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Jonas Vaitkus – a person who changed agriculture to theatre and cinema direction successfully
J.Vaitkus was born in Raseiniai region on May 20, 1944. In 1974 he graduated from Saint Petersburg State Theatre, Music and Cinematography Institute. He worked as the chief director of Šiauliai Drama Theatre for one year, and as an artistic director of Kaunas Drama Theatre from 1975. In 1976–1988 he was the chief director of Kaunas Drama Theatre, from 1988 – artistic director of the Lithuanian State Academic Drama Theatre, between 1990–1994 – the chief director of this theatre. Since 1988 he has worked as a lecturer at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.
From 1991 he is doing pedagogical work in the USA, Norway, Denmark. He has directed performances in Norway, Sweden, Russia, Japan.
Performances directed by J.Vaitkus have been presented in international festivals in Germany, Russia, Georgia, Scotland, USA, France, Finland, Sweden.
Professor Jonas Vaitkus is the winner of the National Cultural and Art Prize (2003), “Christopher” prize of the Ministry of Culture, winner of Kaunas Fortune prize.
During the Soviet times the works of J.Vaitkus were evaluated by the Soviet Union state prize and the Lithuanian state prize.
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Directed performances:
2009 David Harrower “Ouzel” (Joint project of the Lithuanian Russian Drama Theatre, Saint Petersburg theatre festival Baltijskij Dom and Audronis Liuga Production)
2008 Eugenijus Ignatavičius, Jonas Vaitkus “Pilgrim of Dreams” (State Vilnius Small Theatre)
2008 Petras Vaičiūnas "Patriots" (State Youth Theatre)
2007 David Harrower "Raven" (Meno fortas)
2007 Arthur Miller “All My Sons” (Kaunas State Drama Theatre)
2007 Witold Gombrowicz “Yvonne, Duchess of Burgundy” (State Youth Theatre)
2006 Judita Vaičiūnaitė “Dialogues with Emilia” (Lithuanian Radio Theatre)
2006 Brian Clark “Wait, Whose Life is it?” (Vilnius Small Theatre)
2006 Martin McDonagh “Pillowman” (State Youth Theatre)
2005 Fyodor Dostoyevsky “Demons” (Lithuanian National Drama Theatre)
2004 Friedrich Schiller “Maria Stuart” (Lithuanian National Drama Theatre)
2004 Aivaras Mockus “Sakura in Storm” (Theatre “Dova“, Japan)
2003 Ingmar Villqist “Helver’s Night” (Lithuanian National Drama Theatre)
2003 Gustave Flaubert “Madam Bovari” (Lithuanian National Drama Theatre)
2003 Bronius Kutavičius “Fire and Belief” (Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre)
2003 William Shakespeare “Merchant of Venice” (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
2002 Gregory Burke “Gagarin’s Street” (Theatre and Cinema Information and Education Centre)
2002 Michail Bulgakov “Master and Margarita” (Baltiskij Dom, Saint Petersburg)
2002 Jonas Mekas “The Very Beginning” (Lithuanian National Drama Theatre)
2001 Juozas Grušas “Love, Jazz and Devil” (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
2001 Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill “Opera for Three Pennies” (Klaipėda Musical Theatre)
2001 Anton Chechov “Seagull” (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1998 Mike Cullen “Anna Weiss” (Free Project)
1998 Richard Strauss “Salome” (Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre)
1998 Fiodor Dostojevski “Stepanchikov’s Estate“ (Lithuanian State Academic Drama Theatre)
1997 Aleksandr Vvedenski “Eglutė at Ivanovs’“ (theatre “Cinnober“, Stockholm, Sweden)
1997 August Strindberg “Father“ (Lithuanian State Youth Theatre)
1997 Carl Orff “Cunning Woman” (Lithuanian Music Academy)
1997 Alfred Jarry “King Ube“ (Lithuanian Music Academy)
1996 Oskaras Milašius “Miguel Manjara” (Lithuanian State Academic Drama Theatre)
1996 William Shakespeare “Midsummer Night’s Dream“ (Oslo State High Theatre School, Norway)
1995 Henrik Ibsen “House of Puppets” (Lithuanian State Youth Theatre)
