floating galleries

Date Thematic division Project Project description Event Description of event Category Type Audience Venue Tickets Internet

01.10.13.–14.10.13. Survival kit Meet Me in the Museum!

The Museum of Naïve Art, Latvia will popularize naïve

art and the culture of Latvia in Europe with an

international collection. There is creative potential in

everybody needing an impulse to be expressed. The

slogan project to promote the creativity of the public

‘Meet Me in the Museum!’ will stir everyone to turn to

creativity or to return to long forgotten paint-brushes or

crayons. Meet Me in the Museum!

As part of the project ‘Meet Me in the Museum!’ the

Museum of Naïve Art – Latvia will open and invite to a

fortnight exhibition of the works created during the

museum’s autumn plain-air, which will, traditionally, invite

finding one’s own creativity and engage in creative work or

return to the paint brushes long since put aside.

Visual arts,

participation of

the public Exhibition

Children,

youth, adults

Floating galleries

'Noass' and

'Betanovuss' on AB

quay Free noass.lv

23.10.13.–27.10.13. Thirst for the Ocean

Waiting for...'

(Archeology of an idea)

‘Waiting for…’ (Archeology of an idea) is an

exhibition, visits, public talks, texts and art work

focusing on unearthing and visualization of the different

segments of thinking. It is a program posing the

question ‘What the public of Riga is interested in?’ –

and stirring the thinking about its confusion in the

moments of confronting and discussing contemporary

art.

In preparation for the

residencies of

international arts

curators - thinkers in

Riga, 'Waiting for...'


Internationally active professionals of art and culture will

participate in the project ‘Waiting for…’ (Archeology of

an idea) to reconsider and widen the discourse on artistic

themes actual in Riga. The curators of the visit programs

Anne Barlow, Courtenay Finn, Egija Inzule, Ainārs

Kamoliņš, Margarida Mendes, Zane Onckule, Chris Sharp,

Jānis Taurens, Alise Tīfentāle etc. The date of the event

may be subject to change.

Music, cinema,

literature, visual

art, design,

architecture,

photography,

history, science,

education,

multimedia,

tradition

Performance,

exhibition,

discussion /

lecture,

conference,

workshop,

action, event

Children,

youth, adults

The venue to be

announced Free kim.lv

24.10.2013. Survival kit RigaDot

Drawing on cultural heritage as well as emerging

innovative elements in science and culture, Project

‘RigaDot’ is envisaged as a complex of events to inform

the audience, in engaging, attractive and practically

useful form, about Riga as creative center of culture

and science. This program will feature events like the

cycle ‘Science cafes,’ thematic exhibitions, concerts in

Nabaklab, thematic shows in radio Naba and Science

Festival. Science cafes

Science will be highlighted in such ‘RigaDot’ project

events as the cycle of discussions ‘Science cafés.’ They

will offer a chance to meet scientists in person and propose

questions they could address. ‘Science cafés’ discussions

are to evolve as free, informal exchanges of views on the

issues of science currently in the public eye.

Music, science,

education

Concert,

discussion /

lecture, event,

TV/radio Youth, adults

University of Latvia,

radio „Naba”,

„Nabaklab” Free rigapunkts.lv

















Music, science,

education

Concert,

discussion /

lecture, event,



radio „Naba”,


15.11.13.–18.11.13. Riga Carnival Shine, Riga!

In the context of the festival of lights, the cityscape is a

space of contemporary art addressing every inhabitant

of Riga. For artists, it is a dialogue with the viewer and

a challenge to offer a modern, visually engaging

message reaching a possibly wide range of people.

Various creative groups and technicians participate in

the light festival. The program of festival competition

and partners in collaboration is wide-ranging and open

to local and international initiatives. The guests of the

festival are also invited to enjoy its particular

atmosphere in the taverns and restaurants of the Route

of Light. Shine, Riga!

During the festival of light ‘Shine, Riga!’ 100 objects are

designed to light up to be viewed up close, from afar and as

part of the cityscape. The facades, bridges, monuments and

parks of Riga become the objects of the art of light

installation and light and video technology, often

complemented by theatrical elements. The viewers of

‘Shine, Riga!’ – already the sixth such festival in the

capital – are more than just observers, becoming

participants of the processes of playing with light as active

involvement of the public is frequently pre-requisite of the

realization of the festival projects.

Visual art,

multimedia,

participation of

the public

Festival, object

of city

environment

Children,

youth, adults Riga cityscape Free riga2014.org

06.12.13.-31.01.14. Thirst for the Ocean Nature. Urban. Future

By the festival of cityscape art and participation,

Sigulda announces new, innovative processes beginning

in the town, to promote development of creativity. The

city environment will offer light objects inviting people

to take a creative walk of light through Sigulda. The

festival aims at activating inter-action of different

branches of art and inhabitants in its territory. The

object will employ modern light and video technologies,

for the first time, to change the townscape by means of

lighting. Nature. Urban. Future

Sigulda will hold townscape and participation festival for

next to two months offering objects of environment

lighting, aiming to present innovative and creativity

promoting activities.

Participation of

the public,

multimedia

Exhibition,

environment

object,

workshop,

festival

Children,

youth, adults Sigulda town Free www.sigulda.lv

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Music, science,

education

Concert,

discussion /

lecture, event,



radio „Naba”,


01.01.14.–31.03.14. Amber Vein On the Amber Side

The youngsters of The Environment Film Studio

Dzintra and Dzintars undertook an expedition in the

group of scientists and experts of foreign affairs in order

to bring back a whole cycle of tv programs about the

ancient track of amber trade. What can people still tell

about amber, do they remember it, what is its meaning

in the frenzied modern urban life and is it still

considered a more valuable gemstone than gold? The

route of the expedition took these explorers across

Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Poland, Germany and Central

Europe even as far as to India. The program will air in

the beginning of 2014 and be presented in an internet

home page.

The cycle of TV

programs On the Amber

Side

A new, attractive, informatively entertaining cycle of

programs On the Amber Side will be presented to tv

audiences of Baltic states, which was launched searching

the factual traces of the track of amber trade, examining

the hypotheses surrounding it and possible parallels in the

lesser known northern-southern axis. Important, for its

creators, was destruction of stereotypes (still held

particularly by the young) about amber as cult and cultural

relic. The program aimed at defining amber as one of the

central elements of regional identity of the Baltic Sea

region states and promoting its global recognition.

Participation of

the public,

multimedia,

tradition TV/radio Youth, adults

Latvia, Lithuania,

Estonia Free vfs.lv

















Music, science,

education

Concert,

discussion /

lecture, event,



radio „Naba”,


11.01.2014. Riga Carnival

The facsimile edition of

the book ‘The Royal

Vidzeme Town of Riga –

Honorable Council’s

Decree of Festivity and

Dress’

Printing inaugurated a new era in information exchange

and perception of the world. ‘The Royal Vidzeme Town

of Riga – Honorable Council’s Decree of Festivity and

Dress’ was printed in N. Molleen’s printing house in

Riga, in 1593. The Turaida Museum-reserve holds a

copy of this rarity. The book is a perfect example of

Renaissance artistic tradition of printing and editing.

The articles found in this book reveal the constraints

imposed on luxury in the 16th and 17th centuries,

‘bukinist’ uniqueness of this edition, introduce the

reader with its publisher Molleen and his practice of

printing in Riga, and illustrate the fashion of the period

in Latvia.

Presentation of the

book’s ‘The Royal

Vidzeme Town of Riga –

Honorable Council’s

Decree of Festivity and

Dress’ facsimile edition

and opening of the

exhibition ‘’The New and

Different Time’

‘The Royal Vidzeme Town of Riga – Honorable Council’s

Decree of Festivity and Dress’ was first printed in Riga in

1593 by Nikolaus Molleen. In 2014, its facsimile edition

and translation in Latvian with academic commentary and

articles will be published. It will be presented to the public

in Turaida Museum-reserve by art historian Ina Līne, the

leading researcher of Latvia State Archive Valda

Kvaskovska and bibliographer Aija Taimiņa as part of the

larger event comprising the opening of the exhibition ‘The

New and Different Time,’ demonstration of 16th century

fashion and concert of the period music in the Bauska

Castle Museum.

Dance,

literature,

history

Presentation,

exhibition, event Youth, adults

Turaida Museum-

reserve Free turaida-muzejs.lv

15.01.14.–19.01.14.

Without thematic

division

Inauguration of the year

of Riga - European

Capital of Culture

The year of holding the title of the European Capital of

Culture signifies a rich, varying and excellent program

of culture from its beginning to the end. It will address

different audiences and inhabitants and guests of Riga

as well as highlight the capital of Latvia for Europe and

wider world. Umea in Sweden is another European

Capital of Culture 2014, while the official partner town

of Riga will be Sigulda.

Inauguration of the year

of Riga as the European

Capital of Culture

Riga will inaugurate the year of the European Capital of

Culture with several exhibitions, special actions and events

in different venues around the town offered to the widest

possible audience, which will highlight and evoke the

promises of the entire year and the content of its program

awaiting the public.

Theatre, music,

visual art,

science, history,

participation of

the public

Exhibition,

event,

performance

Children,

youth, adults Various sites in Riga Free riga2014.org

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15.01.14.–31.12.14. Amber Vein Amber Route

Participating in the project Amber Route, NMMA Rīgas

Birža, Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Museum of

Nature, Museum of the History of Medicine and

Latvian Museum of History will take their different

approaches to amber in order to reveal its history,

identity and many uses.

Amber Through the

Times

Exposition of the Museum of Natural History ‘Amber

Through the Times’ will be the 1st

stop in the progress of

the project Amber Route. It will throw light on amber in

the Baltics, demonstrating its natural forms, richness of

shades and its significant role amongst world’s deposits of

amber. Exhibition will stress uniqueness of amber as the 1st

material, by which we were introduced to neighboring

cultures in the ancient Europe. The audience will learn

more about natural amber, its applicability in wide variety

of spheres, underlining the economic potential of amber

thread in particular.

Science,

education Exhibtion Youth, adults

Museum of Natural

History

Museum of Natural

History dabasmuzejs.gov.lv


From Johanson to

Johanson

The project ‘From Johanson to Johanson’ aims to reveal

the interrelations between art works and continuity of

ideas connecting them across centuries and ideological

eras. It is a dialogue between different periods of history

– the 1920s, 60s and 70s and the 1st decade of the XXI

century.

From Johanson to

Johanson

The exhibition of kinetic art ‘From Johanson to Johanson’

uniting seven Latvian artists from different generations,

each of whom has been innovative in their work, will tell a

story of Latvian art and cultural values, as well as

contemplate our fate as the subjects of history. Supervised

by curator Ieva Astahovska, the exhibition is organized by

the Center of Contemporary Art and the range of artists

represented in it will include Gustavs Klucis (1895–1938),

Kārlis Johansons (1890–1929), Valdis Celms (1943), Jānis

Krievs (1942), Artūrs Riņķis (1942), Gints Gabrāns

(1970) and Voldemārs Johansons (1981).

Visual art,

history Exhibtion Youth, adults

Latvian National

Library Free lcca.lv

17.01.14.– 20.04.14. Freedom Street 1914

"1914" is an art exhibition dedicated to WWI and

reflects on three ages: the one that collapsed as soon as

the war started, the one in war times and the third period

that represents nowadays. The conceptual axis of the

exhibition is made of documentary evidences about the

early bright days of the broken empire. Those are

formal, innovative artworks produced by new artists

from Northern and Central Europe - war eyewitnesses

and philosophical, contemporary comment. 1914

Exposition ‘1914’ will combine the visual arts’ testimony

on WWI as definitive, for the last century, in terms of

historic, social and cultural development of Europe. The

show is prepared in collaborative partnership with the

national museums of art of Lithuania, Estonia, Finland,

Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia,

Croatia and Serbia.

Visual art,

history Exhibition

Children,

youth, adults

LNMA Exhibition

Hall Arsenāls

The ticket office to be

announced 1914.lv

17.01.2014. Thirst for the Ocean

Production of multimedia

opera 'Rienzi. Triumph

and Defeat'

Composed in Riga in 1837-1839, Richard Wagner’s

opera ‘Rienzi’ is inextricably linked to this city. LNO

plans to world-premiere a multimedia production of this

opera early in 2014, to turn it into one of the European

level events to inaugurate Riga’s year in the status of

European Capital of Culture. Mora than just a staging,

this production will entail re-working of the operatic

material and integrating it according to directorial

vision.

Rienzi. Triumph and

Defeat

The multimedia production of Wagner’s ‘’Rienzi’ in Riga

will be realized by an international of team of creative

artists.

Music, theatre,

multimedia

Performance,

show Adults

Latvian National

Opera opera.lv opera.lv

18.01.2014.

Without thematic

division Chain of Booklovers

The new building of LNB is significant, new object of

infrastructure. The first Christmas tree, the Capital of

books to mark the 100 years of national independence,

the chain of books to be passed from the old building

into the new one will be a symbolic joining of hands and

affirm the system of values in Riga and Latvia. Chain of Booklovers

At the start of the year of the European Capital of Culture

in Riga, every citizen and every guest of the state is invited

to participate in a living chain of people affirming cultural

values, their preservation and passing over to the next

generations. The chain of people passing books by hand

from the historic National Library of Latvia to their new

home in the Castle of Light will affirm the system of values

upheld in Latvia and its capital.

Literature,

participation of

the public Action

Children,

youth, adults

Streets of Riga

connecting the old

and new buildings of

National Library Free riga2014.org


World chamionship of

fire sculptures

About 12 teams from all around the world will compete

in creation of the fire sculptures in the World fire

sculpture championship, announcing the champions on

January 18.

World chamionship of

fire sculptures

19.00 on January will be the hour when the finals of World

fire sculpture championship are to begin, where an exciting

musical show will highlight the announcement of the world

champions in fire sculpture building. Every sculpture will

be observed – and exist – for ten minutes, and the whole

event will conclude with theatrical and interactive fire

installation created by the sculptor Kārlis Īle.

Music, visual

art,

participation of

the public

Concert,

exhibtion,

workshop, event

Children,

youth, adults

Daugava aquatorium

between AB quay and

Kuģu street Free makeart.lv

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and Defeat'









vision.

Rienzi. Triumph and

Defeat



artists.

Music, theatre,

multimedia

Performance,

show Adults

Latvian National


20.01.14.–26.01.14. Freedom Street forte forte

The program of contemporary theatre ‘forte forte’

comprises five productions of the leading European

directors supplied by a parallel program, combining

theoretical, artistic and educational segments, and

developing the themes foregrounded in the performance.

The aim of the series of performances is to determine

the outlook of the European theatre in 2014. They are

united by a range of themes focusing on the relationship

between the individual and power, personality and

sociality, what is and what isn’t perceived as norm,

personality and masses norm, viewed, both, against the

background of historic events and – in everyday context.

Riga will enjoy five weeks of guest performances to

center around Freedom Street, with one week dedicated

to each of the artists.

forte forte. First week of

performances

The first week in the program of contemporary theatre

‘forte forte,’ director it is dedicated to and the program will

be announced. Theatre

Show,

performance,

discussion /

lecture,

workshop Youth, adults

Theatres or

experimental

locations for

performing around

Brīvības street bilesuparadize.lv theatre.lv




and Defeat'









vision.

Rienzi. Triumph and

Defeat



artists.

Music, theatre,

multimedia

Performance,

show Adults

Latvian National


22.01.2014. Thirst for the Ocean Escaping Riga

This project is an attempt to reflect the events arising

from WWI. A story about a curious friendship and

decisive events of the XX century, which continue to

exert the influence on the times we live in, the film

reveals the influence of war on the lives of two

outstanding men. Escaping Riga

Film ‘Escaping Riga’ tells a fascinating story about the

unique and tragic friendship of Russian filmmaker Sergey

Eisenstein and British philosopher Isaiah Berlin. Dir. Dāvis

Sīmanis, camera – Andrejs Rudzāts and Valdis Celmiņš,

art directors – Ieva Romānova and Kristīne Plūksna-

Zvagule, make-up artist – Sarmīte Balode, editing director

– Andra Lejniece, producer – Līga Gaisa, main cast –

Mikhail Karasikov, Gints Grūbe, Mārtiņš Počs et al. Cinema, history

Presentation,

event Youth, adults

The venue to be

announced


announced facebook.com/escapingriga


Waiting for...'









art.

‘Spinoza’ – exhibition,

diary, and symposium

As part of the project ‘Waiting for…’(Archeology of an

idea), one of the most prominent new era philosophical

texts, Benedict Spinoza’s ‘Ethics’ will be actualized,

visualized and restructured; author of the idea –

philosopher Ainārs Kamoliņš.

Literature,

visual art,

design, history,

science,

education,

multimedia

Exhition,

discussion /

lecture,

conference,

workshop

Children,

youth, adults

The Center of

Contemporary Art

„kim?” and other

cultural venues in

Riga


announced kim.lv

















Music, science,

education

Concert,

discussion /

lecture, event,



radio „Naba”,


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14.02.14.–17.02.14. Freedom Street Lysistrata

Musicians and artists from Latvia, Switzerland and

Germany will join forces to make a stage performance

as a creative team, inspired by the great Aristophanes’

classic of antiquity ‘Lysistrata.’ Two chamber operas,

drama and comedy, each 45 minutes long, will be

performed in a single evening, artistically reflecting on

the theme ‘Woman and War.’ It will also be the unifying

and structuring theme of lectures, competition of student

and amateur short films, workshops and other activities

to surround this premiere. Lysistrata

International team of artists will realize the project of

‘Lysistrata’ combining a diptych of chamber operas–

drama (composer J. Nīmanis, libretto by I. Zandere, dir. C.

Cyris (Switzerland)) and comedy (composer K. Evald

(Switzerland), dir. Zane Kreicberga). Main cast: soprano J.

Hirzel (Switzerland), baritone R. Koller (Switzerland), and

soprano K. Gailīte (Latvia).Scenographer – K. Jurjāne,

light design – M. Feldmanis, conductor N. Dreģis – joined

by the theme ‘Woman and War.’ Music, theatre Performance Youth, adults

The Railroad

Museum, Liepāja

Theatre


announced

15.02.2014. Riga Carnival Riga Wintering

Year 2013 saw the realization of the pilot project of

Riga Wintering located on Basteja Hill featuring

interactive playing with the most popular traditional and

new symbols of Riga. In 2014, it will be further

developed as a carnival with its basic regular structure,

visual image and symbol of the year – the beaver of

Riga Channel. Inviting the participation of prominent

athletes, artists and society figures, the festivities on the

Basteja Hill will be extended by attractions involving

sports, education and artistic events. Riga Wintering

The main idea of Riga HiberNation is top establish a new

winter tradition combining carnival events with cultural

and sports activities and entertainment for citizens and

guests of Riga regardless of their age. The whole day event

will feature activities to conclude with Einter ball in the

end: Opening of the Carnival with a presentation of Riga

Wintering’s symbol the Beaver of the city channel, a

masque parade, sportive entertainment and competitions,

artisan workshops, music and dancing ‘conducted’ by the

most popular DJs.

Sports,

participation of

the public, street

art

Event,

performance

Children,

youth, adults Basteja Hill Free riga2014.org

15.02.14.–16.03.14. Riga Carnival

Riga Skijoring fest

A complex festivity introducing one of the most

prominent traditions in the motorized culture for winter

conditions, the fest will feature carnival parade, variety

of individual and crew athlete performances and a range

of events to complement it – such as workshops of street

art, object of city environment, film screenings, photo

competition, souvenir art competition, lecture,

discussion, conference, issuing of a stamp, presentation

of translated and children’s literature and varied

undertakings in the neighbourhoods and outside Riga.

Carnival of Riga

Skijoring fest

Carnival rally crossing the centre of Riga and featuring

skill demonstrations on river Daugava ice, as well as crew

show will be part of Riga Skijoring fest to introduce the

locals and guests of Riga to this unique tradition of

motorized winter sports. The date of the event may change. Sports

Presentation,

exhibition,

object in the city

environment,

discussion /

lecture,

conference,

workshop,

event, festival

Children,

youth, adults

The natural

amphitheatre on

Daugava and its

coves and canals, and

the neighbourhood

environment and

cultural venues Free

17.02.14.–23.02.14. Freedom street forte forte
















forte forte. Second week

of performances

The second week in the program of contemporary theatre

‘forte forte’, director it is dedicated to and the program will


Show,

performance,

discussion /

lecture,


Theatres or

experimental

locations for

performing around



Waiting for...'









art.


residencies of

international arts












Music, cinema,

literature, visual

art, design,

architecture,

photography,

history, science,

education,

multimedia,

tradition

Performance,

exhibition,

discussion /

lecture,

conference,

workshop,

action, event

Children,

youth, adults

The venue to be


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01.03.14.-09.03.14. Riga Carnival Winter Festival

More sports, more arts, more entertainment. This

Winter festival will offer diverse sports, artistic and

cultural activities. The culmination of the festival will

be the attractive event ‘Stars and kings of the ice treks’

combining professional sports competitions with project

of art and music and championship of snow sculptures.

The festival will coincide with III Latvian Winter

Olympics which are to invite teams of all 109 civil

municipalities and republican towns. Winter Festival

The Winter festival will offer themed exhibitions, invite the

public to view skiing and snowboarding competitions,

winter fishing and bathing, automobile show on ice, special

championship in sledging on spades and frying pans,

unique concert of musicians who have been successful in

sports as well as artistically, a conference, a winter party

and Winter Olympics in ten athletic disciplines. The

opening event will be a unique show combining the talents

of amateur artists, sports clubs and ‘Aerodium’ School of

flying, created specially for 2014.

