Born in 1973, in 1984–1989 she studied at Alytus Children’s Art School. In 1996-2001 she studied scenography at the Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts and earned a Master’s degree in Arts. In 1991-1995 she worked as the director’s assistant at Vilnius Theatre Lėlė. The artist has created scenography and costumes for performances in Vilnius Theatre Lėlė, Martynas Mažvydas National Library Theatre Boy the Pea, Vilnius Pedagogical University (now Lithuanian Educational University), Vilnius and Vytautas Magnus University Theatres, Alytus City, National Kaunas Drama, Kaunas Small, State Youth Theatre, Šiauliai Puppet Theatre Hive. N. Keršulytė works with Lithuanian filmmakers and participates in exhibitions.

 

Creative work by N. Keršulytė in Vilnius Theatre Lėlė:

2024 ALL YOU DON’T HAVE | Dir. R. Kazlas

2023 KARLSSON | Dir. A. Storpirštis

2022 Designer | ABOUT THE WORLD | Director J. Jukonyte, composer V. A. Jasaitis

2020 Designer | OH LORD, LITHUANIA! | Scriptwriter and director A. Storpirštis

2019 Designer | DOCTOR GLASS (based on the novel by H. Söderberg) | Director R. Kazlas

2017 Designer | OH LORD, VILNIUS! | Scriptwriter and director A. Storpirštis

2015 Designer | FIND ME | Scriptwriter and director R. Kazlas

2013 Designer | NOT THE WAYS OF THIS WORLD (based on the works by and life of K. Donelaitis) | Scriptwriter and director R. Kazlas

2009 Designer | IRON AND SILVER (after the poems by V. Šimkus) | Adaptation and director R. Kazlas

2008 Designer | R. Kundrotas MARY POPPINS (based on the works by P. Travers) | Director A. Žukauskas, composer A. Jasenka, choreographer S. Mikalauskaitė

2003 Designer | N. Indriūnaitė SNOW WHITE AND SEVEN DWARFS | Director N. Indriūnaitė

2001 Designer | S. Siudika THE PRINCESS AND THE SWINEHERD (based on the fairy tale by H. Ch. Andersen) | Director A. Mikutis, composer O. Ditkovskis

Awards:

2022 Golden Stage Cross Award, object and puppet performance "About the World", designer (Vilnius Puppet Theatre)

2022 National Film Awards "Silver Crane" nomination Best Costume Designer of the Year (The Butterfly's Heart, directed by I. Kurklietytė) 

2016 Dalia Tamuleviciute Professional Theatre Festival Awards Best Performance and Best Set Design (awarded to N. Keršulytė)

2004 Award at the International Puppet Theatre Festival "Aitvaras" (Alytus) for the best designer's work in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (directed by Nijolė Indriūnaitė, Vilnius Puppet Theatre)

2004 International Puppet Theatre Festival The Kite (Alytus) and Łomża (Poland) received award for the best work of the artist for the performance Snow White and Seven Dwarfs (Vilnius Theatre Lėlė)

2000 St. Christopher Nomination for scenography and costumes for Sigitas Siudika's play " THE PRINCESS AND THE SWINEHERD" (directed by Algimantas Mikutis, Vilnius Puppet Theatre)