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New Riga Theatre
New Riga Theatre ( lv, Jaunais Rīgas teātris) is a theatre in Riga, Latvia. It was established in 1992. Several world known Latvian directors have started their career in this theatre, like Alvis Hermanis, Viesturs Kairišs among others. Directors/actors/freelance actors Directors: *Alvis Hermanis *Māra Ķimele Actors: * Andris Keišs * Baiba Broka * Elita Kļaviņa *Ģirts Krūmiņš * Guna Zariņa * Gundars Āboliņš *Inga Alsiņa-Lasmane *Inga Tropa *Ivars Krasts *Jana Čivžele *Jevgenijs Isajevs * Kaspars Znotiņš *Kristīne Krūze *Regīna Razuma *Sandra Kļaviņa *Toms Veličko *Vilis Daudziņš Freelance actor: *Andis Strods *Anta Krūmiņa *Āris Matesovičs *Edgars Samītis *Gatis Gāga *Iveta Pole Iveta Pole (born January 11, 1981) is a Latvian theatre and film actress, born in Liepāja. She is affiliated with Jaunais Rīgas teātris ( New Riga Theatre) led by Alvis Hermanis Alvis Hermanis is a Latvian theatre director, set designer a ... *Liena Šmuks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riga
Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers and lies above sea level, on a flat and sandy plain. Riga was founded in 1201 and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture. Riga was the European Capital of Culture in 2014, along with Umeå in Sweden. Riga hosted the 2006 NATO Summit, the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, the 2006 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, 2013 World Women's Curling Championship and the 2021 IIHF World Championship. It is home to the European Union's office of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC). In 2017, it was named the European Region of Gastronomy. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvis Hermanis
Alvis Hermanis is a Latvian theatre director A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ..., set designer and actor. Since 1997 he has worked at the New Riga Theatre ( lv, Jaunais Rīgas teātris) as artistic director. Early life and education Hermanis was born in Riga and in his early teens he played Ice hockey, hockey in Dinamo Riga (original), Dinamo Riga sports school. He was forced to leave sport at the age of 15 due to health reasons. He obtained his first theatre and stage experience when he attended Riga Mime artist, pantomime studio under Roberts Ligers. From 1981 until 1982 Hermanis attended the Riga Peoples artist studio. He continued his education from 1984 until 1988 in the theatre department of Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Latvian State conservatory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viesturs Kairišs
Viestur Kairish ( lv, Viesturs Kairišs; born 30 January 1971) is a Latvian opera, movie and theatre director. He has made a successful career in Latvia and Germany as an acclaimed director of operas. The movies and plays of Kairish have toured in many European festivals. Stage productions After graduating the Latvian Academy of Culture as a theatre and film director in 1997, Kairish was appointed at the New Riga Theatre as a resident stage director. Since then he has set critically acclaimed plays both in Latvia and abroad. Several of his productions toured international festivals and venues, including the Wiener Festwochen (''Hotel Europe''), the Hebbel am Ufer ('' The Serpent''), the Festival d’Avignon (''Hotel Europe''), and the Bonner Biennale (''The Dark Deer'', ''Hotel Europe''). He debuted in opera directing with Peter Tchaikovsky's ''Eugene Onegin'' at the Latvian National Opera, receiving the Latvian Great Music Award for the Best Opera Production in 1999. Soon a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andris Keišs
Andris Keišs (born 26 November 1974) is a Latvian actor. In the theatre, he has appeared in several plays of Alvis Hermanis and Māra Ķimele. He has also taken part in several films. In 2005 he received the Union of Latvian Theatre Workers best actor award and has won the Lielais Kristaps The Big Christopher ( lv, Lielais Kristaps) is the highest award in Latvian cinema. Established in 1977, it is given out at the ''Latvian National Film Festival''. Due to different reasons, the festival has not been held in 1992, from 1994 t ... award four times (2000, 2012, 2015 and 2016), more than any other actor. Filmography References External links *Andris Keišs at Jaunais Rīga Teātris (New Theater of Riga) homepage 1974 births Living people Latvian male television actors Latvian male film actors Latvian male stage actors Lielais Kristaps Award winners 20th-century Latvian male actors 21st-century Latvian male actors {{latvia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baiba Broka (actress)
Baiba Broka (born 7 January 1973) is a Latvian stage, television and film actress. Career Born in Riga, Latvia, Broka began her film career in the 1992 Dzidra Ritenberga-directed drama ''Valsis mūža garumā'' (English release title: ''Waltzing Through Love''), for which she won the Lielais Kristaps award, Latvia's highest prize awarded in cinema. Broka has also had high-profile roles in the 2004 Varis Brasla-directed comedy ''Waterbomb for the Fat Tomcat'', where she plays the lovestruck aunt Una who is forced to look after her two young nieces Marta and Linda. The film won several awards, including the Children's Jury Prizes: Live-Action Feature Film or Video Certificate of Excellence from the Chicago International Children's Film Festival, USA and the Lielais Kristaps award for Feature Film and Best Screenplay. Baiba Broka is possibly best known internationally for her role as Brigita, in the 1999 Latvian-Swedish co-production of the romantic drama film '' Svar med foto'' (E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elita Kļaviņa
