24 hours in Daugavpils / HOMO NOVUS
The festival's guest performance program in Daugavpils city.
Creative Team: Various artists
Duration: 24 hours
Place: Various venues in Daugavpils
Language: Latvian. English.
Additional Information: Tickets to the program events can be purchased separately.
Nearest performance: 13.09.2025 07:00
Mothers – a song for Wartime / HOMO NOVUS
Creative Team: Marta Górnicka (Poland)
Place: Rīgas Kinostudija, Šmerļa iela 3
Language: Ukrainian. Also in Polish and Belarusian. Over-titled in Latvian and English
Nearest performance: 11.09.2025 19:00
The Making of Pinocchio / HOMO NOVUS
A true tale of love and transition told through the story of Pinocchio.
Creative Team: Cade & MacAskill (United Kingdom)
Place: Latvian Academy of Culture on Miera street, Small hall, Miera street 58, Riga
Language: English, Latvian subtitles
Nearest performance: 04.09.2025 20:30
World-known acrobat's tribute to his life in the circus arena.
Creative Team: Ueli Hirzel (Switzerland)
Place: Rīgas cirka arēna, Merķeļa iela 4
Language: English. There is little text, Latvian translation is provided.
Nearest performance: 05.09.2025 19:00
An innovative dance performance, tactile listening experience.
Directed By: Yola Pinto, Simão Costa (Portugal)
Place: Dirty Deal Teatro, Talsu street 1, Riga
Language: No spoken language
Nearest performance: 04.09.2025 17:00
Laughter performance
Creative Team: Jana Jacuka (Latvia)
Place: Ģertrūdes ielas teātris, Ģertrūdes iela 101a, Rīga
Language: English. Latvian translation provided
Additional Information: Ticket sales are provided by Ģertrūdes ielas teātris
Nearest performance: 04.09.2025 19:00
The Tooth of Time and the Peelers of Silence / HOMO NOVUS
Family-friendly performance. We welcome
audience members from the age of 7!
Creative Team: Dace Ignatova, Kirils Ēcis, Guna Zariņa, Band “Alejas” (Latvia)
Place: The Latvian National Opera and Ballet, Aspazijas bulvāris 3, Riga
Language: Latvian. Without subtitles
Nearest performance: 06.09.2025 12:00
Ummis and Lobelia / HOMO NOVUS
The visually stunning experimental contemporary music theater performance ‘Ummis and Lobelia’ is a poetic tribute to the unequal opposition between the autonomy of nature and the pressure of civilization.
Creative Team: Evarts Melnalksnis, Ernests Valts Circenis, Katrīna Neiburga (Latvia)
Place: Spirits & Wine premises, Andrejostas iela 5, Riga
Language: Latvian. English translation provided
Nearest performance: 05.09.2025 20:30
Peatland Justice Workshops / HOMO NOVUS
Please dress appropriately for walking on the bog boardwalk and bring snacks and water for a picnic break!
Creative Team: Bethany Copsey (United Kingdom)
Place: Ķemeri National Park, Jurmala
Language: English, Latvian
Nearest performance: 10.09.2025 14:00
Playing with Power: Choreographic Tools from Blue Carousel / HOMO NOVUS
Creative Team: Lisa Colette Bysheim & Katrine Patry (Norway)
Place: Cultural Centre in Valmiera, Rīgas iela 10, Valmiera
Language: English
Nearest performance: 13.09.2025 13:00
Masterclass by the artists of the performance MEGASTRUCTURE / HOMO NOVUS
Creative Team: Sarah Baltzinger, Isaiah Wilson (Luxembourg)
Place: Cultural Centre in Valmiera, Rīgas iela 10, Valmiera
Language: English
Nearest performance: 14.09.2025 13:00
Expedition to Lake Ummis / HOMO NOVUS
Please dress appropriately for a hike in the forest and bring snacks and water for a picnic break. Beginning and end of the expedition: Riga Railway Station.
Place: Carnikava Parish
Language: English
Additional Information: Participants must provide their own train ticket to and from the event.
