At the request of the audience, the highly rated "Mažvydo" drama is returning to the big stages, based on Just. Marcinkevičius. For the latest tour of Lithuania, an exceptional creative group and the actors and performers loved by the audience are reuniting: Vladas Bagdonas, Giedrius Arbačiauskas, Monika Marija, Mantas Jankavičius, Jovita Vaškevičiūtė, Rokas Laureckis, Rokas Spalinskas, Joana Gedmintaitė, Dovilė Kazonaitė and other famous faces.
The "Lietuva" project of the Ensemble has been receiving undivided attention from the audience for the fourth year already - after the performances, positive impressions and thanks are shared, they even travel to the performances several times, and those who did not have the opportunity to see "Mažvydo" are encouraged to repeat the big tours of the country again. Fans of the musical theater and writer of bright memories were not indifferent to the suggestive text, heart-wrenching arias, inspiring stories of heroes and music combining various styles.
“Just proud of each and every one of you. Every part of the performance, every breath. With the looks of the choristers, the plasticity of the dancers, the emotions of the performers. It seemed that the audience in the hall even stopped breathing, such was the prevailing silence and concentration during the entire performance, followed by a huge sea of applause, shouts of admiration, flowers and a tear of excitement that rolled down more than one cheek. It is unbelievable that it is possible to convey Lithuania and the well-known "Mažvydas" in such a tasteful, easy, professional and modern way, wrote the viewers who last saw the project in 2022. at the "Operetta in Kaunas Castle" festival.
"I really did not expect that you would change the entire identity of the ensemble "Lietuva" like this. And singers, and actors, and Lithuanian music - such a connection, I'm not talking about our historical aspects. Various people have gathered here and you are changing our understanding and attitude towards the ensemble. And yet such a new, modern newcomer, I just want to congratulate and be very happy for you", President Dalia Grybauskaitė, who watched the collage opera, was also impressed.
The musical drama will remind us of what is important to everyone - about humanity, love and loyalty, the struggle for life and meaning, having to make the most difficult decisions.
"How do we hope to touch the hearts of the audience again?" All teams with honest work. The emotion, the word and the depth of that word are important here. The theme of Mažvyd is the natural things of Lithuanians, the eternal theme of exile. This inspires the belief that the actions of one person determine the existential future of the entire nation. There are personalities and creators in our nation who are worthy of the attention of the global audience", - the collage opera director Kęstutis Stasys Jakštas is convinced.
The unique musical performance "Mažvydas", which combines history and poetry, real facts and creative freedom, tells the story of Martynas Mažvydas, the author of the first Lithuanian book - "Catechism", his dramatic and complex life, challenges and reality in the 16th century, against the background of great political and religious changes .
This program of the initiator of the project - the state ensemble "Lietuva" is one of the attempts to touch the classics, opening it up and making it our own, understandable and close to the largest circle of viewers. The collage genre unites various musical styles on the basis of classical opera, so the opera "Mažvydas" combined the sound of national and symphony orchestra string instruments, brass and electronic music, music characteristic of movies and the style of popular music.
The collage opera "Mažvydas" is one of the most significant programs of "Lietuvos", in which a live story is conveyed as if a stage book is "read" with all the senses. Bringing historical events to the stage, reminding that memory is alive to the extent that we ourselves nurture and witness it, is the essence of today's ensemble's activities.
The patron of the project is President Valdas Adamkus. The premiere was dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the restoration of independence and Just. Marcinkevičius' 90th birthday.
