Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce
Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce | |
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| Born | Rasa Bugavičute[1] 25 January 1988 Riga, Latvia |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Alma mater | Latvian Academy of Culture, University of Liepāja |
| Notable awards | Jānis Baltvilks Award |
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Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce (born 25 January 1988 in Riga, Latvia)[1] is a Latvian playwright and author.
Life and career[edit]
Bugavičute-Pēce received her primary schooling at the Riga French Lyceum before going on to study at the Latvian Academy of Culture, graduating in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in Theatre, Film and TV Drama. In 2013 she received a magister degree in Culture Management, also from the Academy of Culture. The same year she received a second magister degree, in Writing Studies, from the University of Liepāja.[1]
In 2011, Bugavičute-Pēce was elected chair of the Latvian Playwrights' Guild,[2] serving until 2015.[1] Since 2015 she has been a playwright at the Liepāja Theatre.[3] Her works have also been performed at multiple other theatres, including the Latvian National Theatre, the Dailes Theatre, and the Dirty Deal Teatro.[4][5][6][7]
Bugavičute-Pēce is the author of two novels: Mans vārds ir Klimpa, un man patīk viss (My Name is Klimpa and I Like Everything) from 2016, and Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā (The Boy Who Saw in the Dark). The latter brought her the Jānis Baltvilks Award for children's literature in July 2020.[8] The song Lec, saulīte!, with lyrics by Bugavičute-Pēce and accompanying music by Raimonds Tiguls, was performed at the closing concert of the 2018 Latvian Song and Dance Festival.[9]
Personal life[edit]
Bugavičute-Pēce is married to Sandis Pēcis, an actor at the Liepāja Theatre. They have two children.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Literatūra – Personas – Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce" (in Latvian). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Par Latvijas Dramaturgu ģildes vadītāju kļuvusi Rasa Bugavičute" (in Latvian). jauns.lv. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ Linka, Agnese (20 November 2020). "Teatrāļu ģimene no Liepājās – dramaturģe Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce un aktieris Sandis Pēcis" (in Latvian). Latvijas Radio 1. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Nacionālais teātris piedāvā tiešsaistē skatīties izrāžu ierakstus" (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Meitenes. Izrādes ieraksts" (in Latvian). The Latvian National Theatre. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Zibeņu domas. Irbīte" (in Latvian). Dailes Theatre. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Ukrainas notikumu iespaidā "Dirty Deal Teatro" uzsāk projektu "Kara piezīmes"" (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Baltvilka balvu 2020 saņem Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce un Lote Vilma Vītiņa" (in Latvian). satori.lv. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ Birziņš, Uldis (26 June 2018). "Raimonda Tigula "Lec, saulīte": emocionāls lidojums pāri Latvijai". Latvijas Televīzija (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Retrieved 24 July 2021.