Juozas Glinskis (born October 15, 1933, Sindriūnai,
Pasvalys district) is a
Lithuania
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n playwright.
Works
Juozas Glinskis marked a new stage in the development of Lithuanian theatre in the second half of the 20th century. He broke the traditional Lithuanian (usually a poetic drama) model, and is known as the pioneer of Lithuanian “theatre of cruelty”.
The writer himself, however, calls his works “cognitive dramas”. They cross the protective boundaries of “common sense”; the play’s dramaturgic dynamics are based on shadings and manifestations of evil. In terms of style, that is a sarcastic grotesque, an anti-psychological caricature, a subconscious hysteria, and a combination of folkloric “native” motives and overshot of lyricism and romantic emotion.
“Grasos namai” and “Kingas” (directed by
Jonas Jurašas
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in 1970 and
Jonas Vaitkus
Jonas Vaitkus (born 20 May 1944) is a Lithuanian theatre and film director, and academic.
Early life and education
Jonas Vaitkus was born on 20 May 1944 in Lithuania.[Sąjūdis
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, acting against the suppression of the Soviet dictatorship and has been a delegate of Sąjūdis. His 1968 soviet critical play "Pasivaikščiojimas mėnesienoje“ (A walk in the moonlight), that presented the members and leaders of the communist party as mental house inmates, was under conspiracy circumstances brought to the USA, with help by
Andrei Sakharov
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. It premiered at a theater in New York City.
As a political companion and friend of
Vytautas Landsbergis
Vytautas Landsbergis (born 18 October 1932) is a Lithuanian politician and former Member of the European Parliament. He was the first Speaker of Reconstituent Seimas of Lithuania after its independence declaration from the Soviet Union. He has ...
, the first head of state of Lithuania after its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union, he wrote the biography of Landsbergis in 1990-1991, including the history of independence of Lithuania in the book „Laisvės Byla“ (File of Freedom).
References
www.rasytojai.ltwww.thefreelibrary.com
External links
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1933 births
Living people
People from Pasvalys District Municipality
Lithuanian dramatists and playwrights
Lithuanian male poets