Elita Kļaviņa (born 3 November 1966) is a Latvian actress and a former journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism .... In the theater she has worked for Jaunais Rīgas Teātris. She has also taken part in several films. Filmography External linksElita Kļaviņa at the Jaunais Rīgas Teātris homepage 1966 births Living people People from Jēkabpils Latvian stage actresses Lielais Kristaps Award winners 20th-century Latvian actresses 21st-century Latvian actresses Latvian film actresses {{latvia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guna Zariņa
Guna Zariņa (born 1 October 1972) is a Latvian actress. In the theater, she has appeared in several plays of Alvis Hermanis and Māra Ķimele. She has also appeared in several films. In 2007 she received the Union of Latvian Theatre Workers Best Actress award, in 2015 she was awarded the Lielais Kristaps and in 2017 she was awarded the Order of Three Stars Order of the Three Stars ( lv, Triju Zvaigžņu ordenis) is the highest civilian order awarded for meritorious service to Latvia. It was established in 1924 in remembrance of the founding of Latvia. Its motto is "Per aspera ad astra", meaning "Thr .... Filmography References External links *Guna Zariņa at the New Riga Theater homepage 1972 births Living people Latvian stage actresses Latvian film actresses 21st-century Latvian actresses Actors from Riga Lielais Kristaps Award winners {{latvia-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gundars Āboliņš
Gundars Āboliņš (born 7 January 1960 in Riga) is a Latvian actor. He worked for the New Riga Theatre in Riga, having formerly worked for the Dailes Theatre. He was awarded the Spēlmaņu nakts gada aktieris award (best actor) in 2006. He left New Riga Theatre in 2015 to join German theatre Münchner Kammerspiele. Filmography References 1960 births Living people Latvian male film actors Latvian male stage actors 20th-century Latvian male actors 21st-century Latvian male actors Actors from Riga University of Latvia alumni {{Latvia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaspars Znotiņš
Kaspars Znotiņš (born 7 October 1975) is a Latvian people, Latvian stage and film actor. Born in Jelgava, Latvia, Znotiņš began his career working on the New Riga Theatre, and has performed in stage productions at the Latvian National Theatre and Daile Theatre. Znotiņš has also appeared in a number of Latvian films, such as the 2010 Gatis Šmits-directed comedy-drama ''Return of Sergeant Lapins''. In 2010, he won the Season Award (Latvian: ''Spēlmaņu nakts''), an annual award bestowed upon to the best Latvian dramatic stage actor by the Latvian Theatre Union (LTDS) for his role in ''Imants Ziedonis, Ziedonis un visums'' (''Ziedonis and the Universe''). In 2017, he won the Lielais Kristaps Award for Best Actor for his role as Francis in the Aik Karapetian directed crime-drama film ''Pirmdzimtais'' (English: ''Forstborn''). Znotiņš is married and the father of four children – Emīls, Rūta, Krišs and Zīle. Filmography References External links * Jaunais Rīga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilis Daudziņš
Vilis Daudziņš (born 7 November 1970) is a Latvian actor. In the theatre, he has appeared in several plays of Alvis Hermanis Alvis Hermanis is a Latvian theatre director, set designer and actor. Since 1997 he has worked at the New Riga Theatre ( lv, Jaunais Rīgas teātris) as artistic director. Early life and education Hermanis was born in Riga and in his early te ... and Māra Ķimele, produced in New Riga Theatre. He has also taken part in several films. Filmography External links *Vilis Daudziņš at Jaunais Rīgas teātris homepage 1970 births Living people Latvian male television actors Latvian male film actors Latvian male stage actors Actors from Riga 21st-century Latvian male actors Lielais Kristaps Award winners {{latvia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iveta Pole
Iveta Pole (born January 11, 1981) is a Latvian theatre and film actress, born in Liepāja. She is affiliated with Jaunais Rīgas teātris ( New Riga Theatre) led by Alvis Hermanis Alvis Hermanis is a Latvian theatre director, set designer and actor. Since 1997 he has worked at the New Riga Theatre ( lv, Jaunais Rīgas teātris) as artistic director. Early life and education Hermanis was born in Riga and in his early te ... and has played parts in theatre shows ''Latvian Stories'' (2004, director Alvis Hermanis), ''Ice'' (2006, director Alvis Hermanis), ''Sound of Silence'' (2007, director Alvis Hermanis) and ''Look Back In Anger'' (2008, director Varis Pinkis). References *https://web.archive.org/web/20110722162638/http://www.jrt.lv/personas.php?id=13&lomas=1 1981 births Living people Latvian film actresses Latvian stage actresses Lielais Kristaps Award winners Actors from Liepāja 21st-century Latvian actresses {{Latvia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
