Pony Express

Unofficially the work of the New theatre Institute of Latvia started in December, 1997 with the workshop of non-verbal theatre in a small wooden house in the very centre of Riga. There in the beginning of the century was located a pony exchange station and this project was connected with this building not only physically, but also mentally: the concept of cultural exchange was the central idea of the workshop.

The workshop was focused on co-operation between young actors from Baltic countries and Scandinavia. Lectors from Poland, Lithuania and Latvia were leading the work. At the end of the workshop there were performances created, which involved in theatre activities the whole building.

For the moment this building is given in charge of Latvian Academy of Culture, but the project "Pony express" is still looking for its home.