Directors     GRABSTAITE Vesta – actor, choreographer, director, teacher Born on the 17th of March 1966 in Kaunas Currently lives in Vilnius Education: From 1986 to 1990 she studied at Moscow studio of plastic improvisation under Oleg Kiseliov In 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1996 studied the method of acting according Tadashi Suzuki at the Japan Performing Art Center In 1995-1996 she studied the traditional Okinawa dances (under H. Takamine), Japanese language, music, and karate at Institute for Research of Traditional Okinawa Dances (Japan). In 2003 graduated the stage directing (under Jonas Vaitkus) at the Faculty of Theatre and Cinema, at Lithuanian Music Academy. Foreign languages: Russian, English, Japanese, and French. At Lithuanian National Drama Theatre she works since 1993 The main works: Chanako in Miss Chan by Y. Mishima (director Cezaris Grauzinis, Lithuanian National Drama Theater, 1994) Shadow in Miguel Manjara by O. Milasius (director Jonas Vaitkus, Lithuanian National Drama Theater, 1996) Leą in Mystery of Love by R. Vitrac (director Cezaris Grauzinis, Lithuanian National Drama Theater, 1997) General’s wife in The Stepanchikov’s Manor by F. Dostoevsky (director Jonas Vaitkus, Lithuanian National Drama Theater, 1998) Storyteller in Pero Jana D'Ark by A. Honegger (director Jonas Vaitkus, 1998) Estrella in Life is a Dream by P. Calderon de la Barca (director Gintaras Varnas, Lithuanian National Drama Theatre, 2000) Prostitute in One night stand by G. Stefanovsky (director Oskaras Korsunovas, project "Hotel Europe", 2000) Antigone in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (director Oskaras Korsunovas, Oskaras Korsunovas Theatre, 2002) Sokeja in Days and Songs by R.Morkunas, Lithuania National Drama Theatre, 2002) Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare (director Oskaras Korsunovas, Oskaras Korsunovas Theatre, 2002) Lady Montaque in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (director Oskaras Korsunovas, Oskaras Korsunovas Theatre, 2003) Women One in Solitude for two by Sigitas Parulskis (director Oskaras Korsunovas, Oskaras Korsunovas Theatre and festival „Les Boreales“, 2003) Stage directions: Moorages, staged according Oleg Kiseliov’s scenario, (director), Lithuanian National Drama Theater, 1994 Nabucco by J. Verdi (choreographer), Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, 1992 Requiem by A. Dvorak (choreographer), Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, 1993 A propos (scenarist and director), Keistuoliai Theatre, 1997 Evviva or A Chamber And The Joker (scenarist and director), Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre, 1999 Perkėla (scenarist and director), Finnish Theatre Academy, 1999 A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare (assistant choreographer), Oskaras Korsunovas Theatre, 1999 The Ugly Duckling by Mara Zalite (choreographer), Liepaja Drama Theatre, 2000 King Richard The Third by W. Shakespeare (choreographer), Youth Theatre, 2000 Days and Songs (choreographer), Lithuanian National Drama Theatre, 2000 Queen Bona (choreographer), Kaunas Musical Theatre, 2002 Oedipus Rex (choreographer), Oskaras Korsunovas Theatre, 2002 Romeo and Juliet (assistant choreographer), Oskaras Korsunovas Theatre, 2003 Roles in cinema: Aldona in My Little Sarah, director Mantas Verbiejus, 2003 Pedagogical work: Since 1992 she is lecturer at Lithuanian Music Academy, in the Department of Acting and Direction (she lectures on the methods of acting according Oleg Kiseliov and Tadashi Suzuki). In 1999 she was lecturer in Finnish Art Academy In 2003 she taught in educational project Nordic MA which was organized by Finnish Art Academy and Meno Fortas.