Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce (born 25 January 1988 in

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) is a Latvian playwright and writer.

Life and career

Bugavičute-Pēce received her primary schooling at the Riga French Lyceum before going on to study at the

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, graduating in 2011 with a

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in Theatre, Film and TV Drama. In 2013 she received a

magister degree A magister degree (also magistar, female form: magistra; from la, magister, "teacher") is an academic degree used in various systems of higher education. The magister degree arose in medieval universities in Europe and was originally equal to the ...

in Culture Management, also from the Academy of Culture. The same year she received a second magister degree, in Writing Studies, from the

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. In 2011, Bugavičute-Pēce was elected chair of the Latvian Playwrights' Guild, serving until 2015. Since 2015 she has been a playwright at the

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. Her works have also been performed at multiple other theatres, including the

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, the

Dailes Theatre The Dailes Theatre ( lv, Dailes teātris) is a professional Latvian theater founded by Latvian director and actor Eduards Smiļģis (1886-1966) on November 19, 1920 at the Craftsmen Relief Society House at Lāčplēša Street 25, Riga, Latvia. T ...

, and the Dirty Deal Teatro. Bugavičute-Pēce is the author of two novels: ''Mans vārds ir Klimpa, un man patīk viss'' (''My Name is Klimpa and I Like Everything'') from 2016, and ''Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā'' (''The Boy Who Saw in the Dark''). The latter brought her the for children's literature in July 2020. The song ''Lec, saulīte!'', with lyrics by Bugavičute-Pēce and accompanying music by

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, was performed at the closing concert of the 2018

Latvian Song and Dance Festival The Latvian Song and Dance Festival ( lv, Vispārējie latviešu Dziesmu un Deju svētki) is one of the largest amateur choral and dancing events in the world and an important event in Latvian culture and social life. As one of the Baltic song ...

Personal life

Bugavičute-Pēce is married to Sandis Pēcis, an actor at the

. They have two children.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bugavicute-Pece, Rasa 1988 births Living people University of Liepāja alumni 21st-century Latvian writers 21st-century Latvian women writers 21st-century novelists Latvian women novelists Latvian Academy of Culture alumni