Music, visual

arts, sports,

participation of

the public Festival

Children,

youth, adults

In Sigulda sports and

cultural venues Free www.sigulda.lv

12.03.2014. Amber Vein

Mikhail and Mikhail play

chess

Performance of the unique opera ‘Mikhail and Mikhail

play chess’ will require 8 singers, 8 dancers, 14

musicians, and 2 conductors; the whole ensemble of 32

has not been casually selected as every artist involved

will represent a figure in a concrete championship game

of chess – and, to be more precise, the sixth round of the

duel of masters, which took place in Moscow in 1962

between Mikhail Tal and Mikhail Botvinnik. Chess is a

fascinating game with its own dramaturgy, heights of

psychological tension, and specific terms, which, co-

incidentally, relates it to theatre and music.


chess

Riga is to see the world premiere of Kristaps Pētersons’

opera ‘Mikhail and Mikhail play chess’, dedicated to

Magus from Riga, world champion in chess Mikhail Tal.

The artists to form the creative team of the production are

conductor Ainārs Rubiķis, choreographer Kiril Burlovs

who resides in London, director Viesturs Meikšāns, set

designer Reinis Suhanovs, and French video artist Carlos

Franklin. Opera will be performed in Russian.

Music, theatre,

multimedia Show Youth, adults New Hall of LNO opera.lv opera.lv

















Music, science,

education

Concert,

discussion /

lecture, event,



radio „Naba”,


13.03.14.–25.08.14. Thirst for the Ocean re:visited

This project is aimed at bringing to Riga a selection of

art works, which would allow the viewers to form

impression about the latest tendencies in contemporary

art. This large exhibition will feature prominent and

notable artistic productions, selected in teo latest

European biennales of modern art. re:visited

‘Re:visited’ will offer the viewer works of 15-20 foreign

artists who have earned recognition in some of the most

recent European artistic forums. Visual art Exhibition Youth, adults

Latvian Railway

Museum

Latvian Railway

Museum lcca.lv



chess













chess









Music, theatre,

multimedia Show Youth, adults

New Hall of Latvian

National Opera opera.lv opera.lv

15.03.14.–16.03.14. Amber Vein Amber Songs

In ‘Amber Songs’ project, the quire ‘Kamēr…’

(geographically oriented by the original range of historic

Amber Route states) plans to commission Latvian folk

song settings to international group of composers

attempting to test the strength of the national immaterial

heritage set against the influence of other ethnics and

mentalities, posing such questions as how is this

possible influence manifested and does this reflect in

music in any way? Amber Songs

Latvian folk songs, arranged by international selection of

composers, will build the ‘Amber Songs’ concert program.

The idea of this project of to popularize novel quire

repertoire oriented around Latvian identity, which would

‘translate’ to international audiences. Its main participants

are youth quire ‘Kamēr…’, conductor Jānis Liepiņš and 20

composers and arrangers from all around the world who

worked with Latvian folk songs in terms of this project. Music Concert Youth, adults

The venue to be

announced


announced facebook.com/youthchoirkamer

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chess













chess









Music, theatre,


21.03.14.–22.03.14. Survival Kit IMAGINE 2020

Project ‘IMAGINE 2020’ comprises two inter-

disciplinary events dedicated to the survival strategies of

humanity and individual in the shifting reality influenced

by climatic change. Artistically scientific symposium ‘I,

the consumer’ combines theoretical discussion and

performative reflection on the situation of having

arrived at a produce-filled world and search for the

answers to the question – What can be done with this

materiality? ‘Blackmarket of Useful Knowledge and

Non-knowledge’ offers exchange of views with one of

100 knowledge dealers on the ways of surviving the

technology. I, the consumer

The artistically scientific symposium ‘I, the consumer’,

engendered in collaboration with the British art and

climate organization TippingPoint, will study the modern

human’s obsession with shopping and material gains by

installations, lectures, discussions, performances, a film

program and interactive actions. Philosophers and

economists, researchers of environment and

anthropologists, artists and activists will address and

engage the audience in search of ideas and solutions for

sustainable consumption in the future.

Theatre,

science,

multimedia

Performance,

exhibition,

discussion /

lecture, action,

event Youth, adults

The venue to be

announced Free theatre.lv

















forte forte. Third week of

performances

The third week in the program of contemporary theatre



Show,

performance,

discussion /

lecture,


Theatres or

experimental

locations for

performing around


27.03.14.–30.11.14. Freedom Street Monument Wars

The basis of ‘Monument Wars’ project is historic

context, thus, aiming to accentuate relationship of

power and culture. Riga has been on the crossroads in

every century. Every power has affirmed and

perpetuated itself by monuments it left to testify about

its reign. The crossroads of Brīvības and Elizabetes

streets, occupied by the monument of Lenin until the

second independence will turn into platform for work of

four sculptors from Russia, Germany, Sweden and

Poland since these are the states, which Riga’s and

Latvia’s history has become inextricably linked with. A

singular podium will contain four sculptors created by

these artists, which will rise from this sheath in turn,

competing amongst themselves for primacy. Monument Wars

Project ‘Monument Wars’ will invite creation of an object

to form basis of the exposition of four monuments, created

by artists from Russia, Germany, Sweden and Poland.

They will be presented to the public along with materials

reflecting historic expansion of these states in Latvia. The

viewers will be invited to photograph in front of this object,

thus, elevating themselves to the state of one more,

unlimitedly subjective object of this exposition.

Visual art, street

art

Object in the

city environment

Children,

youth, adults

Crossroad of

Brīvības and

Elizabetes streets in

front of Cabinet of

Ministers Free mmic.lv

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31.03.14 Thirst for the Ocean

Windstream 2014 in the

Sign of Bach

Program ‘Windstream 2014 in the sign of Bach’

features a range of concerts and an international

competition of composers ‘Windstream 2014’ organized

by the professional brass orchestra Rīga as part of its

annual spring Windstream festival. The concert

dedicated to Bach’s jubilee will be followed by concerts

of participants and jury of the competition ‘Windstream

2014’ announced in 2013 where new compositions for

brass orchestra inspired by the theme ‘Feel Bach,

continue Bach, debate Bach!’ will be performed. April

2014 will see the competition jury and six selected

authors of the best compositions to arrive to Riga to

participate in the concert of jury as well as in the finals

of the competition and the concert of laureates. 329th jubilee of Bach

Bach’s jubilee will be celebrated in a concert planned as

part of the project ‘Windstream 2014 in the sign of Bach.’

Professional brass orchestra Rīga conducted by Mārtiņš

Ozoliņš will perform arrangements of Bach for wind

instruments commissioned to Latvian composers. Bach

dance suites and instrumental music will come to the

forefront in this concert where musicians will aim at

creating modern sound of brass orchestra and the rhythmic

design to align it with the XXI century. Music, history

Concert,

workshop Youth, adults The Big Guildhall bilesuparadize.lv music.lv/riga

02.04.14 Amber Vein World in a Picture Book

International conference ‘World in a Picture Book’ will

take place on April 2, 2014 – the International Days of

Books for Children. Its participants – writers, artists,

translators, historians of art and literature, publishers

and professionals – librarians, pedagogues, and

journalists – involved in connecting children and books.

A parallel program of activities will be organized, led by

local and foreign artists.

Conference 'World in a

Picture Book'

Conference ‘World in a Picture Book’ will address the

special role of illustrated books in development of

children’s personality and world view, the novelties in the

picture book genre etc. As special guests, this conference

will host laureate of Astrid Lindgren’s Memorial Award,

Belgian artist Kitty Crowther and laureate of H. C.

Andersen’s Award, German artist Jutta Bauer who will

also give workshops for widely ranging related audience.

Literature,

visual art,

design,

education

Exhibition,

conference,


National Library of

Latvia Free lnb.lv

02.04.14 – 02.05.14 Amber Vein World in a Picture Book


take place on April 2, 2014 – the International Days of

Books for Children. Its participants – writers, artists,

translators, historians of art and literature, publishers

and professionals – librarians, pedagogues, and

journalists – involved in connecting children and books.

A parallel program of activities will be organized, led by

local and foreign artists.

Exhibtion 'Image in the

Story'


include exhibition ‘Image in the Story,’ bringing the 1st

Picture Book Quadrennial of the Baltic States to Riga,

which presented illustrations along with authorial concepts

for new books. The Grand Prix of the forum is commission

of the book, translation and distribution of the book to the

libraries of the countries in the region.

Literature,

visual art,

design,

education

Exhibtion,

conference,


National Library of

Latvia Free lnb.lv

03.04.14.–05.04.14. Amber Vein Riga Jazz Stage

‘Riga Jazz Stage 2014’ is international competition of

jazz musicians founded in 2004. The idea of the project

is to offer possibilities to test their talents in a contest to

young artists. The award fund of the year 2014th

competition will be 6000 euro and its laureates will be

invited to perform in prestigious jazz festivals ‘Pori

Jazz,’ ‘Rīgas Ritmi’ and others. Riga Jazz Stage

International competition of jazz musicians ‘Riga Jazz

Stage 2014’ will bring to Riga young artists from 15

countries. In ‘Riga Jazz Stage 2014,’ they will compete in

two categories – ‘Jazz Vocal’ and ‘Jazz Saxophone.’

Music,

education

Concert,

workshop,

festival, event

Children,

youth, adults

Film theatre

‘Splendid Palace' bilesuserviss.lv rigajazz.lv

04.04.2014. Thirst for the Ocean Bach Passion Riga

Project ‘Bach Passion Riga’ will present the most

significant Passions of the genre of sacred music. Johan

Sebastian Bach’s compositions are unparalleled in

courage, depth and the strength of philosophic

conception. The great influence and energy of Bach, the

power of his music has stirred minds and urged the birth

of ideas, his music in the places of reverence in Riga

will bring the audiences closer to the essence of living.

Participation of the most prominent European interprets

of Baroque music in the project will highlight the

placement of Riga as European Capital of Culture in the

historic cultural space of the continent. The three largest

churches of Riga will host the series of ‘Bach Passion

Riga’ concerts on three Fridays preceding the Easter.

Passions of Mark and

Luke

The program of ‘Bach Passion Riga’ offers Bach’s lesser

known Passion of Mark as well as a novel work dedicated

to this event – Passion of Luke by Ēriks Ešenvalds, which

is to be world-premiered at this time. The audience will

enjoy these compositions in exquisite interpretations –

conductor Sigvards Kļava and Latvian Radio Choir will

collaborate with Sinfonietta Riga and the best European

Baroque singers. Music Concert Youth, adults Riga Dome


announced radiokoris.lv

8


05.04.2014. Survival kit IMAGINE 2020

Project ‘IMAGINE 2020’ comprises two inter-

disciplinary events dedicated to the survival strategies of

humanity and individual in the shifting reality influenced

by climatic change. Artistically scientific symposium ‘I,

the consumer’ combines theoretical discussion and

performative reflection on the situation of having

arrived at a produce-filled world and search for the

answers to the question – What can be done with this

materiality? ‘Blackmarket of Useful Knowledge and

Non-knowledge’ offers exchange of views with one of

100 knowledge dealers on the ways of surviving the

technology.

Blackmarket of Useful

Knowledge and Non-

knowledge

With the support of the culture programme of the European

Union in the framework of the project "IMAGINE 2020:

Art and Climate Change" "The Blackmarket for Useful

Knowledge and Non-Knowledge" is a temporary

production and showroom in which narrative formats of

knowledge mediation are tried out and presented. 30

individual tables are occupied by experts (natural

scientists, artists, philosophers, anthropologists, physicians

etc.) who are being invited to offer a portion of their

knowledge that can be told and learned in 30 minutes. In

Riga '60 talks on Repaired, Enhanced and Dead Body' will

be provided. The audience will be able to book an expert

and his or her offer of knowledge for a half-hour, or to

listen to selected talks via 'Black Radio'. Theatre, science

Performance,

event Youth, adults

"Sapņu fabrika"

(Lāčplēša 101)

New Theatre Institute

of Latvia theatre.lv

10.04.2014. Survival Kit RigaDot
















Music, science,

education

Concert,

discussion /

lecture, event,



radio „Naba”,

















J. S. Bach The Passion

of Matthew

The magnificence of Passion of Matthew by J. S. Bach will

be revealed in one of the project ‘Bach Passion Riga’

concerts by an outstanding group of musicians: the Latvian

Radio Choir will collaborate with foremost interprets of

Baroque music in Europe – ‘Les Passions de l'Ame’

orchestra (Switzerland), conductor and director of the

International Bach Academy (Stuttgart, Germany) Hans-

Christoph Rademan and many prominent guest soloists. Music Concert Youth, adults Church of St. Peter



11.04.14.–22.06.14. Thirst for the Ocean Vija Celmiņa. Works

Exhibition of Latvia born American artist Vija Celmiņa

has been long-awaited in Riga. Presenting American art

from 1960s to present day, Vija Celmiņa’s work can be

found in the world’s most influential collections of

contemporary art – MoMa and Metropolitan Museum in

New York, the Pompidou Centre in Paris, the National

Tate Gallery in London etc. Sea, desert, stars, and

cobweb are constantly recurring objects in Vija

Celmiņa’s work.

Exhibition of Vija

Celmiņa's work

Exhibition by Vija Celmiņa curated by Elita Ansone will

be open for almost two months. Several paintings, graphic

art and drawings will be included. This will be a unique

possibility to get to know those works from 1960s

including popart, photo realism and conceptualism artistic

expressions. Visual art Exhibition Adults

Art Museum „Rīgas

Birža”

Art Museum „Rīgas

Birža” www.lnmm.lv

13.04.2014. Thirst for the Ocean Vija Celmiņa. Works

Exhibition of Latvia born American artist Vija Celmiņa

has been long-awaited in Riga. Presenting American art

from 1960s to present day, Vija Celmiņa’s work can be

found in the world’s most influential collections of

contemporary art – MoMa and Metropolitan Museum in

New York, the Pompidou Centre in Paris, the National

Tate Gallery in London etc. Sea, desert, stars, and

cobweb are constantly recurring objects in Vija

Celmiņa’s work.

Sunday conversations in

museum

Art Museum Riga Bourse will invite the public to meet

artist Vija Celmiņa for a conversation in the series ‘Sunday

conversations in the museum’, moderated by the curator of

exhibition of this well-known artist’s work in Riga Elita

Jansone. Visual art

Discussion /

lecture Youth, adults

Art Museum Riga

Bourse Free www.lnmm.lv

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Academic readings

'Content of XXI Century'

Academic readings 'Content of XXI Century' and

exhibition ‘500 years of the Book 1514-2014’ will

address the change in the habits of reading – from

poring over manuscripts in 1514 to present day boom of

the printed book – year 2014 and its forms of co-

existence of printed and digital literature. Content of XXI Century

Excellent world-known thinkers will take part at the

academic readings „21. gadsimta saturs” („The 21st

century content”) who will develop the understanding about

the diverse European culture improvement. The project will

be available to everyone around the world via virtual

exhibitions and regular on-line open lectures. The

exhibition is curated by The National Library of Latvia in

cooperation with greatest national libraries in Europe and

Latvian as well as EU embassies.

Literature,

multimedia

Discussion /

lecture

Children,

youth, adults

National Library of

Latvia Free lnb.lv

15.04.14.–01.11.14. Amber Vein

Amber mythical and

scientific

Project ‘Amber mythical and scientific’ will observe

Baltic amber within the network of European cultural

relationships through the ages foregrounding the many

facets of its uses. The main event of this project is

exhibition, which will include numerous accompanying

activities, quizzes for school youth, a scientific

conference etc.

Amber mythical and

scientific

Exhibition ‘Amber mythical and scientific’ and the cluster

of its accompanying events will view the relationship of

men and amber through and from the times, when Baltics

was a mythical territory in this respect for the

Mediterranean nations. What have Avicenna, Tacitus, and

Pliny written about amber and how it was used by Baltic

tribes? Amber today and contribution of Latvian scientists

to its research and elaboration of new products; exhibits

from museums in Latvia and – around the world; the prism

of amber will be the mode of demonstrating our emergence

in the processes of European cultural and economic

exchange.

History, science,

education

Exhibition,

conference

Children,

youth, adults

Riga Pauls Stradiņš

Museum of the

History of Medicine mvm.lv mvm.lv



sign of Bach














of the competition and the concert of laureates.

Concert of the

'Windstream 2014'

competition jury

Project ‘Windstream 2014 in the sign of Bach’ will offer

concert of the members of jury of this international

competitions of composers. Five internationally re-known

musicians are invited to work in this jury and to give this

concert together with the professional brass orchestra Rīga.

The jury of the competition will present themselves as

composers as well as – interprets and conductors. Music Concert Youth, adults The Big Guildhall bilesuparadize.lv windstream.lv
















J. S. Bach Passion of

John

The concert series ‘Bach Passion Riga’ will offer one of

Bach’s most outstanding and dramatic opuses – Passion of

John to be presented to the public and guests of Riga on

Good Friday by the best European interprets of Baroque

music – the orchestra ‘Concerto Copenhagen,’ Danish

conductor Lars Ulrik Mortensen and prominent guest

soloists to collaborate with Latvian Radio Choir. Music Concert Youth, adults Church of St. John



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sign of Bach















Final of 'Windstream

2014' competition

Project ‘Windstream 2014 in the sign of Bach’ will

conclude in gala concert of international competition of

composers with the program of best compositions

presented in the contest. The concert of the brass orchestra

Rīga, conducted by Mārtiņš Ozoliņš, will be the third

round of the competition assessed by the jury. Music Concert Youth, adults The Big Guildhall Free windstream.lv



sign of Bach















Awarding and concert of

laureates of 'Windstream

2014'

Award ceremony and concert of the laureates of

international competition of composers ‘Windstream 2014’

will conclude the project ‘Windstream 2014 in the sign of

Bach.’ With this event, musicians of the professional brass

orchestra, conducted by Mārtiņš Ozoliņš, will finish off a

year and half long period of ‘Windstream 2014’ activities. Music Concert Youth, adults The Big Guildhall Free windstream.lv

20.04.14.–30.04.14. Amber Vein

International competition

of young fashion

designers 'Habitus Baltia'

International competition for new fashion artists

"Habitus Baltija" is organized since 2001 when

worldwide fashion artists gather together in one place.

Approximately 40 new and upcoming artists from The

Baltics, Poland, Russia, Belarus, Croatia and other

countries will participate this year. The competition

includes fashion shows, a conference, seminars and

lectures about fashion. Also the competition of sketch

work "Dzintara avangards" ("The Amber Avant-

Garde") will be organized at "Habitus Baltija". This

competition is included in "Rīga 2014" programme. The Amber Avant-Garde

The competition of sketch work "Dzintara avangards"

("The Amber Avant-Garde") will be organized at "Habitus

Baltija". This competition is included in "Rīga 2014"

programme where new fashion artists will produce sketches

related to various amber themes. The best author will

receive funding for a real costume producing that is later to

be presented at the fashion show.

Design,

education Event Youth, adults

International expo in

Ķīpsala


announced www.bt1.lv/habitus

21.04.14.–27.04.14. Survival Kit En-rooters

The aim of the project ‘En-rooters’ is to create platform

of inter-generational communication by the use of

instruments of design and gardening. The project is

three-fold: 1. Involving senior citizens and children in

gardening. 2. Stimulation of inhabitants of Riga

neighbourhoods to cooperate by Big Get-together

initiatives. 3. Activities in the centre of Riga, on

Esplanade, involving participants of the first two stages.

The ‘Green Space’ will be created there for exhibitions,

concerts, lectures and thematic discussions.

En-rooters in the

neighbourhoods

Workshop ‘En-rooters in the neighbourhoods’ will be

organized within the project ‘En-rooters’ where senior

citizens and children will engage in gardening activities.

The greenery to be grown in this process will find place in

the neighbourhoods in Riga actualizing involvement of

public in improvement of living environment. The dates of

these events may change depending on weather conditions.

Design,

education,

participation of

the public Workshop

Children,

adults

The venue to be

announced Free

22.04.14.–31.12.14. Freedom Street Cinematic Trophies

Project 'Cinematic trophies’ is a two-part process to

include an exhibition about the film theatre repertoire

short after the WWII and film screenings to represent

the ‘Splendid Palace’ program of years 1940 and 1950.

The ‘Film trophies’ takes a look back on demonstration

of film and culture of viewing in the Soviet period when,

in the form of film copies, the USSR took over the

cinematographic heritage of Germany. Entertaining

films captured minds and imaginations of the viewers,

added the missing light accents to the repertoire and

annoyed Soviet ideologists with their popularity.

Exhibition 'Cinematic

trophies’

As part of the project 'Cinematic trophies,’ exhibition

about film repertoire soon after WWII will be assembled

and remain displayed until the end of the year. Its will

thematically divide into a film program reflecting repertoire

policy in the aftermath of the war – film fragments,

publications of film repertoire, printed material etc, while

its second part will be dedicated to architecture of cinemas

in the period, small models of which, offer to the viewer in

the exposition, will give spatial impression of these cultural

venues. Cinema

Exhibition,

performance,

event

Children,

youth, adults

Riga Film Museum

and film theatre

‘Splendid Palace’


announced kinomuzejs.lv

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art.


residencies of

international arts












Music, cinema,

literature, visual

art, design,

architecture,

photography,

history, science,

education,

multimedia,

tradition

Performance,

exhibition,

discussion /

lecture,

conference,

workshop,

action, event

Children,

youth, adults

The venue to be


24.04.14.–30.04.14. Freedom Street Cinematic Trophies

Project 'Cinematic trophies’ is a two-part process to

include an exhibition about the film theatre repertoire

short after the WWII and film screenings to represent

the ‘Splendid Palace’ program of years 1940 and 1950.

