The thinking heart of the barracks

Please be informed that due to the actress's illness, the performance of "MĄSTANTI BARAKŲ ŠIRDIS" scheduled for April 23rd is being rescheduled to September 20th at 7:00 PM.

Tickets already purchased will remain valid and do not need to be exchanged.

If the new event date does not suit you, you can return your tickets by submitting the information here: https://www.bilietai.lt/apacia/howtobuy/23-66-20/ticket-refund-application

The deadline for ticket refunds is May 7th inclusive.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Premiere! “MĄSTANTI BARAKŲ ŠIRDIS”

A documentary play telling the stories of three women facing historical genocides – Dutch Jewish woman Etty Hillesum (who died in Auschwitz during World War II), Lithuanian Joana Ulinauskaitė-Mureikienė (a sixteen-year-old exiled to a Soviet camp after the war), and Ukrainian Nataliia Skrinnik, who spent a month in Russian captivity near Bucha after the start of the war in Ukraine.

Three heroines, three eras, three lives in the "barracks" – when a person is stripped of their identity, human dignity, and future… When the only weapon left is faith, prayer, and song. When, in the face of despair, inner freedom awakens – stronger than violence, revealing the invisible powers hidden within a person.

Playwright and Director – Birutė Mar

Composer – Antanas Kučinskas

Set Designer – Indrė Pačėsaitė

Video Projection Artist – Marius Vilčinskas

Lighting Designer – Audrius Jankauskas

Choreographer, Assistant Director – Sigita Mikalauskaitė

Cast: Aleksandra Metalnikova, Birutė Mar, Saulė Emilija Rašimaitė

NEW! Ticket + book. We offer you the opportunity to purchase the book "Mąstanti barako širdis" by the play's heroine Etty Hillesum, which inspired the director to create this performance.

When purchasing a "Performance + book" ticket, the price of the book is 7 EUR.

When purchasing the book on-site before the performance, the price is 10 EUR.

You can arrive at the performance having read the book in advance by purchasing it here: https://www.knygos.lt/lt/knygos/mastanti-barako-sirdis--laiskai-is-westerbork/

The performance uses excerpts from J. Ulinauskaitė-Mureikienė's memoir "Likimo išbandymai" and fragments of E. Hillesum's letters and diaries (translated by Aušra Gudavičūtė and Birutė Mar). The story of Ukrainian Nataliia Skrinnik was recorded and translated by B. Mar.