Audronė Girdzijauskaitė
Audronė Girdzijauskaitė (born March 18, 1938) is a Lithuanian writer, theater scholar, and art critic and historian, doctor of humanities.[1][2][3]
Audronė Girdzijauskaitė was born in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR. In 1963 she graduated from the State Institute for Theatre Arts (GITIS), Moscow.[1]
Books
She was an editor of a number of monographs in art and theatre history. Her own books include:[1]
- Kazimiera Kymantaitė – Vilnius: Mintis, 1983. – About Kazimiera Kymantaitė, the first female Lithuanian stage direcotr
- Atminties salos (Islands of Memory); book of memoirs. – Vilnius: Lietuvos rašytojų sąjungos leidykla, 2008.
- Laiškai žiūrovams – Vilnius: Lietuvos rašytojų sąjungos leidykla, 2009.
- Nutolę balsai: portretų metmenys (Distant Voices: Portrait Outlines). – Vilnius: Lietuvos rašytojų sąjungos leidykla, 2011.[2]
- Ibsenas Lietuvos teatro veidrodyje (1918-1998) monograph. – Vilnius: Lietuvos rašytojų sąjungos leidykla, 2013.
- Vitalijaus Mazūro aukso amžius, about a painter, puppeteer, scenographer, director Vitalijus Mazūras and his work. – Vilnius: Kultūros barai, 2015.
- Atminties šuliniai (Wells of Memory) (2020), biographical novel[4]
Awards and decorations
- 2011: The book Nutolę balsai entered the list of twelve most creative books of the year.
- 2018: Culture and Art Prize from the Government of the Republic of Lithuania[2]
- 2024: Knight's Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania[5]
- 2024: Golden Stage Cross[3]
References
- ^ a b c Girdzijauskaitė Audronė
- ^ a b c Audronė Girdzijauskaitė. Distant Voices: Portrait Outlines, book review
- ^ a b Audronė Girdzijauskaitė, Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia
- ^ Atminties šuliniai @ goodreads
- ^ Prezidentūroje įteikti Valstybės apdovanojimai už nuopelnus Lietuvai ("State Awards for Merits to Lithuania Presented at the Presidential Palace"), February 16, 2024