Gintarė Radvilavičiūtė, director, artist, puppeteer, and puppeteer, is the head of the artistic and educational programme of Klaipėda Puppet Theatre, the initiator of creative activities, and the implementer of the vision of the theatre. The artist has created performances not only in Klaipėda, but also in the repertoires of Vilnius Puppet Theatre, Vilnius Youth Theatre, Kaunas State Puppet Theatre, and the Puppet Theatre of Liepaja (Latvia). For her 2014 performance “The Sandman” at the Vilnius Puppet Theatre, the author of the script, director and puppeteer and her creative team were awarded the Golden Stage Cross in the category of puppet and object theatre. In 2013, the artist was nominated for this award for the set design of the performance “Šalia” at the Klaipėda Puppet Theatre. At the International Puppet Theatre Festival “Aitvaras” held in Alytus, G. Radvilavičiūtė’s performances “Vienintelė” (2004), “Vištytė ir gaidelis” (2005), “Žirafa su kojinėmis” (2006) were recognised as the best puppet performances. In 2004, G. Radvilavičiūtė’s performance “Vienintelė” represented the Lithuanian Puppet Theatre School at the International Puppet Theatre Schools Festival in Bialystok (Poland), and the director was awarded the Ministry of Culture Prize for the best debut of the year.
Directed performances in Klaipėda Puppet Theatre:
2024 “Contours”
2022 “About Fishes and Humans”
2021 “Stories From Fluxus Box”
2019 “Master”
2018 “For Goose’s Sake”
2017 “The Father and The Sea”
2015 “The Extraordinary Journey of Edward Tiulein”
2013 “The Broken Egg”
2012 “Red Riding Hood”
2012 “Beside” / designer G. Radvilavičiūtė was nominated for the Golden Stage Cross Award in the object theatre category
2010 “The Magical Time of Cinderella” / the creative team of the performance was nominated for the Golden Stage Cross Award in the category of puppet theatre
2010 “Apapa”
2009 “Carnival of the Beasts” musical puppet performance with Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra
2008 “JUOBA”
2008 “The Little Goat Liar”
2006 “Under the Star of Bethlehem. A Hindu Fairy Tale”
2006 “The Giraffe with Socks”
2005 “Angel Tales”
2005 “The Chicken and the Rooster”
2004 “The Only One” / for this performance G. Radvilavičiūtė received the debut prize of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania
2015, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005 Artistic Director of the International Puppet Theater Festival “Karakumų asilėlis”
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Director and designer of “Kalėdų senelio namelis”
Mob. tel. +370 65279992
gintare.radvilaviciute@gmail.com