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Theatre and film art director, set designer Sigita Šimkūnaitė (b. 1981) studied architecture and holds Master’s degree in History and Theory of Architecture from the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (2004); she also spent a year studying at Vitus Bering University College in Denmark (2001).
In 2010, she joined the independent creative group Operomania, where she created sets for experimental contemporary operas. Over the years she has also collaborated with contemporary dance choreographers Rūta Butkus (Lost Eyes, 5g of hope, New N fairytale, 6th finger, MII4IIpeoples park), Petras Lisauskas (Women’s Club), Agnija Šeiko (Dior in Moscow), Vytis Jankauskas (Agonies), Maciej Kuźmiński (I).
Her collaboration with the Klaipėda State Musical Theatre (KSMT) started with dance performance Carmen directed and choreographed by Aušra Krasauskaitė (2017). Other projects at the KSMT followed soon including Giedrius Kuprevičius’ opera Prussians by (directed by Gediminas Šeduikis, 2018), Theodorakis’ ballet Zorba the Greek (choreographer Lorca Massine, 2018) and Wagner’s opera The Flying Dutchman (directed by Dalius Abaris and Gediminas
Šeduikis, 2020) that brought her (together with Abaris) a nomination for Golden Cross of the Stage award in set design category.
Her most recent works include set designs for Pergolesi’s La serva padrona, a travelling production shown on a cargo truck (directed by Gediminas Šeduikis, 2020), and naturalistic scenery in the spectacle-journey Laikas nė(e)rimui (director and choreographer Agnija Šeiko), an opening event of the Neringa – Lithuanian Capital of Culture 2021 programme.
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