Juozas Glinskis (born October 15, 1933, Sindrià «nai, Pasvalys district) is a Lithuanian playwright.
Juozas Glinskis marked a new stage in the development of Lithuanian theatre in the second half of the 20th century. He broke the traditional Lithuanian (usually a poetic drama) model, and is known as the pioneer of Lithuanian âÂÂtheatre of crueltyâÂÂ.
The writer himself, however, calls his works âÂÂcognitive dramasâÂÂ. They cross the protective boundaries of âÂÂcommon senseâÂÂ; the play's dramaturgic dynamics are based on shadings and manifestations of evil. In terms of style, that is a sarcastic grotesque, an anti-psychological caricature, a subconscious hysteria, and a combination of folkloric âÂÂnativeâ motives and overshot of lyricism and romantic emotion.
âÂÂGrasos namaiâ and âÂÂKingasâ (directed by Jonas Juraà ¡as in 1970 and Jonas Vaitkus in 1980) marked a turning point in the hierarchy of aesthetic values in Lithuanian theatre. These and other J. Glinskisâ plays demanded new means of expression from the Lithuanian theatre: naked passions, harsh validation of matter, superiority of metaphors, and avant-garde challenges.
J.Glinskis newest drama âÂÂVieno TÃÂvo Vaikaiâ (Children of One Father) received the highest Lithuanian award from the directors of the expert commission - 1000 years Lithuania
Glinskis and his family were engaged the Lithuanian pro-independence political movement Sàjà «dis, acting against the suppression of the Soviet dictatorship and has been a delegate of Sàjà «dis. His 1968 soviet critical play "Pasivaikà ¡ÃÂiojimas mÃÂnesienojeâ (A walk in the moonlight), that presented the members and leaders of the communist party as mental house inmates, was under conspiracy circumstances brought to the US, with help by Andrei Sakharov. It premiered at a theater in New York City. As a political companion and friend of Vytautas Landsbergis, the first head of state of Lithuania after its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union, he wrote the biography of Landsbergis in 1990âÂÂ1991, including the history of independence of Lithuania in the book âÂÂLaisvÃÂs Bylaâ (File of Freedom).