About us

Where it all started

The Association of Performing Arts Critics, established on April 2, 2017, was created out of a desire to unite critics, historians, and theorists of performing arts such as drama and musical theater, dance, circus, etc. and to share experience at common meetings and conferences, to popularize Lithuanian theater at foreign festivals, and to disseminate knowledge to the society about the peculiarities and changes of the performing arts in other countries.

The Lithuanian Ministry of Culture granted the Association of Performing Arts Creators the status of an organization of art creators.

The Association of Performing Arts Creators belongs to the International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC), which unites about 70 countries around the world.

Goals

The Association’s goals include professional development of its members, initiation of their creativity and dissemination of their works, promotion of reflection on Lithuanian performing arts in Lithuania and abroad, strengthening regional cooperation and international relations, striving to express a consolidated view in state institutions, delegation of members to various councils and commissions, and the opportunity to submit proposals on performing arts issues. One of the most important goals is to promote the profession of performing arts critic and to increase its prestige.

We unite

The Association of Performing Arts Critics brings together performing arts critics of different generations and tastes, living and working in different cities. Among the members of the association are winers of various national awards, critics who have been writing for more than half a century, but also those whose first essay was published five years ago. The list is updated annually, as the number of members is constantly increasing.