Programme
Upside Down Kuldīga
Every day via app, collective excursions: 31.08. 14:00, 3.09. 17:00 Rātslaukums - Baznīcas 5, Kuldīga | Free
An audio story walk inspired by the facades of Kuldīga’s historic buildings and the stories of its residents. Many places in Kuldīga are different in the minds of the city’s inhabitants than they are in reality: furniture is sold in “Talsu meat shop”, the shop called “Bread loaf” is home to a bar, the wind is really whistling in “Windy”, and the Kuldīga Culture Centre is currently located in a supermarket. During the Homo Novus Festival, we will walk this story-walk together, but it will remain accessible to Kuldīga residents and visitors via a phone app izi.travel:
https://izi.travel/en/browse/b758bc10-1d79-4251-a4c1-5ba1fb785747
Upside Down Kuldīga was commissioned by community art commissioners from Kuldīga in the framework of the “DemArt” project. “DemArt” is an international European project that aims to democratize the art funding and commissioning practices in local municipalities and other organizations in charge of culture, as well as empower local communities to support their cultural needs.
*For those who do not live in Kuldīga and are interested in the work, departure by bus from the Riga Festival Center on September 3 at 14:00. The number of places is limited.
ACCESSIBILITY
During the performance, you will have to move from the Kuldīga City Hall to the Kuldīga Cultural Center along Liepājas Street, which is about 2km long. The street is flat and without curbs.
About artist
Jurģis Spulenieks is an actor and stage director, an acting teatcher in Riga School of ballet, and expert of amature thetres in Latvian National Center of culture. He has been acting in National Theatre of Latvia for 7 years, now works as a freelancer and doing roles in movies and TV ads.
CAST
Director: Jurģis Spulenieks
Authors of the stories: Kuldīga residents
Animation: Dzintars Krūmiņš, children and young people of Kuldīga
Community art commissioners: Elīna Beitika, Wendy Bakanauskaite, Ieva Štro
Producer: Krista Jandone
Work commissioned by the International Institute of Community Commissioned Art (IICCA) and the DemArt project. DemArt and IICCA is funded by the European Union.
Partners: Bethlen Theater / Pro-Progressione (HU), Art Transparent (PL), and New Theatre Institute of Latvia (LV)
Supported by: Ministry of Culture of Latvia, State Cultural Capital Fund target program “Latvian Historical Lands Development Program”, The Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the University of Latvia (UL)
31.08. 14:00 (opening), 3.09. 17:00 (curators' tour)
Free
Language
In English and Latvian
Duration
1,5 h
Meeting point
Rātslaukums - Baznīcas 5, Kuldīga
Experience the "Upside Down Kuldīga" excursion at any time you visit Kuldīga via the phone app izi.TRAVEL (available from 31.08. 16:00). Information about the excursion will be available at the Kuldīgas tourism center, Kuldīgas district tourist information office.
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