RAUDONA. Rež. Valentinas Masalskis

Director: Valentinas Masalskis
Composer: Nijolė Sinkevičiūtė
Set designer: Mykolas Sauka Assistant director: Lukas Petrauskas
Played by: Valentinas Masalskis, Donatas Želvys Contemporary American screenwriter and playwright John Logan's play "Red" is in the center - one of the most prominent plays of the 20th century. post-war contemporary art personalities Mark Rothko. The action takes place in the 1950s, in New York, in Rothko's studio. A young painter Ken gets a job as an artist's assistant. At the same time, Rothko receives a commission to create monumental paintings for the luxurious Four Seasons restaurant in the newly designed Seagram building by the then American architectural icon Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Rothko's young assistant, Ken, challenges the teacher's choice. After visiting the restaurant and seeing that his works would become nothing more than a representation of the gatherings of the society's elite, Rothko breaks the agreement and returns the customer's money...
Rothko strongly believed that the artist's truth is above the public interest: In matters of art our society values taste more than truth and changes its tastes like hats or shoes. And although Rothko did not leave his students, his creative position inspires many young artists. Valentinas Masalskis, who is creating the role of Rothko, is also looking for a connection with youth, a new generation in his performance, working together with three young artists.
When I read this play, I found it to be really worth watching, as well as the personage acting in it. It can be said that this is an elite play. But it seems to me that it is deeply problematic. The tragedy of the artist's aging is important here, as well as his understanding that another generation is coming. The play is written about a person coming, not about a person leaving. Although the tragedy of Mark Rothko is felt throughout the play. He actually committed suicide on February 25, 1970, says director and actor V. Masalskis. I personally understand the tragedy of Rothko, the sense that an aging artist must leave and make way for the next one. There comes a time when you realize that your art is temporary. It seems to me that the artist, and the art itself, live together with the current time, the period. Its historical value is antique. Art is a wake-up call, a promoter of society, it is like the face with which a person is born and dies. I think this is the function, the purpose of art. Therefore, living art must always renew itself.

Premiere: November 22, 2018
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ATTENTION. Spectators who are late are not allowed into the performance.
Doors open: 1 a.m. before the start of the performance
Event duration: 1 hour. 20 minutes
Breaks: None
Children are not admitted for free. Discounts: - 20 percent. discount for students, schoolchildren, seniors, disabled.
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