My Vilnius, My Own

Two curious children—Aistė and Simas—meet Vilnius’s chronicler in an abandoned house. He invites them on a journey through the many eras of Vilnius’s history, from Gediminas’s dream to the present day. As they travel together through a maze of secrets and wonders, they will experience not only a wealth of adventures, but also the grandeur of old Vilnius, the pain of its tragedies, and the excitement of new Vilnius coming into being. With this production, a team of well-known Lithuanian artists makes its debut on the stage of „Lėlė“: actor and director Paulius Tamolė, writer Justinas Žilinskas, actor and choreographer Eugenijus Slavinskas, violinist and composer Tadas Dešukas, and lighting designer Julius Kuršis. The production’s director, P. Tamolė, says: “I wanted some kind of legend to come to life in the theatre, something we could play with, but instead, we ended up with the whole history of Vilnius... I think it’s important for children to see why their city (and therefore they themselves!) is the way it is. This production does not aim to reveal every detail and nuance of history; it is an attempt to spark children’s interest in their city’s past.”