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4.09., Dirty Deal Teatro

A talk with the creators of the performance SYN.Tropia after the show.

In English

Moderator: Lība Bērziņa

A sign language interpreter will be present.

 

5.09. 15.00, NGO Building, E. Smiļģa iela 

Talk with the creator and participants of the performance Miracles 

In English with Latvian translation 

A conversation with Lithuanian choreographer, creative director and founder of the dance theater Dansema Birutė Banevičiūtė and participants of the performance-workshop Miracles about the involvement of children with neurodiversity in cultural processes and contemporary performing arts. 

Moderator: Lība Bērziņa

 

5.09. 16.15, NGO Building, E. Smiļģa iela

Discussion The Invisible Human

In Latvian

Public discussion on invisible disabilities and the visibility of people with disabilities in culture and public life.

Moderator: Lība Bērziņa

 

6.09. 14.00, Courtyard next to the New Theatre Institute of Latvia office

The Festival as Part of the Cultural Process. A conversation with organisers of festivals

In English

A public discussion about the format of the festival and its role in culture. About the history and legacy of Homo Novus, as well as other performing arts festivals in Latvia.

Participants: Gundega Laiviņa, Armands Siliņš, Reinis Suhanovs, Marta Keila 

Moderator: Santa Remere

 

7.09. 11.00, Kalve Coffee Living Room

Festival Spa: Wellbeing, Openness, Inclusion

In English

How can performing arts festivals be adapted to the mental health and wellbeing needs of artists, audiences, and the festival staff? The discussion will feature experts from the European Union’s Creative Europe programme’s Festival SPA project and partners from the Mladi Levi (Slovenia) and Santarcangelo (Italy) festivals.

Moderator: Bek Berger

 

7.09. 13.00-14.30, Kalve Coffee Living Room

Professionals’ Brunch

In English

An informal networking event for everyone who has registered for the professionals’ programme. Meeting with the creators of new works at the Festival – Evarts Melnalksnis (Ummis and Lobelia), Dace Ignatova (The Tooth of Time and the Peelers of Silence), Linda Boļšakova (Rehearsing Murky Bogland Futures).

 

Registration for performing arts professionals here: ej.uz/HN25-professionals

 

9.09. 20.30-21.30, Culture Palace Ziemeļblāzma

The stage and national identity. A talk with artists from the performance Fun Fact

In English

A conversation with Estonian and Slovenian artists from the performance Fun Fact about national memory as a performative act, the development of independent theatre in the Baltic and Balkan countries, and its role in shaping cultural identity.

Participants: Primož Bezjak, Eero Epner, Branko Jordan, Mart Kangro, Katarina Stegnar, Juhan Ulfsak.

Moderator: Evarts Melnalksnis

 

11.09. 9.30-11.30, Kalve Coffee Living Room

The Big Green Networking

In English

Free entry, limited number of places. Prior registration required (at the end of August)

A meeting and discussion between the European cooperation project “The Big Green” and local artists, researchers and experts on practices and opportunities for collaboration in art, science, technology, philosophy and other fields in the age of climate crisis.

 

13.09. 15.00-16.30, Daugavpils Theatre foyer 

A festive toast and conversation. Why Daugavpils? 

A conversation about the place and cultural environment that gave rise to the most ambitious contemporary theatre festival in the Baltics 30 years ago.

Participants: Pēteris Krilovs, Andis Strods, Artis Robežnieks 

Moderator: Elīna Vasiļjeva

 

Daugavpils today: emerging voices and undercurrents

A conversation with active cultural figures about what the city wants to express and create today.

Participants: Vita Malahova, Aivars Baranovskis

Moderator: Santa Remere