Nearest performance: 09.09.2025 13:30
Big Green Networking / HOMO NOVUS
Place: Kalve Coffee living room, Krišjāņa Valdemāra Street 17A, Riga
Language: English
Nearest performance: 11.09.2025 09:30
The Making of Pinocchio: Digital Edition / HOMO NOVUS
In this hybrid of theatre and film, shot and edited all in one take, you are invited to go behind the scenes of Cade & MacAskill’s creative process and their relationship, and question what it takes to tell your truth.
Creative Team: Cade & MacAskill (United Kingdom)
Place: Vimeo
Language: English
Additional Information: After purchasing a ticket, the digital version of the performance can be viewed until the end of the festival.
Contemporary dance performance. Selected for Aerowaves #Twenty25
Creative Team: Sarah Baltzinger, Isaiah Wilson (Luxembourg)
Place: Contemporary Art Space KURTUVE, Rīgas street 25a, Valmiera
Language: No language
Nearest performance: 13.09.2025 18:00
Silhouette letters / HOMO NOVUS
Contemporary dance performance. Selected for Aerowaves #Twenty25
Creative Team: Artūrs Nīgalis (Latvia)
Place: Contemporary Art Space KURTUVE, Rīgas street 25a, Valmiera
Language: No language
Nearest performance: 13.09.2025 17:00
Contemporary dance performance. Selected for Aerowaves “40 winks”, 2021
Creative Team: Anna Novikova, Rūta Pūce (Latvia)
Place: Contemporary Art Space KURTUVE, Rīgas street 25a, Valmiera
Language: Latvian
Nearest performance: 13.09.2025 15:00
Contemporary dance performance. Selected for Aerowaves #Twenty25
Creative Team: Lisa Colette Bysheim & Katrine Patry (Norway)
Place: On September 12th venue in Riga, on September 14th venue in Valmiera
Language: No language
Nearest performance: 12.09.2025 20:00
Bold, raw and provocative physical theatre performance dealing with manipulation and the abuse of power.
Creative Team: Andrea Miltnerová, Jan Komárek (Czech Republic)
Place: Daugavpils Theatre, Rigas street 22a, Daugavpils
Language: No language
Additional Information: Ticket sales provided by Biļešu paradīze
Nearest performance: 13.09.2025 14:00
The Rest of Our Lives / HOMO NOVUS
Hopefully hopeful, The Rest of Our Lives is a joyful dose of dance, theatre, circus and games.
Creative Team: Jo Fong, George Orange (United Kingdom)
Place: Cultural Venue V-13, Vienības street 13, Daugavpils
Language: English. With Latvian subtitles
Additional Information: Ticket sales provided by Biļešu Paradīze
Nearest performance: 12.09.2025 18:00
The Selfie Concert / HOMO NOVUS
Ivo Dimchev only sings and performs when audience members take selfies with him.
Creative Team: Ivo Dimchev (Bulgaria)
Place: Daugavpils Design and Art School SAULES SKOLA, Saules street 8, Daugavpils
Language: English. Concert, improvised part understandable without translation
Additional Information: Ticket sales provided by Biļešu Paradīze
Nearest performance: 13.09.2025 21:00
Fun Fact is an international coproduction by three authors from Slovenia and three from Estonia. The team cleverly addresses the context of the national from the position of researching the essence of how the common is constituted.
Creative Team: Primož Bezjak, Eero Epner, Branko Jordan, Mart Kangro, Katarina Stegnar, Juhan Ulfsak (Slovenia, Estonia)
Place: Culture palace Ziemeļblāzma, Ziemeļblāzmas street 36, Riga
Language: English
Nearest performance: 09.09.2025 19:00
Workshop with the Artists of SYN.Tropia / HOMO NOVUS
Alongside the performance, the creators invite participants to explore some of the sound and choreographic materials developed during the creation process.
Creative Team: Yola Pinto, Simão Costa (Portugal)
Place: Dirty Deal Teatro, Talsu street 1, Riga
Language: English
Nearest performance: 05.09.2025 11:30
