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Top Cultural Events Nominated for the “Kilograms of Cultures” Award

In the category “Music” the grand concert of the XXVII General Latvian Song and XVII Dance Festival choirs “Tīrums. Song path”, which was performed on July 6 at the Mežaparks Grand Stage (mixed, women’s and men’s choirs, artistic directors Ārijs Šķepasts and Kaspars Ādamsons, director Juris Jonelis).

In the category “Bad” the short film series “Kolectivs” (directors Mārtiņš Grauds, Marta Elīna Martinsone, Edgars Kaupers, Aiks Karapetjans, Papa Chi, Oskars Rupenheits, “fon Films”) was nominated for the final.

In the category “Theatre” the play “With Ballroom Shoes in the Snows of Siberia” (director Laura Groza, Mikhail Chekhov’s Riga Russian Theater) is nominated for the final.

In the category “Visual arts” nominated for the final Personal exhibition “Paintings” of Dace Great (art gallery “Daugava”).

In the category “Literature” Sven Kuzmin’s novel “Beauty and Anxiety” (publishing house “Dienas Book”) was nominated for the final.

In the category “Pop Culture” the opening concert of the XXVII General Latvian Song and XVII Dance Festival for the participants of the festival on July 2 at “Arēnas Rīga” (chief musical director Kārlis Lācis, chief conductor of choirs Jānis Ozols, director Mārtiņš Meiers) has been nominated for the final.

In the category “Starts” singer, composer and poet Vaida Vovere has been nominated for the final for the music and poetry concert “Vārsmas” on August 17 at the Ojārs Vācieš Museum.

In the category “Legacy” the XXVII General Latvian Song and XVII Dance Festival folk art exhibition “We” (about 1,300 works by authors in the 2nd block of Sporta Street. Artistic installation working group: Mārtiņš Heimrāts, Baiba Vaivare, Juris Leitāns, Dace Pudāne) has been nominated for the final.

In the category “surprise” nominated for the final concert “Jānis Šipkēvics and Reinis Zariņš. Latvians” June 9 at the “Riga Festival” in Dzintari concert hall (Jānis Šipkēvics, Mārtiņš Klišāns, Reinis Zariņš).

In the category “Event” the XXVII General Latvian Song and XVII Dance Festival (National Cultural Center of Latvia) has been nominated for the final.

In the opinion of the jury of Latvian Radio and Latvian Television, the works nominated for the autumn vote are recognized as the most original and high-quality Latvian cultural events in the period from May 1 to August 31, 2023 and are worthy of fighting for the opportunity to win the “Kilograms of Cultures” award. The “Kilograms kulturas” jury consisted of cultural professionals from LTV, LR and LSM – Ieva Rozentāle, head of LTV Kulturas editorial office, journalists Lilita Eglīte, Daira Āboliņa and Henrieta Verhoustinska, editor Aigars Bumburs, producer of LTV’s “Kultūrdeva” program and music journalist Kaspars Zaviļeiskis, LR3 ” Klasika” director Gunda Vaivode and journalists Orests Silabriedis, Liene Jakovleva, Anete Ashmane-Vilsone.

For the “Kilogram of Cultures” award

“Kilograms kulturas” is a public media award in the field of culture, which confirms the active participation of public media in the cultural life processes of Latvia. The award is given by Latvian Television, Latvian Radio and Latvian public media portal LSM. The tradition started in 2012, when the awards were presented for the brightest cultural events of 2011.

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2023-10-02 04:01:19
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