The focus of the Valmiera Summer Theater Festival this year will be on free thinking / Article

“The festival will focus on freedom of thought, highlighting the importance of freedom and thought, but not only in this difficult time when Russia commits war crimes in Ukraine every day; at a time when the information space is divisive and topical, “explained the festival organizers. In the context of performances, this phenomenon will be seen as an opportunity to be independent in one’s thoughts and actions and to unleash one’s creative potential. Reinis Sukhanov, director of the festival, said: “We live in a time when we are watching the nation unite online to fight for freedom and to decide our future.

We are in a situation where we need to be clear on the side of freedom.

The Valmiera Summer Theater Festival will try to do the best it can – to organize a platform where artists and spectators meet to experience how diverse the world is and to cultivate the close connection between thinking and acting. In my opinion, this is especially important at a time when we are experiencing the revelation of the mask of evil and the birth of heroes. “

One of the biggest events of the festival will be a large-format concert on the Valmiera stage with the participation of the brass band “Rīga” and several hundred choirs, which will update the “alternative and non-commercial” music created twenty to thirty years ago. Arrangements by six contemporary musicians, such as “Pest of a Child”, will be performed by six contemporary composers, such as “Pest of a Child”. Street “,” Trobels “,” Non Skid “,” Childhood Militia “and many more.

This year, several productions of the festival will also go on tour in Latvia, offering spectators two works created within the festival – a new work “Hamoka komuna” directed by Sabīne Ozoliņa will visit Valmiera region municipalities in May and June, but the football show “Victory is a Moment” In Liepaja and Gulbene.

The Valmiera Summer Theater Festival is being organized by the Valmiera Theater in cooperation with Valmiera Municipality and supporters for the seventh year in a row.

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