Kārlis Vērdiņš’s “Aunt of Dill” starts creative life at Latvian Puppet Theater / Article / LSM.lv

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On October 11, the Latvian Puppet Theater will premiere a stage version of Kārlis Vērdiņš’s poem “Aunt of Dill” (Big and Small) created by the creative team led by director Edgars Kaufelds, artist Rebeka Lukošus, set designer Kristaps Kramiņš, music author Jēkabs Nīmanis, lighting artist talented actors – Dana Avotiņa-Lāce and Artūrs Putniņš.

Edgars Kaufelds is an actor and director of the Latvian Puppet Theater, whose work is largely concentrated in the direction of contemporary original literature, successfully staging performances for preschool and school-age children. His last show – the horror show “Half-Man” (Linda Rudene, 2019) – was nominated for the Players’ Night Award 2019/2020 as the Children’s Show of the Year. The range of performances staged by Edgars Kaufelds also includes the productions “Grandmother’s Fairy Tales” (2019), “The Secret of the Seagull Queen” (Rūta Briede, 2018), , “July July Christmas 1” (2015), “Max and Moritz” (Wilhelm Bush, 2014) and others.

Dill’s aunt is no ordinary aunt. She considers herself a great poet, but unfortunately her talent is not appreciated by anyone. Dill’s aunt literally starts to write and write new articles every day. After all, a lot of verses have accumulated, and she is constantly trying to bless someone with her miraculous work, but no one in her city likes her articles for some reason. Even crazier. They avoid Dille’s aunt, ignore him, drive him away, even call the police. Will this story end so sadly? Doesn’t anyone really even read her articles? Will the creative expressions of Dille’s aunt remain underappreciated?

Studying Kārlis Vērdiņš’s poem, the director has chosen creativity and its perception in society as a research and negotiation topic: “When creating the show, we thought a lot about artistic expressions and the necessary public evaluation. Or do canons exist in art today to determine what is good or what is bad? Are different self-expressions valued and have their own admirer? Can creativity be reprehensible at all? We play this poem, emphasizing the creative expressions, preserving the present moment of creation. Dille’s aunt’s extravagant activity will also encourage the viewer to be more creative and truthful in their thoughts and expressions, ”says Edgars Kaufelds.

The performance will be shown in the Great Hall of the Latvian Puppet Theater from October 11. Upcoming show – October 11 at 11.00 and 14.00, November 6 at 18.30. More information on the theater’s website – www.lelluteatris.lv.

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