Riga Performance Art Festival STARPTELPA

The Riga Performance Art Festival “Starptelpa” is a major event on the international art scene, annually gathering experienced and internationally recognized artists, curators, and scholars in Riga, while also providing a platform for emerging and promising talents in performance art. Now in its seventh year, it is the most ambitious festival of its kind in the Baltic States.
This year’s theme, “More Than Human,” centers on the interaction between humans, nature, and the material world.

On May 31, at K.K. fon Stricka Villa, audiences will have the opportunity to experience fifteen performances by artists from Latvia and abroad. A special highlight of the evening will be the multimedia performance-concert by the Belgian collective ALLEA(s).
(Preview: YouTube link)

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Programme:

Main Hall

• 16:00 Doors Open
• 17:50 Inese Bērziņa – Tuneless / Sonorous (Strikes the Cord) (Latvia, 30 min)
• 18:30 Michelle Lacombe – Untitled (Canada, 15 min)
• 19:00 Maria Lepisto – The Mermaid’s Bargain (Sweden, 40 min)
• 20:00 Stephanie Felber – CHORO-LENS (Germany, 15 min)
• 20:40 Sarmīte Meja Kalniņa – When Heaven Is Silent (Latvia, 30 min)
• 21:40 Sandris Mūriņš – Animal Hour (Latvia, 60 min)
• 23:00 ALLEA(s) – T¶|€e~ (Belgium, 60 min)

Small Hall

• 17:30 Roze Aleksa Bogdane – In the Cells of Moss (Latvia, 60 min)
• 19:40 Normal Babyy – Material Values (Latvia, 20 min)
• 20:10 Yama Kowa – I AM EVERYTHING IS ME (Germany, durational performance)

Lobby

• 17:00–19:00 Mailo Mēness & Grieta Butjankova – The Cost of Convenience (Latvia, 120 min)

Library

• 18:00 Ox Maló – Written Portraits (Argentina/Austria, 80 min)
• 20:00 Ilze Mazpane – All the Waters in the World (Latvia, durational performance)

Bar

• 20:00 Katrīna Tračuma, Elīne Buka, Jana Purmale, Uğis Zauerhagens – Fish Breath (Latvia, 30 min)

Urban Space

• 19:00 Māra Gaņģe – Ford LeMans (Latvia, durational performance, outdoor, sign-up on site)

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The festival is organized by the Latvian Centre for Performance Art – a non-governmental organization dedicated to developing performance art in Latvia through art, educational, and cultural events, as well as academic research.

Ticket Types, Quantity, Prices:

1. General admission – €10.00
2. Students – 50% discount (€5.00)
3. Pensioners and children/youth under 18 – free admission (children must be accompanied by a parent)

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