Her Daughter
Milda Varnauskaitė (LT)
Milda Varnauskaitė
Are children destined to repeat the lives of their parents, or can they break out of the generational vicious circle?
Her Daughter is a modern retelling of perhaps the most popular Lithuanian tale, "Spruce, the Queen of Serpents". In storyteller Milda Varnauskaitė's interpretation, the relationship between mother and daughter is at the centre of the tale. While in the popular version women lack the power to define themselves, Milda’s story is about the courage to be oneself and the ability to find oneself again after being lost.
Her Daughter is a tale with feminist overtones that contains both humour and wisdom. It is filled with female empowerment, however, the exciting story also depicts injustice and abuse. Welcome to the shores of the Baltic Sea where the secrets of the Underwater Palace are revealed…
Milda Varnauskaitė is an international storyteller, storytelling coach, curator, and producer based in Vilnius, Lithuania. Her style fuses stories from the Baltic region with life experiences and insights, often through the lens of comedy. She tells original interpretations of folk tales, fiction, autofiction, and historical pieces. Milda performs regularly across Lithuania and internationally, some key events were at The Oerol Festival of Terschelling in the Netherlands, Amsterdam International Storytelling Festival, MIX UP festival in Paris, Berättarfestivalen in Skellefteå, Sweden. A proud graduate of Mezrab Storytelling School, Milda also studied storytelling at Oslo Met and Berlin Summer University of the Arts. She teaches storytelling at Vilnius University, works as a storytelling coach at the National Museum of Lithuania, and is the founder of the Baltic Storytelling Centre.
Milda Varnauskaitė // storyteller
Abbi Patrix // writing mentor
Margo van de Linde // performance coach
Supported by the Nordic Council of Ministers Office in Lithuania.
Milda Varnauskaitė. Foto: Donna Richmond.