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Additional Programme
of
the festival HomoNovus’99
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Discussion
on intercultural co-operation
"Great changes, meaningful
changes, take place in the energy field between differences. For this
reason, many contemporary artists are focusing on intercultural exchange
as a source of inspiration and as a metaphor for a world where diversity
is visible in a new way". (Chris Torch)
Could artists from
different ethnic backgrounds, living side by side protect their ethnical
identity from influences, or could they become cosmopotilitians, or could
they use an opportunity to enrich their experience from the diversity
of others? On personal experiences the following artists and producers
will discuss: Marco Martinelli (Ravenna), Teki Dervishi (Pristina), Vladimir
Milcin (Skopje), etc. Moderator: Chris Torch (Stockholm).
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Discussion
on dramatic texts in contemporary theatre
Stage
director as interpreter of the text, as a producer and his freedom in
contemporary theatre is unlimited. Traditional plays are often replaced
by a script, a play with images, sounds, movements, bodies. Homo Novus
'99 will present the variety of dramatic texts in contemporary theatre.
That is what the discussion is about.
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Discussion
with young generation stage directors
"Directors
are basically lonely walkers" - resumes Hannah Hurzig, festival
director and theatre critic from Germany who will moderate this discussion
as a seria of interviews with young generation directors.
In
the Homo Novus Festival several recognised young generation directors
as Jurij Butusov (Russia), Gintaras Varnas and Oskaras Korshunovas (Lithuania),
Viesturs Kairiss (Latvia) etc. will present their performances.
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Resume
Festival organisers
would like to encourage journalists, critics, festival guests and participants
to express their opinion on Latvian productions and Homo Novus Festival
programme, possible development in future in general.
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The
Baltic Theatre Policy Review
Riga,
October 28 – 30, 1999
For
more than 50 years the dominant form of theatre organisation in Baltic
countries was a state theatre with its own building, one or more stages,
permanent artistic ensemble, and administrative and technical staff. The
major part of theatres’ budget was subsidised. As the result of changes
in socio-economical, political and cultural life that happened at the
beginning of 90th, theatres have approached different problems. It is
mainly connected with the state culture policy and principles of financing
theatres. These
subsidies
coming from government only cover the bare necessity of theatres or even
less. The aim of the workshop is to point attention to the problems of
theatre development in Baltic region, to work out clear cultural policy
and find out criteria of state financing, that would hold the artistic
value of our
theatre
and help to develop it according to the European standards. In the workshop
we expect you to introduce with the goals and problems of state policy
for theatres in all three Baltic countries. Afterwards the floor will
be given to European experts of theatre. The workshop could help to accelerate
the participation of the Baltic countries in normal European culture management
and develop its internal theatre processes.
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Discussion
on NGO’s in culture
What is a roll of
NGO in culture and how could it change? Managers of NGO and creators of
the cultural policy will be invited to the discussion.
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Meeting
of the festival’s directors
Festival directors
from Latvia and other countries are invited to discuss and find out the
criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of an international event (festival).
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