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Lithuanian theatre and cultural programming

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Lithuanian cultural institutions have announced various programming and festivals for the upcoming season. Major drama theatres in Vilnius and Kaunas are preparing for new seasons, including the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre’s 87th season, themed ‘Beyond Time’. This season features several premieres, such as a modern adaptation of ‘Madam Bovary’. In Kaunas, venues including Vilnius, the State Puppet Old Theatre and will host the National Kaunas Drama Theatre Estonian company ‘Südalinna’ this October. They will perform ‘Dievų aušra’ (Dawn of the Gods), a play by Marius Ivaškevičius directed by Elmo Nüganen. The production, which received recognition at the EURODRAM competition, explores the life of filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravičius and will be performed with both Estonian and Russian casts. Regional theatres are also unveiling their upcoming schedules. In Alytus, the launching new seasons. The Alytus City Theatre has launched is beginning its 37th season under the theme ‘Temperature’. The season opened with ‘Temperature’, exploring physical and emotional comfort through the works of four directors, including Romanian director Catinca Drăgănescu. Following the opening play ‘Dairosi Dievas nuo kalno’, directed the theatre will present ‘Witch and Rain’ (Raguna ir lietus), based on a novel by Albertas Vidžiūnas. To mark Jurgos Ivanauskaitė, on October 2 and 3. In Telšiai, the occasion, Žemaitė Drama Theatre is starting its season despite ongoing reconstruction work. Director Deividas Rajunčius described the theatre organized season as a 37-minute theatrical orientation game titled ‘Šilta-šalta’, which involved local figures search for humanity. The season begins on September 19 with the premiere of ‘The God of Slaughter’ (Skerdynių dievas), directed by B. Tserediani. The venue will also host the 5th ‘teatRADIMAI’ theatre festival and explored historical sites in Alytus connected to the theatre's heritage. 4th ‘ŠOK‘as’ professional dance festival. Other cultural activities include traditional performances, such as Stalo teatras’s production ‘Eglė žalčių karalienė’ in the Radviliškis district. Additionally, the Vilnius International Theatre Festival ‘Sirenos’ is ‘Sirenos’, set to begin on September 23. Under the theme ‘Theatre is an Escape’, the festival will showcase international works 23, and open-space performances by Ukrainian artists. In Vilnius, the Old Theatre will host the Estonian company ‘Südalinna’ this October. They will perform ‘Dievų aušra’ (Dawn of the Gods), a play exploring the life of filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravičius, who died Stalo teatras’s production ‘Eglė žalčių karalienė’ in Mariupol, examining themes of love and women's roles against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. Radviliškis district.

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