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Poster of the first festival LIFE (artist Rimvydas Kepežinskas)

Life, love and death of festival LIFE 2013-05-21

Konstantinas Borkovskis

20 years passed from the first international theatre festival LIFE on May 10. Actually, this phenomenon was born much earlier... The international Lithuanian theatre festival LIFE was established as a non-profit organisation on October 18, 1991 and stopped its existence as a public institution on May 1, 2001.

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Puppet of the performance “Queen of Spades” of Gardin Puppet Theatre. Photo from the archive of the theatre

Acting, game, gambling... 2013-05-30

Konstantinas Borkovskis

The 20th traditional international festival of puppet theatres Smiling Puppets and Children 2013 was organised in Kaunas on May 16-19. Most probably Kaunas inhabitants have already become used to this festival and especially the impressive annual parade of puppets in Laisvės Alley. Therefore, the author wants to share his considerations what makes this unique cultural phenomenon live and what is needed for it to be alive in future.
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