The article reveals how the nation’s resurrection from oblivion is formed in phenomena of culture and nature. There is evidence that the stagnation of Lithuania in the Soviet era coincided with one of the first works by Bronius Kutavičius predicting a change of eras, Prutena. A Buried Village, inspired by a poem by Liudvikas Rėza about his homeland, the village of Karvaičiai, which was flooded by the sands of Neringa. Two creators who are destined to symbolise the reborn spirit of Lithuania meet here, Liudvikas Rėza (1776–1840) and Bronius Kutavičius (1932–2021). The latter evokes the infinity of Lithuania with sounds, inspired by Rėza’s sensitive touch with Baltic poetics. In this way, it is possible to distinguish and unfold meaningful rebirth meanings in the present, encoded both in the signs of oblivion and in the sound image that permeates the space-time of the epochs.
Journal:Res Humanitariae
Volume 17, Issue 1 (2015): 1, pp. 243–253
Abstract
The paper discusses the expression of childhood images in the creative works of three outstanding Lithuanian directors with different creative visions. Its aim is to explore and characterise some of the traits of childhood expression in the productions of Rimas Tuminas, Oskaras Koršunovas, and Eimuntas Nekrošius, as well as to discuss potential influences on the formation of their world outlooks and creative styles. The paper presents the key motiffs of childhood that made an impact on the development of the directorial concept and stylistic expression in one or another production. The author seeks to disclose the opportunities of artistic transformation of the events, impressions, or traumatic situations experienced in the childhood in the creative work of directors of different generations.