To mark the 30th anniversary of the International Festival of Contemporary Theatre Homo Novus, a bilingual volume – Homo Novus grāmata / The Book of Homo Novus – has been published in collaboration with Neputns Publishing House. The book can be purchased at the New Theatre Institute of Latvia office at Miera iela 39-2 (by writing to contact@theatre.lv or calling (+371) 26186631) or at the Neputns Publishing House gallery at Tērbatas iela 49/51, www.neputns.lv. Price – 30 euros.
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The New Theatre Institute of Latvia, as part of Magic Carpets, invites applications for an artist residency in Riga. This residency is organised in collaboration with the Choreographers’ Association, Latvijas Neredzīgo Biedrība (The Latvian Society for the Blind), and a local dance artist, fostering an inclusive and collaborative artistic environment. Application deadline – 6th February, 2026.
This curated international event will present some of the most compelling visual theatre works from Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, including performances, talks, and networking opportunities with artists and presenters. More information will follow in autumn 2025.
The discussion features Santa Remere (New Theatre Institute of Latvia, curator of the international contemporary theatre festival Homo Novus), Gundega Laiviņa (long-time curator of the Homo Novus festival), Reinis Suhanovs (artistic director of the Valmiera Summer Theatre Festival), Armands Siliņš-Bergmanis (organiser of the alternative chamber-music festival Sansusī), Marta Keil (Polish curator, dramaturg and researcher), and Priit Raud (curator of Estonia’s theatre festival Baltoscandal).