“Latvian National Theatre Announces Plans for 105th Season, Featuring Debuts and International Directors”

On May 8, the artistic director of the Latvian National Theatre, director Elmārs Senkovs presented the theater’s plans for the next, 105th season, theater representative Lolita Grāvīte informs “Delfi”.

“Thinking about the theater, I have clearly defined that the Latvian National Theater is the main mouthpiece of our nation, which must speak freely, meaningfully and powerfully,” emphasizes Senkovs, revealing the plans for the new season. “One must be able to point out the social, political and human problems of society that are currently affecting us. The mission of the theater is basically to create a clash through the works of various authors. We want to carry out an act of self-revelation in the theater, or promote an open conversation with ourselves. We try to confront ourselves not only with our thoughts, but also yourself with the surrounding environment. Constantly in the process of searching and searching for yourself, moving forward and developing the art of theater as an art direction. The Latvian National Theater is not a boulevard theater, it is the main stage of Latvian theater. And that’s why we will treat it with respect by offering the 105th season .”

This season, between two canonical works of great authors – Raini’s “Pūt, vējini!” and Blaumaņi’s “Skroderdienim in Silmači” – many new artists will debut at the National Theatre, the productions in the New and Actor’s Hall will be led by debutants only. On the other hand, the Great Hall will be dedicated to the works of Latvia’s most current and brightest directors.

In the new season, the play “Peter Pan. Syndrome” by guest director Dmitrijs Krimovs will also be shown. Krymov is one of the strongest world directors of recent times, who is able to look at what is happening quite sharply, accurately and critically, without losing the most essential thing – at the center of everything is a person and his experienced, pained and hopeful view of a brighter future.

Planned productions

The Great Hall

• Rainis/Kliava “I played, I danced”, directed by Elmārs Senkovs
• “Dog Village Unfortunate Bear” by Lars Von Trier, directed by Regnārs Vyvars
• Dmitry Krimov “Peter Pan Syndrome”, director Dmitry Krimov
• “Jauns bez Ziedonis”, director Mārtiņš Meiers
• Pēteris Veiss “Marats/Sads”, directors Klāvs Mellis and Rūdolfs Gediņš
• Lauris Gundars “To become a stranger”, director Valters Sílis

The new hall

• Elsa Marta Ruža and Matīss Kaža “Christopher Marlowe”, directed by Matīss Kaža
• “How to become unhappy?” after Paul Vaclavik, directed by Artūrs Areima
• Kristīne Brīniņa and Haralds Matulis “Accidental Life”, directed by Kristīne Brīniņa

Actors’ hall

• Ferdinand von Sheeran “Terror”, directed by Walter Seelis
• Klāvs Mellis “Wardrobes”, director Paula Pļavniece
• Marius von Mayenburg “Ugunseja”, director Henrijs Arajs