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tion of Jonas Vaitkus. In 1997 started to teach in the Music Academy of Lithuania (now is directing masters studies of future actors). From 1990 has worked as a stage director in the State Academic Drama Theatre (now the National Drama Theatre). From 1999 together with composer Gintaras Sodeika and Martynas Budraitis he has created an independent Oskaras Korsunovas Theatre. PERFORMANCES There to Be Here after Daniil Kharms in 1990; The Old Woman after a short story by Daniil Kharms, 1992: Hello Sonya New Year after Alexander Vvedensky's play Christmas at the fvanovy's, 1994; The Old Woman 2 after D. Kharms, 1994; Elizaveta Bam after Daniil Kharms in Parchim, Germany in 1993; The Flying Dutchman The opera by R.Wagner at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (with the National Symphonic Orchestra and Lithuanian opera soloists) in 1995; Elizaveta Bam after D. Kharms, Theatre "Studio" in Warsaw, Poland 1998; P.S. File OK. after a play written by a young Lithuanian play- writer Sigitas Parulskis, Lithuanian national drama theatre, Vilnius, 1997; Roberto Zucco by Bernard-Marie Koltes, Lithuanian national drama theatre, Vilnius 1998; Shopping and Fucking by Mark Ravenhill, Oskaras Korsunovas Theatre, Vilnius 1999; A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, OKT, Helsinki, Vilnius 1999; Fireface (Feuergesicht) by Marius von Mayenburg, OKT, Frankfurt am Oder, Vilnius 2000; The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, OKT, Avignon (France), Vilnius 2000; Sanatorium under Hourglass by Bruno Shultz, Theatre "Studio", Warsaw (Poland) 2001; We are not cookies based on works by Daniil Kharms and Alexander Vvedensky, Oslo national drama theatre (Norway), 2001; Parasites by Marius von Mayenburg, OKT, Vilnius 2001; Crave by Sarah Kane, OKT, Vilnius 2002. Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, OKT, Duisburg-Salzburg-Zuerich- Vilnius, 2002; Winter by Jon Fosse, Oslo national drama theatre (Norway), 2003; Cleansed by Sarah Kane, Stockholm national drama theatre-Theater "Elverket", 2003; Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, OKT, Berlin-Avignon-Vilnius-Niu Haven, 2003; The Cold Child by Marius von Mayenburg, Klaipeda Drama Theatre, 2004; Contemporary opera Cantlo by Vykintas Baltakas and Sharon Lynn Joyce, Munich Biennale-OKT, 2004. OSKARAS KORSUNOVAS WORKSHOPS Thomas Mann seminar in Nida, Lithuania (1996); Bernard-Marie Koltes seminar in Nancy, France (1997); Practical Sophocles' Oedipus Rex seminar on antique chorus, which took place in Royal National Theatre Studio, London, June 25-July 6 (2001); Comic Forms in a Theatre. Masks, The Summer Academy of the National Theatre of Greece, Prespes, Greece, August 18-25 (2001); Marius von Mayenburg Das kalte Kind, Schaubuehne, Berlin, Germany, December 3-13 (2001);

Sigitas Parulskis Solitude for Two, The festival "Les Boreales" ('The Northerners"), National Drama Centre, Herouville Saint Clair, Normandy (France), November 22-23 (2003); Gintaras Grajauskas La reserve, Festival Avignon (St. Joseph, bar du festival), Juli 4-17 (2004). AWARDS 1990 "Fringe Feast" at the International Edinburgh Theatre Festival for There to Be Here: 1991 Special prize at the International Torun Theatre Festival for There to Be Here: 1993 Prize for stage direction of There to Be Here and The Old Woman at the International Saint Petersbourg Theatre Festival: 1993 Special prize at the International Sebastopol Theatre Festival "Tine Kherson Games" for There to Be Here: 1993 Special prize of "St. Petersbourg Theatre Revue": 1994 Special prize of the Lithuanian Theatre Union for Hello Sonya New Year. 1995 "Herald Angel" prize at Edinburgh International Theatre Festival for Hello Sonya New Year, 1995 Lithuanian Theater award "Christopher" for the trilogy; There to Be Here, The Old Woman, Hello Sonya New Year, 1997 Special prize of the Soros Foundation at Riga theatre festival "Homo Novus" for P.S. File OK.: 2000 Lithuanian Theater award "Chistopher" for the performances: Shopping and Fucking and A Midsummer Night's Dream. 2001 European Theatre Union's "Europe Theatre Prize for New Theatrical Realities": 2002 Theatre prize Montblanc "Young Directors Project Award" at Salzburg International Theatre Festival; 2002 The Lithuanian National Prize of Culture and Art; 2004 'The Lithuanian Institute" award "LT Identity" for the weightiest contribution in representing the Lithuanian culture: 2004 Lithuanian Theater award "Golden Stage Cross" for the performances; Romeo and Juliet and Cold Child.