International festival Homo Novus takes audiences on a journey along the Daugava
The international theatre festival Homo Novus has opened, with this year's central production centred on the Daugava river and the people who live along its banks. The festival symbolically returns to Daugavpils, where it originated 31 years ago.
The international theatre and performance art festival Homo Novus has begun in Latvia. Its roots trace back 31 years to Daugavpils, and this year the festival symbolically returns to that city, choosing the Daugava river as one of its central themes.
A performance about the river and its people
One of this year's key works is the performance "River Tours. Daugava," created jointly by the British theatre company Stan's Cafe and Latvian artists. The roughly 50-minute piece takes audiences on a journey upstream, starting from the point where the Daugava flows into the Gulf of Riga and moving against the current. Along the way, the performance introduces the river itself, its history, and the people who live on its banks.
Performances along the whole stretch of the Daugava
During the festival, the performance will be presented at various locations along the Daugava, on the stretch from Krāslava to Riga. This gives audiences in different regions of Latvia the chance to experience both the artwork itself and the role the river plays in the lives of local residents.
