Born in 1957 in Šilutė. In 1979 he graduated from as a puppet theatre actor at the Lithuanian State Conservatory (now the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre; course mentors D. Tamulevičiūtė and V. Mazūras). From 1989 to 1990 he studied at the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors in Moscow with Rein Agur. In 1979-1992 he was an actor of Vilnius Theatre Lėlė, in 1989-1992 – the director and artist of Telšiai Puppet Theatre Studio. In 2009-2012 – the artistic director of Vilnius Theatre Lėlė, he was teaching puppet theatre at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. A. Mikutis created scenography, directed performances at Vilnius Theatre Lėlė, Vilnius Old Town Theatre, Table Theatre, Šilutė Chamber Drama and Stained-Glass Puppet Rainbow theatres and Martynas Mažvydas National Library Theatre Boy the Pea. Also created puppet performances in television. In Lithuania, A. Mikutis is known not only as a puppet theatre director, but also as a jeweler who creates from amber, ivory and wood. Since 1995 he has been a member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Union, since 2004 – a member of the Lithuanian National UNIMA Centre. Since 1985 he has been participating in national and international jewelry exhibitions.

 

Creative work by A. Mikutis in Vilnius Theatre Lėlė:

2016 Director and designer | S. Geda A GIRL AND A LARK THAT SINGS AND DANCES| Designer A. Bagočiūnaitė Paukštienė, composer O. Ditkovskis, choreographer A. Lisičkinaitė

2014 Director and designer | J. Marcinkevičius THE SPIDER‘S WEDDING | Designer M. Lukošius, composer I. Jankaitis

2012 Scriptwriter and director | PUSS IN BOOTS (based on the fairy tale by Ch. Perrault). Designer A. Bagočiūnaitė Paukštienė

2010 Designer | EVERY MAN TO HIS TRADE (based on the book The Wanderings of Jurgis Paketuris by K. Boruta) | Director J. Čižauskaitė

2010 Director | J. Marcinkevičius THE WAR OF MUSHROOMS | Designer A. Bagočiūnaitė Paukštienė

2010 Directing tutor | R. Mikutis THE ADVENTURES OF LIUNĖ | Director A. Grybauskaitė, designer A. Bagočiūnaitė Paukštienė

2009 Director and designer | K. I. Galczynski THE LITLLE THEATRE OF THE GREEN GOOSE |

2006 Director | J. Kunčinas THE WITCH AND LUKOŠIUKAS | Designer E. Ganda-Bogdanienė, composer A. Malcys, choreographer S. Mikalauskaitė

2002 Director | S. Maršakas THE CAT’S HOUSE | Designer A. Bagočiūnaitė Paukštienė

2001 Director | THE PRINCESS AND THE SWINEHERD (based on the fairy tale by H. Ch. Andersen) | Designer N. Keršulytė, composer O. Ditkovskis, choreographer S. Mikalauskaitė

1999 Director | S. Siudika THE THREE LITTLE PIGS (after the works by S. Michalkov) | Designer A. Bagočiūnaitė Paukštienė, composer O. Ditkovskis

1997 Director | A. Gricius THE INCIDENT AND FOUR SPARROWS | Designer Aušra Bagočiūnaitė Paukštienė, composer S. Dikčiūtė

1995 Director and designer | THE TALE ABOUT A LITTLE TURTLE (based on the fairy tale by Ž. Griva) |

1994 Director and designer | J. Marcinkevičius THE SPIDER’S WEDDING |

1992 Director and designer | J. Kunčinas LUKOŠIUKAS |

1991 Director | J. Sang PESIS AND ILLUSION (based on the works by Y. Koko) | Designer A. Bagočiūnaitė Paukštienė

1984 Director and designer | L. Jakimavičius THE GIANT’S HEART |

Awards:

2012 Dalia Tamulevičiūtė's Professional Theatre Festival Prize For Unexpected Interpretation of Children’s Performance for the performance The War of Mushrooms (Vilnius Theatre Lėlė)

2011 Theatre festival We Play for the Farmers (Rokiškis) award for the performance The War of Mushrooms (Vilnius Theatre Lėlė)

2007 Theatre festival We Play for the Farmers (Rokiškis) award for the performance The Witch and Lukošiukas (Vilnius Theatre Lėlė)

2000 Theatre festival We Play for the Farmers (Rokiškis) award for the performance The Three Little Pigs (Vilnius Theatre Lėlė)