The ‘Film trophies’ takes a look back on demonstration

of film and culture of viewing in the Soviet period when,

in the form of film copies, the USSR took over the

cinematographic heritage of Germany. Entertaining

films captured minds and imaginations of the viewers,

added the missing light accents to the repertoire and

annoyed Soviet ideologists with their popularity.

Film program 'Cinematic

trophies’

Film programme will be screened within the „Cinematic

Trophies” programme inlucing the 1940s-1950s repertoire

from „Splendid Palace”. It will be a unique „time

meachine” that helps to get back in past, the last days of

Stalin. To make these times even more realistic, screening

location will be decorated with several Soviet-ish atributes

such as pictures, the red corner, etc. Cinema

Exhibition,

performance,

event

Children,

youth, adults

Riga Film Museum

and film theatre

‘Splendid Palace’


announced kinomuzejs.lv


Three meetings. Versions

of Latvian composers’

works offered by world

choreographers

Three one act ballets set on music of composers Pēteris

Vasks, Rihards Dubra and Georgs Pelēcis will see their

world premieres in LNO. The music of Latvian

composers has truly inspired three of the most

outstanding guest choreographers - Demis Volpi, Mário

Radačovský and Tim Rushton.




choreographers

Three new one act ballets will be offered to the viewers as

part of the program ‘Three meetings. Versions of Latvian

composers’ works offered by world choreographers’

created by a trio of guest choreographers – Argentinean

artist Demis Volpi who has studied in Stuttgart, but works,

both, in Europe and America; the superintendant of Ballet

Bratislava Mário Radačovský and the director of Dance

Theatre of Denmark Tim Rushton. The LNO orchestra and

ballet artists participate in these new productions. Music, dance Show Youth, adults

Latvian National


26.04.2014. Survival Kit

Big Get-Togethers to

Lend a Hand, The

Courtyard Movement

‘The Courtyard Movement’ is program of public

participation to clean and improve the courtyards. The

project aims at stimulating the engagement of the

inhabitants in development of their living environment,

helping them in fulfillment of their ideas by joined

activity. The organizers hope that it will inspire other

such initiatives as no one knows better the exigencies of

courtyards than people from the houses around them.

The situation in these environments will be surveyed

first (the courtyards are entered into competition by the

citizens), to be followed by creating the development

visions of these territories, which will be collectively

brought into existence in the Big Get-together.

Courtyard improvement

in the Big Get-together

Three courtyards will be re-designed and improved –

cleaned, greened, furnished etc. – in the Big Get-together.

The prerequisite of these transformations is public

initiative and active participation. In a single day, the

courtyards will be changed beyond recognition; adults and

kids will join hands to bring the improvements they need to

life, assisted by consultants – student author groups,

landscape architecture professionals etc. The courtyards

undergo preparation for the make-over, but it will be

finalized in a public-engaging event.

Design,

education,

participation of

the public Event

Children,

youth, adults

Three of Riga's

courtyards Free talkas.lv





choreographers










choreographers









ballet artists participate in these new productions. Music, dance Show Youth, adults

Latvian National


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En-rooters in the

neighbourhoods








Design,

education,

participation of

the public Workshop

Children,

adults

The venue to be

announced Free

28.04.2014. Freedom Street

Show-windows towards

Brīvības Street

"Skatlogi uz Brīvības ielu" ("Show-windows towards

Brīvības Street") project expositions will be available to

everyone in order to evolve thoughts about the historical

changes and everything that goes along with it. Every

historical period will be offered for one artist who might

be able to make his/her own interpretation about the

established period. Cooperation with Museum of the

History of Riga and Navigation will be set within the

project. Museum exhibits will be available in order to

create as authentic show-window design as possible.

Show-windows towards

Brīvības Street

The main aim of "Skatlogi uz Brīvības ielu" ("Show-

windows towards Brīvības Street") exposition is to show

history of Brīvības Street in five separate time periods

depending on the historical name for this street. 8 to 12

authentic show-windows for the historical period related to

1914 until 2014 will be set on the Brīvības/Elizabetes

Street corner until Brīvības/Stabu Street corner. Thos show-

windows will become historical mirrors showing sights

from the old times and representing that-time fashion,

culture and political trends, etc. depending on the artist's

idea. Artist Anna Heinrihsone will join in order to fulfill the

creative concept for the show-window designs. The event

dates may be changed.

Design, history,

visual arts,

architecture,

photography,

multimedia

Exhibtion,

object in the city

envirnoment

Children,

youth, adults

The section of

Brīvības street from

Elizabetes to Stabu

street Free riga2014.org

29.04.2014. Survival Kit

Dance day in your

nosebag

International Day of Dance, celebrated on April 29, will

culminate in Riga in a wide and varied program of

dance classes opened to public – people will dance in

their offices, in hospitals, at hair-dressers and in the

shops. April 2014 will take professional dancers and

choreographers to a mission of meeting representatives

of other walks of life (hospital staff, ‘flower girls’ of

Sakta flower market, radio DJs etc.) where they will

design classes according to the needs of their specific

audiences, drawing on everyday movements of these

different people.

Dance day in your

nosebag

The project ‘Dance day in your nosebag’ will make

choreographers of contemporary dance to survey the

everyday movements of representatives of different

professions in their natural environment, observing,

registering, dancing and exercising together. Habitual

gestures and movements will turn into material of

choreographic phrases, which the viewers will be able to

watch as a mini performance. April 29 will see eruption of

such performances all around Riga, in attempt to dedicate

the whole day to non-stop dancing. These events will be co-

ordinated and a map of proceedings – prepared in order to

turn this action into a publicly enjoyable process. Dance

Performance,

event Youth, adults

Several venues in

Riga Free theatre.lv

30.04.14.–31.10.14. Freedom Street Corner House

The building on the corner of Brīvības and Stabu streets

already several years lays abandoned. In the spring of

2014, the atmosphere reigning in the walls of this

Corner House – as it has been popularly called – will be

vented by exhibitions and variety of cultural and

storytelling events. Representatives of different regimes

have resided in its cabinets leaving traces of their times.

He project Corner House will include six thematic

expositions, created by the Museum of Occupation,

society ‘Art Space,’ Latvian Museum of Exile, Latvian

Museum of Naïve Art, Riga Museum of History and

Navigation and Kinolats Ltd. The exposition will extend

to the ground floor, basement, and the 5th

and 6th

storeys

as well as the courtyard of the building. In spite of everything

Every European country is proud of its heritage of naïve

art, assembling and popularizing its collections. Naïve art

in Latvia has flourished in the period spanning the decades

from 1950s to 1990s when this development was indirectly

spurred by WWII and the occupation of Latvia, which

followed. The exhibition will reflect the impact on our

history of art of creative personalities whose lives relate to

or involved the consequences of occupation, deportation

and simple artistic impulse to resist an inhuman regime.

Exhibition is curated by: Māra Ādiņa, Arno Jundze,

Valters Māziņš, Guna Millersone, Astrīda Rogule, Alise

Tīfentāle, Dzintars Zilgalvis, Valdis Poikāns, Aivars Leitis,

Kate Zilgalve and Laima Āze.

Visual art,

history Exhibition Youth, adults

Corner House on

Brīvības street


announced noass.lv

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30.04.14.– 30.09.14. Freedom Street Corner House














and 6th

storeys

as well as the courtyard of the building.

Story of man and of

power in ten objects

Riga Museum of History and Navigation has planned an

exhibition, which will allow objects to be storytellers, thus,

demonstrating the range and diversity of information

material things can offer. The main ‘speakers’ will be ten

museum exhibits, complemented and aided by other

material. Therefore, from a single, concrete point of

departure, not only personal stories will surface, but the

tales of whole families, communities, towns and state

surviving the turns of power and history in the XX century. History Exhibition Youth, adults

Corner House on

Brīvības street


announced















and 6th

storeys


(re)Construction of

Friendship

The centre of the exhibition ‘(re)Construction of

Friendship’ will be relationship – a sort of friendship

occurring when superpowers decide to ‘befriend’ smaller

states, engendering the relationships, which in normal

circumstances would not be formed. Such friendships are

different for the ‘friendship of nations’ cemented in the

USSR and relationship of US and Iceland, for instance.

The exhibition will offer artistic (re)Construction of such

dependencies, using archive material and works of

contemporary art reflecting on the theme of the project.

Visual art,

photography,

history,

education,

multimedia Exhibition Youth, adults

Corner House on

Brīvības street


announced















and 6th

storeys


The museum of fate

symbols

‘The museum of fate symbols’ will invite the public to

propose objects to an exposition relating their life stories to

the new museum connected to these objects, which may

have changed their lives and – remained within the reach. A

new museum of the objects of personal history will open in

2014, assembled by inhabitants of Riga. The new form of

interactive social communication will take the observer into

world of material objects, forming exposition palpably

linked to human lives. Video versions of their personal

stories will also be added to the design. A book about

objects with their own stories to tell will be published,

bringing together the most vivid texts and requisites. The

author of the project is director and journalist Ilona

Brūvere; the author of the design – artist Artis Rutks.

Music,

literature, visual

art, design,

photogtaphy,

history,

education,

participation of

the public,

multimedia,

tradition

Presentation,

exhibition,

workshop,

action, TV/radio

Children,

youth, adults

Corner House on

Brīvības street Free liktenslietas.lv















and 6th

storeys

as well as the courtyard of the building. Latvian suitcase

Many waves of exile have washed over Latvia, now,

through individual stories and human experience to be

reflected in an exhibition. The main symbol of this

exposition is suitcase. The packing of suitcase is the last

decisive choice and re-vision of values, weighing on what is

to be taken along and what – left behind. For Latvians, all

the discarded life mostly turned out to be irretrievably lost.

This exhibition aims to demonstrate what was to be found

in the luggage of those Latvians who, for different reasons,

had to leave their country for ever. Its focus will be objects

symbolic of the memory of their owners, historic

photography, video and audio material, language of

computer graphics and animation. Rather than being

perceived as no more than passive observers, the audience

will be posed questions – What would you take along in

case you had to leave Latvia for indeterminate time? History Exhibition Youth, adults

Corner House on

Brīvības street Free lapamuzejs.lv

14
















and 6th

storeys


Step Through the Corner

House!

Project of the Museum of Occupation ‘Corner House’ will

open the main State Security Office or KGB building in

Riga to wide audience, presenting an exhibition there,

which will reflect its functioning in Latvia, and designing

the tour around the building to be offered to the viewers. Its

cameras, basements, walking grounds, escalator for the

persons under investigation and the offices of the

investigators will be offered for visits. The venue is

expected to become a historic discovery for the younger

generation and guests of the city as well as become a

memorial of those who have suffered in its walls. The

notorious basements of KGB will hold an installation

created drawing on the material of National Guard. Floor 6

of the building will reveal the walking grounds to the view

and the narrow space where those under investigation were

kept for shorter stretches of time. Floor 5, to an extent, will

turn into memorial to the chief of frontier guards, General

Ludvigs Bolšteins, who shot himself in his office

protes History

Exhibition,

event Youth, adults

Corner House on

Brīvības street


announced omf.lv

01.05.14.–30.05.14. Road Map Ziedoņdārzs Tales

Project ‘Ziedoņdārzs Tales’ is envisaged as a meeting

space, where, in a kaleidoscope of almost 50 different

social and cultural events, grandmothers will walk the

kindergarten children while students and artists living

around this venue will present the viewers their work in

exhibitions, video instalations and readings of poetry,

modern dance and theatre performances, concerts,

programs for children and activities for the youngsters

as well as actions aimed at creating socially responsible

society. Ziedoņdārzs Tales

Project ‘Ziedoņdārzs Tales’ will include a month of daily

activities organized in the park for people of different age

groups. Mondays will be for meeting new people, Tuesdays

– for games and playing, Wednesdays – for emotional

recreation, while Thursdays will be dedicated to art of

conversation. Fridays will bring Unusual events, organized

by the students of The College of Culture collaborating

with professional artists, photographers, musicians and

other creative prominences from the Ziedoņdārzs’ area.

Music, dance,

literature, visual

art, design,

photography,

participation of

the public,

multimedia

Concert,

performance,

exhibition,

object in the city

environment,

discussion /

lecture,

workshop

Children,

youth, adults Ziedoņdārzs park Free

01.05.2014. Survival Kit Potato Opera

Project 'Potato Opera' invites to take a closer look at

and learn a lot of new about this well known staple

vegetable. Project includes

-a colorful performance for the family;

-action for young and not so young Friend in a pot or

Potato Diaries;

-Internet resource www.kartupelis.lv to be launched in

January 1, 2014 to provide exhaustive popular science

view on potato.

Friend in a pot of Potato

Diaries

The process of growing potato will be the focus of the

project Potato Opera, offering the audience to grow one in

a pot for themselves; to enjoy the summer together, making

friends on the way and entertaining them with stories and

pictures. Everyone involved in the project will receive a pot

and a plant of potato – the first potato or the patriarch. Its

well-being must be the focus of the person growing it for

entire duration of the project – from May till October,

when the potato diary must also be kept. All the ‘activities’

of the potato need to be reflected in its project home page

profile.

Photography,

education,

participation of

the public,

multimedia,

tradition

Workshop,

action, event

Children,

youth, adults All over Latvia Free kartupelis.lv

01.05.14.–30.05.14. Road Map

Dance Goes Out Into

Town

In 2014, Riga will become an action-site for the

recognized choreographers of contemporary dance, who

will engage the young artists of dance from Latvia in

process of search and creativity aimed at finding new

sites for dance and generating professional pieces of

contemporary dance outside their traditional studios,

theatre houses and platforms. The subject of the project

research will be potential of urban environment to

become the stage of contemporary dance.

Dance Goes Out Into

Town

Project ‘Dance Goes Out Into Town’ will have

choreographer of Belgian dance company ‘Les Ballets C de

la B’ residing in Riga and working, for the length of several

weeks, with 10-12 young dance creators and dancers from

Latvia developing a performance to be presented in and

around the culture house ‘Ziemeļblāzma.’ These

performances will be a fresh learning and artistic

experience for young artists. The rehearsals and creative

process will be open to viewers who will experience an

artistic piece and process in making.

Dance,

education, street

art

Performance,

workshop, event

Children,

youth, adults

Culture Hall

'Ziemeļblāzma' and

around the park Free theatre.lv

01.05.14.–31.05.14. Road Map

Riga photo month 2014.

Urban Viewfinders

The program of 2014 will include 'Riga photo month

2014. Urban Viewfinders.' Its many-fold program

consists of exhibitions, projects in the city environment,

presentations of photographers and artists, discussions

and other activities, creating, collectively, a photo map

of a journey of a kind and allowing to express and

experience what is the most actual in modern

photography. iRiga

Photo competition, as part of the project 'Riga photo month

2014 Urban Viewfinders,' will invite participation of

everybody. Its aim is to reveal Riga from multiple and

possibly novel points of view. Project ‘iRiga’ began

already in 2013 with a photo competition for unlimited

range of professional and amateur participants – everyone

interested in photography. Altogether 11 themes are

proposed to be addressed in photography throughout the

year to be consigned electronically in order to be presented

to the audience on ‘Flickr.’ The best of them are selected

for the finale and assembled in a show also to be offered to

the public.

Photography,

participation of

the public

Exhibition,

festival, event Youth, adults

The venue to be

announced Free

15


01.05.14.-01.06.14. Riga Carnival 3D Carnival

Human memory is surprising and diverse. Some

remember the names, faces and events, but others –

sensations accompanying them. However, it is

impossible to experience all the sensations in the world,

which prompts storing memories of these particular

senses in Sense Containers quite like in Latvian Cabinet

of Dainas. The most beautiful of them will be available

to all in a three-dimensional (3D) carnival of sensations. Sense Containers

Labyrinth of 3D visualizations will, within the project ‘3D

Carnival,’ will take the viewer to a journey through rooms

of sensations or Sense Containers, designed by Antra

Cilinska, Roberts Rubīns, Didzis Eglītis, Kaspars Braķis,

Didzis Jaunzems, Elizabete Nīmane, Aija Liepiņa and

Ingus Josts.

Cinema,

participation of

the public,

multimedia

Object in the

city

environment,

event

Children,

youth, adults

The venue to be

announced


announced












En-rooters in the

neighbourhoods








Design,

education,

participation of

the public Workshop

Children,

adults

The venue to be

announced Free










Autumn plain-air as part of the project ‘Meet Me in the

Museum!’ will invite everybody to discover their creative

potential, turn to creative activity or to return the paint-

brushes long since put away and to show their work aside

with productions of recognized Latvian naive genre artists.

Visual arts,

participation of

the public Workshop

Children,

youth, adults

Floating galleries

'Noass' and

'Betanovuss' on AB

quay Free noass.lv


Readings dedicated to

Rainis and Aspasia

May, June, August, and September 2014 will be the

months of multigenerational readings on Esplanade

joining 24 European – and 12 writers from Latvia,

actualizing 150 jubilees of Rainis and Aspasia, which

will be celebrated in 2015. Essays dedicated to this

event will foreground the themes of exile, and one of the

discoveries of the audience will be unique

correspondence of both classic Latvian poets. The texts

in this event will be presented in Latvian and English,

and the collection of essays dedicated to it will be

published, both, in printed and electronic form.


Rainis and Aspasia

Project ‘Readings dedicated to Rainis and Aspasia’ will

extend for 12 cultural events bringing together three guest

writers and one of Latvian writers on their stage. The event

will be far-ranging geographically: participants of

discussion, including literary translators, will include

guests from Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Sweden, Norway,

Great Britain – particularly highlighting Scotland and

Wales – Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, especially,

Catalonia, Georgia, Russia, and Turkey. The time of

readings will be between 17:00 till 19:00 in the afternoon. Literature

Discussion /

lecture, festival,

event Youth, adults Esplanade Free literature.lv

07.05.2014. Road Map


Urban Viewfinders








photography. Films about photography

Project 'Riga photo month 2014 Urban Viewfinders' will

offer screenings of films about photographers and

evolvement and actualities of photography.

Cinema,

photography Festival, event Youth, adults

The venue to be

announced


announced

















Music, science,

education

Concert,

discussion /

lecture, event,



radio „Naba”,


16


08.05.14.–31.05.14. Road Map


Urban Viewfinders








photography.

Exhibition 'Urban

Viewfinders' - new

photography of Baltic

and Northern states

The central event of 'Riga photo month 2014 Urban

Viewfinders' will be exhibition ‘Urban Viewfinders’

presenting work of 15 artists from Baltic and Northern

region focusing on human in search of self in the modern

urban space with its interplay of private and public, local

and global, mental and physical. The exhibition will also

bring to the foreground the latest tendencies in photography

and search for the ways to break out of traditional limits.

The exhibition program will feature discussions and

viewing of artist portfolios.

Visual art,

photography,

education

Presentation,

exhibition,


National Library of

Latvia Free

08.05.2014. Road Map The Islands of Riga

The idea of ‘The Islands of Riga’ is re-discovery of the

romantic, marginal and still partly preserved, but

gradually fading part of Riga – its islands. Traditional

complaining and grudging envy of Estonians, who have

their variety of islands, while Latvia, allegedly, has not,

will be countered by writer Gundega Repše and

photographer Kaspars Goba collaboration, which

promises not only educational, literary and factual

discoveries, but could boost the self-esteem of the

‘nation’ of Riga and widen the habitual frame of

identity. Project ‘The Islands of Riga’ events will

present the existing and extinct islands of Riga to its

inhabitants and guests alike.

Presentation of the book

'The Islands of Riga'

Part of the project of 'Riga photo month 2014 Urban

Viewfinders,' presentation of the ‘The Islands of Riga’ will

be hosted by its authors writer Gundega Repše and

photographer Kaspars Goba. The date of the event may

change.

Literature,

visual art,

photography,

street art

Exhibition,

object in the city

environment Youth, adults

The venue to be

announced Free

09.05.2014. Road Map


Urban Viewfinders








photography. Riga Photomarket

The event 'Riga photo month 2014 Urban Viewfinders'

program will invite to attend ‘Riga Photo Market,’ offering

a meeting spot for publishers of photo magazines and

literature, self-publishers, as well as art galleries and all

other who are interested in the genre. ‘Riga Photo Market’

will last for entire week-end and introduce the wider public

to the novelties of photo publishing. The date of the event


Photography,

participation of

the public

Workshop,


The venue to be

announced Free

10.05.2014. Survival Kit Garden of Freedom

Garden of Freedom’ is an aesthetically ecological

research-oriented project aiming at creation of real

urban garden on a cornice and balcony of a building on

Brīvības street 90. Its main idea is to urge thinking

about the idea of urban garden in the centre of town and

returning to ground values, traditions and long-forgotten

skills such as ability to grow edible and medicinal

greens on window sills, balconies and terraces in the

city.

Garden of Freedom -

Opening event

Organizers and team of the project ‘Garden of Freedom’

will invite public to the action of planting and seminar

about developing of gardens on window sills, balconies and

terraces, offering the experience of such forms of gardening

and knowledge about such traditions evolving in the urban

landscape as well as advice on planting and tending to such

greens. Practicing gardeners will introduce public to this

field of activity, and those, who are interested, will receive

a hand-book on urban gardening, prepared, based on

research of the gardening tradition in Riga, which involved,

both, individual gardeners and owners of window and

terrace garden-beds.

Education,

participation of

the public,

tradition Action, event Youth, adults

Brīvības street 90,

the courtyard - the

territory of Vidzeme

inner city market Free serde.lv

10.05.14.-11.05.14. Riga Carnival Magic Dance Expo 2014

International dance festival ‘Magic Dance Expo 2014’

will gather a great diversity of dance groups, individual

artists and pedagogues, to present a remarkable

experience of this art form. In two halls of the venue,

several stages and dance floors will be given to parallel

dance shows, show case demonstrations and concerts as

well as – championships in several dance genres and

expanded by quiz programs and master classes for the

participants.

