KDi recommends: A story about a man at the end of a journey

The movie. On Friday, August 9, the New Theater Riga 2024/2025. The season will be opened with the films of the director Alvjas Hermanis The white helicopter preview. In August and September, the film with Mihail Baryshnikov in the role of Pope Benedict XVI will be shown in the JRT Hall. Benedict XVI is the first pope in the last 600 years to resign during his lifetime, the reasons for his resignation are still unknown. The film takes place the day before the historic descent. “It’s a story about a man at the end of his journey and his relationship with this mystery we call God,” says director Alvis Hermanis. It is emphasized that the film is very different from the production The white helicopterwhich premiered on JRT at the end of 2019. The scope of the film was expanded – Regīna Razuma (1951–2023) played her last film role in it.

The white helicopter

Exhibitions in the JRT Great Hall 9.VIII–29.IX
Tickets Paradise tickets EUR 10 in the network

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The pianist Grigorijs Sokolovs will give two concerts in Jurmala. Advertising photo

Music. at the festival organized by the Herman Braun Foundation Artissimo The outstanding pianist Grigoriy Sokolov will give two concerts in Jurmala, playing the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Frederic Chopin and Robert Schumann on August 12 and 13. A vocal ensemble will also perform at the festival Voices of New York (August 11), trumpeter Romain Lele’s sextet (August 13) and the Japanese drum ensemble Taiko Drummers (August 14).

Artissimo

In the Amber Concert Hall 11.–14.VIII
Tickets Ticket service in the network EUR 15-100

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Theater. A guest performance of Liepāja theater will take place tonight at the Dailes Theater – the last part of director Elmārs Senkovs’ trilogy produced in Liepāja will be offered to the Riga audience Greeksin which the heroes of Greek mythology create a new world.

Greeks

in the Fine Arts Theater on the 8th VIII at 19
Tickets Paradise tickets in the network EUR 18-38

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In the music show Stupid life along with two cabaret groups, actresses take part Ilze Ķuzule-Skrastiņa, Erika Eglija-Grävele and Ieva Segliņa. Advertising photo

Cabaret. A musical performance will be held in Cēsis and Riga Stupid lifein which cabaret groups take part The Tiger Lillies (Great Britain) and Daughters of Dakh (Ukraine) and actresses Ieva Segliņa, Erika Eglija-Gravele and Ilze Ķuzule-Skrastiņa. “At a time when humanity is overwhelmed by evil, it is foolish to turn away from the uncomfortable and painful, so it is necessary to laugh at the absurdities of life with radical honesty,” he said. the show’s director, Vlads Troickis.

Stupid life

In the concert hall Cesis 9.VIII at 19, at the Dailes Theater on 10.VIII at 20, 11.VIII at 19
Tickets Paradise tickets in the network EUR 25-40

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circus. From 13 to 17 August, the contemporary circus and street art festival will be held in Riga circus, Vērmanes garden and Horse Post theater. New Riga!which has a leitmotif this time The lowest lies, sharp emotions and dangerous tricks. The program includes events for both the youngest viewers and the adult audience. The main artists of the festival are from Spain – society High end with a bicycle acrobatics show Lie less and Xavi Larrea with object manipulation performance Pin Pang, which combines clowning, magic and complex juggling techniques. Audience favorite Argentinian clown Cronopio will appear in two productions at the festival.

New Riga!

13-17.VIII
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Wood Wood leader – singer and guitarist Taylor Kirk. Photo – Viktorija Bakčinska

A concert. On Saturday August 10, the Canadian trio will play for the first time in Riga Wood Woodwhich will hypnotize the audience with the sounds of smoky, jazzy and poetic music. Wood Wood Taylor Kirk is the permanent boss. The band’s sound is often described as “beautifully kept blues from a parallel world”. The tour is dedicated to the album released last year Lovewhich delights with melancholy and cinematography.

Wood Wood
Hansa Platform 10.VIII at 20
Tickets Paradise tickets 42 Euros on the network