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Although I understand that Eglė Gabrėnaitė is an actress down to the roots, down to the bone marrow. It is no coincidence that she likes to remember the words her father once said to her: “Don’t forget what you missed” … Strange, because, as she herself says, she never wanted to play, she entered theatology.
So again this year, as September 24 approaches, it was supposed to be a conversation, trying to review the rich professional experience, summarize the discoveries, achievements and perhaps unfulfilled expectations. However, this time the mood of Egl Krzy Gabrpenternait
Photo by Laura Vansevičienė / Eglė Gabrėnaitė
Let them therefore be excerpts from Eglė Gabrėnait the jubilee monologue in the café of the Vilnius Small Theater.
I’ve spent so many years and I don’t know if a miracle will happen that night or not. Usually it doesn’t happen. The more I go, the less I know. But that’s not important. I have received many gifts at the theater. Now I can say that the interpreter was there for them. Perhaps some surnames are mentioned very rarely. For example, if it weren’t for Henrikas Vancevičius, I wouldn’t be at the Vilnius Theater. He would have played in Klaipeda. Although I love Povilas Gaidis very much and I appreciate what he does. Irena Bučienė. If it weren’t for Irutė, I would have asphyxiated myself in the Academic Theater; we went to him when he was already dying. Communication is a real gift. I interacted with Arūnas Žebriūnas, Jonas Gricius, Muslim Magomajev, where I filmed on an uninhabited island, with Eldar Kulijev, one of the most famous directors of the Soviet Union. I’m not talking about stage partners anymore. Especially with those I started playing with when I was very young: with Stepas Jukna, with Monika Mironaitė, with Ona Juodyte, with Henrikas Kurauskas, that crazy actor, man. What lessons it was! Oh Rimas Tuminas! We did not communicate or get to know each other well. Suddenly, like an offer from heaven! It didn’t even occur to me that I was risking something … I was extremely interested in interacting with young people. We were older: I, Vytukas Šapranauskas, later joined Gediminas Girdvainis, Arnas Rosen, Audris Chadaravičius. What other artist could claim to be involved in the founding of the theater! They told us: “You are there baliavojat, some sect! “When I tell the students, it’s hard for them to believe, they say, ‘Teacher, it’s been a long time …’
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The speeches flow through Lithuania, thanks to Arūnas Sakalauskas, who am giving up roles. I’ve even counted, I didn’t play maybe 38 plays. Don’t regret any of the roles I left! In life, I never cared what to play. Absolutely. For example, I remember my Gertrude in Hamlet as a nightmare. But it was very important with whom. “There will be no death here”, my role was there without words. And I had so much pleasure! I have Jolanta Dapkūnaitė to thank. We walk down the street once and she asks, “Egle, tell me quickly who you would like to play with.” . Then there was the “World Improver”, and later, the “Heroes’ Square”. I received my most precious “cross” for the silence. During the whole performance – it was “The World Improver” – I said the only sentence: “Will you wear a jacket?” Let’s say I have intuition. I rarely missed an opportunity to choose who to work with.
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Today is a completely different time. I don’t understand what’s coming anymore, so I don’t want to work with students anymore. Although there were very interesting encounters. I will always remember Mindaugas Karbauskis with respect and love. And he still had a student like that. Such a strange guy, drinking, had bad luck. It would force him to graduate from the Academy. Why? Then he completely disappeared from my sight. Suddenly, after many years, he appeared, calling. I ask, how are you, where are you? He says, “I’m in Ireland. I have three kids, a wife, a good job. I realized I didn’t say thank you. If it weren’t for you, I would have nothing.” That is my greatest gift.
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I remember when the boys and Vaiva Mainelyte, girls, went to the theater. We were received by great artists like Kazimiera Kymantaitė, Lidija Kupstaitė. We are sitting in a meeting, full of actor rooms, waiting to introduce ourselves to two young artists. And Casimir sat behind us. Vaiva then asks out loud, “Are we with Egle not covering for you?” Then we receive the consecration of Casimir: “The void cannot fill.”