Dance show 'Riga Magic

Dance'

Participants of International dance festival ‘Magic Dance

Expo 2014,’ the best professional dancers and

choreographers, popular musicians, TV stars and athletes

from Latvia and abroad who may be far from dance

professionally, will perform in a surprising dance show,

demonstrating synthesis of dance and other genres of art

and culture. A modern two-part dance show will be created

blending the tradition of dance with what is actual,

multicultural and multi-form. Classical dance will meet its

modern styles and improvisation; the talented artists will

translate the power of sound, water and fire into language

of dance.

Dance,

multimedia

Concert,

performance,

event

Children,

youth, adults

International expo in

Ķīpsala


announced magicdanceexpo.lv

17













En-rooters in the

neighbourhoods








Design,

education,

participation of

the public Workshop

Children,

adults

The venue to be

announced Free



Rainis and Aspasia













Rainis and Aspasia











Discussion /

lecture, festival,


13.05.14.–17.05.14. Road Map Blank Canvas

Festival of the street art ‘Blank Canvas: art ground,

crime ground, play ground?’ is organized within the

professional environment, addressing the question –

Whether the street art reaches maturity to become part

of the art market if not in Latvia, then in Europe and the

world? Is it a savage game verging on hooliganism? The

festival will feature a cycle of presentations and

discussions to actualize the theme of the street art for

the public, and the street artists will create video art

work and installations in the cityscape.

Blank Canvas: art

ground, crime ground,

play ground?

Festival of the street art ‘Blank Canvas: art ground, crime

ground, play ground?’ aims at promoting understanding of

street art by discussions, presentations and art work. The

festival of the street art week is divided into events for the

first part of the day when, in authorized central and

neighborhood locations, the artists and volunteers from the

side will create street art exhibits, while the evenings will

be dedicated to activities introducing the public to street

art and drawing its attention to this artistic expressions, as

well as offering possibilities to expand knowledge about it

in lectures, discussions and workshops given by

professionals.

Visual art, street

art

Object in the

city

environment,

discussion /

lecture,

workshop,

festival Youth, adults

Territory of the

creative quarter VEF

or elsewhere Free

14.05.14.–01.11.14. Amber Vein

Amber - the precious

stone of the Baltic Sea

Only few know that ancient Latvia could be proud of

the best amber artisan workshops of its time. In

meticulous research, archeologists have found evidence

of this highly developed craftsmanship and now it will

be presented to everyone in Latvia. Latvia’s National

Museum of History holds the widest collection of amber

arte facts from the Stone age till the present day,

demonstrating continuity of amber artisanship from the

era 4000 years BC till the XXI century. Assembled in

archeological and ethnographic expeditions, the

Museum’s collection of the Museum, which is soon to

reach almost 15 000 objects, forms a unique whole with

its scientific research materials.

Amber - the precious

stone of the Baltic Sea

Exhibition of Latvia’s National Museum of History

‘Amber – the precious stone of the Baltic Sea’ presenting

the most noteworthy examples of amber artisanship and

demonstrating the process of their creation from the Stone

age till the present day, will open in the Castle of Riga.

What is the famous Amber Head of Moose? Discover it for

yourselves! The unique collection of the museum will be

expanded by multimedia presenting the Amber Route to the

viewer, and its informative space- enriched by the

catalogue and booklets of the exposition along with

souvenirs created by the craftsmen of ‘Nice Place’.

History,

tradition Exhibition

Children

youth, adults

Latvia's National

Museum of History,

the Castle of Riga

Latvia's National

Museum of History lnvm.lv

15.05.2014. Road Map


Urban Viewfinders












Cinema,


The venue to be

announced


announced

18



Academic readings

















Literature,

multimedia

Discussion /

lecture

Children,

youth, adults

National Library of

Latvia Free lnb.lv

15.05.14.–03.08.14. Survival Kit

Exhibition ‘Fields’ and

the accompanying events

of the festival ‘Art +

Communication 2014’

The Center of New Media RIXC organizes large-scale

international festival of media art ‘Fields’, which will

address contested issues of modern society, environment

and sustainability of technologies. The exhibition will

part of its annual international festival ‘Art +

Communication’- an event bringing about a hundred

local and foreign artists to Latvia – is a well known

forerunner in terms of the choice and treatment of its

themes. The festival exhibition will be enriched by

performances, workshops, a program of experimental

films, a conference, and various presentations of artists. Fields

International exhibition of media art ‘Fields’ will introduce

the viewer to parallel lines of development in art and

technological science. It will present historic works from

various museum and gallery collections in Europe viewing

the mode appropriation of scientific findings and media

technologies by the XX century art, and the audience will

be able to observe the latest trends in the search for new

approaches and forms in the XXI century art practices in

Latvia, Baltic sates, Europe and wider world. The

exhibition will go hand in hand with performances,

workshops, program of experimental films, a conference

and artistic presentations of the festival ‘Art +

Communication 2014’.

Visual art,

science,

education,

participation of

the public,

multimedia

Performance,

presentation,

exhibition,

conference,

workshop,

festival

Children,

youth, adults

Expositon hall

'Arsenāls', RIXC

Media space, creative

quarter of Spīķeri


announced rixc.lv/14


Organ music in the sign

of BACH

J. S. Bach and music, which has enriched the world and

Latvia’s musical landscape, inspired by his personality

and artistic genius, is a boundless ocean. For the first

time in Latvia’s concert history, a unified concert cycle

is created to bring into one program events planned in

Riga Dome cathedral, Liepāja Trinity Church and the

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Dubulti to host the

premieres of compositions dedicated to each of these

places of worship, which will be crowned off by the first

performance of the cycle ‘Latvian Organ Trilogy’ in the

Dome cathedral. The project will bring together more

than 20 organists, as well as quire, soloists, individual

musicians and Latvian National Symphony orchestra.

Opening of the program

'Organ music in the sign

of BACH'

The first concert program of the project ‘Organ music in

the sign of BACH’ to be presented. Music, history Concert, festival Youth, adults Riga Dome cathedral


announced

17.05.2014. Thirst for the Ocean Born in Riga

The cycle of concerts ‘Born in Riga’ highlights Riga as

connecting place – the unifying ground for the

contemporary great stars in the musical world, the place

where these outstanding artists have made their first

steps in music, the place, which has given so many

wonderful musicians to more than Europe alone. Concert of Inga Kalna

In the cycle of concerts ‘Born in Riga,’ soprano Inga

Kalna, who, coming from Riga, is an internationally known

soloist applauded to in Italy, France, England, Canada,

USA, Israel, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, the

Netherlands and elsewhere, will perform in LNO. The

programs of the soprano include almost all of the best

lyrical soprano parties in the classical Western European

repertoire. Music Concert Youth, adults

National Opera of

Latvia opera.lv opera.lv

17.05.2014. Road Map


Urban Viewfinders








photography. Neighbors

Part of the project 'Riga photo month 2014 Urban

Viewfinders' to extend into the annual Night of the

Museums will be exhibition ‘Neighbors’ opened in the

various venues of Riga cityscape, presenting work of

several photographers revealing the likeness and diversity

in the features of different neighborhoods of Latvia’s

capital.

Visual art,

photopgraphy

Workshop,

festival, event Youth, adults Riga cityscape Free










Project ‘Meet Me in the Museum!’ will re-open the basic

exposition of the Museum of Naïve Art Latvia for viewing.

The museum, which is found on the AB quay, will present

international collection. The activities of the museum will

join the professionals in arts with citizens and guests of

Riga in keeping with the initial principles of MNA as

public friendly and open artistic space.

Visual arts,

participation of


Children,

youth, adults

Floating galleries

'Noass' and

'Betanovuss' on AB

quay Free noass.lv

19











Within the project ‘Meet Me in the Museum!’ parallel to

the basic exposition of the Museum of Naïve Art, Latvia,

the venue will offer international exposition of artistic

outsiders and hold the festival of naïve art ‘Fest Naïve

Moscow-Riga’.

Visual arts,

participation of


Children,

youth, adults

Floating galleries

'Noass' and

'Betanovuss' on AB

quay Free noass.lv





choreographers










choreographers









ballet artists participate in these new productions. Music, dance Performance Youth, adults

Latvian National


18.05.2014. Freedom street Freedom Run

The Freedom Run is the most massively attended event

of the thematic division Freedom Street, expected to

host numerous foreign participants, The Freedom Street

is, at once, a symbolic stage, tale of history and wars,

which, we can say, finished just yesterday, although

perhaps a century has already passed. Freedom Run

In 2014, when Riga becomes European Capital of Culture,

the annual marathon will be opened by Freedom Run,

expected to take its route by the main street of Riga –

Brīvības or Freedom street. Sports, history Event

Children,

youth, adults Brīvības Street

Nordea Riga

Marathon nordearigasmaratons.lv












En-rooters in the

neighbourhoods








Design,

education,

participation of

the public Workshop

Children,

adults

The venue to be

announced Free



Rainis and Aspasia













Rainis and Aspasia











Discussion /

lecture, festival,


22.05.2014. Road Map


Urban Viewfinders












Cinema,


The venue to be

announced


announced

20


22.05.14.–20.07.14. Thirst for the Ocean In Search of the Horizon

The international exhibition ‘In Search of the Horizon’

centers on exploring nature of art determined by its

essential striving for the ideal and its drive to seek the

crossroads of the unknown. The exhibition assembles

from seven sections structurally creating a new ideal

world, which also reflects one of the search algorithms

complete with the joy of discovery, attendant errors, and

short-lived illusions of harmony.

International exposition

of contemporary art 'In

Search of the Horizon'

The search of the perspective actualized in the international

exhibition ‘In Search of the Horizon’ is more than just the

idealistic path of Latvian Dullais Dauka to physically

unattainable horizon, but also search of the individual

(microcosm) for balance in front of the vastness of the

Universe (macrocosm) and eagerness to understand the

order of the world. Curator of exhibition – Ieva Kulakova.

Music,

literature, visual

art Exhibition Youth, adults

Latvian Railway

Museum

Latvian Railway

Museum ica.lv



chess













chess









Music, theatre,


23.05.14.–02.08.14. Amber Vein

International exhibition

'Amber in Contemporary

Designer Jewelry'

Inviting participation of Latvian and foreign artists,

gallery ‘Putti’ will organize international exposition of

contemporary designer jewelry. The main idea to

present it is to reflect amber as material of conceptual

and modern piece of adornment to fulfill the

professional criteria. The choice of contributors to this

exhibition was dictated by the historic Amber Land

Route.

International exhibition

'Amber in Contemporary

Designer Jewelry'

The idea to inspire the international exhibition 'Amber in

Contemporary Designer Jewelry' was to focus amber as

material of conceptual and modern, professionally created

adornment. Participants of the exhibition are Latvian and

foreign designers – contemporary jewelers from the states

along the historic Amber Route – Russia, Estonia,

Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia,

Hungary, and Italy.

Visual art,

design Exhibition Youth, adults

Art gallery 'Putti'

Mārstaļu street 16 Free putti.lv



of BACH
















of BACH'


the sign of BACH’ to be presented. Music, history Concert, festival Youth, adults

Liepāja Trinity

church


announced



Rainis and Aspasia













Rainis and Aspasia











Discussion /

lecture, festival,


21


29.05.2014. Road Map


Urban Viewfinders












Cinema,


The venue to be

announced


announced

29.05.14.–29.06.14. Survival Kit Is Riga Ready Yet?

The town once serving as the center of artisanship and

industry, now concentrates the main part of Latvian

designers in its walls. Riga is eternal city never to stop

developing. It is proud of a rich history, energetic

present, and looks into a promising future. The young

designers of Latvian Academy of Art will use the

perspective of design to determine and reflect the

changes Riga has experienced. Design 2014

As part of the project ‘Is Riga Ready Yet?’ the diploma

student designers of Latvian Academy of Arts will open

exhibition Design 2014, offering a view of interrelation of

artisanship and innovation industries of Riga in creating of

new or perfecting the already existing products of design.

Design, science,

education Exhibition Youth, adults

Latvian Academy of

Art Free lma.lv

30.05.14.–05.10.14. Riga Carnival Esplanade 2014

The Ray of Riga has been kept alive even in the darkest

of times. The Esplanade is one of the particularly

significant places in Riga spiritual landscape. The older

citizens of Riga remember the National Song and Dance

festival of the first Independence, while others associate

it with the romantic open-air skating and others still –

with the sense of unity enjoyed in the annual Poetry

Days, which center around the monument of Rainis. Esplanade 2014

The open office of the foundation ‘Riga 2014’ will function

in the square in front of the monument of Rainis, in the

heart of the Esplanade park, which will offer news of Riga

as the European Capital of Culture and possibility to

observe and participate in diverse cultural activities. This

office will be the place where to share your vision of future

Riga with the like-minded and maybe make friends, a place

to feel at home and enjoy free wi-fi in. We can all become

citizens of Riga for a while in 2014! The Ray of Riga

shines stronger every day. The dates of events may change. All All

Children,

youth, adults Esplanade Free riga2014.org



of BACH
















of BACH'



Evangelical Lutheran

church in Dubulti


announced


Children's carnival of

Europe

The ‘Children's carnival of Europe’ will be entertaining

and educative event introducing children to diversity,

culture, and traditions of Europe to feature a wide

program, which, in engaging form, will allow to

experience the children’s Europe – games, traditions,

material culture, literature, cuisine, music etc. The event

will take over two parks of Riga inviting maximum of

guests.

Children's carnival of

Europe

‘Children's carnival of Europe’ will proceed in two central

parks of Riga, opening by a parade of masks around the

park of Vērmane, joining children and their parents as its

participants. The central stage of the park will host the

main program of the event featuring musical and dance

performances of young artists, puppet theatre sketches,

participation of a game master etc. The territory of the

park will be divided into the central stage of events,

surrounded by improvised ‘embassies’ of European

countries represented by their most prominent characters of

tales and children’s stories. The ‘Children's Europe’ will

have its own book fare offering not only to buy, but also –

to exchange the contents of the youngster’s personal

libraries.

Music, theatre,

literature,

education,

participation of

the public,

tradition

Concert,

festival, event Children

Vērmanes park and

Esplanade Free riga2014.org

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01.06.14. Riga Carnival Riga Festival

‘Riga Festival’ vividly affirms Riga as a city of

inspiration. Our capital is an everlasting festival of

sounds, aromas, tastes and poetry of reality inviting to

join everyone, for everyone – coming from near or afar

– to feel special, celebrating on the stage or amongst the

public. It is a joy, which we wish to share. The hallmark

‘Riga Festival’ is wide kaleidoscope of eras, genres, and

tastes in music – first and foremost, it is a limitless

musical festivity for the widest circles of Riga’s citizens

and guests.

Opening of the festival -

the Night of Music All

Around Town

Opening of ‘Riga Festival’ or ‘The Night of Music All

Around Town’ will engage concert halls and open air

stages around the town, presenting performances of

professional groups and ensembles of musicians in varied

programs. The participants of the event are Radio Quire

Latvia, the State Academic Quire ‘Latvia,’ the National

Symphony Orchestra, ‘Sinfonietta Riga,’ The Spīķeri

Quartet, the String Quartet of ‘Sinfonietta Riga,’ the vocal

group ‘Framest,’ Denis Paškevičs’ Jazz trio, trio ‘Opera’,

trio ‘Deco,’ tri ‘Art-i-shock’ and others. Music Concert, festival Youth, adults

Riga and its

neighborhoods bilesuparadize.lv rigasfestivals.lv

01.06.14.–21.06.14. Riga Carnival Riga Festival



sounds, aromas, tastes and poetry of living, inviting to







and guests.

Kameropera „Rīgas

vēstules”

A camera-play ‘The Letters of Riga’ will be presented to

the audience as part of the ‘Riga Festival’ events. This

performance is a tale about youths on the swings of th

whole spectrum of emotions ranging from love and the

feeling of being drawn together to alienation, longing and

conscious choosing of exile. Composer Krists Auzenieks,

director Indra Roga, libretto by Inga Ābele, interprets –

vocal group ‘Framest,’ instrumental group and electronics.

The dates of event may change. Music

Concert,

performance Youth, adults

The venue to be

announced bilesuparadize.lv rigasfestivals.lv











and guests. Mahler's 8th Symphony

A camera-play ‘The Letters of Riga’ will be presented to

the audience as part of the ‘Riga Festival’ events. This

performance is a tale about youths on the swings of the

whole spectrum of emotions ranging from love and the

feeling of being drawn together to alienation, longing and

conscious choosing of exile. Composer Krists Auzenieks,

director Indra Roga, libretto by Inga Ābele, interprets –

vocal group ‘Framest,’ instrumental group and electronics.

The dates of event may change. Music

Concert,

performance,

festival Youth, adults Spīķeri open air stage bilesuparadize.lv rigasfestivals.lv




sounds, aromas, tastes and poetry of living, inviting to







and guests.

Concerts of professional

quires and orchestras

from Estonia and

Lithuania

The ‘Riga Festival’ will offer concerts of professional

quires and orchestras from Estonia and Lithuania. The

audiences of these events will experience inter-play of the

talent of National Symphony Orchestra of Estonia, Estonia

Chamber Quire, National Symphony Orchestra of

Lithuania and Chamber Orchestra of Lithuania with

soloists and conductors from Latvia. The dates of event

may change. Music Concert, festival Adults

The venue to be





and Defeat'









vision.

Rienzi. Triumph and

Defeat

Opera ‘Rienzi’ presented by the National Opera of Latvia

in the program of the Riga Opera festival.

Music, theatre,

multimedia Show Adults

National Opera of




Rainis and Aspasia













Rainis and Aspasia











Discussion /

lecture, festival,


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Exhibition of Sound Art

‘Skan II’

Exhibition ‘Skan II’ continues ‘Skan’ or Latvia’s first

exposition of sound art, which took place in 2007. The

venue will open in April 2014 and will be seen for entire

summer. The exhibition will feature the latest and most

interesting work of artists who are active in the genre of

sound.


‘Skan II’

The aim of the sound art exhibition "Skan II" is to offer the

audience an innovative contemporary art forms and remind

about the unique Riga architecture heritage. Several

Latvian and foreign artists will take part at "Skan II":

Evelīna Deičmane, Voldemārs Johansons, Leif Elggren and

Carl Michael Von Hauswolff, Anke Eckardt, Michael J.

Schumacher, Edwin van der Heide, Arnaud Jacobs, Signe

Liden, David Helbich, Thomas Rutgers and Jitske Blom,

Tommi Gronlund and Petteri Nisunen, Stefan Roigk,

Pascal Broccolichi, Max Eastley, Deadbeat.

Music, visual

art

Performance,

exhibition

Children,

youth, adults

Gallery at Kalnciems

quarter, Botanical

Garden of Latvia

University and

venues in Riga

cityscape Free skanumezs.lv











concerts, lectures and thematic discussions. Exhibition 'The Past'

The project ‘En-rooters’ will present exhibition The Past –

series of informative, visual material - photography and

video depicting development of individual gardening in

Latvia and its aficionados, who still keep to this hobby and

also have chosen it for their way of life. Discussions and

concerts will make part of the exhibition.

Education,

tradition

Exhibition,

environment

object Youth, adults Esplanade Free


ChessMikhail and

Mikhail play chess













chess









Music, theatre,




of BACH














The second program


of BACH'

The second concert program of the project ‘Organ music in



announced

08.06.14 Thirst for the Ocean


of BACH














The second program


of BACH'



Liepāja Trinity

cathedral


announced

24


08.06.2014. Road Map The Milk festival

Interest generates energy. This simple truth took the

organizers out into the café courtyard in order to learn

what a festival is, three years ago. As it turns out, the

answers to this are many, bet, fundamentally, The Milk

festival is a summer Sunday spent with in company of

close friends, listening to good music, enjoying fine food

and different kind of attractions, surrounded by

laughter. In 2014, as part of ‘Riga2014’ events, this

event will expand into Vecmīlgrāvis and Lucavsala

districts. The Milk festival

Sunday is chosen for this festivity in order to allow the

numerous and varied public of Vecmīlgrāvis to come

together and get to know each other and celebrate Riga for

a whole enjoyable summer holiday. From 12 at noon till 23

at night, in the territory around renovated culture hall

‘Ziemeļblāzma,’ the festival will offer activities to young

as well as grown-ups in open air – theatre performance,

hair-dressers, masseurs, a chief’s cooking school and the

like, while children are engaged in drawing, pottery, get

creative in a sound laboratory and school for drummers.

The lovers of quieter atmosphere will be offered wine,

more temperate music, and their corners to give plenty of

time to conversation.

Music, theatre,

dance, cinema,

visual art,

photography,

science, sports,

participation of

the public, street

art

Concert,

performance,

presentation,

object in the the

city

environment,

festival, event

Children,

youth, adults

Vecmīlgrāvis,

Cultural hall

'Ziemeļblāzma' Free piens.nu



chess













chess









Music, theatre,




opera 'Rienzi'









vision. Rienzi



Music, theatre,


National Opera of




Rainis and Aspasia













Rainis and Aspasia











Discussion /

lecture, festival,


10.06.14.-06.07.14. Road Map

Dance Goes Out Into

Town










Dance Goes Out Into

Town

Group of Japan street dance artists ‘Contact Gonzo’ will

visit Riga and work with 10-12 choreographers and

dancers from Latvia, developing performances in one of

Riga’s neighborhoods (which will be announced). The

creative process as well as performances will

predominantly take place in the cityscape, fusing with the

everyday life of the neighborhood and allowing the locals

and by-passers to become observers of creation of art

work.

