Festival Sirens it has been held since 2004 and during this time it introduced Lithuanian audiences to the works of today’s greatest directors. Among them were Tadasi Sudzuki, Lick Perceval, Heiner Goebbels, Jan Fabre, Romeo Castellucci, Ivo van Hove, Kirsten Dahlholm, Arpad Schilling, Christian Smeds, Michael Thalheimer, Christian Lupa, Jan Klata, Krzysztof Warlikowski, Alvis Hermanis, Rodrigo Garcia , Ivan Viripayevs, as well as collectives Rimini Protocol, The tiger lilies, Team Hump a reading
This time, the Lithuanian theater’s program of performances, which will be screened from 22 to 25 in September, was curated by critics and experts Ramune Balevičiute and Vlada Kalpokaite. For the first time in the history of the festival, foreign theater professionals from Slovenia, Spain, Belgium, France and Greece will judge the productions. Eleven productions will compete for three awards, including the Kaunas National Drama Theater and the Latvian Dirty Theater Deal joint project – plays created by playwright Kārlis Krūmiņas and artificial intelligence Frankenstein complex production directed by Valters Sílis. Among the performances selected for the show, the experimental works of the small stage dominate, but the attention of the public and the jury will also be presented to the productions of the large stage, for example the futuristic anti-utopia by Marjus Ivaškevich Those who sleep Directed by Oskar Korshunova (Lithuanian National Drama Theater) and Anton Chekhov uncle Vanya starring Slovenian director Tomi Janežič (Vilnius Small Theater). The jury itself will decide which results and which prizes will be awarded.
“The idea of the competition was not born because there was a lack of competition in the theater, but it was determined by the desire to find out which theater experts with extensive experience and vision – producers, critics, festival and theater directors – – thinks to our theater and how it is perceived. that the golden age of Lithuanian theater is probably already behind us. Now we will find out how foreign professionals see it “, highlights the festival Sirens artistic director Kristina Savickiene. Both foreign experts and local audiences are invited to attend Lithuanian theatrical performances.
This year, the body is the center of attention in the international performances section of the festival. “In the next three years, in our program, we will go back to the beginnings of the theater and study the main elements of the theater: body, space, text. This year we will start with the body. The theme will be developed in two vectors: one is the body in scene, the other is the body as an object of discussion in modern society, conflict and battle zone. The body with which we fight for the right to exist, to be ourselves “, says Kristina Savickiene, who created the program of performances by the guests of the festival.
Sirens we will try to answer the question: what can the festival offer at a time when war is happening very close, the presence of which we feel every time we turn on one of the available screens and how our body is involved in both virtual warfare and battles of everyday life. Performances will make you think of the actor’s place in modern theater. Is the actor irreplaceable? Can technology replace the body? What is the importance of the actor on stage today and what will it be in the near future? What are the latest trends in non-verbal theater, physical theater and performance?
Artists from France, Switzerland, Slovenia, Poland and Germany will exhibit their works in Vilnius. The international program will be opened by German associations on 28 and 29 September Rimini Protocol the show Uncanny Valley (director Stefans Kegi), in which the main and only role is played not by an actor, but by a humanoid robot. It was created as a replica of show playwright Thomas Melle, speaking with his voice, replicating his body language and introducing his autobiographical story. It is a message about a person suffering from bipolar disorder.
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