iction ▁of ▁Fa ust ▁is ▁marked ▁by ▁the ▁main ▁character ▁slowly ▁walking ▁down stage ▁as ▁other ▁actors ▁are ▁f lick ing ▁ro pes ▁to ▁makes ▁waves ▁in ▁yellow ▁light . ▁When ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁them , ▁he ▁pan ics , ▁gra bs ▁his ▁heart ▁and ▁falls . ▁The ▁ro pes ▁then ▁cover ▁Fa ust . ▁ ▁Men o ▁For te ' s ▁shows ▁are ▁fin anced ▁as ▁international ▁co - produ ctions ▁and ▁are ▁presented ▁more ▁often ▁abroad ▁than ▁in ▁Lith u ania . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁its ▁signature ▁pieces , ▁Ham let , ▁actually ▁preced es ▁the ▁group ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁first ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁L IF E ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁being ▁performed ▁there ▁for ▁five ▁year ▁in ▁a ▁row . ▁However , ▁the ▁characteristics ▁of ▁this ▁piece ▁would ▁define ▁Men o ▁Fort as , ▁as ▁it ▁star red ▁a ▁Lith uan ian ▁pop ▁singer ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁and ▁featured ▁a ▁huge , ▁mel ting ▁ch and el ier ▁made ▁of ▁ice ▁hover ing ▁over ▁the ▁scene . ▁The ▁piece ▁has ▁been ▁performed ▁by ▁the ▁group ▁in ▁nearly ▁all ▁of ▁Europe ' s ▁main ▁theatre ▁festiv als , ▁winning ▁many ▁awards . ▁▁ ▁Mac b eth ▁was ▁created ▁after ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁the ater ▁group , ▁premier ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁O th ello ▁was ▁first ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁Ven ice ▁B ienn ale , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁opera ▁Mac