Jonas Vaitkus

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.[1]

From 1969 to 1974, he studied at the Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music, and Cinema in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[1]

From 1978 to 1980 he studied cinematography for two years at the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK).[1][a]

Career

From 1974 to 1975 he was chief of the Šiauliai Drama Theatre.[1]

Between 1977 and 1988, he was director and then chief director of Kaunas State Drama Theatre, and from 1989 to 1995 was the artistic director of the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre.[1]

In 1980, he was appointed director of the Lithuanian Film Studios, and in 1988 started lecturing at the Department of Acting at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (Lithuanian State Conservatory).[1]

From 1990 to 1995 he was artistic director of the Lithuanian State Academic Drama Theatre. During this time, in 1991, he was Visiting Lecturer in Performing Arts at Emerson College, a private university in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., and from 1992 to 1993, visiting lecturer in acting at the visiting lecturer in acting at Statens teaterhøgskole (now Oslo National Academy of the Arts), in Oslo, Norway.[1]

In 2008, he was appointed director of the Russian Drama Theatre of Lithuania in Vilnius.[2]

Vaitkus has mentored a number of actors and directors, including director Oskaras Koršunovas[citation needed] and actress Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė.[3] He has directed several films, including Utterly Alone (Vienui vieni; 2004) and A Thrush, a Green Bird (Drozd - ptakha zelyonaya; 1990).

In February 2018, following the worldwide spread of the Me Too movement Vaitkus was publicly accused of sexual harassment or assault by some of his former students. He has denied the allegations, claiming instead that this is a defamation campaign carried out by Russian propaganda.[4]

Awards and nominations

Vaitkus has won several awards including:[1]

  • 1987: Lithuanian State Award
  • 1990: "Scotsman Fringe First Award", Edinburgh Fringe, Scotland
  • 1990: "Golden Fleece" award for the best musical film at the International Musical Film Festival in Tbilisi, Georgia
  • 1996: St. Christopher Award for the best director of the year
  • 2004: National Award
  • 2008: Nominated, Best Male Supporting Actor in Sidabrinė gervė, for Perlas

Footnotes

  1. ^ Bio says "State Cinematography Committee in Moscow" - but unlikely to be anything else.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h (in Lithuanian) PERSONALIJA -Jonas VAITKUS. Lithuanian National Drama Theatre (archived 22 July 2011)
  2. ^ "Lithuanian Russian Dramatic Theatre". Theatre Database. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ^ Taylor, R.; Wood, N.; Graffy, J.; Iordanova, D. (2019). The BFI Companion to Eastern European and Russian Cinema. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 1979. ISBN 978-1-83871-849-7. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Lithuanian theatre director Vaitkus dismisses sexual harassment allegations as defamation".
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1989
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K. Matuzevičius
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J. Tankevičius
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G. Dačinskas
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1990
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1991
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G. Karalius
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1992
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K. Bradūnas
V. Drėma
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A. Šliogeris
1993
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1994
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R. Midvikis
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A. Sakalauskas
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1995
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V. Šerys
J. Mekas
A. Rubšys
1996
O. Balakauskas
S. Kuzma
V. Masalskis
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J. Strielkūnas
E. Špokaitė
V. Valius
1997
A. Nyka-Niliūnas
O. Narbutaitė
P. Repšys
J. Erlickas
A. Šenderovas
R. Ibelgauptienė
Z. Ibelgauptas
E. Nekrošius
1998
V. Bartulis
F. Jakubauskas
A. Kunčius
M. Martinaitis
D. Sauka
A. Šaltenienė
A. Bumblauskas
A. Galinis
E. Gudavičius
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1999–2003
1999
J. Onaitytė
D. Kajokas
K. Pempė
G. Ramunis
A. Savickas
L.L. Katinas
M. Navakas
A. Zalatorius
S. Sondeckis
O. Narbutienė
2000
E. Cukermanas
D. Kasčiūnaitė
R. Granauskas
T. Venclova
N. Miliauskaitė
I. Milkevičiūtė
J. Domarkas
V. Bagdonas
A. Jacovskis
2001
L. Gutauskas
Š. Bartas
J. Marcinkevičius
F. Bajoras
V. Urmanavičiūtė
L.V. Strioga
S. Eidrigevičius
D. Katkus
K. Smoriginas
2002
R. Antinis
P. Vyšniauskas
O. Koršunovas
J. Juozapaitis
A. Každailis
A. Stonys
J. Mikelinskas
K. Platelis
D. Geringas
2003
A.J. Kuras
J. Aleksa
V. Juozapaitis
V. Barkauskas
A.A. Jonynas
P. Dirgėla
B. Vilimaitė
A. Sutkus
J. Vaitkus
2004–2008
2004
O. Baliukonytė
S. Parulskis
J. Paulėkaitė
P. Mazūras
M. Vilutis
R. Mažulis
S. Stonytė
S. Žvirgždas
Vilnius State Quartet
A. Vainiūnaitė
A. Šilalė
G. Jakaitis
A. Vasiliauskas
2005
G. Varnas
L. Oržekauskienė
J. Aputis
J. Ivanauskaitė
K. Jaroševaitė
V. Laurušas
A. Marčėnas
A. Matelis
R. Šervenikas
2006
S. Juškys
K. Navakas
N. Lukšionytė-Tolvaišienė
V. Balčytis
J.V. Bruveris
R. Kepežinskas
M. Rubackytė
R. Sakalauskas
A. Vizgirda
2007
V. Kernagis
A. Andriuškevičius
Š. Nakas
V. Paukštė
N. Urbonienė
G. Urbonas
Z. Nagytė-Katiliškienė
2008
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V. Povilionienė
A. Gailius
R. Šerkšnytė
D. Narkevičius
V. Juknaitė
2009–2013
2009
A. Grikevičius
J.R. Jurašas
R. Kazlas
M. Matušakaitė
R. Rakauskas
R. Skučaitė
2010
V. Noreika
I. Meras
V. Augustinas
R. Rastauskas
P. Mataitis
D. Mataitienė
J. Gasiūnas
2011
A. Žebriūnas
A. Aleksandravičius
V. Landsbergis
K. Grigaliūnas
H. Čigriejus
A. Krikščiūnaitė
2012
V. Vildžiūnas
K. Nastopka
V. Mazūras
E. Miliūnas
Ž. Kempinas
M. Pitrėnas
2013
D. Banionis
F. Latėnas
G. Kuprevičius
V. Braziūnas
J. Budraitis
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2014–2018
2014
R. Adomaitis
J. G. Kanovičius
R. Palekas
N. Savičenko
E. V. Sventickas
A. Šeškus
2015
A. J. Ambrazas
L. M. Digrys
D. Gavenonis
G. Subačienė
V. Urbanavičius
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