LOOK BACK AT “THE SHAKE DOWN” IN “HOMO NOVUS”
In this year’s international festival of contemporary theatre “Homo Novus” in Riga, Latvia, a separate programme “The Shake Down” curated by young curators-teenagers took place. Anyone were able to visit the extensive program, in which all events were free of charge, on Friday and Saturday, September 9 and 10, at the new cultural center “MAZE” – Brīvības street 109 (entrance from Palīdzības street). The programme of the festival, curated independently by 10 Latvian and Norwegian teenagers, dedicated to the theme of generational nostalgia, included a wide range of visual, scenic, musical and interactive works of art.
OPENING (photo: Aivars Ivbulis)
HAIR – STUCK IN TIME (photo: Aivars Ivbulis)
(AND) FROM ONE MOON TO ANOTHER I LEAP (photo: Andrejs Strokins)
SENSE OF NOSTALGIA (photo: Andrejs Strokins)
IN BETWEEN (photo: Aivars Ivbulis)
PIEZĪMES LAI ATCERĒTOS (Foto: Andrejs Strokins)
MUSEUM OF CURATORIAL NOSTALGIA (photo: Andrejs Strokins (on the left), Aivars Ivbulis (on the right))
VIDEO OF PERFORMANCES AND FILM PROGRAMME (photo: Aivars Ivbulis (on the right), Andrejs Strokins (on the left))
THE FRIDGE (photo: Andrejs Strokins)
ARTIST TALK (photo: Andrejs Strokins)
LATVIAN PUPPET THEATRE PERFORMANCE “ME – BENJAMIN BUTTON” (photo: Andrejs Strokins)
FICTIVE CLOSING CEREMONY “THE NEAR THE FAR. HOUSE AND HOME” (photo: Andrejs Strokins)
More information about the programme here!
“The Shake Down” (Nr. EEZ/2021/1/15) total eligible costs are € 249 635,00. The project benefits from a € 212 189,75 grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants and € 37 445,25 from national co-financing. The aim of the project is to promote the involvement of young people in solving issues of public importance and participation in the cultural life of the city. Working together for a green, competitive and inclusive Europe. For more information, please visit eeagrants.org
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