Dance,

education, street

art

Performance,

event Youth, adults

Several venues in

Riga Free theatre.lv

25



Waiting for...'









art.


residencies of

international arts












Music, cinema,

literature, visual

art, design,

architecture,

photography,

history, science,

education,

multimedia,

tradition

Performance,

exhibition,

discussion /

lecture,

conference,

workshop,

action, event

Children,

youth, adults

The venues to be


12.06.14.–28.09.14. Survival Kit

Riga 2014 and Mons

2015 'Transmedia Café

In 2014, RIXC and Mons 2015 (Belgium) in

partnership with a number of other towns will

implement a large-scale project of cultural and social

collaboration. Within this program, a modular public

space, a system of new information, communication and

energy technologies in the form of a mobile container

will be produced. The containers to be placed around

Riga and in other partner towns will join into a global

communications system throwing bridges of inter-

connection among these places, and, for the length of

2014, establishing Riga as the center of this relational

system.

Riga 2014 and Mons

2015 'Transmedia Café'

The idea of the Riga 2014 and Mons 2015 project

‘Transmedia Café’ is the image of a modern,

multifunctional social space in the city characterized by

dynamism and self-sufficiency in terms of the energy it

needs. Container will be placed, in summer 2014, in the

Spīķeri quarter to serve as a place of meeting, realizing

social and cultural function. It will be moved to different

neighborhoods of Riga in order to draw attention of the

widest public possible to the social practices supported by

the new technologies. RIXC will implement this project

collaborating with its main partner ‘Technocité’ and Mons

2015 (Beligium) as well as other members of the network

from Grenoble – France, Canada, Australia, Liepāja

University in Latvia and others.

Visual art,

design, science,

participation of

the public

Performance,

presentation,

exhibition,

discussion /

lecture,

workshop

Children,

youth, adults

Spīķeru creative

quarter on Maskavas

street 8/1 Free rixc.lv/14




and Defeat'









vision.

Rienzi. Triumph and

Defeat



Music, theatre,


Latvian National




of BACH














The second program


of BACH'




church in Dubulti


announced










Autumn plain-air as part of the project ‘Meet Me in the

Museum!’ will invite everybody to discover their creative

potential, turn to creative activity or to return the paint-

brushes long since put away and to show their work aside

with productions of recognized Latvian naive genre artists.

Visual arts,

participation of


Children,

youth, adults

Floating galleries

'Noass' and

'Betanovuss' on AB

quay Free noass.lv

26


21.06.14. Riga Carnival Riga Festival










and guests. Music, dance, adventure!

Within the program of ‘Riga Festival,’ the ‘children of the

street’ who come from problematic family environments

and belong to groups of risk will be involved in creation of

a professional musical show. The aim of the program is

development of performance uniting the National

Symphony Orchestra of Latvia and about 100 children

aged 8 to 18 who attend the Day Centers in Riga. The

show will be directed by Norwegian director Sigrid Strøm

Reibo, choreographer and dance pedagogue Agris

Daņiļēvičs and Swedish conductor Christian Lindberg. Its

musical score will blend material from ‘Westside Story’,

‘Candide’ and ‘On the Town’ and other opuses by Leonard

Bernstein. Music, dance

Concert,

performance,

festival

Children,

youth, adults

The venue to be


21.06.2014. Riga Carnival Solstice Europe

Project Solstice Europe aims at re-discovery of still

persistent traditions of summer solstice celebrations in

Europe and to create impulse to their deeper

examination. The main trend of the event idea is to

establish cooperation with cultural bodies and

collectives of the towns in Europe, to perceive, both,

shared and diverging traditions, held in the continent, to

learn more about the rebirth culture and to offer an

interesting and original program of the event to the

audience, at the same time. Solstice Europe

Artists and collectives from many countries will participate

in the Solstice Europe program events aimed at reflecting

the variety and unity of European traditions of solstice

celebration. Quires and dance groups from Tartu, Rostock,

Hamburg, Veliky Novgorod, Tallinn, Kaunas, Norrköping,

Vilnius, and Bremen have already confirmed their

participation in this event to be accompanied also by a

solstice thoroughfare.

History,

tradition, music Event, concert

Children,

youth, adults

The Grand Forum of

Mežaparks


announced

21.06.14 Survival Kit Summer solstice

The shortest night of the year will light up in thousands

of bonfires inviting to experience the celebration as a

traditional ritual – with adorning of the year, making of

flower wreaths, making of Midsummer cheese, singing,

fare-well to the Sun by raising a bonfire on top of the

hill, dancing till the dawn and seeing the sun rise in the

morning. Summer solstice

Summer solstice in Sigulda will be celebrated together with

the folk-group ‘Senleja’. The Eve of grasses will be

hallowed in songs, the groups ‘Dandari’ and ‘Iļģi’ will

make your feet dance all night through. The evening will be

made more colorful by fire men Eduards and Audars

Klints, Indra Čekstere will teach you the language of the

flowers, woven into Midsummer night wreaths, the

traditions of cheese making will be passed over by wise

wives of More and rituals – led by folk-group ‘Silavoti’. Tradition Event

Children,

youth, adults

Turaida, on the hill of

Jānis Free www.marasloks.lv



of BACH














The third program


of BACH'

The third concert program of the project ‘Organ music in


Liepāja Trinity

cathedral


announced

22.06.14.–23.06.14. Riga Carnival

Mystery of Midsummer

Nights celebration 'Dance

the John's Night

Through!'

Drawing on the most ancient Latvian celebration

traditions, the Midsummer Night’s or John’s night’s

mystery is alive and contemporaneous ritual, affirmation

of nation’s vitality, realization of our deepest roots, an

authentic story, which, experienced by the guests of

Riga as European Capital of Culture will take them into

the circle of the celebration of light and the cyclic

experience of time. Conceptually, the performance will

tell the story of John’s night’s traditions in keeping with

the traditional ritual.

Mystery of Midsummer

Nights celebration

'Dance the John's Night

Through!'

Drawing on the most ancient Latvian celebration traditions,

the John’s night’s mystery is an alive and contemporaneous

ritual. The performance 'Dance the John's Night Through!'

will take place on the date of traditional Latvian

Midsummer Night’s celebration, involving several quires,

dance ensembles, brass orchestras, and folk groups, to

amount to estimated 4500 participants.

Music, dance,

tradition Concert

Children,

youth, adults

The Grand Forum of

Mežaparks


announced

27




of BACH














The third program


of BACH'




announced



of BACH














The third program


of BACH'




church in Dubulti


announced

30.06.14.-09.07.14. Survival Kit

XI International master

course for young

musicians ‘Baroque

today’

International group of young musicians and music

pedagogues will meet in nine day master classes in

Sigulda School of art ‘White Piano,’ combining

lectures, seminars, discussions, individual and group

classes (orchestra, quires, ensembles, dance), classes of

choice and concerts for the public.

XI International master

course for young

musicians ‘Baroque

today’

The year 2014 master course will join young musicians

from Europe and wider world to be taught by creatively

experienced pedagogues and outstanding masters of their

art from Latvia and abroad. The courses will invite

students of music from music colleges and academy,

pedagogues of musical education and more. A series of free

concerts of participants and pedagogues of this summer

course will be held in the Sigulda concert hall every night

in July 1-8 where musicians will meet in warm, informal

atmosphere to play and enjoy their evenings together in an

atmosphere conducive to establishing further creative

relationships.

Music, dance,

education

Concert,

performance,

presentation,

exhibition,

discussion /

lecture,

workshop, event Youth, adults

Sigulda School of

arts and concert hall Free www.baltaisfligelis.lv

01.07.14.–31.07.14. Road Map Riga self | portraits

Inhabitants of all the districts of Riga will participate in

the workshop led by international group of artists Vesa

Aaltonen (FI), Vincent Beeckman (BE), Eva Voutsaki

(GR) and Latvian photographers Iveta Vaivode,

Kaspars Goba and Andris Kozlovskis, aimed at creating

their self-portraits. In May 2014, project ‘Riga photo

month 2014. Urban Viewfinders’ will bring Argentinean

photographer Marcos Lopez to Riga, who will create

pop-Latino style portraits in its neighborhoods. Riga self | portraits

The exhibition ‘Riga self | portraits’ will offer a view of the

self-portraits and portraits of the public of Riga

neighborhoods taking a contemporary look at the town and

its diversity. The self-portraits of our neighbors will be

produced in creative workshops held by Latvian and

foreign artists, bringing together the series of faces from

Bolderāja, Āgenskalns and Ķengarags districts along with

Argentinean artist Marcos Lopez’s portraits, made in the

vivid style of pop-Latino. During the exhibition, part of the

best portraits and self-portraits will step out into the

cityscape to generate more accompanying events –

presentations with activities of pop-up self-portraits.

Visual art,

photography,

participation of

the public

Exhibition,

event

Children,

youth, adults

The venue to be

announced Free issp.lv

28



500 years of the Book

1514-2014

Project ‘500 years of the Book 1514-2014’ aims at

creating interactive, modern, and informatively rich

exhibition centering on year 1514, when the explosion

of printing was registered and new habits of reading

came to be established. The books will take audience

into an exiting journey to 500 years distant past when

Erasmus of Rotterdam, Martin Luther, Leonardo,

Rafael, Michelangelo, Titian, Durer and other great men

lived, outstanding monarchs reigned, the world heard

about a continent of America, for the first time, and the

Renaissance saw its heyday.

Exhibition '500 years of

the Book 1514-2014' and

the cycle of lectures

given by leading literary

and cultural figures

Exhibition ‘500 years of the Book 1514-2014’ is intended

to coincide with academic readings ‘The Content of XXI

Century’ given by the world re-known literary and cultural

figures. Unique editions held in European libraries will

complement inter-active presentation methods to enhance

gaining not only a maximally wide view on publishing, but

history, geography, politics, religion, art, music 500 years

ago. The exhibition will offer experience of Renaissance

music, unique art work of such outstanding artists as

Albrecht Durer, and every month of the exhibition will be

dedicated to lectures where prominent thinkers – such as

Umberto Eco – will lecture on the significance of reading

and culture in individual and social life.

Music,

literature, visual

art, science,

education,

multimedia,

tradition

Presentation,

exhibition,

conference

Children,

youth, adults

National Library of

Latvia Free lnb.lv











concerts, lectures and thematic discussions. Exhibition 'The Present'

Exhibition The Present as par of the project ‘En-rooters’

will tell a story of inter-generational solidarity and how it is

to be senior citizen in Riga and age, without losing activity

– titled Seniors talk and remain industrious! – to be

complemented by other public-oriented features of the

program such as discussions, concerts, and workshops.

Education,

participation of

the public,

tradition Exhibition Youth, adults Esplanade Free


Cycle of concerts ‘Born in Riga’ highlights Riga as a

uniting ground for many of contemporary stars of the

classical music, a place where these artists have begun

their musical careers, a place to give numerous excellent

musicians to Europe and wider world.

Concert of Gidon Kremer

and 'Kremerata Baltica'

Gidon Kremer and ‘Kremerata Baltica’ will give concert of

the Culture Hall ‘Ziemeļblāzma’ reproduced on video

screens in the surrounding park. The event is inspired by

the idea of bringing the forms of high art out of the

confines of the Old Town and to redraw the geographical

borders of musical Riga. Music Concert, event

Children,

youth, adults

Culture Hall

'Ziemeļblāzma' and

adjacent park bilesuparadize.lv kremeratabaltica.lv


Cycle of concerts ‘Born in Riga’ highlights Riga as a

uniting ground for many of contemporary stars of the

classical music, a place where these artists have begun

their musical careers, a place to give numerous excellent

musicians to Europe and wider world.

Film evening 'Gidon's

Riga' in film theatre

'Splendid Palace'

Program of the project ‘Born in Riga’ will feature a

cinematic evening ‘Gidon’s Riga,’ in the cinema ‘Splendid

Palace,’ reflecting the life and career of Gidon Kremer in

feature and documentary films; the program will focus the

famous musician in his work with ‘Kremerata Baltica,’ as

interpret of the role of Paganini and in other artistic feats. Music, cinema

Concert,

discussion /

lecture, action,

event

Children,

youth, adults Splendid Palace' Splendid Palace' kremeratabaltica.lv

03.07.14.-06.07.14. Amber Vein

XI 'Kremerata Baltica'

festival

XI ‘Kremerata Baltica’ festival is based on the analogy

of amber: the greatest of our treasures are skills

developed by people through the ages, excellence in

music, created in this land and known around the world.

‘Kremerata Baltica’ festivals are annual events aimed at

crystallizing the experience and creative contacts

established in festivals and to present the best

achievements to the guests of Riga 2014 – European

Capital of Culture.

XI 'Kremerata Baltica'

festival

Participants of XI ‘Kremerata Baltica’ festival will be the

orchestra ‘Kremerata Baltica’ conducted by Gidon Kremer

joined by other outstanding musicians from Latvia and

abroad. Music Concert, festival Adults

Concert hall 'Baltais

flīģelis'

bilesuparadize.lv,

"Baltais flīģelis" www.kremeratabaltica.lv



‘Skan II’






sound.


‘Skan II’











Music, visual

art

Performance,

exhibition

Children,

youth, adults


quarter, Botanical

Garden of Latvia

University and

venues in Riga


29



Voices from the dark or

Žanis Lipke's squaring of

the circle

Realizing the project ‘Voices from the dark or Žanis

Lipke's squaring of the circle,’ composer Arturs

Maskats will create a new opus – dedication ‘Žanis and

Johanna’ to be interpreted by chamber orchestra

‘Kremerata Baltica,’ conducted by Gidon Kremer. The

program of the project also includes presentation of the

book for children aged 8 to 15 – an adventure story with

a twelve year old boy in the center ‘Boy with a Dog. A

Story of a Secret Well-kept’.

Love. Opus ‘Žanis and

Johanna’

The premier of the opus ‘Žanis and Johanna’ composed by

Arturs Maskats and interpreted by Gidon Kremer’s

chamber orchestra ‘Kremerata Baltica.’ Set designer and

director Reinis Suhanovs. Žanis and Johanna Lipke not

only gave an outstanding example of human value, but also

kept their love alive in the trying turns of their fate till the

final day of their lives… Music Concert Adults The Big Guildhall


announced lipke.lv

05.07.2014. Freedom Street Reunion of military bands

Celebrating the 10th

anniversary of Latvia as full-

fledged EU member state, Riga will invite numerous

military orchestras from all around Europe to

participate in a colorful parade and several concerts.

The reunion of military orchestras featuring a march

through the town, will symbolize basic values of

individuality within unit shared by the EU member

states.

Reunion of European

military bands

A march-parade through the Old Town of Riga and the

first concert of the celebration on the Dome Square will

open the Military Orchestra Reunion program. The date of

the event may change. Music

Concert,

performance,

event Youth, adults

Old City, Dome

square Free riga2014.org

06.07.2014. Freedom Street Reunion of military bands

Celebrating the 10th

anniversary of Latvia as full-

fledged EU member state, Riga will invite numerous

military orchestras from all around Europe to

participate in a colorful parade and several concerts.

The reunion of military orchestras featuring a march

through the town, will symbolize basic values of

individuality within unit shared by the EU member

states.

Reunion of military

bands

A range of guest concerts outside Riga is planned to be

part of Reunion of European military bands, and the whole

event will conclude with gala concert and orchestral defile

program in Riga ‘Skonto’ Stadium. The main participants

are the Central band of the Royal Air Force, the Aviation

Band of Spain and others. The date of the event may be

subject to change. Music

Concert,

performance,

event Youth, adults

Riga ‘Skonto’

Stadium and other

towns in Latvia Free riga2014.org


The cycle of concerts ‘Born in Riga’ highlights Riga as

connecting place – the unifying ground for the

contemporary great stars in the musical world, the place

where these outstanding artists have made their first

steps in music, the place, which has given so many

wonderful musicians to more than Europe alone. Born in Riga

The idea of this event is to unite a great constellation of the

stars of world music, born in Riga, to perform on the

natural stage presented by the square of the National

Opera. Music

Concert,

TV/radio Adults The Square of LNO Free



of BACH














The fourth program


of BACH'

The fourth concert program of the project ‘Organ music in


Liepāja Trinity

cathedral


announced

09.07.14.–19.07.14.

Without thematic

division World Choir Games

The World Choir Games is the largest international

quire singing event on the planet and, not without

reason, is known as the quire singing Games. The next

such event will take place in Riga as part of the program

of Riga – the European Capital of Culture. Ten years

ago, the board of the world quire Games was joined by

maestro Imants Kokars who has devoted great efforts to

bringing event of this cope to Latvia, which is known as

one of the quire singing giants. From 2008, his work

was taken over by conductor Romāns Vanags. 8th World Choir Games

The idea of the World Choir Games is to promote

understanding amongst nations and world peace, uniting

people from every corner of the planet in a friendly contest.

In July 2014, Riga will host about 20 000 singers from all

around the world and see quire music to take over its

biggest concert halls and venues. A grand international

range of choirs will make Riga a capital of choir music for

the duration of the Games.

Music,

education,

participation of

the piublic

Concert,

performance,

workshop,

festival, event

Children,

youth, adults

The venues to be

announced


announced riga2014.org

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09.07.2014. Riga Carnival Early Music Festival

The Early Music festival will take the modern audience

back into Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque musical

atmospheres. The concerts of the festival will bring

listeners to the churches and concert halls in the Old

Town of Riga, but its central feature will be the

program in the exquisite Baroque castle of Rundāle.

This festival brings numerous early music from Europe

and other continents to Latvia every year. Particular

attention will be paid to composers who have lived and

worked in historic Riga. The Prodigal Son

In the week of Early Music Festival, a concert-performance

‘The Prodigal Son’ will be presented to the audience as an

attempt to restore and offer experience of the year 1527

tale by Burkhart Valdys to the audience. The former vocal

group Cosmos and group of ancient dance ‘Ballare’

collaborating with actors and renaissance music ensemble,

directed by Varis Klausītājs, will bring this idea to

realization. The date of the event may be subject to change. Music

Concert,

performance,

festival

Children,

youth, adults The Spīķeri courtyard bilesuparadize.lv smf.lv











worked in historic Riga.

Concerts of Baroque

ensemble 'Barosica'

The Early Music Festival will offer concerts of Baroque

music presenting a new Latvian early music ensemble

‘Barosica’ – voice – mezzo soprano Ieva Parša, violin –

Agnese Kanniņa-Liepiņa, harpsichord – Ieva Saliete, and

contrabass – Jānis Stafeckis. The date of the event may be

subject to change. Music Concert, festival Youth, adults

The venue to be

announced bilesuparadize.lv smf.lv











worked in historic Riga.

Music in Riga

1570–1800

The Early Music Festival introduces concert program

‘Music in Riga 1570-1800’ to feature compositions played

in the churches and concert halls of Riga in the 16th

to 19th

century – G. M. Telemann, J. W. Meder, and F. A.

Feihtner. Performers – Sergejs Jēgers, countertenor,

Kristīne Adamaite, organ, Agnese Kanniņa-Liepiņa,

baroque violin, Kristīne Stumbure, Travers flute, Danuta

Ločmele, baroque cello, the Boys’ Quire of Riga Dome

cathedral, conducted by Mārtiņš Klišāns, baroque quire

Collegium Choro Musici Riga, and baroque orchestra

Collegium Musicum Riga, conducted by Māris Kupčs. The

date of the event may be subject to change. Music Concert, festival Youth, adults

The venue to be

announced bilesuparadize.lv smf.lv


Botanical Garden of the

University of Latvia - the

green heart of Riga

The project for the UL Botanical Garden is a corpus of

exhibitions, seminars, work-shops, concerts and other

cultural and educational events to acquaint the viewer

with the garden culture and richness of flora, to promote

understanding of biological diversity, complemented by

enjoyment of art – photography, sculpture, the art-work

of florists, poetry, music etc. – inspired by gardens and

nature, inviting the participation of everybody who is

open to creativity and learning.

The Ball of Flowers Riga

2014

The Ball of Flowers is the largest, the most diverse and the

most widely attended flower show in Latvia and the Baltic

states. This traditionally held event holds sway as the

highlight of the year for many inhabitants and guests of the

capital – for everyone interested in flowers and decorative

flora, everyone who values well-kept environment,

luscious gardens and enjoys the beauty of flowers.

Concerts of the artists of UL and other participants will

beautifully accompany the wonder of blossoming.

Music, visual

arts, design,

photography,

history, science,

tradition

Concert, object

in the city

environment,

creative work-

shop, action,

event

Children,

youth, adults

Botanical Garden of

the University of

Latvia


announced











worked in historic Riga. Gregorian chant

One of the Early Music Festival events will be the concert

of Gregorian chant, presented by the only professional

interprets of this genre of music in Latvia – vocal ensemble

Schola Cantorum Riga and countertenor Sergejs Jēgers.

The date of the event may be subject to change. Music Concert, festival Youth, adults Riga Dome bilesuparadize.lv smf.lv

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The fourth program


of BACH'




announced











worked in historic Riga. Orlando Furioso

The Early Music Festival will invite the public the first

night performance of ‘Orlando Furioso’ – the lost opera by

Antonio Vivaldi, which came to be unearthed in 2012.

Created in 1727 and not found until 270 years after the

death of its author, the opera will be performed by the

Radio Quire Latvia and baroque orchestra and ensemble

‘Collegium 1704’ from the Czech Republic. The date of

the event may be subject to change. Music

Concert,

performance,

festival Youth, adults

Riga and the Castle

of Rundāle bilesuparadize.lv smf.lv



of BACH














The fourth program


of BACH'




church in Dubulti


announced


Symphonic journey with

St. Petersburg Mariinsky

Theatre

Gala concert of St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre will be

held at Latvian National Opera.

