FESTIVAL CALENDAR

Address of the Festival Centre: Marijas iela 11, Riga
Phone: +371 26 186 631
(Some events take place in other locations. The address is indicated near the event time)

The Festival Centre will be open daily from 14:00. Festival holiday – September 2.
4, 5 of September 14:00-18:00 (after 18:00 performance MIKE takes place in the Festival centre. 8 of September – closed.
Throughout the festival, information about its events and themes will be available in the Festival centre, public discussions, artist talks, parties and gatherings will take place.

Thursday, 29.08.
21:00 Green & Slow Festival Opening (Latvian and English)
Opening with the participation of festival team, guests, artists and scientists from the Creative Europe project The Big Green. For the Opening Toast we have Philipp P. Thapa, landscape ecologist, environmental philosopher and a researcher at the Sustainable Europe Research Institute Germany, who will give a speech on biodiversity, moral imagination and the mission to shift artistic practice into sustainable methods. DJ Nahuel Cano with a Slow Travel Set.

Friday, 30.08.
14:00 The Big Green in conversation – what can art do in the climate crisis? (English)
Festival artists and collaborators of The Big Green gather in conversation to unpick the mission of the Creative Europe project and offer solutions, problems and successes as we move towards a greener future. Featuring artist Jānis Balodis (LV) from the Homo Novus programme and The Big Green partners Vasco Guia de Abreu (PT), Fruzsina Dezsi (HU), Philipp P. Thapa (DE) and Małgorzata Miśniakiewicz (PL).

17:00 Book launch of the performing arts anthology of translations “Fields of Tension” (Latvian)
In cooperation with the Latvian Academy of Culture and the publishing house “Neputns”.

22:00 DJ DĖMĖ
After the performance of Dewey Dell, Demetrio Castellucci aka Black Fanfare, one of the performing artists, is going to play a DJ set as DJ DĖMĖ at the Festival Centre.

Saturday, 31.08.
11.30-13.00 Informal International Networking Moment (for registered professionals only)

15:00 Artists in conversation “ART IS YOUNG” (English)
! Conversation after the performance “I’ll do, I’ll do, I’ll do” – at K.K. fon Stricka villa !
The Italian dance and performing arts group Dewey Dell in conversation with local young artists Artūrs Čukurs, Beate Poikāne and Katrīna Dūka will discuss the expectations of their generation, visions of the future and how they can be achieved in art. The conversation is part of a series of ten events organised by the Embassy of Italy in Riga titled “Caffè Young Italy”.

21:00 Accessibility Celebration Night
Karaoke party with Deaf Community artists featuring Amanda Coogan & Lianne Quigley from “Ode to Joy” and DJ Mario.

Sunday 01.09.
12:00-16:00 Slow Sunday with Cocoa. “This Is My Favourite Day”
Cocoa brewing and a screen-printing workshop at the Festival Centre. Everyone can bring a piece of cotton clothing of their own and have it printed with this year’s Festival slogan “This is my favourite day”.

12:00 – Gardens of Sporta Pils (Sporta pils dārzi, Krišjāņa Barona iela 75, Riga) FREE WITH REGISTRATION
Workshop “Body Slam: RAW” by Keithy Kuuspu & Liisa Saaremäel (EE) (English)
Participants of the workshop will investigate different methods for activating and embracing rawness as a unique quality in each of us. Through the dialogue between the rawness of clay and the body, the group will explore how the material can affect the body and vice versa.
Places are limited. Registration from mid-August by filling out the FORM.

16.00 Artists in conversation “How to discover your inner vegetable?” (in English)
Artist talk about theater for children and adults with the Czech puppet theater collective “Borsch”.

19:00 Artists in conversation “How slow can you go?” (English)
Czech artists from Y Events and Slow TV filmmakers in conversation about the conscious refusal to focus on the plot, binging and art that encourages you to slow down.

Tuesday, 03.09.
10:00-13:00 Final presentations of the “Cultivating Inclusion” series of cultural accessibility workshops (Latvian)
Representatives from Latvian culture institutions and independent artists all throughout the spring and summer have been crafting their ideas for accessible culture events.

14:00 – SHUTTLE BUS to “Upside Down Kuldīga” from the Festival Centre

Thursday, 05.09.
14:00 Artist talk “Material agency and Artwork as performer” (English)
In conversation with Latvian artist, sculptor Gundega Evelone, the Finnish artist L. Puska will introduce the project URGENT – Residency for Artworks that serves as a platform to ponder upon material agency.

Friday, 06.09.
16:00 “Mammalian Diving Reflex” Festival School Graduation and Canada focus celebration (English)
The participants of the Festival School will present their work, new ideas and approaches to creating socially engaging art in the city. The event will feature opening toasts by Canadian Ambassador in Latvia Brian Szwarc.

19:00 First night of the Queer Tango Club
Following the performance the Queer Tango Club will share their practice and encourage anyone to take the first steps to learn a dance of acceptance, respect and cooperation.

21:00 Gob Squad Doppelganger Party
The thirtieth birthday party of Berlin’s legendary Gob Squad, for doppelgangers celebrating their diversity. Cocktails, sparklers and disco sets by DJ Barbara Lehtna.

Saturday, 07.09.
14:00-17:00 PME-ART project’s “Adventures can be found anywhere, même dans le courage” – public reading (Latvian)
10 Latvian artists have handwritten the diaries of Latvia’s first philosopher Milda Palēviča. We invite you to a reading of the rewritten book and a public conversation about the original author, the ethics of rewriting and the relationship between theatre and literature.

18:00 Satori poets’ disco (Latvian)
An exciting and performative event where contemporary literature and dance meet. Popular Latvian poets will read their poetry and play their favourite music, while stage artist Agate Bankava will take care of physical poetics. The event is part of the “White Night” cultural forum. You are welcome to enjoy culture with good music in a relaxed atmosphere together with Latvian poets.

Sunday, 08.09.
16:30 S.O.S. Artists in conversation after the performance in Riga Circus. “What is a successful life?” (English)
Conversation with artist, scenographer Katrīna Neiburga (LV) and artists from the MØR collective (DK).