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