St. Petersburg Mariinsky

Theatre gala concert

At gala concert of St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre, the

first symphonic part will be dedicated to works composed

by world classical and contemporary authors

(Tchaikovsky, Shchedrin, Wagner, Verdi), but several

subjects from famous opera performances (Verdi,

Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Puccini) will be performed by artists

from Mariinsky Theatre. Also The Symphony Orchestra of

St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre conducted by Valery

Gergiev will take part. The date of the event may be

subject to change. Music Concert Youth, adults

Latvian National

Opera bilesuparadize.lv artforte.lv



of BACH














The fifth program 'Organ

music in the sign of

BACH'

The fifth concert program of the project ‘Organ music in


Liepāja Trinity

cathedral


announced

32


20.07.14.-17.08.14. Road Map

Dance Goes Out Into

Town










Dance Goes Out Into

Town

Austrian choreographer Willy Dorner will visit Riga and

work with 10-12 choreographers and dancers from Latvia,

developing performances in one of Riga’s neighborhoods

(which will be announced). The creative process as well as

performances will predominantly take place in the

cityscape, fusing with the everyday life of the neighborhood

and allowing the locals and by-passers to become observers

of creation of art work.

Dance,

education

Performance,

event

Children,

youth, adults

The venue to be


21.07.14.–03.08.14. Riga Carnival The Ladies' Paradise

Project ‘ten Movements of Fashion and Fashion on the

Stage’ reflects the history of fashion in Europe in the

period between years 1900 and 2000, popularly

introducing the most prominent brand names in fashion

and the social and cultural history of the continent in

this period. The set design of the project uses staged

frames of film archive material. The Ladies' Paradise

The Ladies’ Paradise will be five performances reflecting

two decades in fashion, starting from year 1900. The aim

of the project is to employ the genre of entertaining

performance in order to foreground a phenomenon as wide

as European fashion. Well-known fashion designers will

participate in the performance created and produced by

Ilona Brūvere, consulted, for style, Natālija Jansone.

Music, theatre,

dance, cinema,

literature, visual

art,

photography,

history,

education,

multimedia Show Youth, adults

The venue to be

announced


announced ilonabruvere.com



of BACH
















BACH'




announced


Events of ‘Be Here’ in the

festival of introvert art

‘Ad lucem’

‘Be Here’ is a range of the programs within the festival

of introvert art ‘Ad lucem’ specially dedicated to ‘Riga

2014’. They are a whole night event on Esplanade

‘Sunrise in town,’ readings ‘Lord of the Horizons’

participated by prominent experts of oriental music and

featuring interpretation of Koran by translator and poet

Uldis Bērziņš, as well as already legendary ‘Night

Meditation,’ made unforgettable by improvisations of

British cello player Matthew Barley. Your center is

where you are even in the humdrum of the city. Stop

and listen to the quiet heart beat of Riga, sense its

particular spiritual radiance and be present! Sunrise in the City

The festival of introvert art ‘Ad lucem’ will feature a whole

night program ‘Sunrise in the City,’ inviting presence on

the Esplanade shared with particular musicians, in order to

discover a unique, spiritual beat in the rhythm of breath of

the city. In an inviting tent set with cushions, the audience

of this event will be stirred into meditative vibrations of

introvert music and find a fresh sense of sunrise in the

urban heart of Riga. Be here! Music

Concert,

festival, event Youth, adults Esplanade bilesuserviss.lv adlucem.info



of BACH
















BACH'




church in Dubulti


announced

33





‘Ad lucem’



2014’. The program ‘Sunrise in town,’ invites you to

Esplanade to share a beautifully cushioned night entirely

devoted to the meditative vibes of introvert music, to

hear your own heartbeat, in an unhurried experience of

the town embraced by night, and to discover its spiritual

dimension. Let us see sunrise in the very heart of Riga! Lord of Horizons

‘Lord of Horizons’ will be one of the highlights of the

festival of introvert art ‘Ad lucem.’ Its source was found

in the personality of the 17th

century translator, teacher and

composer Uli Afki whose outstanding life on the crossroads

of Eastern and Western cultures affirms the main value in

all times – humanism. Music performed by ensemble of

oriental music ‘Sarband’ will enliven this event. Artistic

director of this group Vladimir Ivanoff

(Bulgaria/Germany) is a prominent musicologist, specialist

of leute, baroque and oriental music. The theme of the

concert is inter-relation of Oriental and Western music,

reflection of Christianity and Islam in its scores, integrating

readings of Koran by poet and translator Uldis Bērziņš. Music, literature

Concert,


National Library of

Latvia bilesuserviss.lv adlucem.info



‘Skan II’






sound.


‘Skan II’











Music, visual

art

Performance,

exhibition

Children,

youth, adults


quarter, Botanical

Garden of Latvia

University and

venues in Riga


01.08.14.–03.08.14. Amber Vein

The Amber Road

Towards Future of Latvia

in the World

Project involves generation and analysis of information,

scientific research, publishing of a book, guided by the

theme – The Amber Road Towards Future of Latvia in

the World. It will be the first such publication, focusing

on history of emergence Baltic amber, the processes of

its diagenesis by time, its role in human existence from

its tribal history to the present day. The edition will also

include the review of scientific research on amber and

descriptions of innovative products in the segment of its

appropriation.

The Amber Road

Towards Future of

Latvia in the World' -

book presentation

The significance of the book 'The Amber Road Towards

Future of Latvia in the World' lies in the provided

opportunity to step out of the usual hurried rhythm of life

and to approach amber from a different angle. The scientist

from Latvia Inga Ļašenko, who has dedicate years of

research to amber, wishes to present her vision of amber to

wider part of society, and the book and research will be her

independent work. Literature Presentation Youth, adults

The venue to be

announced Free jlutechnologies.lv

01.08.14.-03.08.14 Amber Vein

Sigulda International

Opera festival

Sigulda Opera fete is a unique musical event, when the

open-air concert hall in the Sigulda castle complex

comes more alive than ever. The audience is offered

premiere of concert-staging of a world class musical

piece interpreted by prominent artists, concerts chamber

music, sacral music and an impressive gala. To open the

world of opera music to the young audience, it is

already the fifth Sigulda Opera fete when performance

for children finds its place in its program.

Sigulda International

Opera festival

The hallmark of Sigulda Opera fete is opera chosen by the

organizer, which is adapted to be performed in the open.

The event comes to be realized as a project. Artistic team

gets assembled and original staging of opera is born in a

short period of work guaranteeing excellent quality and

artistic surprises. The aim of this entrepreneurship is

introduction of the most outstanding world artists of opera

and demonstration of the talent of soloists, conductors,

orchestras and quires working in Latvia. Music Festival

Children,

youth, adults

Sigulda castle open-

air concert hall bilesuparadize.lv www.opersvetki.lv

01.08.14.–30.09.14. Road Map Riga Films

„Riga Films” project is an event of „Riga – European

Capital of Culture” with the main aim to bring together

film professionals and school children in order to tell

stories about Riga suburbs. Children will be able to

learn filming basics with the help of professionals

during the workshop. Therefore, newly-made films will

be screened together with the best films about Riga from

the early years in 2014 when Riga becomes The

European Capital of Culture.

Screenings of the best

films and closing event of

the 'Riga Films'

Creative workshops of „Riga Films” will be curated in

Riga schools from October, 2013, until May, 2014. 240

children will shoot 48 short films about Riga during those

12 workshops. Such film professionals as Ilona Brūvere,

Ivars Zviedris, Dainis Kļava, Mārtiņš Grauds, Dzintars

Dreibergs will lead the workshops, but open-air public film

screenings will be offered in August and September, 2014,

together with the best Riga film selection from modern and

early days. On 30 September, the best film directors will

receive rewards at „Splendid Palace”. Cinema

Event,


Film theatre 'Splendid

Palace' Free www.rigaskino.lv

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‘Ad lucem’



2014’. They are a whole night event on Esplanade

‘Sunrise in town,’ readings ‘Lord of the Horizons’

participated by prominent experts of oriental music and

featuring interpretation of Koran by translator and poet

Uldis Bērziņš, as well as already legendary ‘Night

Meditation,’ made unforgettable by improvisations of

British cello player Matthew Barley. Your center is

where you are even in the humdrum of the city. Stop

and listen to the quiet heart beat of Riga, sense its

particular spiritual radiance and be present! The Night Meditation

Concert ‘The Night Meditation’ will be part of the festival

program of introvert art ‘Ad lucem.’ This unique tradition

was established by the outstanding British cello musician

Matthew Barley, who is known for his creativity, daring,

openness to unbeaten ideas, and disregard of geographical,

social, and style-related limits. In an eight hour meditation,

the audience will follow improvisation, diving deep into

orchestral timbres of acoustic and electrical cello,

remaining seated, lying down on cushions, blankets or

sleeping bags – falling asleep, waking up, and entering a

dimension of perception eluding us in the everyday. Be

with us! Music

Concert,


Culture Hall

'Ziemeļblāzma' bilesuserviss.lv adlucem.info



of BACH














The sixth program


of BACH'

Thes sixth concert program of the project ‘Organ music in


Liepāja Trinity

cathedral


announced

03.08.2014. Road Map The Milk festival

Interest generates energy. This simple truth took the

organizers out into the café courtyard in order to learn

what a festival is, three years ago. As it turns out, the

answers to this are many, bet, fundamentally, The Milk

festival is a summer Sunday spent with in company of

close friends, listening to good music, enjoying fine food

and different kind of attractions, surrounded by

laughter. In 2014, as part of ‘Riga2014’ events, this

event will expand into Vecmīlgrāvis and Lucavsala

districts. The Milk festival

Daugava washes around a number of islands, to which the

inhabitants of Riga are never taken in their everyday

routes. The Milk festival in Lucavsala will reveal the

charm of this island, demonstrating how clean and open to

romantics, photographers and just people thirsty for new

urban experiences it is. In essence, this festival will be a

beautiful Sunday, spent amidst Daugava waters from 12 in

the afternoon till 23 at night. The main stage of the event

will be given to local and guest musicians, while its active

zone will be occupied by street artists, performances,

circus, attractions, a small fare, artisan workshops, offer

the services of hair-dresser and masseur and get advised on

cooking. A separate theatre stage will also be open, while

children will be entertained by drawing, pottery and sound

creating activities etc. Wine, more temperate music and

conversation will reign in the quieter zone of the event.

Music, theatre,

dance, cinema,

visual art,

photography,

science, sports,

participation of

the public, street

art

Concert,

performance,

presentation,

object in the city

environment,

festival, event

Children,

youth, adults

The renovated park

of Lucavsala Free piens.nu











concerts, lectures and thematic discussions. Exhibition 'The Future'

Exhibition Future will open as a sequence in the project

‘En-rooters’ offering a view of innovative and surprising

local and foreign objects of art and designing of the city

environment and adjustment to needs of different groups of

inhabitants, also inviting the public to discussions,

concerts, workshops etc.

Design,

architecture,

science,

education,

participation of

the public Exhibition Youth, adults Esplanade Free

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06.08.14.–28.09.14. Amber Vein The Epoch of Amber

A national treasure, praised and belittled in our esteem

by turns, amber is considered to be a symbol of Latvian

nation. This exhibition aims to explore the changes in

how amber has been viewed in Latvia from early 20th

century till present day, approaching it, diversely, as an

object of art, decorative and design element, souvenir,

subject of scientific research, phenomenon to give birth

to a personal name and the like. The Epoch of Amber

Exhibition ‘The Epoch of Amber’ is a cultural

anthropological study of the phenomenon of amber in the

art, culture and cycles of the social of a single nation,

attempting to answer the question – what do we know

about amber? The author of the idea is head of department

of MDAD Inese Baranovsja. In partnership with other

museums in Latvia, the project of the exhibition is created

by the specialists of MDAD. Artists Ingrīda Zābere, Izolde

Cēsniece, Gints Gabrāns, Monika Pormale, Rūdolfs Bekičs

and others will be invited to participate in the project.

Music, cinema,

literature, visual

art, design,

photography,

history, science,

multimedia,


Children,

youth, adults

Museum of

Deciorative Arts and

Design, Skārņu street

10/20 lnmm.lv lnmm.lv



of BACH














The sixth program


of BACH'

The sixth concert program of the project ‘Organ music in



announced

08.08.2014. Riga Carnival The Years of Wandering

‘The Years of Wandering’ highlight Riga as a cultural

crossroads of Europe. Many luminaries – thinkers,

musicians, singers – have met here. The project is

inspired by Franz Liszt’s fantasy ‘Wanderer’ – both, a

geographical and spiritual journey. Compositions joined

by this theme as well as newly commissioned work will

be presented in this cycle of concerts. Year 2014 will

bring together in Jūrmala the classics of musical

repertoire and re-known musicians, whose origins are

found in Riga and Latvia. The Years of Wandering

The range of ‘The Years of Wandering’ themes is varied

and will invite creative approach of the public. The

participants of these concerts are ‘Kremerata Baltica,’

Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Ksenija Sidorova

(accordion), Gidon Kremer (violin), Elīna Bukša (violin),

Ramon Jaffe (cello), Inga Kalna (soprano), Egil Siliņš

(bass), Andrey Osokin (piano), and others.

Music,

education Concert Youth, adults

Dzintari Concert Hall

in Jūrmala hbf.lv hbf.lv

08.08.14.–09.08.14. Survival Kit

Artisan workshops 'The

Bridge'

The idea of the project is organization of artisan

workshops, in order to understand the range of their

representation in Latvia and offer a creative and

authentic space, in which to meet and perform in their

authentic environment, which is open for public

attendance. Based on the historic experience and skills,

the potential artisans will be incented to create new,

modern products, and the project will conclude with a

wide and diverse exhibition of the products of

contemporary artisanship.

Exhibition of the produce

of artisan workshops

Exhibition of the produce of artisan workshops 'The

Bridge' held in May 2014

Design,

education,

participation of

the public,

tradition

Exhibition,

workshop, event

Children,

youth, adults

The Ethnographic

Open-Air Museum of

Latvia

The Ethnographic

Open-Air Museum of

Latvia brivdabasmuzejs.lv

08.08.14.–10.08.14. Riga Carnival RE RE Rīga!

Street Art and World Music Festival "RE RE Rīga!"

will bring together more than 20 artist collectives: more

than 100 participants from 12 countries. Riga city

environment will be fulfilled with exciting new circus

shows, world music, dance and street art. Professional

emerging artists will take part at the festival gaining fast

popularity around the world. RE RE Rīga!

The aim of the festival is to bring excellent music and art

into spaces available to every citizen and guest of Riga.

Music, dance,

visual art, street

art

Concert, show,

object in the city

environment,

festival

Children,

youth, adults

AB quay, squares,

streets, parks, and

courtyards of Riga Free

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09.08.14 Survival Kit The Natural concert hall

The ‘Natural concert hall’ of art and science is

symbiosis of nature, music, science, video art and

dramaturgy, actualizing and strengthening inter-relation

of man and nature. Its audience will be able to take

hikes, join research laboratories and workshops, to

become participants of performance of nature, music

and video art. As the contemporary of the sandstone

rock, which walls in the Gauja ancient valley, the hero

of the Natural concert hall is armor fish.

The Natural concert hall

'Armour Fish'

The event Natural concert hall ‘Armour fish’ will be two

part fete consisting of research laboratories and workshops

as well as – performance of music, light and projections.

The scientific part of the project will be presented by

Latvian Association of Entomologists, The Nature

Protection Board, University of Latvia, Museum of

Natural History, Latvian Association of Ornithology and

researchers of bats. The concert will be given by Ingus

Ulmanis, Andris Sējāns, Valdis Muktupāvels, Aigars

Voitišķis, Kaspars Tobis, and Anrijs Grinbergs as well as

sound producer Gatis Zaķis and invited musicians of

different styles. The aim is to break boundaries between

science and culture, explaining the values of nature

innovatively and attractively, and to educate the public

about these issues.

Music, science,

education,

multimedia

Performance,

workshop

Children,

youth, adults

Sigulda, Gauja

ancient valley at

Gūtmaņala Free dabaskoncerts.lv



of BACH














The sixth program


of BACH'

The sixth concert program of the project ‘Organ music in



church in Dubulti


announced



Rainis and Aspasia













Rainis and Aspasia











Discussion /

lecture, festival,


12.08.14.–12.09.14. Freedom Street

Cafe Spleen or August

1914

Action ‘Cafe Spleen or August 1914’ will feature the

figures of Latvian poet Jānis Akurāters and his

contemporaries revealing how year 1914 urged

development of the idea of Latvia as an independent

state and how the war changed the way of thinking.

Recordings of Akuraters, Skalbe, and Virza’s poetry

and songs composed with their lyrics as well as lectures,

discussions and a range of other events will be offered

to the audience within this program.

Cafe Spleen or August

1914

The ‘Cafe Spleen or August 1914’ aims to examine how

war laid basis for freedom and changed the way humans

thought or, in other words, created the modern man. ‘Cafe

Spleen or August 1914’ consists of action space as an

exhibition, a vocally instrumental oratorio with Akurāters,

Skalbe and Virza’s lyricis and inter-actional sessions:

-‘The Riflemen Theatre in the Black cabinet”

-‘My grand-father, my great-grand-father, my great-great-

grandfather – rifleman or the tales of the unmentioned’

-‘Two little doves…’

-‘The Field of Death’ – poetry of G. Trakl and story

‘Death’ by Jānis Akurāters

-‘My letter to another generation’

-reading of novel ‘Fiery Flowers’ by Jānis Akurāters.

Music, theatre,

literature,

multimedia

Performance,

exhibition,

action, event Youth, adults

Jānis Akurāters

Museum on Vācieša

street 6a and its

surroundings


announced

37




of BACH














The seventh program


of BACH'

The seventh concert program of the project ‘Organ music

in the sign of BACH’ to be presented. Music, history Concert, festival Youth, adults

Liepāja Trinity

cathedral


announced

18.08.14.–31.08.14. Road Map

The festival of urban art

'Urban Storytelling''

The festival of urban art ‘Urban Storytelling’ is a

project of contemporary art integrating the art processes

into urban environment, including its outskirts, degraded

or ‘wasted’ cultural space, the sleeping districts.

Program and forms of artistic expression in every of

these locations is dictated by its individual history and

the present outlook. By means of music, visual art,

spoken word and sound, the festival ‘Urban

Storytelling’ foregrounds the tradition of storytelling in

modern urban environment. The figures, main

characters and co-authors of stories to be told are the

neighborhood people as well as their surroundings,

architecture and cultural history of their environment

allowing for re-discovery of the ‘place’ in experience

offered by the festival. Urban Storytelling

The festival of urban art ‘Urban Storytelling’ will offer a

cultural program integrated in the town environment with

events taking place in different districts of Riga. Each of

them has its own, distinct urban and human heart, space

and center to concentrate the life of the neighborhood in it,

and, around this center, the main activities of the festival

will concentrate. In Purvciems, the festival will draw

viewers to Mēbeļu nams shopping spot, in Zolitūde – to a

12-story building in one of the inner courtyards, in

Sarkandaugava – to the open park of the Psycho-

neurological Clinic, while in Grīziņkalns, this center is

established in the region of Vārnu and Zvaigžņu streets.

Music, visual

art, literature

Festival,

concert,


Purvciems, Zolitūde,

Sarkandaugava and

Grīziņkalns districts

in Riga Free



Rainis and Aspasia













Rainis and Aspasia











Discussion /

lecture, festival,



Waiting for...'









art.


residencies of

international arts












Music, cinema,

literature, visual

art, design,

architecture,

photography,

history, science,

education,

multimedia,

tradition

Performance,

exhibition,

discussion /

lecture,

conference,

workshop,

action, event

Children,

youth, adults

The venue to be


22.08.14.–26.10.14. Freedom Street

Gustavs Klucis

(1895–1938). Anatomy

of an Experiment

‘Gustavs Klucis (1895–1938). Anatomy of an

Experiment’ will be the largest exhibition of work of

this world famous constructivist in Latvia so far,

representing more than 200 items of LNMA and other

museums in Europe. In a fully fleshed story of Gustavs

Klucis’ life and art, the fate of Latvians who remained

in Russia in the years of WWI; the exhibition will pose

the questions regarding the possibility of choosing the

sides for the individual in times of historic change and –

what side does art remain on in collisions, when the

power that be includes it in its arsenal?

Gustavs Klucis

(1895–1938). Anatomy

of an Experiment

Exhibition of the National Museum of Art and partnering

institutions ‘Gustavs Klucis (1895–1938) Anatomy of an

Experiment’ will be open for viewing for two months. It

will offer an in-depth focus on life and art of the

outstanding Latvian artist Gustavs Klucis.

Visual art,

photography,

history Exhition

Children,

youth, adults

Exhibition Hall

'Arsenāls' lnmm.lv lnmm.lv

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of BACH














The seventh program


of BACH'


in the sign of BACH’ to be presented. Music, history Concert, festival Youth, adults


church in Dubulti


announced



Rainis and Aspasia













Rainis and Aspasia











Discussion /

lecture, festival,


28.08.14.-24.09.14. Road Map

Dance Goes Out Into

Town










Dance Goes Out Into

Town

Hollandaise artist Lotte van den Berg will visit Riga and

work with 10-12 choreographers and dancers from Latvia,

developing performances in one of Riga’s neighborhoods

(which will be announced). The creative process as well as

performances will predominantly take place in the

cityscape, fusing with the everyday life of the neighborhood

and allowing the locals and by-passers to become observers

of creation of art work. Theatre, dance

Performance,

workshop, event

Children,

youth, adults

The venue to be




of BACH














The seventh program


of BACH'


in the sign of BACH’ to be presented. Music, history Concert, festival Youth, adults Riga Dome cathedral


announced

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30.08.2014. Road Map

The Ancient bonfire night

action

The nations living around the Baltic Sea have always

revered their ‘big water’ – the symbol of prosperity or

just daily bread as well as the tales of far-away

countries and visits of friends and strangers alike.

