Miraculous events, revived myths, romantic love and the snares of the evil – this is the classic story of Kazi Boruta’s “Baltaragi’s Mill”, doomed to unfading popularity. A work of Lithuanian literature (mandatory reading at school), in which the writer created a true Lithuanian epic by combining the form of a novel and the rich heritage of folklore, is reborn on the stage of the Alytus Theater in a musical format. The show will appeal to both young and old, so it’s really worth seeing.
The musical performance “Baltaragis Malūnas” is an eternal struggle between good and evil, about the struggle between man and the devil for his soul and a happy life, intertwined with the romantic love story of Girdvainis and Jurga. Supernatural phenomena, spells, evil forces defeat fragile human nature.
In this performance, as in the folklore, special attention is paid to the character of the devil – it seems that all life revolves around him. And has anyone thought why Pinčiuk acts like that? What are the motives for his behavior? The character of Pinčiukos in the play is not treated as a hostile and destructive force, not as the embodiment of evil, but as a young person who, due to his otherness, loneliness or character traits, is dehumanized, demonized, pulled to the fringes of society.
It is a human drama, a struggle against evil, which primarily symbolizes the Sisyphean struggle with fate. After all, human life is often ruled by unknown, foreign, even hostile forces that mortals cannot overcome. However, even in defeat, we can preserve our human dignity and proudly face the trials of fate.