The International Festival of Contemporary Theatre, “Homo Novus” is looking for volunteer assistants




The International Festival of Contemporary Theatre, “Homo Novus” is looking for volunteer assistants who are ready to join the team of organizers! The festival will take place from August 30 to September 9, but we will be waiting for reinforcements from the middle of August.

This year “Homo Novus” welcomes back festival favorites from the past, generates new collective practices and shares the latest works generated from Latvian artists and abroad. Though the full announcement won’t come until August, part of the programme and the first artists can be found in the programme section as a promise for much more. In 2023 we are returning to the familiar, to dive deeper into existing connections and to see what is possible if we make a longer commitment to each other!

Volunteers will be asked to perform a variety of simple technical and practical tasks, assist artists and producers in the preparation for performances, as well as provide a welcoming service to visitors at the festival info-centre and performance venues.

An introductory meeting will be held at the end of August with the festival team and volunteers to provide more information on the tasks and planning to be carried out, both in the run-up to and during the festival.
Why volunteer at the ‘’Homo Novus’’ festival?

In the volunteers team you will be offered an opportunity to experience new viewpoints on cultural events. By becoming a volunteer member of the Homo Novus team, you will gain valuable experience in organizing events and establishing relationships with local and foreign artists. You will have the opportunity to get to know the processes of creating the festival and follow how the work goes on behind the scenes, as well as visit the festival performances for free.
Creating an inclusive, sensitive and welcoming work environment is very important to us, but above all giving you the opportunity to learn new skills and meet lots of great and creative people.

To become the ‘’Homo Novus” festival volunteer you must:

  • be interested in contemporary theatre;
  • be interested in working and communicating with people of different ages, nationality and cultures;
  • be punctual;
  • be independent, responsible, willing to take on initiative;
  • be at least 18 years old;
  • be ready to represent the festival and its values.

Please send us your application before August 7th (23:59) by filling in this APPLICATION FORM (available in Latvian as well)

If you have any further questions, please contact us at volunteers@theatre.lv or call 67228477.

Photo: Andrejs Strokins



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