in the director’s creative biography, based on the 20th century American playwright Thornton Wilder's work.
When We Dead will not Awaken 2016-11-11
Active creative life is taking place in Kaunas State Drama Theatre. Here, in addition to the usual premieres staged in the big halls of the theatre and the repertoire shows, the country's young directors are testing their creative powers in the smaller spaces. Monika Klimaitė was the first to get the opportunity to stage a play on this theatre's stage. Her work When We Dead Awaken can be seen at the Long Hall.
Agnius Jankevičius, "The most important thing for me is to be useful to others" 2016-10-07
Interview with director Agnius Jankevičius about his recent works, DreamWorks premiere - based on the play by Ivan Vyrypayev - staged at the Kaunas Chamber Theatre, about the topics that unify this and other works that are so important to the artist.
Playing with the audience in the background of historic events 2016-10-04
In summary, the briefing of Revolt would look like this: meeting with an unsuccessful rebel, presentation of the peaceful ways to rebel, fun with sham tools of rebellion and examples of the negative consequences of real revolt. Did the briefing encouraged the future rebels? It is difficult to say, although, probably not. However, a subjective story - the remembering of revolutionary, historical events, introducing them in different forms during the play was a successful solution.
Starting Points at the Kaunas Chamber Theatre 2016-09-22
Festival Starting Point debuted at the Kaunas Chamber Theatre on September 7th-9th. The festival theme is story - how the narrative is created here and now. Stories, problems and solutions to them in the plays were presented by Vytautas Magnus University performing arts students, KTU Theatre Studio, Valentinas Masalskis' acting course students and Apeiron Theatre.
Martyna Gedvilaitė, "I accept theatre as a gift" 2016-08-01
Martyna Gedvilaitė - the younger generation actress working at the Kaunas State Drama Theatre, The Odd Man Theatre and Šiauliai Drama Theatre celebrated her thirtieth anniversary on the 14th of July. Roles played by the actress radiate with the search for artistic quality and originality, great passion, faith and a spellbinding voice. In the interview the young artist shares what it means to be a young actor today.
The great theatre of the world (Part II) 2016-06-30
In 1830–1880 theatre expanded and flourished in all European countries – new buildings were constructed, more work appeared on the stage and behind the curtains. Productive playwrights wrote hundreds of short plays. Theatre of Lithuania developed in the same way until it subsequently became of national style propagating Lithuanian values.
Vilija Grigaitytė, "I cannot stand lying on the stage" 2016-06-22
Vilija Grigaitytė is a Kaunas State Drama Theatre actress and a translator who was awarded this year with a Golden Stage Cross and Fortūna statuette for the supporting role of sister Veronica who sacrificed her life for the welfare of her brother in a play Woodman directed by the Latvian director Valters Silis. Artist has won a number of awards earlier. Her roles are characterized by the deep sense of the character and a desire to provide each of the role with individuality and originality.
