Exhibition opening on September 19, 2026, at 4:30 p.m.

PORTALS

The exhibition “Portals ’26” presents the final projects of the bachelor’s program in stage design at the Vilnius Academy of Arts, reflecting different interpretations of stage design and theatrical costume. Each project reveals the artist’s individual approach to creating stage space and visual storytelling.

Drawing on literary works, the artists created original set design concepts, explored the relationship between space, form, and materiality, and sought their own distinctive artistic language. The resulting works invite the viewer not only to become familiar with the process of set design but also to interpret the visual worlds presented in their own way.

The exhibition features set designs, costume sketches, and installation projects that reveal the students’ artistic visions and their interpretations of selected literary works. Each exhibit is like a portal that transports the viewer into a different story.

Exhibitors:

Aleksandra Bogatyriova
Set design concept and costume sketches based on Richard Strauss’s opera *Salome*
Supervisors: Prof. Gintaras Makarevičius and Assoc. Prof. Jurgita Jankutė-Mirinavičienė

Haroldas Kuliešius
Set design project for the musical *Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street* by S. Sondheim
Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Giedrė Brazytė

Ieva Vaičiulytė
An Interpretation of Medea in the Set Design of a Movement-Based Performance Based on Jean Anouilh, Euripides, and Apolonija Rodietis
Thesis Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Giedrė Brazytė

Agnė Vinčaitė
Set design project for a play based on George Orwell’s novel *1984*
Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Giedrė Brazytė

Vaiva Paulauskaitė
Set design project for an immersive play based on A. Gray’s novel *Lanark*
Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Giedrė Brazytė

Viktoriia Khomovnenko
A puppet theater adaptation based on Vasyl Stefanyk’s short story “The Stone Cross”
Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Giedrė Brazytė