Born on 18 March 1938 in Kaunas.
In 1963 graduated from the A. Lunačiarsky Theatre Art Institute in Moscow. Candidate of art history in 1989. 1964-1973 worked in the Art History Sector of the Institute of History. 1973-1982 Lecturer in Theatre History at Vilnius University. 1983-1988 worked at the Music Theory Laboratory of the Lithuanian Conservatoire, 1988-1990 at the Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law. Since 1990 he has worked at the Institute of Culture, Philosophy and Art (until 2002 the Lithuanian Institute of Culture and Art). Since 1995 lecturer at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, since 1996 associate professor. Research interests: theatre history and theory, scenography, puppetry, Eastern theatre.