Could you name which one was a total waste of time and why?
A total waste of time was the final discussion on the festival. The guest was hardly prepared, the level of the discussion was low. Very low. I was sorry with the gorgeous interpreter. She was very good but could not help it.
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Sirens can't help wailing - Although later I realized what it says, I think the way that was done was unprofessional.
I was not glad at all about "Feast Fashion". Great space, good setting, exciting light design, for a very small content in both: form and meaning. Also the way to play was not solved.
Broken Heart Story - it was too comercial.
I must be honest - the first day was poor for me. Maybe it was the 8-hour car-ride from Tallinn that made me more picky and demanding. I arrived in Vilnius just one hour before the beginning of CALIGULA. I read the play beforehand and love the intellectual absurdity of it.
Seeing the performance by director Vidas Bareikis was a little disappointment. No, the actors were doing their best, it was all there and visible - playing with the puppets (great!), provoking the audience, walking on the line of good taste etc.
But the concept didn't work for me. Although I like the courage to use new forms and the space was interestingly solved. But I couldn't help thinking if the actors spoke English for the international audience or do they do it in all performances? This English language was the main reason why energy of the show was low and became a long-long retelling of the play, not a separate live-performance.
With all my respect towards the artists, I left after the break. As it was a "work-in-progress", I hope the final result will be something more powerful and brave - it had all the potential, in the beginning especially.
But then again, there is this question of taste, that we can never fully describe. Maybe it wasn't just my cup of tea...
As I saw quite few performances I didn't experience anything disappointing.
'Sirens can't help wailing' - it was interesting only for the first 15 minutes. After that time it started to be repeatable and for me definately too hermetic.
I couldn't say that any of the performances I saw were complete waste of time because everything I saw was a new experience - as I had never seen any Lithuanian performances before. But of course there were some which were not so enjoyable, for example Kaligula which I guess was kind of a struggle for many spectators.