Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce

Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce (born 25 January 1988 in Riga, Latvia)[1] is a Latvian playwright and author.

Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce
BornRasa Bugavičute[1]
(1988-01-25) 25 January 1988
Riga, Latvia
NationalityLatvian
Alma materLatvian Academy of Culture,
University of Liepāja
Notable awardsJānis Baltvilks Award
Website
www.rasaraksta.lv

Life and career

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

Bugavičute-Pēce is married to Sandis Pēcis, an actor at the Liepāja Theatre. They have two children.[1]

References
  1. "Literatūra – Personas – Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce" (in Latvian). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. "Par Latvijas Dramaturgu ģildes vadītāju kļuvusi Rasa Bugavičute" (in Latvian). jauns.lv. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. "Nacionālais teātris piedāvā tiešsaistē skatīties izrāžu ierakstus" (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. "Meitenes. Izrādes ieraksts" (in Latvian). The Latvian National Theatre. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. "Zibeņu domas. Irbīte" (in Latvian). Dailes Theatre. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  7. "Ukrainas notikumu iespaidā "Dirty Deal Teatro" uzsāk projektu "Kara piezīmes"" (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. "Baltvilka balvu 2020 saņem Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce un Lote Vilma Vītiņa" (in Latvian). satori.lv. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  9. 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.
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