Aurelija Mikušauskaitė
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Aurelija Mikušauskaitė
was a Lithuanian film, television and theatre actress.
(presently the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre) and in 1960 she graduated from the Conservatory
with honours and was awarded the degree of Master of Arts in Theatre/ Drama (Acting). The 5th crop of drama actors 1956-1960: Vincas Aleknavičius, Henrikas Andriukonis, Milita Bazevičiūtė, Nijolė Gelžinytė, Eugenijus Ignatavičius, Vincenta Miežlaiškytė, Aurelija Mikušauskaitė, Algirdas Paukštaitis, Aleksandras Šimanskis, Bronius Talačka, Judita Ušinskaitė. The course was headed by Irena Vaišytė and Jonas Kavaliauskas.
Actress Aurelija Mikušauskaitė created her first role in a television studio. At that time she was still a very young graduate student of the Faculty of Theatre of the Lithuanian State Conservatory and she played the desire to live – the main character in the pageant of the well-known story "The Last Leaf" (LT: "Paskutinis lapas") by O. Henry. The director apparently not accidentally gave that role to Aurelija, knowing the great strength of her vitality, tenacity and temperament. In 1960 Aurelija Mikušauskaitė, after completing the Faculty of Theatre of the Lithuanian State Conservatory, together with all her course friends, went to work for the State Radio and Television Committee. There they created television theatre. Aurelia devoted all her resources and energy to the young muse of television. She played many larger and smaller roles in television theatre, "Clubs of Literary Heroes”. She was very fond of reading poetry. She also performed in radio theatre and for some time worked as TV announcer. In 1965 A. Mikušauskaitė started to work in the State Youth Theatre of Lithuania. However, while working there, she used to frequently visit TV and radio, participated in performances, broadcasts. Her last TV role was as Lala in A. Arbuzov’s
play "The Choice" (LT: “Pasirinkimas”), which premiered in January 1973…
She was buried in the Panemunė cemetery in Kaunas
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was a Lithuanian film, television and theatre actress.
Biography
In 1951 Aurelija Mikušauskaitė entered Kaunas Medical School No.1 and in 1955 she graduated from this school having completed the full course of paramedics-obstetricians. In 1956 she entered the Lithuanian State ConservatoryLithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
The Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in Vilnius, Lithuania, is a state-supported conservatory that trains students in music, theatre, and multimedia arts.-History:...
(presently the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre) and in 1960 she graduated from the Conservatory
Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
The Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in Vilnius, Lithuania, is a state-supported conservatory that trains students in music, theatre, and multimedia arts.-History:...
with honours and was awarded the degree of Master of Arts in Theatre/ Drama (Acting). The 5th crop of drama actors 1956-1960: Vincas Aleknavičius, Henrikas Andriukonis, Milita Bazevičiūtė, Nijolė Gelžinytė, Eugenijus Ignatavičius, Vincenta Miežlaiškytė, Aurelija Mikušauskaitė, Algirdas Paukštaitis, Aleksandras Šimanskis, Bronius Talačka, Judita Ušinskaitė. The course was headed by Irena Vaišytė and Jonas Kavaliauskas.
Actress Aurelija Mikušauskaitė created her first role in a television studio. At that time she was still a very young graduate student of the Faculty of Theatre of the Lithuanian State Conservatory and she played the desire to live – the main character in the pageant of the well-known story "The Last Leaf" (LT: "Paskutinis lapas") by O. Henry. The director apparently not accidentally gave that role to Aurelija, knowing the great strength of her vitality, tenacity and temperament. In 1960 Aurelija Mikušauskaitė, after completing the Faculty of Theatre of the Lithuanian State Conservatory, together with all her course friends, went to work for the State Radio and Television Committee. There they created television theatre. Aurelia devoted all her resources and energy to the young muse of television. She played many larger and smaller roles in television theatre, "Clubs of Literary Heroes”. She was very fond of reading poetry. She also performed in radio theatre and for some time worked as TV announcer. In 1965 A. Mikušauskaitė started to work in the State Youth Theatre of Lithuania. However, while working there, she used to frequently visit TV and radio, participated in performances, broadcasts. Her last TV role was as Lala in A. Arbuzov’s
Aleksei Arbuzov
Aleksei Nikolaevich Arbuzov was a Soviet playwright.Arbuzov was born in Moscow, but his family moved to Petrograd in 1914. Orphaned at the age of eleven, he found salvation in the theater, and at fourteen he began to work in the Mariinsky Theatre...
play "The Choice" (LT: “Pasirinkimas”), which premiered in January 1973…
She was buried in the Panemunė cemetery in Kaunas
Kaunas
Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
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Roles in theatre
- “Twenty Years After” (LT: “Po dvidešimties metų“) by N. Svetlov
- (LT: “Apiplėšimas vidurnaktį”) by Miroslav Mitrovic. Director Z. Buožis
- “Peculiar Man” (LT: “Keistuolis“) by Nazym HikmetNazim HikmetNâzım Hikmet Ran , commonly known as Nâzım Hikmet , was a Turkish poet, playwright, novelist and memoirist. He was acclaimed for the "lyrical flow of his statements"...
- 1966 “Du maži žmogiukai dideliam mieste” by M. Sluckis, V. Miliūnas. Director Aurelija Ragauskaitė
- 1967 “Look Back in Anger” (LT: “Atsigręžk rūstybėje“) by John OsborneJohn OsborneJohn James Osborne was an English playwright, screenwriter, actor and critic of the Establishment. The success of his 1956 play Look Back in Anger transformed English theatre....
. Director Vytautas Čibiras - 1967 “Jeanne” (LT: “Žana“) by Jean AnouilhJean AnouilhJean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1943 play Antigone, an adaptation of Sophocles' Classical drama, that was seen as an attack on Marshal Pétain's...
(Vyturys). Assistant director Antanas Šurna - 1968 ”Rudė” by Radij Pogodin. Director Irena Bučienė
- 1968 “Aristocrats“ (LT: “Aristokratai”) by N. Pogodin. Director Aurelija Ragauskaitė
- 1968 “The Dragon” (LT: “Drakonas”) by E. Schwartz. Director Vytautas Čibiras
- 1968 “Aš vejuosi vasarą...” by Violeta Palčinskaitė. Director Aurelija Ragauskaitė
- 1970 “Nuo šeštadienio iki sekmadienio” by V. Rozov. Director Gintas Žilys
- 1970 “A White Sail Gleams” (LT: “Baltuoja burė tolumoj”) by Valentin KatajevValentin KataevValentin Petrovich Kataev was a Russian and Soviet novelist and playwright who managed to create penetrating works discussing post-revolutionary social conditions without running afoul of the demands of official Soviet style. Kataev is credited with suggesting the idea for the Twelve Chairs to his...
. Director Vytautas Čibiras - 1972 “Fire in Bosom” (LT: “Ugnis užantyje“) by G. Kanovičius. Director Gintas Žilys
Roles in cinema
- 1961 “Strangers” (LT: “Svetimi“), Lithuanian Film Studios, director Marijonas Giedrys
- 1968 “Feelings” (LT: “Jausmai“), Lithuanian Film Studios, scriptwriter Vytautas ŽalakevičiusVytautas ŽalakeviciusVytautas Žalakevičius was a Lithuanian film director and writer.-Biography:...
, directors Algirdas Dausa, Almantas Grikevičius