Today the concern about its pollution is also added to

this range of meanings. What can we do to help the

Baltic Sea? Brining further the initiatives of two former

European Capitals of Culture Turku 2011, Finland, and

Tallinn 2011, Estonia, Riga 2014 invites every

inhabitant of the Baltic Sea region to join the chain of

the bonfires, which are to light along the seashore no

only to symbolize the unity between of the coastal

‘tribes’, but also to realize more fully our inseparable

relation to the fate of the Baltic Sea.

The Ancient bonfire

night action

The foundation ‘Riga 2014’ invites all the coastal

inhabitants of Latvia to light up the bonfires like one to be

born on the Vakarbuļļi beach. This action should draw

attention to the quality of environment and the saving of

resources for the future generations. Artists representing

various kinds of art and scientists are invited to join the

public in this initiative.

Music,

education,

tradition

Discussion /

lecture, event

Children,

youth, adults Vakarbuļļi beach Free riga2014.org

01.09.2014. Survival Kit En-rooters










concerts, lectures and thematic discussions. The Harvest festival

The project ‘En-rooters’ will feature a Harvest festival,

which will conclude its program.

Design,

participation of

the public Event

Children,

youth, adults

The venue to be

announced Free

01.09.2014. Road Map The Power Jab

Project envisages a synthesis of artistic and educational

interests, inviting artists to create place-specific works

in several Riga secondary schools. The choice of these

participants will be limited by geographical

appurtenance to the region of the Baltic Sea states – the

commonwealth rink of Riga. Presence of artistic

produce realized in lasting forms of material will help to

create qualitative, personality-formative aesthetic

environment in the schools and widen the cultural

horizons of the learners.

Opening of the project

Power Jab

Several schools in Riga will host the creation and, later,

provide space for representation of place-specific artistic

works, created for their environment. Opening of

exhibitions will be a festive event, attended by guests of

these schools and their collectives alike.

Visual art,

education

Presenation,

object in the city

environment,

event

Children,

youth

Several schools in

Riga Free

01.09.14.-30.09.14. Survival Kit Stars of Design

Stars of Design will explain the view on the process,

achievements and novelties of design in Latvia and

abroad. The event will combine from two international

exhibitions and series of seminars and workshops. The Hidden Heroes

Exposition of Vitra Design Museum ‘The Hidden Heroes’

will open the view of the audience on wider context of

cultural and industrial development presenting 36 classical

objects of everyday use against the background of their

emergence and conceptual and economic significance even

today.

Design, history,

education

Exhibition,

dicussion /

lecture,

workshop

Children,

youth, adults

Xcelsior design

center, Raņķa dambis

1


announced



Rainis and Aspasia













Rainis and Aspasia











Discussion /

lecture, festival,


02.09.14.–16.09.14. Survival Kit Meet Me in the Museum!















Visual arts,

participation of


Children,

youth, adults

Floating galleries

'Noass' and

'Betanovuss' on AB

quay Free noass.lv

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03.09.2014. Road Map

Socio-anthropological

documentary ‘Force

Majeure. Riga’

The documentary ‘Force Majeure Riga’ is a story of the

city, which it has never seen itself before and we have

never perceived ourselves. Episodes about Riga, created

by seven classics of contemporary European

documentary cinema, are merged into a full-length feat,

whose stories are rooted in anthropological research on

neighborhoods and inhabitants of our capital.

Premiere of the socio-

anthropological

documentary ‘Force

Majeure. Riga’

Latvian premiere of the documentary ‘Force Majeure

Riga’, created by seven European classics of the genre, will

take place in the Splendid Palace, presenting Ivars

Seleckis, Latvia, Rainer Komers, Germany, Betina

Hanekele, Austria, Audrius Stonys, Lithuania, Jaak Kilmi,

Estonia, Jon Bang Carlsen, Denmark, Sergey Loznica,

Belorussia, and the co-authors of the film, anthropologists

from Latvia Ieva Raubiško, Baiba Bela-Krūmiņa, Agnese

Cimdiņa and Dace Dzenovska as well as invited guests.

Cinema, visual

art

Presentation,

event Youth, adults

Film theatre

'Splendid Palace' Free mistrusmedia.lv

04.09.14.–21.09.14. Survival Kit

Contemporary art festival

Survival Kit

Survival Kit is an international festival of contemporary

art organized by the center of Contemporary Art since

2009. Its events bring artists to Latvia, who are urged to

express themselves on publicly significant themes and to

imagine and offer their scenarios of survival. The

highlight of the festival is a show of contemporary art,

in 2013 and 2014 also to feature a theoretical seminar

and a wider program of festival events.

Contemporary art

festival Survival Kit

The exhibition of the festival of contemporary art ‘Survival

Kit’ and impressive city environment objects will invite to

take a look on urban conglomerate as a utopia. The

exposition will be three-fold – a historic reflection on

architectonic, social, and political urban utopias, ranging

from the work of French architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux,

to association ‘Archigram’ from UK, to representatives of

kinetic art in Latvia and other projects. The contemporary

segment of the exposition will feature local and foreign

artists playing with changes the modern city undergoes.

The largest part of the event will be art work placed in the

city environment represented by ‘Exyzt’ (FR),

‘Cardbordia’ (RU), Apollonia Schustershitz (SLO/NL)

and others.

Visual art,

architecture,

history,

education

Exhibition,

object in the city

environment,

conference,

festival Youth, adults Cityscape Free survivalkit.lv

05.09.14.–27.10.14. Amber Vein

In Search of the Future

Art. Voldemārs Matvejs

and non-European –

African, Northern Asian

and Oceanic – creation

The project aims to highlight the figure of Voldemārs

Matvejs (V. Markovs) whose books ‘The Art of Easter

Island’ (1914) and ‘African Art’ (1919) heightened the

perception of these cultures and their role in

development of modern art in the circles of Latvian and

Russian artistic avant-garde. The program envisages

exhibitions of Voldemārs Matvejs’ photography and

presentation of his book ‘The Negro Art and Latvian

Artists’ as well as collection of work brought to Riga

from Africa, Pacific and North Asia.

In Search of the Future

Art. Voldemārs Matvejs

and non-European –

African, Northern Asian

and Oceanic – creation

Joined by the National Museum of Art, the Institute of

France in Latvia, Branly Museum of Paris, the National

Ethnographic Museum – Leiden, the Kunstkamera of

Russia, and by Goethe Institute Riga, the project ‘In

Search of the Future Art. Voldemārs Matvejs and non-

European – African, Northern Asian and Oceanic –

creation’ will urge dialogue on diversity and inter-

dependence of the works representing world’s cultural

heritage.

Visual art,

photgraphy,

education

Concert,

exhibition,

discussion /

lecture,

conference,

event

Children,

youth, adults

Art Museum Riga

Bourse


announced lnmm.lv

05.09.14.–18.09.14. Freedom street The Neighbors Are Noisy

Project ‘The Neighbors Are Noisy,’ lasting from 2012

till 2014, brings together 22 poets from various conflict

zones – states drawn into armed conflicts, sites of

cultural and values-based tension, places where cultural

intolerance, prejudice and discord between neighboring

countries prevails. ‘The Neighbors Are Noisy’ counters

this tension with readings of poetry, workshops and

public lectures and, in Riga, will be part of annual Days

of Poetry festival.

The Neighbors Are

Noisy

‘The Neighbors Are Noisy’ project as part of the annual

Days of Poetry will invite to poetry readings, workshops

and public lectures, which are to affirm literature as means

of social and cultural integration, a mode of leveling the

conflicts and a form of collaboration. Armenian /

Azerbaijan, Greek / Turkish, Algerian / French, Armenian /

Turkish, Russian / Chechen, Israeli / Arab, Kurdish /

Turkish, Israeli / Palestinian, Georgian / Abkhazian,

Georgian / Osetian, English / Irish, English / Scottish,

former Jugoslavian: Serbian / Croatian, Serbian / Bosnian,

German / Sudetian, German / French, Russian / Finnish,

Italian / Austrian writers and poets will make their artistic

contribution to this event. Literature

Discussion /

lecture,

workshop, event Youth, adults

The venue to be

announced Free dzejasdienas.lv

06.09.2014. Survival Kit Garden of Freedom

Garden of Freedom’ is an aesthetically ecological

research-oriented project aiming at creation of real

urban garden on a cornice and balcony of a building on

Brīvības street 90. Its main idea is to urge thinking

about the idea of urban garden in the centre of town and

returning to ground values, traditions and long-forgotten

skills such as ability to grow edible and medicinal

greens on window sills, balconies and terraces in the

city.

Closing of the Garden of

Freedom program

The program 'The Garden of Freedom' will close during the

White Night festival with a harvest of the greens the

project will have yielded, to be further prepared, in

workshops, for the table, storing for winter, or family

medical reserve. The review of the project in the form of

visual collages, videos etc is also envisaged; the event will

open the doors to its participants, guests of the cultural

forum and wider public.

Education,

participation of

the public,

tradition

Workshop,

event Youth, adults

Brīvības sreet 90, the

courtyard - the

territory of Vidzeme

inner city market Free serde.lv

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of BACH














The first night of the

Dubulti part of the

‘Organ music in the sign

of BACH’ program

trilogy

The ‘Organ music in the sign of BACH’ program will offer

the premiere of the Dubulti part of the trilogy, composed

by Rihards Dubra. Music, history Concert, festival Youth, adults


church in Dubulti


announced

08.09.2014. Riga Carnival Books Go to Library

The carnival parade ‘I want to Go to Library’ will take

place on September 8 or International Day of Literacy,

presenting children aged 10 to 14, who participate in the

project ‘Children and Youth Jury’ and will choose their

favorite book in order to represent its characters in the

parade of the masks, to step out into the streets of the

city in the distance joining the City Hall square and the

building of the new National Library, ending the event

with performances and happenings. I Want to Go to Library

The mask parade ‘I want to Go to Library’ will start from

the Riga City Hall square where its participants will

receive their task to go to the Glass hill and wake up

Saulcerīte sleeping on the top of it. The Stone Bridge will

rise as an obstacle in their way guarded by seven magical

ravens, who guard the sleeper and are prejudiced to

children and reading; their prejudices will have to stand the

trial, challenged by the participants of the parade. In the

new building of national library, altogether 2000 children

and grown-ups from Latvia and Latvian diasporas from

around the world will try and wake up Saulcerīte.

Music, theatre,

dance, cinema,

literature, visual

art, education,

street art

Concert,

performance,

workshop, event

Children,

youth, adults

City Hall square,

Stone Bridge,

National Library of

Latvia and its interior Free lnb.lv



Rainis and Aspasia













Rainis and Aspasia











Discussion /

lecture, festival,


11.09.2014. survival Kit RigaDot
















Music, science,

education

Concert,

discussion /

lecture, event,



radio „Naba”,


12.09.2014. Amber Vein Amber Route

12 Latvian composers will turn to the verses of 12

prominent European authors treating the theme of

amber. The music created in this cycle will be recorded

and published as a CD, while the Poetry Days 2014 will

see the National Academic Quire Latvia and Māris

Sirmais present it, in a free concert, joined by the poets,

co-authors of the songs, to the audience. Amber Route

The concert Amber Route as part of the annual Days of

Poetry will bring to Riga prominent European poets and

Latvian composers, inspired to create globally resonant

new work. Participants of the project are the National

Academic Quire Latvia, conducted by Māris Sirmais, 12

Latvian composers and 12 European poets. Music, literature Concert Youth, adults

National Library of

Latvia Free koris.lv

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12.09.14.–31.12.14. Freedom Street

Riga - mine, yours, and

ours - a century ago

The project aims at exploring and understanding

Russian, German, Hebrew, Polack, Lithuanian

diasporas living in Riga of 1914, as well as ethnic

diversity of modern Riga. What was interpenetration of

national cultures then and what it is now? By learning

more about Rigans a century ago, we are bound to

understand the ethnic making of today’s city better. The

history will be approached through the prism of

documentary material, while the discussion events ‘Riga

stories’ and creative workshops promise to introduce us

to many nationalities living in Riga. A parallel virtual

version of the exposition is also planned.

Exhibition 'Riga - mine,

yours, and ours - a

century ago', circle of

discussions 'Riga stories'

The exhibition 'Riga - mine, yours, and ours - a century

ago' and the circle of discussions 'Riga stories' will promote

cultural communication between various ethnicities living

in Riga, their mutual understanding, learning about each

other and cultural enrichment. Participants of the project

are Igor Lensky, Vladislav Volkov, Svetlana

Bogoyavlenska, Valters Ščerbinskis, Ēriks Jēkabsons and

the representatives of the minority groups of Riga.

Photography,

history,

participation of

the public,

tradition

Concert,

exhibition,

workshop, event

Children,

youth, adults

National Library of

Latvia Free



of BACH














The first night of the

Liepāja part of the

‘Organ music in the sign

of BACH’ program

trilogy

The ‘Organ music in the sign of BACH’ program will offer

the premiere of the Liepāja part of the trilogy, composed by

Jānis Lūsēns. Music, history Concert, festival Youth, adults

Liepāja Trinity

cathedral


announced


Academic readings

















Literature,

multimedia

Discussion /

lecture

Children,

youth, adults

National Library of

Latvia Free lnb.lv

15.09.14.–25.12.14. Freedom Street

Voices from the dark or

Žanis Lipke's squaring of

the circle

Realizing the project ‘Voices from the dark or Žanis

Lipke's squaring of the circle,’ composer Arturs

Maskats will create a new opus – dedication ‘Žanis and

Johanna’ to be interpreted by chamber orchestra

‘Kremerata Baltica,’ conducted by Gidon Kremer. The

program of the project also includes presentation of the

book for children aged 8 to 15 – an adventure story with

a twelve year old boy in the center ‘Boy with a Dog. A

Story of a Secret Well-kept’.

Presentation of ‘Boy with

a Dog. A Story of a

Secret Well-kept’

Presentation of ‘Boy with a Dog A Story of a Secret Well-

kept’ will be a children’s event aiming to address the souls,

which are the least tainted by prejudice and myths, and

offering them an opportunity to take a look into the

complicated affairs of WWII. The book was written by

Inese Zandere and illustrated by Reinis Pētersons. Literature

Presentation,

object in the city

environment,

discussion /

lecture,

workshop Children

Society 'Žaņa Lipkes

memoriāls' adress

Mazais Balasta

dambis 8 Free lipke.lv



Rainis and Aspasia













Rainis and Aspasia











Discussion /

lecture, festival,


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16.09.14–03.10.14. Survival Kit Meet Me in the Museum!















Visual arts,

participation of


Children,

youth, adults

Floating galleries

'Noass' and

'Betanovuss' on AB

quay Free noass.lv

19.09.14.–20.09.14. Amber Vein

International conference

‘Baltic amber across ages

and borders’

The project is set by a structure of six variously sized

thematic blocks, covering the theme of amber in pre-

history and history, as well as in ethnography and

folklore; drawing on findings in natural history and

variety of approaches to the research in the field

including conservation and restoration of amber. The

reports presented at the conference will be joined into a

conference edition to be published before September

2015.

Baltic amber across ages

and borders

Scientific conference ‘Baltic amber across ages and

borders’ will popularize amber as well as encourage

exchange of ideas and approaches amongst scientists

working in different fields surrounding the subject. The

world’s leading amber researchers from variety of related

fields will hold conference for two days.

History, science,

tradition Conference Youth, adults University of Latvia Free

















forte forte. The Fourth

week of performances

The fourh week in the program of contemporary theatre



Show,

performance,

discussion /

lecture,


Theatres or

experimental

locations for

performing around




of BACH














The Riga first night of

the trilogy ‘Organ music

in the sign of BACH’

The premiere of the trilogy will be presented in Riga as

part of the ‘Organ music in the sign of BACH’ project. The

Dubulti-part of the trilogy was composed by Rihards

Dubra, the Liepāja-part – by Jānis Lūsēns, and author of

Riga part is Ēriks Ešenvalds. Music, history Concert, festival Youth, adults Riga Dome cathedral


announced

26.09.14.–27.10.14. Survival Kit

Where is our dear

scientist?

"Where is our dear scientist?" project will be an

installation-film where "revived" animation characters

will act. A scientist from plastisine (a unique, new and

experimental material) will be the main detail: this

animated scientist will appear at the mirror reflection.

Myths about quantum theory and components of

cultural identity will be reflected with the help of the

animation projection.

Where is our dear

scientist?

The installation called "Kur ir mūsu mīļais zinātnieks?"

("Where is our dear scientist?") will be located in three

identical one-bedroom flats. It will be the meeting place,

lecture and reading room at one time and will function as a

space for communication. Students and everyone interested

in arts and science will be the main participants.

Cinema,

multimedia,

science

Performance,

exhibition,

discussion /

lecture Youth, adults

Three identical one-

bedroom flats in Riga Free kurirzinatnieks.wordpress.com

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Festival. Science festival

The science festival will offer a unique concert program to

result from joined efforts of independent musicians and

scientists working in Latvia, opening a creative territory to

scientific theories. Following a specially mapped route, the

audience of the event will be taken into an engaging

discovery of what is most interesting in the science at home

and abroad, both, in modern and historic aspects. The

leading Latvia University scientists and the best

representatives of the indie music in Latvia are engaged in

the preparation of the project.

Music, history,

science,

education,

participaton of

the public,

multimedia

Concert,

exhibition,

discussion /

lecture, festival

Children,

youth, adults University of Latvia Free rigapunkts.lv

29.09.14.–05.10.14. Road Map

Latvian Academy of

Culture festival ‘The

Autumn of Patriarch

2014’

Latvian Academy of Culture festival ‘The Autumn of

Patriarch 2014’ will join the most momentous

performances, works of audio-visual art, documentaries

‘Riga neighborhood stories’ and guest performance,

guest lecture and master class evetns. The festival will

highlight the historic surroundings of Āgenskalns in the

map of Riga, peopled by the participants of the festival

creating new forms of perception and communication

between social and cultural environments of

Pārdaugava. The ideas of the festival will be oriented by

poets Rainis and Aspasia.

Latvian Academy of

Culture festival ‘The

Autumn of Patriarch

2014’

Latvian Academy of Culture festival ‘The Autumn of

Patriarch 2014’ will represent a marathon of events

introducing the public to aspiring artists in the field. The

tradition of the festival’s opening event remains steady – it

is a concert-performance in the pavilion of Āgenskalns

market followed by a walk to the Theatre Museum. The

week of the festival will invite to performances created by

student theatre and film directors, actors, film operators,

and choreographers. Guest lectures and performances as

well as master classes will enrich the program of the

festival.

Theatre, dance,

cinema,

literature,

history,

education

Performance,

discussion /

lecture,

workshop,

festival

Children,

youth, adults

Pārdaugava,

Āgenskalns, E.

Smiļģis' Theatre

Museum, Department

of theatre and audio-

visual art of LAC

„Zirgu pasts„ etc.


announced lka.edu.lv


„Force majeure” in the

National Theatre

The New Hall of the National Theatre Latvia will host a

series of four performances addressing the threat of

eradication of national identity and sovereignty, the

threat of assimilation in the process of increasing

unification of Europe determined by its economic and

territorial unity. The project will invite participation of

the theatre artists of younger generation from different

parts of Europe. The project aims to explore the newest

ideas and possibilities offered by European artistic

space.

Splendors and Miseries

in the Schengen Zone

‘The Splendors and Miseries in the Schengen Zone’ is a

festival slash series of performances treating the theme of

retaining the national identity and sovereignty in the unified

Europe. The concept of the project is created by Valters

Sīlis and dramatist Jānis Balodis in collaboration with

guest directors, driven by the idea of variation in the

approaches to the themes under discussion and using fresh

means of scenic expression. The series will explore

theatrical diversity, attempting to cross the limits of

dramatic theatre, creating work along the lines of

documentary theatre on one hand and foraying into the

space where theatre, modern dance and performance

overlap, on the other hand. Theatre Show, festival Youth, adults

Latvian National

Theatre bilesuparadize.lv teatris.lv

30.09.14.-01.12.14. Survival Kit Surprising Lace

‘Surprising Lace’ is a story of connection between the

traditional (folk art) and the contemporary (social

networks, architecture, design, and intercultural

dialogue). The lace can be admired in nature – in

ribbing of leaves and spider-webs, in frost-work on the

widow and intricate loops of the rivers as seen from the

birds view, as well as in creations of human art. The

strongest network connecting the nations is culture. Our

Surprising lace is an ornamental cultural bridge thrown

from Riga to Europe. Exhibitions, lectures,

workshops… Design Networks

Project ‘Surprising Lace’ will invite to exhibition ‘Design

Networks’ dedicated to ideas and solutions of design

offered by designers from Latvia and abroad collaborating

with scientists and researchers. The date of the event may

be subject to change.

Design,

architecture,

science,

multimedia Exhibition

Children,

youth, adults

The hall and

gateways of new

National Library Free












workshops…

Exhibition 'Surprising

Lace'

Project ‘Surprising Lace’ will invite to exhibition of the

same title foregrounding the connection between traditional

or folk-art and contemporary culture – design, architecture,

visual art. The date of the event may be subject to change.

