Riga, March 24, LETA. As the International Theater Day approaches, the Latvian Theater Workers’ Union (LTDS) has selected five winners of the Excellence Award, LTDS representative Ričards Vorobjovs informed LETA.
In 2022, the board of LTDS has decided to present the prize named after the actress Lilita Bērziņa to the actress of Mikhail Chekhov’s Riga Russian Theater Veronika Plotnikova for her outstanding performance during the last seasons and her artistic work for many years.
Actor Harijs Liepiņš’s award will be presented to Valmiera Drama Theater actor Mārtiņš Meiers for outstanding acting, contribution to the art of theater and confidence in himself and his profession during previous seasons.
It was decided to present the Helena Tangiev-Birzniece Award to the leading ballet soloist Elza Leimane for outstanding success in the performing arts of ballet performances, as well as for active work as a dance choreographer.
The Eduards Smiļģis Prize of the Theater Art Reformer, co-founder of the Daile Theater, will be presented to director Valters Sīlis for his high-quality work in recent seasons, creating socially active and intellectually saturated performances on important issues of society and history in theaters of various sizes and status – both in the state, local government and independent projects and festivals, but especially in the Latvian National Theater.
In turn, it was decided to present the Jēkabs Duburs Prize to the professor of the Latvian Academy of Culture, director Māra Ķimele, for almost 50 years of work in theater pedagogy, confirming her ability to combine creative and pedagogical work by teaching both young actors and young directors.
The award ceremony will take place on the birthday of Latvian theater art on June 2 at the Eduards Smiļģis Theater Museum. The winners will be awarded medals created by the artist Māris Šustiņš.
Candidates for the award are recommended by the Latvian Professional Theater, the Latvian National Opera and Ballet, theater critics, the Latvian Professional Ballet Association, the Latvian Academy of Culture and the Eduards Smiļģis Theater Museum.
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