The Play Purge (story by Sofi Oksanen) at the Kaunas State Drama

Egle Mikulionyte as Aliide Truu

The Kaunas State Drama Theater opens this season with another premiere that invites the audience to take a look at very recent post-Soviet history intertwined with modern times. Sofie Oksanen's award winning story Purge translated by Aida Krilavičienė and adapted to the theater by Ausra Marija Sluckaite reveals the story of atrocious occupation events that ruined the lives of thousands of people. The main character of the play Aliide Truu was one of them. She carries a sin from her youth that destroyed her family. However one day the restless days are disturbed when a young girl, called Zara, arrives to Aliide's home. Zara is a victim of new generation evil, so called new Russians, whose methods of business are like those from past NKVD. Aliide is faced with her past, but she also has a chance to change her life. The question is if she has enough determination to do that.

The director of the play Jonas Jurasas compares this performance to music polyphony – when many voices of the characters have their own lines, however only together they make a complete picture. Two-hour play will contain almost eighty minutes of music and various atmospheres that will convey the mood of the performance. There are some compositions from the play below.

MORE INFORMATION IN THE INTERNET:

Official website of the Kaunas State Drama Theater

Official website of Sofi Oksanen

Music from the play Purge/ Muzika spektakliui "Apsivalymas" (dir./rež. Jonas Jurašas) by TitasMusic

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Prof. Stephen Deutsch

: "Titas is an imaginative and skilled composer who possesses a wide range of musical styles combined with a real understanding of how music and images come together. His energy and talent are put to good use in any project he undertakes".

Quote from the Peer Raben Award (2009) jury's statement: "The music is an organical part of this excellently done short film. Petrikis masters the connection between picture and sound in a highly sensitive way. The orchestral score produces a strong atmosphere and draws the audience into the film, being an essential part of the narrative. We'd love to hear this composer's music performed by a real orchestra."

Lithuanian composer Giedrius Kuprevicius writes in his website: "Finally the last Titas work "idenTITy" reached me. Six compositions were published at Star Studio in Rome. I am happy that with each new composition Titas makes a progress and surprises me with new musical ideas". More information at G.Kuprevicius website.

Theatre Director Jonas Jurasas about the music for his play Purge: "It was a sincere teamwork that immersed us into hard work to make this performance. We are pleased the result reached the hearts and minds of the audience".

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