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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A heartfelt thank you to all our supporters, friends, and partners for making this year’s festival possible. See you next year!
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This year, the International Festival of Contemporary Theatre Homo Novus will take place from September 3 to 13, and in its 30th anniversary year, it will captivate audiences not only in Riga and Valmiera, but will also return to the festival’s very first location – Daugavpils.
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During the 2024 Homo Novus festival in Riga, Finnish artist Laura Puska in a public conversation introduced festival guests to her project “URGENT – Residency for Artworks” and to her artistic practice that reflects on the material agency. The discussion was led by Latvian artist and sculptor Gundega Evelone.
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The "Magic Carpets" Lab series, dedicated to working with communities, will bring together ten performing artists. In three workshops in different regions of Latvia, participants will gain theoretical and practical knowledge from experienced mentors and artists to develop their projects.
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