Oskaras Koršunovas was born in Vilnius, on March 6, 1969. In 1993, he completed his studies in Theatre Directing at Lithuanian Music Academy (the course of Jonas Vaitkus) and has been lecturing intermittently in the academy (renamed to Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in 2004) since 1997; is an associate professor. He conducted various creative seminars abroad. In 1990-1998, Koršunovas was employed as a director at the Lithuanian State Academic Drama Theatre. In 1999, he founded a public enterprise Oskaras Koršunovas Theatre (together with Martynas Budraitis and Gintaras Sodeika; renamed to OKT/Vilnius City Theatre in 2004). Oskaras Koršunovas has directed numerous performances both in Lithuanian and foreign theatres. In 2002, he was granted the Lithuanian National Culture and Art Award, and in 2003, the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (Officer's Cross). In 2006, the director received the European Theatre Prize New Theatrical Realities. Also, in 2006, Oskaras Koršunovas was granted the Golden Cross of the President of Poland. In 2009, the artist was made Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. The Meyerhold Award was granted to Koršunovas in 2010. His earlier works include, inter alia: There to be Here, The Old Woman, The Old Woman 2 (Russian: Там быть тут, Старуха, Старуха 2) by Daniil Kharms, Hello Sonya New Year (Russian: Здравствуй Соня Новый год) by Alexander Vvedensky, P.S. File O.K. (Lith.: P.S. Byla O.K.) by Sigitas Parulskis, Roberto Zucco by Bernard-Marie Koltès, Bam based on the play Jelizaveta Bam (Russian: Елизавета Бам) by Daniil Kharms (Theatre Studio, Warsaw), A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare.
RECENT THEATRE WORKS:
2000 The Master and Margarita (Russian: Мастер и Маргарита) by Mikhail Bulgakov (Oskaras Koršunovas Theatre)
2000 One Night Stand by Goran Stefanovski (EU-Culture 2000, THEOREM, Swedish Institute)
2000 Fireface (German: Feuergesicht) by Marius von Mayenburg (Oskaras Koršunovas Theatre)
2001 Parasites (German: Parasiten) by Marius von Mayenburg (Oskaras Koršunovas Theatre)
2001 We are not Cookies (Lith.: Mes ne pyragai) based on the works by Daniil Kharms and Alexander Vvedensky (Oslo National Theatre, Norway)
2001 Sanatorium under the Sign of Hourglass (Polish: Sanatorium pod Klepsyndrą) by Bruno Schulz (Theatre Studio, Warsaw)
2002 Oedipus Rex by Sophocles (Oskaras Koršunovas Theatre)
2002 Crave by Sarah Kane (Oskaras Koršunovas Theatre)
2003 Cleansed by Sarah Kane (Stockholm Royal Dramatic Theatre)
2003 Winter (Norvegian: Vinter) by Jon Fosse (Oslo National Theatre, Norway)
2003 The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (Oskaras Koršunovas Theatre)
2003/2004 Loneliness for Two (Lith.: Vienatvė dviese) by Sigitas Parulskis (Oskaras Koršunovas Theatre, festival Les Boreales, festival Gaida)
2004 Cantio by Sharon Lynn Joyce, Vykintas Baltakas (Oskaras Koršunovas Theatre, Münchener Biennale, festival Gaida)
2004 Cold Child (German: Das kalte Kind) by Marius von Mayenburg (Klaipėda Drama Theatre)
2005 Playing the Victim (Russian: Изображая жертву) by Oleg and Vladimir Presnyakov (OKT/Vilnius City Theatre)
2005 Death of Tarelkin (Russian: Смерть Тарелкина) by Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin (Theatre Et cetera in Moscow, Russia)
2005 City (Russian: Город) by Yevgeni Grishkovetz (OKT/Vilnius City Theatre)
2006 Winter (Norvegian: Vinter) by Jon Fosse (OKT/Vilnius City Theatre)
