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Place of Birth: Raseiniai District Municipality, Kaunas County, Lithuania
About Jonas Vaitkus
- Jonas Vaitkus (born May 20, 1944 in Lithuania) is a lecturer, theatre and film director.
- From 1969 to 1974 Jonas Vaitkus studied at the State Theatre, Music and Cinematography Institute of Leningrad (Saint Petersburg).
- From 1977 to 1988 he was the artistic director of Kaunas State (Academic) Drama Theater, and from 1989 to 1995 was the artistic director of the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre. A winner of various awards throughout his career, Jonas Vaitkus has directed many films and more than 60 plays.
- Jonas Vaitkus has mentored a number of actors and directors, including director Oskaras Koršunovas and actress Ingeborga Dapkunaite, both of whom are well-known internationally. In February 2018 following the worldwide spread of the Me Too movement Vaitkus was publicly accused of sexual harassment or assault by some of his former students.
- He has denied the allegations claiming instead that this is a defamation campaign carried out by Russian propaganda.
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