Nostalgia z ducha zabawy. O teatrze Rimasa Tuminasa

ENThe theatrical work of Rimas Tuminas is one of the most original stage concepts in the Lithuanian theatre of the second half of the 20th century. Educated in Moscow, he worked primarily at the Academic Dramatic Theatre in Vilnius, where he stayed until founding his own Small Theatre of Vilnius in 1990. He also directed many performances abroad, gaining international fame, among others thanks to the presentations at the International Theatre Festival “Kontakt”. His theatre grows out of feelings of regret and longing for something lost. Delicate irony, the use of rules of play and the creation of a lyrical, somewhat mysterious atmosphere of the performance designate the most characteristic features of his theatre. Tuminas’ focus is on the ordinary man and his daily worries, which radically opposed to the pathos and heroism of historical dramas which were very popular in Lithuania in the Soviet times. Apart from renewing the repertoire, the Lithuanian director also contributed to the changes in acting techniques: he proposed to his team new creative explorations, which enabled artists to liberate themselves from old schemes. Keywords: Rimas Tuminas, Small Theatre of Vilnius, nostalgia, play, journey.

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