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Photo by Justinas Stacevičius / Eglė Gabrėnaitė
Today’s theater is not mine. And this is normal. I remember Monika Mironaitė watching our “Cherry Orchard”. Passing through me with half a lip: “Congratulations …” Then she said to Laimonas Noreika: “This is not my theater at all, but half the devil is here.” talented, but I have to say: sadly, but not mine. We “mix” in completely different things. But it must be so. Sometimes I “wash” my students: how can I not see Bertoluccio, Antonioni, Michalkov! Once a poor man could not bear it and began to appoint me modern film directors. And my world ends with the Coens. Turns out there are more such directors! And even Lithuanian! I am very happy with Karolis Kaupinis. It made a great impression on me. While working with him, I had little understanding of what he was talking about (as Lupa), I just realized that the man has great potential. Unfortunately, I didn’t see the movie anyway, and I didn’t have time, and I don’t like to see myself on the screen, it’s a nightmare for me. With the cinema, love did not happen at all. I did not meet a person so brilliant who was infected with the desire to play in the movies. I think I am a theater actress.
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I often remember Harwood’s “Dresser”. We all play actors there. There was a scene in which the assistant asked: “You have been in the theater all your life. Say so, are you a translator?” I replied: “Of course not, what question!” And very recently I was surprised. tomorrow I stood up, looked at the sky and asked myself: is this an interpreter? And suddenly, yes! I was surprised! But if it weren’t for this profession, I would never have met such personalities as Wajda, Visocki, Mordiukov, Kikabidze, Shengelaya, Jeparidze and many others.
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Now I will say sentimentally. I was very stuck with the words of Rim Tumin telling us before some play “There will be no death here”. He gathered the whole company together and said, “You are a diamond and you are a gem, and you are a sapphire. You are all gems. Be careful not to sell yourself cheaply. ” The Little Theater was born out of so much love. And how we play “Cherry Orchard”! There will be many performances in a row, maybe 26 plays. I came back completely exhausted, any pleasure was to play! When you step out on stage and see everyone’s eyes, just complete mashed potatoes and the idiot can’t play. Here, very recently, people attacked me in a cafe: “Here you are! We brought you cigarettes to Cherry Orchard! And as a matter of fact, there were no cigarettes in the 1990s, and some girls would bring them to me and say, “To make you smell when you smoke.” God, I think you’re alive! And I have the impression that they are all dead! I don’t want, I don’t want: all the fans are already dead. Or here’s a woman running recently and saying, “Actress, we respect you so much, thank you for not giving up.” When you think about it, that’s the responsibility! I remember once when I filmed in the village and an old man brought fish every night. He hasn’t seen me on television or knows me anyway. His wife used to say, “God, he’s out of fish, we understand there will be filming …”
Photo by Justinas Stacevičius / Eglė Gabrėnaitė
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It’s even hard for me to say how scary I don’t like the word ‘older people’. Yourself the hottest word! What an impression to be mocked! We are Lithuanians, is it impossible to discover a Lithuanian word? “Older people are reaching a dignified old age.” For that reason alone, I don’t want to be worthy! The most important thing, as my grandfather used to say, was the lack of scruples. Do not have disgrace. That is my only task now. As a result, I still bravely quit roles and filming.
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I look at the young people with admiration: how free they are, how brave they are, how insignificant they are! I hate people who express themselves at all. Maybe I’m self-conscious if I don’t like it that much?
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I feel like the world changes. The first day after quarantine, I went for a walk. I walked from Naujininkai through the Gates of Dawn to Lukiškės. I met ten people. For the first time, I felt like I was seeing something that I didn’t understand at all. I thought: I have to climb the mountain of the syndicate, maybe I will see something then? I looked at the city and saw a miracle for the first time. Then I was quick to call Masalski, after all Durnas stupid supras. I say, “Valentine, we are stuck now.” He says, “Yes, we are experiencing this miracle, a frozen time.” After all, there is no theatrical silence here. How to learn to live with it, not rush to tell what is happening? We will only realize this after a while.
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I’d be lying if I said the theater doesn’t matter. It is important. I’d still like to touch something. Maybe even live with my nasty character. I, after all, Libra. At night, I am absolutely sure that I will leave the theater. And that probably happened in 1954 times. I go out all the time. My friend Valentine has said: “I went crazy when you said you were leaving. I was thinking, how are we going to tell the director that you left ?! And I came in the morning and I don’t remember anything. This volatility is a characteristic of Libra.
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I will never forget how Vytukas Kernagis really wanted to play something. And we had to call Ibsen. Our last meeting here at the Little Theater. It was with her mother. Walking down the street, he suddenly turned around and said, “Spruce, the most beautiful thing that doesn’t happen.” Probably with me and in that way: the most beautiful thing that did not happen.
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