Homo Novus / Lookout

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

Performance "Lookout"

Idea and direction: Andy Field

September 2 and 3 at 15:30, 16:15, 17:00, 18:30, 19:15, 20:00

Riga Radio and TV tower, Zaķusalas krastmala 1

30 min

In Latvian

Tickets 7 EUR and 5 EUR (reduced price for students, seniors, people with disabilities)

Created in collaboration with local primary school children, Lookout is a one-to-one encounter between one adult audience member and one child performer taking place somewhere high up overlooking the city.
Together performer and audience member look out at the city and imagine its future. The conversation they share is a quiet journey through the past, present and future guided by the streets and landmarks laid out before them.
Through dreams of utopian architecture and possible catastrophes, hopes and fears, future fashions, proposed demolitions and progress real and imagined, they explore two very different versions of the city they both inhabit. An exchange between two people who might not normally meet, about a future world they may or may not share. 

homonovus.lv/eng/programme?s=lookout

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.