Today, on July 27, Daile Theater opened the new – 102nd season. At the first general meeting of the team, the employees were addressed by the member of the board Juris Žagars and the artistic director Viesturs Kairišs. As of today, Agnese Vārpiņa, who will be the theatre’s communication manager, will join the Daile Theater staff. After the general meeting, the traditional opening of the season of the Daile Theater collective took place.
Daile Theater will start the new season on August 3 in Daile Garden. A concert series dedicated to the centenary of the theater will be opened with the collaboration of Olga Dreģe and pianist, composer Edgars Cīrulis.The canon of art”, During which Juris Bartkevičs, Ieva Segliņa and Plato Buravickis, Juris Strenga and Jānis Šipkēvics, Lilita Ozoliņa and Reinis Zariņš, Rēzija Kalniņa and Vestards Šimkus, Lidija Pupure and Agnese Egliņa will also meet on stage in separate evenings until September 9. Raimonds Pauls, Ausma Kantāne and Ilze Ķuzule-Skrastiņa.
In parallel with the “Canon of Dailes”, it is planned to start the season with performances created during the pandemic, but which did not reach the audience. On August 3, a public rehearsal of the novel by Lake Regina “Zemdegas”Directed by Dmitry Petrenko, which will premiere on August 5. On August 12, a contemporary tragic comedy full of tension by contemporary British playwright Nina Rhine will be presented to the audience.Consent”, Staged in the Great Hall by director Laura Groza. On August 27, the central event of the centenary of the theater will finally have its premiere – Māra Zālīte’s latest plays “Sandstone”Production directed by Viesturs Kairiss.
The premiere of Eugene Jonesco’s comic absurd drama is expected on September 9 “Rhinoceros”, Staged in the Great Hall of the Daile Theater by the successful Hungarian director Ildiko Gāšpāra, who works in Europe, uniting Rhine and Christ Dzudzilo and several outstanding Hungarian artists in the creative team of the show.
Also this autumn, the repertoire of Daile Theater will be supplemented by a production by Regnārs Vaivars “Three friendsInspired by the most famous novel by Erik Marija Remarks of the same name, Elina and Rūdolfs Gediņš and Krista and Reinis Dzudzilo’s movement “Very Good Minutes”, created with the third couple – Asja Lācis and Valters Benjamins in mind. Patrika Zīskinda will have her premiere on a brand new playground. “double bass”, Staged by the new director Henrijs Arājs.
Guest performances of Daile Theater are also planned for the new season. On August 15, with four “Nominees’ Night ”nominations and two award-winning productions evaluated by the audience and theater professionals”Breath”Directed by Dmitry Petrenko (starring Kārlis Arnolds Avots and Anete Krasovska), Daile Theater will participate in the Theater Grand Prix of the Cēsis Art Festival. But on September 28, “Elpa” with Gints Andžāns and Ieva Segliņš will be shown in Ventspils, at the Theater House “Jūras vārti”. October 30 with comedyOursIt is planned to visit Aluksne Culture Center under the direction of Intars Resetins.
In the new season, the Daile Theater staff is supplemented by two new actresses – Katrīna Griga and Milēna Miškēviča, who will already be on stage in the latest productions: “Zemdegas”, “consent”, “Smile” and “Three Friends”.
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