Design,

photography,

tradition Exhibition Youth, adults

The Railway

Museum


announced

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workshops… Kaņepe

‘Kaņepe’ is an exhibition of the project ‘Surprising Lace’

dedicated to hemp – unique natural resource opening

unlimited possibilities in textile, construction and

innovation since long in the history.

Design,

architecture,

science,

multimedia,


Children,

youth, adults

Xcelsior design

center, Raņķa dambis

1 Free

01.10.14.-12.10.14. Road Map

Dance Goes Out Into

Town










Dance Goes Out Into

Town

The project has received support of EU program ‘Culture’

and will simultaneously take place in three European cities

– in Riga, Terni (Italy), Krakow (Poland). All three cities

will host residences of re-known choreographers

collaborating with local artists examining inter-reaction of

dance and urban environment. The project will be

concluded in Riga in the form of extended creative

laboratory where young artists will apply the newly

acquired art to performances created directly in town

environment as mini-series of dance stage events offered to

the public. Dance

Performance,

discussion /

lecture,

workshop, event

Children,

youth, adults

The venue to be

announced


announced www.theatre.lv

01.10.14.–30.11.14. Survival Kit

Hyperbolic planes and

networks of sustainability

In a visit and concerts in Riga, Mariss Jansons and

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra would celebrate

the centenarian jubilee of his father, conductor

RIXC, collaborating with mathematician Daina Taimiņa

(USA/Latvia), network researcher Valdis Krebs

(USA/Latvia), the Liepāja University Art Research

Laboratory (LiepU MPLab), E-Lab and the Network of

Public Libraries – Latvia will offer an innovative

project of social networks aiming at positioning Riga as

an innovative collaboration center of arts and science in

the Baltic Sea region and mapping in order to reveal

Riga’s cultural, economic, and social interconnection

with other towns in Latvia.

Hyperbolic planes and

networks of

sustainability

The project ‘Hyperbolic planes and networks of

sustainability’ will present 3D objects crocheted by Daina

Taimiņa and a group of handiwork artisans, the Program

of new media art of the LiepU MPLab, student-produced

digital visualizations and interactive interface of

sustainability networks. Expanded by lectures and

workshops, led by Daina Taimiņa,Valdis Kerbs and artists

Rasa Šmite and Raitis Šmits, the exhibition will be offered

in Riga and in several of Latvia’s public libraries.

Visual art,

design, science,

education,

participation of

the public,

multimedia

Presentation,

exhibition,

discussion /

lecture,

workshop,

action, event

Children,

youth, adults

Center of

Contemporary Art

„kim?”, Maskavas

street 12/1, „RIXC”

Media space on

Embankment - 11.

novembra krastmala

35 Free rixc.lv/14

07.10.14.-11.10.14. Road Map

Dance Goes Out Into

Town










Dance Goes Out Into

Town

In preparation of the year 2014 project ‘Dance Goes Out

Into Town’, October 2013 will be given to Flemish

choreographer Koen Augustijnen’s – company Les Ballets

C da la B – five day collaboration with young dancers and

choreographers from Latvia researching the environment in

Riga, Vecmīlgrāvis. Dance Workshop

Children,

youth, adults

Culture Hall

'Ziemeļblāzma' Free www.theatre.lv


The festival of music in

wilderness ‘Skaņu mežs’

October 10 to 12 will be given to the Festival of music

in wilderness ‘Skaņu mežs.’ Traditionally, its audience

will be offered novel music and premieres of

compositions. The festival will also feature a conference

of the organizers of the festivals of experimental music.

The festival of music in

wilderness ‘Skaņu mežs’

Festival ‘Skaņu mežs’ is organized in order to introduce the

public to and to reflect the most recent events in the music

world. Music Concert Youth, adults

The venue to be

announced


announced skanumezs.lv


Academic readings

















Literature,

multimedia

Discussion /

lecture

Children,

youth, adults

National Library of

Latvia Free lnb.lv

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16.10.2014. Amber Vein Tenso Days in Riga

The Tenso Network Europe unites the European choirs

since 2003. One of the four founders of the network and

its driving force in terms of ideas is Latvian Radio

Choir, which will host the international choir festival

‘Tenso Days in Riga’ in October 2014, when Riga will

become the capital of European professional choirs,

organizing masterclasses for young composers, meetings

of professionals, and concerts. ‘Tenso Days in Riga’

will see the Latvian Radio Choir and other leading

European professional choirs offering programs to the

audiences never presented before. Fairy-tale

In the first concert of ‘Tenso Days in Riga’ ‘Fairy-tale,’

Latvian Radio Choir, conducted by Sigvards Kļava, will

take its audience to the fairy-tale worlds of Kārlis Skalbe,

Hans Christian Andersen and brothers Grimm, as

American composer David Lang’s ‘Girl with Matches’ will

be premiered together with the first presentations of Ēriks

Ešenvalds and Līga Celma’s musical mystique. Video

projections and visual production by director Roberts

Rubīns will add an extra value to the mystical sound art

mood. Therefore, it will become a complete contemporary

art experience. Music

Concert,

workshop,

festival, event Youth, adults St. Peter's church


announced www.tensonetwork.eu












audiences never presented before. Choirs: Symphonies

The guidelines of the ‘Tenso Days in Riga’ program are:

the mystical, the profane, and the sacred are crossroads, on

which different era in music will meet the uniqueness of

national choir culture, the novelties of choir music – with

the modes of traditional singing, creatively synthesizing the

components of vocal and other forms of art. The concert

will be given by RIAS ‘Kammerchor’ (Germany), ‘Eric

Ericsons Kammarkör’ (Sweden), Philharmonic Chamber

Choir Estonia and the National Symphony Orchestra of

Latvia, conducted by Kaspars Putniņš. Together they will

perform the „Symphony of Psalms” composed by Igor

Stravinsky. It is one of the brightest and most difficult

choir music opuses of the 20th century. Music

Concert,

workshop,

festival, event Youth, adults The Big Guildhall



















forte forte. Fifth week of

performances

The fifth week in the program of contemporary theatre



Show,

performance,

discussion /

lecture,


Theatres or

experimental

locations for

performing around

Brīvības street


announced theatre.lv












audiences never presented before.

Open masterclasses of

Tenso composers

Open masterclasses of Tenso composers will offer yet

unexplored singing forms. Singers from Latvian Radio

Choir will offer a brand new programme they prepared at

the sound laboratory together with eight composers from

various countries and „Sarband” musicians. The

background of the new material is gonna be the ancient

texts from The Song of Solomon. The programme is a mix

of creativity and archaic cultural fields, therefore, it will be

a new discovery in Western choir music demonstrating a

high-end quality of professional choir music. Music

Workshop,

concert Youth, adults

The Spīķeri concert

hall Free www.tensonetwork.eu

47













audiences never presented before. Gala concert

At „Tenso dienas” gala concert, examples of French and

Flemish baroque polyphony will be presented as well as

Norvegian folk songs, music composed by Pēteris Vasks

and Arvo Pärt, and the new compositions made at the

sound laboratory of The Latvian Radio Choir – Latvian

Byzantine singings. Sigvards Kļava will be the creative

director of this concert who will transform those early-age

singings into a brand new musical art form together with

composer Andrejs Selickis. „Nederlands Kamerkoor” (the

Netherlands), „Musicatreize” (France), „Det Norske

Solistkor” (Norway), Latvian Radio Choir and The Latvian

National Symphony Orchestra and solists will also join the

concert. Music

Concert,

workshop,

festival, event Youth, adults Riga Dome cathedral



23.10.2014. Survival Kit Potato Opera

Project 'Potato Opera' invites to take a closer look at

and learn a lot of new about this well known staple

vegetable. Project includes

-a colorful performance for the family;

-action for young and not so young Friend in a pot or

Potato Diaries;

-Internet resource www.kartupelis.lv to be launched in

January 1, 2014 to provide exhaustive popular science

view on potato. Potato Opera

‘Potato Opera’ will be colorful, entertaining and witty

performance for family audience telling the story of

potato’s journey from South America to Latvia and its life

in this region afterwards. Composer – Valts Pūce, libretto

– Inese Zandere, director – Jan Villem van den Bosch (the

Netherlands), participants – actors of National Theatre,

Girls’ Quire of Riga Dome, conducted by Aira Birziņa,

chamber orchestra and the most gifted singers and dancers

from Latvia’s school. The godfather of the project is

Andrejs Hansons.

Music, theatre,

dance,

multimedia Show

Children,

youth, adults

Nathional Theatre of

Latvia bilesuparadize.lv kartupelis.lv


Tenso Europe Chamber

Choir

Initiated by the conductor of Latvian Radio Choir,

Kaspars Putniņš and Tenso Europe Association of

Professional Choirs, the formation of the first European

professional choir is under way and Riga is proud to be

its cradle. The choir unites the most outstanding young

singers in Europe and opens new paths in the field of

choir music. In 2013-2014, Riga will host the summer

school of Tenso Europe Chamber Quire crowned off by

the premiere of performance ‘The Series’ as part of the

program of Tenso Days in Riga.

Tenso Night of the

Young

In conclusion of Tenso Europe Chamber Choir summer

workshop, on October 24, the Tenso Night of the Young

will offer the premier of the first large-scale collaboration

of the group – multimedia performance ‘The Series.’ In an

entertaining, interactive nocturnal journey through spaces,

themes like manipulation of the society by the media will

be addressed – a process art becomes part of. Creative

team of the staging: conductor and musical director

Kaspars Putniņš, composer Kristaps Pētersons, director

Zane Kreicberga, guitarist Kaspars Zemītis, and DJ

Monsta (Uldis Cīrulis).

Music, visual

art, multimedia

Concert,


The venue to be

announced



27.10.14.–02.11.14.

Without thematic

division

Euroradio project 'Riga -

Europan Capital of

Culture 2014'

The Euroradio project will take a week to transmit eight

concerts of the leading professional ensembles of Latvia,

presenting a panoramic and generically diverse

landscape of the musical life in Latvia. The participants

of the project are soloists, chamber orchestras

‘Kremerata Baltica’ and ‘Sinfonietta Riga,’ Latvian

Radio Choir, the Academic Choir ‘Latvia,’ the Big band

of Radio Latvia, the Nathional Symphony Orchestra

and National Opera of Latvia with a premier of original

opera created by a Latvian composer.

Series of Euroradio

concerts 'Riga - Europan

Capital of Culture 2014'

The Series of Euroradio concerts 'Riga - Europan Capital

of Culture 2014' aim at focusing the attention of the 78

Euroradio states on the rich musical life of Latvia, offering

a sense of presence in a number of unique concerts. Music

Concert,

performance,


The Big Guildhall,

Riga Dome cathedral,

National Opera of

Latvia, Studio 1 of

the National radio

station, Spīķeri

concert hall, St.

John's church Free klasika.latvijasradio.lv

01.11.14.-31.12.14. Survival Kit Stars of Design

Stars of Design will explain the view on the process,

achievements and novelties of design in Latvia and

abroad. The event will combine from two international

exhibitions and series of seminars and workshops. Connecting Ideas

The exposition of Vitra Design Museum will open the view

on wider context of cultural and industrial development.

Along with already created kernel of exhibition, the

international art show ‘Connecting Ideas’ will offer work

of designers from Latvia. It will be an excellent chance to

present our art in the context of experimental world design. Design, science Exhibition Youth, adults

The venue to be

announced


announced


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art.


residencies of

international arts












Music, cinema,

literature, visual

art, design,

architecture,

photography,

history, science,

education,

multimedia,

tradition

Performance,

exhibition,

discussion /

lecture,

conference,

workshop,

action, event

Children,

youth, adults

The venue to be


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09.11.14.–15.11.14. Road Map Poetry Map of Riga

Within the project ‘Poetry Map of Riga,’ a non-

traditional virtual map of Riga will be created,

distributing certain checkpoints throughout its streets,

center, and districts marking the routes of poetry. The

information of the map will be driven by the

documentation of these places in poetry and visual art

forms. The participants of the project are Latvian and

guest artists, poets, musicians, photographers who will

take draws to choose the places to be attended and

documented in the poetic format. Poetry Map of Riga

Participants of the project ‘Poetry Map of Riga’ are poets

Olga Seredyuk, Yelena Glazova, Sergey Moreino,

Alexander Menshikov, Lena Skakur, Artūrs Punte, Sergey

Timofejev, Semyon Hanin, George Uallik, Vladimir

Svetlov, musicians

Andrey Elgus (aka Selfish), Jevgeny Droomoff (aka

Choop), multimedia artists Vladimir Leibgam, Katrīna

Neiburga, Pēteris Ķimelis, Alexander Yegunov, Alexander

Yakovlev, translators Pēteris Dragūns, Inga Gaile, Jānis

Elsbergs, Kārlis Vērdiņš and Ingmāra Balode as well as

visiting poets and artists.

Music, dance,

literature,

multimedia

Performance,

presentation,

event Youth, adults

The venue to be

announced Free orbita.lv


Concerts of Mariss

Jansons and Bavarian

Radio Symphony

Orchestra

Bringing two concert programs, presented in the

National Opera of Latvia, in November 2014, Riga will

be visited by world-famous Latvian conductor Māris

Jansons and the excellent Bavarian Radio Symphony

Orchestra. One of these concerts is Mariss Jansons’

centenarian dedication to his father, the outstanding

conductor Arvīds Jansons.

Concert of Mariss

Jansons and Bavarian

Radio Symphony

Orchestra

In a visit and concerts in Riga, Mariss Jansons and

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra would celebrate the

centenarian jubilee of his father, conductor Arvīds Jansons. Music Concert Youth, adults

National Opera of

Latvia


announced opera.lv

14.11.14.–31.12.14. Amber Vein

The Amber of

Tutankhamun

An international exhibition will be organized, dedicates

to the culture of Ancient Egypt, which, presented as an

inter-play of modern technologies and arte facts, will

follow the amber trade route through Italy in the South

of Europe till its destination in Egypt. Its content will be

various objects of the cult of the under-world deposited

from a range of museums as well as rich informative

material on ancient cultural traditions and findings of

nationally varied scientific expeditions. The center piece

of the exposition will be amber from Baltic region,

found in the crypts of Ancient Egypt.

Art exhibition and

conference 'The Amber

of Tutankhamun'

An art exhibition and a conference will be organized as

parts of the project ‘Amber of Tutankhamun.’ This is a

project of the National Museum of Art completed in

collaboration with the National Museum of Cairo, the

Museum of The Museum of Mediterranean and Near

Eastern Antiquities – Stockholm, the Kaunas Ciurlionis

National Museum of Art, the National Museum of Art of

Lithuania and the Regional Archeological Museum –

Potenza (Italy). The conference will be organized in

partnership with the University of Latvia; the Louvre

Department of Ancient Egypt contributes to the project as

scientific consultant. Visual art

Performance,

exhibition,

discussion /

lecture,

workshop

Children,

youth, adults

Art Museum Riga

Bourse

Art Museum Riga

Bourse lnmm.lv

14.11.14.–18.11.14. Riga Carnival Shine, Riga!

In the context of the festival of lights, the cityscape is a

space of contemporary art addressing every inhabitant

of Riga. For artists, it is a dialogue with the viewer and

a challenge to offer a modern, visually engaging

message reaching a possibly wide range of people.

Various creative groups and technicians participate in

the light festival. The program of festival competition

and partners in collaboration is wide-ranging and open

to local and international initiatives. The guests of the

festival are also invited to enjoy its particular

atmosphere in the taverns and restaurants of the Route

of Light. Shine, Riga!

During the festival of light ‘Shine, Riga!’ 100 objects are

designed to light up to be viewed up close, from afar and as

part of the cityscape. The facades, bridges, monuments and

parks of Riga become the objects of the art of light

installation and light and video technology, often

complemented by theatrical elements. The viewers of

‘Shine, Riga!’ – already the sixth such festival in the

capital – are more than just observers, becoming

participants of the processes of playing with light as active

involvement of the public is frequently pre-requisite of the

realization of the festival projects.

Visual art,

multimedia,

participation of

the public

Festival, object

in the city

environment

Children,

youth, adults Riga cityscape Free riga2014.org


Academic readings

















Literature,

multimedia

Discussion /

lecture

Children,

youth, adults

National Library of

Latvia Free lnb.lv

27.11.14.-28.11.14. Thirst for the Ocean Mare Balticum

‘Mare Balticum’ is a project uniting the Big band of

Radio Latvia and a group of interprets who will

present Latvian sea songs arranged in the rhythms of

jazz. Mare Balticum

A new musical project featuring the Big band of Radio

Latvia ‘Mare Balticum’ will be presented. It will interpret

the sea-themed songs of Latvia.

Music,

education,

tradition

Concert,

workshop,

festival

Children,

youth, adults Congress Hall bilesuserviss.lv rigasritmi.lv

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28.11.14.–31.01.15. Thirst for the Ocean Riga - six versions

Project ‘Riga - six versions ’ includes six sci-fi short

films in stereoscopic 3D format. Their stories take place

in Riga in near or farther removed future, playing with

the themes of time-travel, virtual reality, single world

government, and stealing of dreams. Riga - six versions

Riga will be the first in Europe to present a short film

collection reflecting the cityscape in 3D technique. Cinema Event Youth, adults

Forum Cinemas,

Splendid Palace, film

theatre k. Suns,

Cinnamon,

Multikino,

Silverscreen theatre

in Daugavpils,

Gaisma theatre in

Valmiera and more


announced 2annas.lv

01.12.14.–31.12.14. Riga Carnival

Festival 'European

Christmas'

A new festival tradition ‘European Christmas’ was

established in 2005 by the association ‘Latvia’s

Concerts’ offering the uplifting part of the repertoire of

Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Vivaldi and other classic

composers as well as their contemporary counterparts

and even jazz artists, in the beautiful fortnight around

Advent, Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, in the

most prominent places of worship around Riga. The

festival joins the circulation of Christmas concerts in

European states and promises enjoyment of

professionally exquisite music.

Christmas Oratorio by J.

S. Bach

The listeners will be offered well-known classical music,

which audiences are traditionally invited to at the end of the

year – ‘Christmas Oratorio’ by J. S. Bach presented by

soloists, Boys’ Quire of Riga Dome, and chamber

orchestra ‘Sinfonietta Riga’, conducted by Sigvards Kļava.

The dates of the event may change. Music Concert, festival Youth, adults

The venue to be

announced bilesuparadize.lv eiropasziemassvetki.lv

01.12.14.–31.12.14. Riga Carnival

Festival 'European

Christmas'











professionally exquisite music. Messiah' by G. F. Hendel


traditionally invited to at the end of the year – ‘Messiah’ by

G. F. Hendel, presented by soloists, Boys’ Quire of Riga

Dome, and ‘Collegium Musicum Rīga,’ conducted by

Māris Kupčs. The date of the event may change. Music Concert, festival Youth, adults

The venue to be


01.12.14 – 31.12.14 Riga Carnival

Festival 'European

Christmas'











professionally exquisite music.

Sinfonietta Rīga' and

Vivaldi


traditionally invited to at the end of the year, and it will be

Vivaldi for this concert, presented by soloists and the

chamber orchestra ‘Sinfonietta Rīga,’ conducted by

Normunds Šnē. The date of the event may change. Music Concert, festival Youth, adults

The venue to be



Opera 'Valentina' by

Arturs Maskats

The creative team of the new opera ha striven to reflect

the dramatic pages of Latvian history written in the

years 1939-1944, which are significant for the record,

culture and the spectrum of nations who lived in the

territory of Latvia at the time. The inspiration of this

opera was the legendary theatre and film critic and

historian Valentīna Freimane. The personal story of the

central character of the opera inseparably interweaves

with the significant events of Latvian and European

history and opens the panorama of the era in all its

fullness of color and controversy.


Arturs Maskats New opera written by Latvian composer. Music, theatre Show Youth, adults

National Opera of


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Arturs Maskats

The creative team of the new opera ha striven to reflect

the dramatic pages of Latvian history written in the

years 1939-1944, which are significant for the record,

culture and the spectrum of nations who lived in the

territory of Latvia at the time. The inspiration of this

opera was the legendary theatre and film critic and

historian Valentīna Freimane. The personal story of the

central character of the opera inseparably interweaves

with the significant events of Latvian and European

history and opens the panorama of the era in all its

fullness of color and controversy.


Arturs Maskats New opera written by Latvian composer. Music, theatre Show Youth, adults

National Opera of


13.12.2014.

Without thematic

division

European Film Academy

awards

The ceremony of European Film Academy awards will

be one of the highlights of Riga’s year as the European

Capital of Culture. The venue for this event was chosen

particularly. Riga’s role as European Capital of Culture

has served as the reason to choose the capital of Latvia

as the host of this ceremony. European Film Academy

organizes also a children’s jury to choose the best

between the films presented around Europe, in the cities,

which Riga will join in 2013.

The ceremony of

European Film Academy

awards

Riga will host the ceremony of European Film Academy

awards in 2014, which brings together around one and a

half thousand world class cinematographic professionals

and where the highest achievements in film and the most

outstanding screen personalities are celebrated. Cinema Event Youth, adults

National Opera of

Latvia


announced europeanfilmacademy.org


Academic readings

















Literature,

multimedia

Discussion /

lecture

Children,

youth, adults

National Library of

Latvia Free lnb.lv

25.12.14.–26.12.14. Riga Carnival

Festival 'European

Christmas'











professionally exquisite music. Crown Europe concerts

The Crown Europe concerts will premier Christmas music

arrangements by European composers, presented by

soloists and ensembles of the countries represented in the

program. Radio Quire Latvia, vocal group ‘Framest,’

Hilliard Ensemble and others have already confirmed their

participation in this event. The date of the event may

change. Music Concert, festival Youth, adults

The venue to be


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