Eimuntas Nekrošius is a Lithuanian theatre and opera director, a graduate of the Directing Department at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS) in Moscow in 1978. He is a visionary who goes of the beaten path and an artist with a rich visual and musical imagination who takes the audience by surprise with his unconventional reinterpretations of stage classics. Nekrošius is known for marking each of his performances with unique features, which never leaves the audience indifferent. Winner of several prestigious awards at Polish festivals, he has successfully anchored in the land of the Vistula river where he continues to startle the audience with brave interpretations of works by local authors.
SIRENOS is an international theatre festival presents new and intriguing plays and performances from Lithuania and around the globe. It is also a meeting place for theatre producers, festival organisers and theatre lovers from all over.
Forefathers’ Eve will be performer in Polish, with Lithuanian and English surtitles.
The Lithuaniam National Opera and Ballet Theatre, where the Lithuanian premiere of Forefathers’ Eve will take place, is a state-run institution, established and financed by the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture.
The performance is organised by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the Polish Institute in Vilnius, the National Theatre in Warsaw, the SIRENOS Festival and ORLEN Lietuva.