Shared Space is a three-year international scenography research and artistic project that consists of a series of symposia, exhibitions and art programmes and educational component. The main goal of the project is to create a platform for investigation of contemporary scenography; to explore scenography as an interdisciplinary field and an active agent in the creation of spatial/performative/social relationships. Homo Novus 2015 offers special Shared Space programme featuring works by Dries Verhoeven, Voldemārs Johansons, Boris Charmatz, Gaëtan Rusquet, fieldworks, Mammalian Diving Reflex. The project is co-financed by the EU programme Culture.

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Urban Heat is a project developed by the Festivals in Transition (FIT) network of 13 international festival partners and supported by EU programme Creative Europe, which enables artists to engage with the invisible communities within cities. The four year project supports artists to reconnect with the world outside the arts by addressing urgent political and social issues, and by working with audiences and communities affected by those issues. The outcome of project activities will be the programme of Homo Novus 2017. Latvia is represented in the project by theatre and film director Krista Burāne.

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[DNA] Departures and Arrivals is a collaboration between 13 European institutions active in the field of contemporary dance. The project is initiated by PARTS, the school for contemporary dance based in Brussels. Through training, presenting and production activities [DNA] will encourage the presence of young contemporary dance artists in the European dance scene and help to sustain their careers. Latvian artists involved in the project are Kristīne Brīniņa, Krišjānis Sants and Dmitrijs Gaitjukevičs. Thanks to the collaboration with [DNA] Homo Novus 2015 has commissioned two new dance pieces by Kristīne Brīniņa, Krišjānis Sants and Erik Eriksson which will be premiered in the festival. [DNA] Departures and Arrivals is co-financed by EU programme Creative Europe.

departuresandarrivals.eu

Imagine 2020 started as a network of 11 European performing arts organizations in 2010 focusing on the climate change issues, social and ecological crisis and its reflection in the arts. Over the next 4 years we will continue with the new Imagine 2020(2.0) network trying to imagine the future and creating alternative models of sustainable future in collaboration with artists and audiences across Europe. The project is supported by EU programme “Culture”.

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