2006 Make-Up Opera (Lith.: Grimo opera) by Antanas Kučinskas, Birutė Mar (OKT/Vilnius City Theatre)
2006 To Damascus (Swedish: Till Damaskus) by August Strindberg (Oslo National Theatre, Norway)
2006 The Magic Flute (German: Die Zauberflöte) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Teatro Regio di Torino)
2007 To Damascus (Swedish: Till Damaskus) by August Strindberg (Klaipėda Drama Theatre)
2007 The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare (Comédie-Française)
2008 These Eyes (Norwegian: Desse auga) by Jon Fosse (European Capital of Culture project Fairytales in Landscape, Lundsneset Peninsula, Stavanger, Norway)
2008 Hamlet by William Shakespeare (OKT/Vilnius City Theatre)
2010 The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare (Alexandrinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia)
2010 The Lower Depths (Russian: На дне) by Maksim Gorky (OKT/Vilnius City Theatre)
2010 The Tempest by William Shakespeare (Reykjavik City Theatre, Iceland)
2011 Tartuffe by Molière (Aarhus Theatre, Denmark)
2011 Miranda based on the play The Tempest by William Shakespeare (OKT/Vilnius City Theatre)
2011 Expulsion (Lith.: Išvarymas) by Marius Ivaškevičius (Lithuanian National Drama Theatre)
2012 Peer Gynt based on the work by Henrik Ibsen (The National Theatre, Oslo, Norway)
2012 Cathedral (Lith.: Katedra) based on the work by Justinas Marcinkevičius (Lithuanian National Drama Theatre)
2013 Krapp's Last Tape based on the work by Samuel Beckett (OKT / Vilnius City Theatre)
2013 The Seagull (Russian: Чайка) based on the work by Anton Chekhov (OKT / Vilnius City Theatre)
2013 Fidelio based on the opera by Ludwig van Beethoven (Bergen National Opera, Norway)
2014 Expulsion (Lith.: Išvarymas) based on the work by Marius Ivaškevičius (Latvian Dailes Theatre, Riga)
2014 Winter (Norvegian: Vinter) based on the work by Jon Fosse (Teatro del Giglio, Lucca, Italy)
2015 Elizabeth Bam (Russian: Елизавета Бам) based on the work by Daniil Charms (Lithuanian National Drama Theatre)
2015 Martyr (German: Märtyrer) based on the work by Marius von Mayenburg (Lithuanian National Drama Theatre)
2015 Fidelio based on the opera by Ludwig van Beethoven (Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre)
2015 Our Class (Polish: Nasza klasa) based on the work by Tadeusz Słobodzianek (The National Theatre, Oslo, Norway)
2015 Miranda based on the work by William Shakespeare (Theatre Poreia, Athens, Greece)
2016 Cleansed based on the work by Sarah Kane (OKT / Vilnius City Theatre)
2016 Measure for Measure based on the work by William Shakespeare (The Dramatic Theatre of the Capital City of Warsaw, Poland)
2016 Wedding (Lith.: Vestuvės) based on the work by Bertolt Brecht (OKT / Vilnius City Theatre)
2016 Egle, the Queen of Serpents (Lith.: Eglė žalčių karalienė) (OKT / Vilnius City Theatre)
2016 Outsiders are Prohibited (Lith.: Pašaliniams draudžiama) based on the work by Gintaras Grajauskas (Klaipėda Drama Theatre)
2017 Delhi Dance (Russian: Танец Дели) based on the work by Ivan Vyrypaev (OKT / Vilnius City Theatre)
2017 Tartuffe based on the work by Molière (Lithuanian National Drama Theatre)
2018 Madman (Lith.: Pamišėlis) based on the work by Nikolai Gogol (OKT / Vilnius City Theatre)
2018 Post futurum music by Gintaras Sodeika (Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre)
2018 Attempts on Her Life based on the work by Martin Crimp (OKT / Vilnius City Theatre)
2018 Russian Romance (Lith.: Rusiškas romanas) based on the work by Marius Ivaškevičius (Lithuanian Russian Drama Theatre)
