For the fifth year, the Festival Homo Novus is paying special attention to accessibility for people with disabilities and is organizing a celebration of accessibility. This year’s festival programme includes several events, such as the Portuguese dance concert SYN.Tropia, created to be accessible to both hearing-impaired and hearing audiences, as well as the open workshop Miracles together with Lithuanian choreographer and inclusive theatre artist Birutė Banevičiūtė, in collaboration with children and local artists. There will also be talks about disability – its visible and invisible aspects. Like always, the night will be wrapped up with a party where everyone is welcome to celebrate diversity together with fun dances, hanging out and other artsy activities.

Programme

11:30 The Physical Processes of Sound. Workshop with the Artists of SYN.Tropia (5 €, tickets: apmekle.lv) / Dirty Deal Teatro, Talsu iela 1, Riga

14:00 Birutė Banevičiūtė’s open workshop-performance Miracles with children and local artists (free entry, with prior registration) / NGO Building, E.Smiļģa iela 46, Riga

15:10 Talk with Birutė Banevičiūtė and the participants of the workshop (in English with translation in Latvian, free entry, with prior registration) / NGO Building, E.Smiļģa iela 46, Riga

16:15 Public discussion Invisible Human moderated by Lība Bērziņa (in Latvian) / NGO Building, E.Smiļģa iela 46, Riga

19:00 performance SYN.Tropia (15 / 10 €, tickets: apmekle.lv) / Dirty Deal Teatro, Talsu iela 1, Riga

20:30–22:00 Accessibility party / Āgenskalns Market Pavilion, 2nd floor, bar VEST, Nometņu iela 64, Riga