theatre lithuania
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Lithuanian theater
More than 400 years ago first shows appeared in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Then the first theater was formed in the Low Castle in Vilnius.
Some History Facts
Since the second half of the 16th century foreign theater troupes showed their performances there.
In 1570 the first Lithuanian spectacle was showed by Vilnius college, which was reorganized into Vilnius university in 1579.
In 1875 the first city theaters were opened in Vilnius and Klaipėda.
The first performance was in a barn near the sea in Palanga in 1899. The creators were brothers Antanas and Juozas Vilkutaičiai. The name of the performance was “Amerika pirtyje”. Many people liked it and this performance stayed popular for a long time.
The First Drama Performance
The first Lithuanian theater, named National theater, was directed by Antanas Sutkus. Its first performance was “Litvomanai” in Kaunas in 1919.
The First Lithuanian Theater
Now there are 80 theaters in 10 different cities in Lithuania. The capital city Vilnius has 32 theaters and the most popular of them is The National Opera and Ballet Theater.
Lithuanian Theaters Today
The theater was founded in 1920. The first opera was “La Traviata” and the first ballet was “Coppelia”. Now the theater has opera and ballet groups, orchestra and chorus. There are 2 halls. The theater season lasts about 10 months every year.
The National Opera and Ballet Theater
The most popular performance in Lithuania is “The Nutcracker” by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. First presented in National Opera Theater in 1925, it is well-known and favorite nowadays.
“The Nutcracker”-”Spragtukas”
Lithuanian Theaters
Klaipėda National Drama Theater
The Freak Theater
The Youth Theater
Šiauliai Drama Theater
Panevėžys Juozas Miltinis Drama Theater
Domino Professional Comedy Theater
Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda Puppet Theaters
Various theater festivals like “Sirenos” (Sirens) are held in Lithuania every year.
The Theater Festival
Jonas Vaitkus Oskaras Koršunovas Rimas Tuminas
Eimuntas Nekrošius Gytis Padegimas
The Most Famous Theater Directors
Donatas BanionisVaiva
Mainelytė
Eglė Gabrėnaitė
Juozas Budraitis
Neli Savičenko
Regimantas Adomaitis
Famous Lithuanian Actors( Our grandparents adored them )
Rolandas Kazlas Jolanta
Dapkūnaitė
Vladas Bagdonas
Vytautas Šapranauskas
Rasa Samuolytė Andrius Kaniava
Famous Lithuanian Actors( Our parents loved them )
Jurga Jutaitė
Inga Norkutė
Giedrius Savickas
Marius Repšys
Ainis Storpirštis Monika Vaičiulytė
Famous Lithuanian Actors( Our generation enjoys them )
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