Povilas Budrys

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Povilas Budrys (born August 12, 1962 in Čiulai, Molėtai) is a Lithuanian theatre and film actor and artist.[1][2]

Career[]

Theatre[]

He graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre under Jonas Vaitkus in 1981.[3] Early roles include Saulinus (Saul) in Juozas Glinskis's Kingas (Kings) in 1980, Mankurtas in 's Ilga kaip šimtmečiai diena in 1983 and Scipio in 's Kaligula, also in 1983.[4] In 1984-1988 he was with the Kaunas State Drama Theatre.[5] He played Vyras - Paukštis under Sigitas Geda and Bronius Kutavičius in their production of in 1985 (later adapted into a film in 1990),[6] and later played Avdijus in Čingizas Aitmatovas's Golgota, Jonelis Ivanovas in Saulius Šaltenis's Duokiškis and worked with performing the leading roles in its production of "" in 1987.[7] From 1989-1999 (with a break in 1994) with the . He played Alkanasis in 's production of Badas in 1989/1990, considerably acclaimed, which was shown at the Baltic spring exhibition of "Riga 1990".[3] He appeared in Eimuntas Nekrošius's performance of Song of Songs at the youth theatre, controversial for its use of crucifixes.[8] He also worked with in and played the character of Treplevas in The Seagull in 1991, a play by Anton Chekhov.[9]

In the 1991/1992 season he was elected Best Actor by the Lithuanian Theatre Union.[3] In 2007 he won the for his work in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "Faust".[3]

Film[]

In 1991 he appeared in the film (The Island) and in 2005 starred in .

References[]

  1. ^ Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija, III t. Vilnius: Science and encyclopedias publishing institute, 2003. T.3: Beketeriai-Chakasai.
  2. ^ Variety international film guide. Andre Deutsch. 2005. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Povilas Budrys". Menofortas. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  4. ^ Aničas, Jonas (2001). Petras Vileišis, 1851-1926. Alma littera. p. 533. ISBN 978-9986-02-958-8. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  5. ^ Pleskačiauskienė, Rūta; akademija), Lietuvių kalbos ir literatūros institutas (Lietuvos TSR Mokslų; Vasiliauskas, Pranas (1988). Lietuvių literatūros mokslas ir kritika, 1983-1985: bibliografinė rodyklė. Vaga. ISBN 978-5-415-00016-6. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  6. ^ "1990 / Strazdas - žalias paukštis (1)Straz". Lithuanian Film Centre. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  7. ^ Soviet Union. 1985. p. 39. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  8. ^ Theatre Communications Group (1 January 2007). American theatre. Theatre Communications Group. p. 57. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  9. ^ Johnson, Jeff (2007). The new theatre of the Baltics: from Soviet to Western influence in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. McFarland & Co. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-7864-2992-9. Retrieved 18 April 2011.

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