Remembering the playwright and director Arthur Talivaldi rubeni

On March 28, 2020, THE Latvian dramatist, director, librarian and social worker Arthur Tallivaldis Rubenis went to THE U.S.. Rubenis was born on 5 June 1927 in Rēzekne municipality, Bērzgales parish Silavnieki. Arthur had lived for less than two years. In the years of the war, the dramatist goes to the refugees - initially in Germany, then enters THE US Boston later in Cleveland. In Germany and THE US, the exile at the Latvian Theatre is continuously active. In a letter, MR Rubenis wrote: “THE LATVIAN THEATRE was my mission in America and my life has gone.” From professional theatre work at Emerson College and the Boston University Theatre School, with bachelor and Master of fine Arts degrees, experience/since 1947-today/.
In the summer of 1990, the Latvian Theatre of Cleveland visited Latvia. Sarmite Stirāne recalls, “We had a great pleasure that the director and the dramatist, MR Rubenis, brought his theatre tribe to his home parish Berzgali. MR Rubenis encloses us with his light radiation, with humor, with endless humanitarian attitudes. With great respect and dignity, he treated every pupil, respected the time of every man. '
20.gs. In the 90 s, the dramatist often visited and acted creatively in the parish. At this time, THE dramatic set OF Bērzgales, under THE direction OF A. ruben, takes a number of plays:» Cu Ičas iudi teaches »(1992), “Byldynōjums” (1993), “Byus silk smolkok about love” (1996). In THE Bērzgales school, the playwright was directed by a number of plays: “Bezfeis meeklej luck”, “Bolta nukca bōrineite”, “Kirk lime-pod in Biergola”.
In parallel to the collection of Theatre traditions, MR Rubenis issued 13 magazines “Berggola dramaturgs”, which summarize the works of the Latgalian dramatists.
Although the most part of life has been spent in a stranger, the dramatist has said, “despite the education IN THE US, i speak, think and feel Latvian, with a strong tendency to defend the Latvian language.”
 
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