Arkliu str. 5
01129 Vilnius
Lituanie
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- Youth and education
Vilnius Theatre Lele is open to both valuable traditions of puppet theatre for children as well as new, original forms of contemporary theatre. Being the leading puppet theatre in Lithuania, it sees as its mission the promotion and preservation of puppet theatre as well as education of the younger audience. Our theatre also stages performances for adults thus trying to change society's attitude towards puppet theatre as exceptionally for children.
Since 1966 the theatre has been the participant at the festivals of the International Puppeteers Organization UNIMA; the national centre of UNIMA operates at the theatre. The theatre also contributes to the activities of the international organization ASSITEJ. We also invite artists from foreign theatres to stage performances for our theatre, organise seminars, educational workshops.
Lithuanian Network is still rather small so first of all we could contribute by making up partnerships with other organizations in the Lithuanian Network and then look up for foreign partners. By promoting Anna Lindh Foundation and its activities among Lithuanian organizations we will create possibilities for stronger partnerships and better projects to be developed and presented.
Our theatre sees ALF as the possibility to become more visible on the international scene of puppetry, make up partnerships with artistic institutions from other countries, stage co-productions, organize international seminars with partners from those countries where puppetry traditions have undergone different developmental processes. Becoming the member of ALF, our theatre could more easily exchange valuable and unique experience with foreign puppeteers and stage artists in general.