Klaipėdos jaunimo teatras | Spektaklis-fantazija Žemaitėjė (rež. D. Rabašauskas)

Performance-fantasy "Žemaitėjė".

What best helps to understand the portrait of the ethno-cultural region? Maybe historical and documentary material, maybe myths and folk wisdom, or maybe Internet forum archives and political party slogans? The creative team of the play "Žemaitėjė" carried out an artistic-historical study covering all of this in order to better understand what Žemaitija is for a modern Lithuanian resident.

Why not some other region? History shows that Žemaitija was the most autonomous region in the past, having the status of a principality. Scientists study and compare the unique heritage of the Žemaitians with other regions, poets write poems in the Žemaitian language, the years of dialects encourage us to get to know the treasures of the Žemaitian colloquialism that enrich the Lithuanian language, but to this day there are people who think that Žemaitija should repeat history, secede and become an independent state. .Of course, before that, the people of Žemaitsa should agree on which of the 4 versions of the regional flag is the most correct. in a factory The authors of "Žemaitėje" propose the idea that in order to preserve something, save it and pass it on to future generations, we must first understand where the value of those traditions lies. In order for ethnographic songs and dances not to remain only a one-time, exotic performance at the Song Festival, but to become an inseparable part of everyday life and national identity, we must find a new way to talk about our past.

"We feel that our generation's attitude towards traditions and ethnography is very different from the generation of parents and grandparents. We doubt whether everything should be preserved and cherished, we want to somehow adapt traditional elements to the modern world. There is much more to that Sami heritage than just the caste and the unique language, but how much do we know about it? Should we be satisfied only with what kind of portrait of a Žemaitian is presented to us by "Bicycle Knowledge"?", asks the co-author of the play Ieva Pakštytė.

The dramaturgical basis of the play-fantasy is strengthened by the scientific research of Lithuanian historians, ethnographers and publications about the history of Žemaitia and traditions, their analyzes significantly expand our knowledge of what Žemaitija is. However, this historical information will take on mystical and mythical forms on the stage of the theater, passing through the personal filter of the young person's experiences. For the creators of a fragmentary, mosaic performance, it is important to look for their own relationship with the place where they live - Žemaitija.

"My mother and grandmother are real Žemaitians and speak Žemaitian, but I myself grew up on the border - in Šiauliai, there is no Žemait tradition in my everyday life so deep Meanwhile, Ieva grew up in Jonava, but has been living in Žemaitia for a long time. It is interesting and important for us to analyze how we could strengthen our connections with Žemaitija", thinks the co-author of the performance Rugilė Latvėnaitė.

The performance welcomes not only Žemaitsians, but also Aukštais, Suvalkis, Džuks and Mažlituvians - topical questions and unexpected discoveries will be for everyone.

Director: Darius Rabašauskas

Actors: Ieva Pakštytė and Rugilė Latvėnaitė

Set designer: Rūta Venskutė

Composer: Gytis Šimelionis

Lighting artist: Julius Kuršis

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