The Latvian New Theatre Institute invites Sarkandaugava residents to participate in the Riga2014 project Dance Goes to the City - Austrian choreographer Willi Dorner's performance-photo exhibition "Living Room".
In brief: 7 apartments are needed for the production (preferably each in a different building, but close to one another). Photographs will be taken there with dancers' participation - the dancers' bodies will integrate into the existing interior, creating new relationships between objects. The photos will then be printed in large format and installed in the apartments. As a result, visitors will see a photo exhibition in the apartments, while on the stretches between apartments there will be live installations featuring around 50 dancers - dance students, street gymnasts, parkour athletes and breakdancers.
The "Living Room" project appeals to both young and old from the audience's perspective and suits all ages. For apartment owners it is an invitation to take part in a creative (and immediately international!) event, because we believe and hope that culture is not meant only for professionals.
If you want to participate in this project and know a neighbour or people in the area who would like to get involved, please contact Laura Stašāne, the project coordinator - +371 26523513 or [email protected]
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