Travelers
by ĆrpĆ”d Schilling
Photo: Laura VanseviÄienÄ
Duration: 120 min
Language: Lithuanian with English/German subtitles
Director: ĆrpĆ”d Schilling
Performers:
Martynas Berulis
Andrius Bialobžeskis
Matas DirginÄius
Nerijus Gadliauskas
GiedrÄ GiedraitytÄ
Simona Grigoryan
Ina KartaŔova
Karolis KasperaviÄius
Aleksas KazanaviÄius
Viktorija KuodytÄ
Janina MatekonytÄ
Dalia MorozovaitÄ
Lukas Petrauskas
AuÅ”ra PukelytÄ
SaulÄ Emilija RaÅ”imaitÄ
GintautÄ RusteikaitÄ
Matas Sigliukas
Saulius Sipaitis
Gediminas StorpirŔtis
Simonas StorpirŔtis
JonÄ Å adeikÄ
DovilÄ Å ilkaitytÄ
Paulina TaujanskaitÄ
Vytautas Taukinaitis
Neringa VarnelytÄ
Donatas Želvys
Script: ĆrpĆ”d Schilling
Assistant to the dramaturg:
Justas Tertelis, UrtÄ RudzytÄ
Stage and costume designer: Renata ValÄik
Composer: Martynas Bialobžeskis
Lighting designer: Audrius Jankauskas
Choreographer: Vesta GrabÅ”taitÄ
Voice teacher: Renata GilienÄ
Assistant director: Matas Makauskas
In cooperation with HAU Hebbel am Ufer
Travelers is the third production by renowned Hungarian director ĆrpĆ”d Schilling at the Lithuanian Youth Theatre. This time, he brings together nearly the entire ensemble to create a performance that tells the story of theater itself ā through the journey of a creative community across generations. It explores what connects and divides individuals, what fades with time, and what remains. Built through improvisation and grounded in song, the piece becomes a living choral metaphor for a traveling community.
āWe need something that unites us. Something more than fear or pride ā not language, not flags, not history. A shared understanding that we exist for one another, that we are humanā¦ A choir in time and space. People caught between interests and values ā the more interests, the fewer values, and vice versa. The choir, like a caravan, moves forward, constantly finding new meaning. Because we must live. And we must sing. What is life if we cannot sing freely?ā
ā ĆrpĆ”d Schilling
Contributors
ƔrpƔd schilling
director
ĆrpĆ”d Schilling is an internationally acclaimed theater and film director. He studied at the Budapest Academy of Theatre and Film Arts and founded the KrĆ©takƶr Theatre in 1995 ā an independent company that became known across Europe for its bold, politically engaged, and socially conscious productions.
Schilling has won numerous awards, including the Hungarian theatre critics' prize in the "up-and-coming professional" category in 1999, the Stanislavski Prize from Moscow in 2005, the LĆ©gion d'honneur from the French Ministry of Culture in 2008 and the Europe Theatre Prize in the New Theatrical Realities category in 2009.
Schillingās work often addresses issues of democracy, human rights, and the abuse of power. Due to his outspoken criticism of Hungaryās right-wing government and Prime Minister Viktor OrbĆ”n, he has faced increasing political pressure and restrictions. As a result, Schilling is no longer able to work freely in his home country and now continues his artistic work abroad, particularly in Western Europe and the Baltics.