Homo Novus / Folk-s. Will you still love me tomorrow?

International Festival of Contemporary Theatre "Homo Novus" / September 1 - 9, 2017 / Riga

Performance "Folk-s. Will ou still love me tomorrow?"

Author: Alessandro Sciarroni

6. septembris 20:00

Railway history museum, Uzvaras bulvāris 2/4

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Duration of the performnace is unpredictable

Biļetes 10 EUR and 7 EUR (reduced price for students, seniors, people with disabilities)

Folk-s is the first part of Alessandro Sciarroni’s trilogy “Will you still love me tomorrow?” that aims to intensify the vulnerability and resilience of bodies. In it’s second part Untitled Sciarroni explored juggling, the last part Aurora takes it’s inspiration from professional sports.

In Folk-s Sciarroni transforms the archaic, repetitive patterns and rhythmic structures of the Bavarian-Austrian folkdance Schuhplattler into in-depth and ironic survey of the strictly regulated traditional dance. Liberated from it’s context and mechanically repeated it turns into hypnotic experience, that explores the true nature of collaboration between the artist and the spectator. Impressive, intelligent and open-ended, it is totally exhausting for the dancers and absolutely exhilarating for the audience. 

homonovus.lv/eng/programme?s=folks

The International Festival of Contemporary Theatre Homo Novus is the leading performing arts festival in Latvia and one of the biggest in the Baltic region. It takes place in Riga and introduces audiences to both new and renowned artists that seek ways of expressing their views and opinions about the world and the society. Festival offers a range of performances as well as seminars, workshops and other activities.