Theatre
Meilė, džiazas ir velnias
Not translated into English
Juozas Grušas · 1967
Synopsis
Love, Jazz and the Devil: Beatričė, a simple girl whom her parents have left on her own, lives among three rebellious young men, Andrius, Julius and Lukas, half brutal, who each love her in his own way. For them she embodies a beauty and a goodness that they can neither receive nor respect. The characters converse with the inner voices of their conscience, and the play, between farce and tragedy, asks the question of the meaning of life.
Context
The author said he found the impetus for the play in a line of Baudelaire. Premiered in the spring of 1967 by Juozas Miltinis at the Panevėžys theatre, under the title Pražūtingas apsvaigimas, “The Fatal Intoxication”, it was published the same year by Vaga with the subtitle “tragic comedy”. The author said he had loved his heroes, and that one had to write about youth with great love and responsibility. Performed since on many stages, often by pupils, it gave rise in 1992 to the film Džiazas by Raimundas Banionis.
Who it is for
A short tragicomedy, often performed by pupils; no French or English translation has been found.
Prizes and reception
One of its author's two great tragicomedies, along with Cirkas, and a classic of the Lithuanian repertoire.
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