Juozo Miltinio tremties istorija (1945-1959 m.)
The Story of Juozas Miltinis' Exile (1945-1959)

Summary/Abstract: The goal of this article is to research the post-war theatre of Lithuania, which experienced the pressure of Soviet ideology, the violent entrenchment of the dogma of Social Realism on the post-war stage, which painfully echoed through the fate of many of Lithuania's artists. One can clearly determine the dictate and violence of Soviet policy towards art and culture through the fate of stage master Juozas Miltinis, the unfounded criticism of his work, and political accusations, and his banishment from the Panevëþys Drama Theatre. The post-war situation of theatre in Lithuania and the decisions of the Communist Party in trying to reveal the bans and limits of creative work, which were connected with "unconflict" theory, the unfounded canonization of the Stanislavsky system, and the responsibility of the theatre against the cultural cases of Moscow (among them the forced forming of the repertoire, the system of the accepting and removing plays, and theatre control) is analysed in this article (dramaturgy, repertoire, and directing). The situation of Western European theatre with Lithuania behind the Iron Curtain is also looked at in depth. The performances put on by Juozas Miltinis, which were based on Soviet plays, are researched with a comparative analysis method, with the goal of showing an accurate representation of the western world and its way of life. The article is based on authentic sources like plays, reviews, memories of people living at the time, and interpretive literature of the time.

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