NEW THEATRE INSTITUTE OF LATVIA

contemporary performing arts in Latvia and abroad

On January 26 and 27 HKU University of Arts Utrecht (NL) is showing the works by young generation of scenographers from Latvia, Serbia, Czech Republic, Norway and Netherlands at  a special event “Looking At Scenography” . On show is also “Submission”, the Latvian national exposition from  Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space 2015.

Nine Latvian students from the Latvian Academy of Arts are taking part in this event where they will introduce the Latvian scenography tradition and present their exhibition “The Beginning” which won the Gold Medal for promising Student Talent at PQ 2015.

“Submission” was the Latvian National exposition at PQ 2015 where it subsequently won Gold Medal for Total Performance Design. Based on the concept for the production “Miss Julie” by Latvian theatre director Vladislavs Nastavševs, it features live performance by actress Marija Linarte. 

The participation at HKU event is organised by the New Theatre Institute of Latvia and is part of the project Shared Space: Music Weather Politics 2013 – 2016. With the support of the Culture Programme of the European Union. 

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