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ŠARŪNAS
Contemporary circus and theater performance based on the drama by V. Krėvė
In a peculiar mix of national epic folklore story, contemporary circus and dance, "Šarūnas" delves into the protagonist's inner world. It includes lurking critics, a desire to get something more from life than others, and... an acrobatic trampoline.
Based on the epic drama by Vincas Krėvė, the show does not aim to show an angry duke. It is a story about a person lost between generations, their expectations, and existential desires, waiting for something to happen and meantime – imagining surroundings while dancing and moving in all sorts of directions.
Performers: Paulius Markevičius, Milda Tumė, Milda Jonaitytė, Gabrielle Emily Aidulis, Aino Mäkipää
Director: Gildas Aleksa*
Composer: Jokūbas Tulaba
Scenography and costumes: Kotryna Klara Rupainytė
Pertners: La Central del Circ (Barcelona, Spain),
Lithuanian Museum of Ethnography and Arts Printing House (Lithuania)
Premiere at the International contemporary circus festival Cirkuliacija (2025, Lithuania)
50 min | 12+
*Gildas Aleksa has been nominated for the 2026 Golden Stage Cross Award (category: Interdisciplinary Performing Arts Work of the Year) for his contemporary circus and theater performance "Šarūnas"
<...>Given that the director's work consistently combines irony with sharp, critical analysis of society, this choice of text acts as a clear artistic statement. It sends the message that interdisciplinary works that are able to reflect the present in various forms are becoming increasingly relevant.<...>[Greta Vilnelė, Menų faktūra, 2025]
<...>When watching the play, one gets the impression that the director is looking for certain equivalents of Šarūnas's inner world in the feelings of a modern person and thus enters the inner labyrinth of the hero (actor – Paulius Markevičius), where a strong desire to squeeze something more out of life arises. Historical drama here becomes a kind of starting point, highlighting/implying precisely the inner features of this fierce ruler.<...>[Ugnė Kačkauskaitė, Menų faktūra, 2025]
<...>The stage world created by Aleksa combines the psychology of theater and the physics of modern circus, becoming a space in which the character's environment begins to dance and sway with him.<...>[Evelina Kondrotaitė, 7md, 2026]
<...>It does not seek to embellish reality or provide comfort. On the contrary, it forces you to look at life honestly.<...>It seems to me that "Šarūnas" aims to remind us of the important idea that the true path is revealed in constant movement. And sometimes it takes exactly such an encounter with art to understand that none of your leaps are in vain.<...>[Katrė Starikovič, obzor.lt, 2025 m.]
On Tour 2026:
June 7th KĖDAINIAI
June 10th KELMĖ
June 12th ŠIAULIAI
June 16th PASVALYS
July 4th DRUSKININKAI
July 6th PRIENAI
July 8th ŠVENTOJI
November 11th ALYTUS
MAKE LOVE
Inspired by G. Boccaccio "Decameron", a consultation with a sexologist, and derived from the creative team's stories – "Make Love" is a musical show about sex.
The main idea is to create a safe space to sing about the cringeworthy experiences. The main aim is to find the topics we are too afraid or ashamed to talk about and sing it loud and clear.
Composer: Jokūbas Tulaba
Director: Gildas Aleksa
Choreographer: Agnietė Lisičkinaitė
Dramaturg: Kristina Marija Kulinič
Costume Designer: Rūta Kyguolytė
Assistant Director: Greta Mecelicaitė
Performers: Milda Tumė, Roberta Sirgedaitė/Kamilė Petruškevičiūtė, Kasparas Varanavičius, Karolis Kasperavičius
Lyric authors: the WHOLE creative team
ITCH
Contemporary circus and theatre essay about the fear of death
Fear of death is one of the most common causes of anxiety, often manifesting itself in various indirect ways. The literary source for this performance is the book ‘Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death’ by the psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom, which explores the fear of death through the prism of literature, philosophy and Yalom's patients' experiences. However, this literature is only used as an inspiration for the creation of an absolutely new circus and theatre dramaturgy.
Anxiety, a rush to achieve something, social isolation, conflict - these are just a small part of the common symptoms of our time that can actually hide a terror of death. In the current contexts, when death is so easily accessible, can strike unexpectedly anyone in the immediate environment, pandemics, war, ecological disaster and other unexpected events, it is a good time to speak of a very natural fear. Especially when this anxiety is not spoken about in a lecturing way, but in the language of movement that raises questions.
This show is the first one in the new direction of Teatronas in which the company combines theatre and contemporary circus
Director: Gildas Aleksa
Composer: Jokūbas Tulaba
Costume designer: Kotryna Klara Rupainytė
Light designer: Povilas Laurinaitis
Performers: Kasparas Bujanauskas, Džiugas Kunsmanas, Milda Jonaitytė
Spektaklio pastatymą finansuoja: Lietuvos kultūros taryba, Vilniaus miesto savivaldybė
Partners: Cirkus Syd (Sweden), Jacksons Lane (UK), Teatro da Didascalia (Portugal)
50min | 12+
<...>It is worth noting right away that the preparation of the Lithuanian circus artists was simply fascinating. The juggling solo of the best Lithuanian circus artist Kaspars Bujanauskas, which lasted more than thirty-two minutes, was truly impressive. The movement elements performed by the dancer and acrobat Džiugas Kunsmanas were surprisingly intertwined with the juggling.<...>[Ivan Davydenko, Kultura enter, 2025]
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À mesure – Handle with care
Age guidance: 8+
Show duration: 50 mins
Accompany ME is inspired by the English word “pace”, as it indicates the rhythm, the step, the cadence. It recalls the sharing of a journey with another person.
With this work two female artists want to leave a positive and heartwarming message. The performance offers a glimpse into the intimate space of a relationship: it shows the teamworks that is necessary to make things work… The goal is to keep on going, together.
The Cyr wheel language is explored in all its directions, as well as it is combined with the use of some objects, such as eggs, known for their fragility. “À mesure - Handle with care” is an allegory of love in life, it’s about finding a common rhythm with another person.
Authors and Performers: Monika Neverauskaitė and Elena Damasio
Music composition: Eric Pollet and Valentin Avoiron
Outside eye and dramaturgical advice: Marie Vela, Clémentine Dilé, Gildas Aleksa
Light composition: Mantas Pauliukonis
Video: Mindaugas Drigotas
Photo credits: Dainius Putinas, Donatas Ališauskas
Finansed by: Lithuanian and Sweden collaboration fund and "Culture Moves Europe“ – Goethe‘s institute programme. Įveiktas pirmasis „Circus Next 2024“ atrankos etapas.
Residencies at: "Cirko Sapiens“, "Latitude 50 – Pôle des arts du cirque et de la rue“, www.latitude 50.be, "Subtopia“, "Maison des Jonglages, La Courneuve“, "l’Essieu du Batut“, "La Roseraie“, "Ecole de cirque Passing“, Menų spaustuvė, "MJC Croix Daurade“ ir "MJC Ponts Jumeaux“, "Station Circus“, "Festival Spoffin“.
The tour in Lithuania is co-financed by Lithuanian Council for Culture
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