1995 August Strindberg “Dream“ (Lithuanian State Academic Drama Theatre)
1995 Ödön von Horváth “Tales of Vienna Forest“ (Oslo State High Theatre School, Norway)
1994 Ingmar Bergman “Persona” (Lithuanian State Academic Drama Theatre)
1993 Bertolt Brecht “Opera for Three Peanuts” (Oslo State High Theatre School, Norway)
1993 Antonín Dvořák “Requiem” (Lithuanian Opera and Ballet Theatre)
1992 Yokio Mishima “Marquise de Sad” (Lithuanian State Academic Drama Theatre)
1992 Giuseppe Verdi “Nabucco“ (Lithuanian Opera and Ballet Theatre)
1991 Feliksas Bajoras “Lamb of God“ (Lithuanian State Academic Drama Theatre)
1990 Joshua Sobol “Ghetto“ (Lithuanian State Academic Drama Theatre)
1990 Adomas Mickevičius “All Soul’s Day” (Lithuanian State Academic Drama Theatre)
1990 Arthur Honegger “Jana d’Ark on Fire” (Vilnius Concert and Sports House)
1989 Jonas Vaitkus “Antosė and a Starling“ (Lithuanian State Academic Drama Theatre)
1989 Jonas Vaitkus “Once Again about the Same“ (Lithuanian State Academic Drama Theatre)
1989 Antanas Škėma “Awakening“ (Lithuanian State Academic Drama Theatre)
1987 Chingiz Aitmatov “Golgotha“ (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1987 Jordan Radichkov “Songs of Lazarus“ (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1986 Jean Anouilh “Antigone“ (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1986 Manol Korres “Nursing Home“ (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1985 Jonas Vaitkus “Literature Lessons“ (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1985 William Shakespeare “Richard II” (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1985 Eugène d’Albert “Valley“ (Kaunas State Musical Theatre)
1984 Aleksej Dudarev “Privates“ (director-constructor) (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1984 Jonas Vaitkus “Makakutis’ Adventures“ (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1984 Bronius Kutavičius, Sigitas Geda “Thrush – a Green Bird“ (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1983 Albert Camus “Caligula“ (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1983 Tennessee Williams “Scream“ (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1982 Michail Shatrov “Blue Horses in Red Meadow“ (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1981 Jonas Vaitkus according to the novel of Tomas Valentinas “Lost People“ (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1980 Juozas Glinskis “Kingas“ (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1980 According to Ferenc Molnár “Boys of Palo Street“ (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1980 Henrik Ibsen “Builder Solnes“ (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1980 Matis Untas “General Rehearsal“ (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1980 Vincas Krėvė “Šarūnas” (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1979 Jonas Vaitkus according to works of the 20th century writers “Our Games“ (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1979 Ivan Radojev “Red and Brown” (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1978 Maksim Gorki “The Last“ (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1978 Juozas Grušas “Union“ (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1977 Alfred Jarry “King Ube“ (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1976 Zorair Chalapian “Lullaby“ (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1975 Kazys Saja “Wooden Doves“ (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1975 Eugenijus Ignatavičius, Jonas Vaitkus “Pilgrim of Dreams“ (Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre)
1974 Zorair Chalapian „Lullaby“ (Šiauliai Drama Theatre)
Directed cinema films:
2001 “All Alone” (Lithuanian Cinema Studio)
1990 “Thrush – A Green Bird” (Lithuanian Cinema Studio)
1989 “Awakening” (Lithuanian Cinema Studio)
1988 “Don Giovanni” (Lithuanian Cinema Studio)
1986 “Zodiac of M.K.Č.” (Lithuanian Cinema Studio)
