E ▁Festival ▁include ▁Moz art ▁and ▁Sal ieri , ▁Don ▁Juan , ▁Pl ague ▁by ▁P ush kin ▁( 1 9 9 4 ), ▁Three ▁Sister s ▁by ▁Che kh ov ▁( 1 9 9 5 ) ▁and ▁Love ▁and ▁Death ▁in ▁Ver ona ▁( 1 9 9 6 ), ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁also ▁presented ▁at ▁various ▁international ▁the ater ▁festiv als . ▁ ▁This ▁work ▁popular ized ▁a ▁new ▁tr end ▁in ▁Lith uan ian ▁theatre ▁based ▁on ▁poetry ▁and ▁met ap hor , ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁focus ▁on ▁psych ology ▁and ▁em otion ▁with ▁relatively ▁pl astic ▁acting . ▁Sc en ery , ▁while ▁sparse , ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁give ▁multiple ▁layers ▁to ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁met ap hor . ▁ ▁N ek ro š ius ▁has ▁continued ▁with ▁this ▁style ▁of ▁production ▁as ▁founder ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁Men o ▁Fort as , ▁founded ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁The ▁director ▁has ▁received ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁awards ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁include ▁best ▁stage ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁by ▁Lith uan ian ▁Crit ique , ▁the ▁New ▁Re ality ▁in ▁Europe ▁Theater ▁by ▁the ▁Europe ▁Theater ▁Union ▁and ▁the ▁Ta orm ina ▁Art ▁Festival ▁committee ▁and ▁the ▁U BU ▁Prem ium ▁of ▁Italy . ▁ ▁Produ ctions ▁and ▁performances ▁Men os ▁For te ▁has ▁continued ▁with ▁N ek ro š ius ▁stream lined , ▁met ap hor ic ▁st aging . ▁One ▁example ▁of ▁this ▁style ▁is ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁group ' s ▁production ▁of ▁Fa ust . ▁Its ▁dep