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Adult Learners' Week at 15 Riga museums
From September 1 to 5, a special Adult Learners` Week is being held for the third year at 15 museums in Riga. This year’s subject is lifestyle, on which various activities for adults and families – lectures, discussions, and workshops – will be offered at the museums. |
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The “White Night” event encourages Rigans and city guests to join the creative process
The contemporary art event "White Night 2010" will take place during the night of September 4, presenting 12 theatre, music, movement and visual art projects and performances. This year`s event is based on two principles - “Do it yourself” and “Join in”. |
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Celebratory programme at the International Contemporary and Video Art Festival “Waterpieces” in autumn
From September 3 to 5, Riga is holding the 10th International Contemporary and Video Art Festival “Waterpieces”, which will present a special anniversary programme. |
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Elīna Garanča's Solo CD "Habanera" released
The Deutsche Grammophon record company released two albums by world-famous Latvian mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča at the end of August – a solo CD of Spanish and Gypsy-themed gems entitled "Habanera", and a DVD of the opera "Carmen", with Garanča starring. |
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Latvian director Martinsons’ film “Amaya” to premiere this September in Latvia The world premiere of the new Latvia – Hong Kong co-production “Amaya”, directed by Latvian Māris Martinsons, will take place on September 14th. Japanese film star Kaori Momoi, the film’s leading actress, has already confirmed her attendance at the premiere. |
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Summer season's final concert at Dzintari Concert Hall on September 4
At the close of the summer season, Dzintari Concert Hall presents a concert led by maestro Raimons Pauls on September 4. The Liepāja Symphony Orchestra conducted by Atvars Lakstīgala will perform popular compositions by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Leonard Bernstein in the first part of the concert. |
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Documentary "City of Sweets" to be released
Director Kaspars Goba has shot a documentary entitled "City of Sweets", which tells about the history of sweet production in Latvia since its very beginnings, and about its top-quality masters. |
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The Latvian National Opera to open its season on September 9
The Latvian National Opera is opening the 2010/2011 season on September 9 with the annual award ceremony and concert presented by the company “Latvijas Gāze”, the opera’s main patron. |
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Indian film studio to shoot scenes for the thriller "Agent Vinod" in Riga
The Indian film studio "Illuminati Films" in collaboration with the Latvian company "Film Angels Studio" is shooting several scenes for the Indian spy thriller "Agent Vinod" in Riga from August 25 to September 22. |
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The 13th International Sacred Music Festival this August and September
From August 19 to September 4, the 13th International Sacred Music Festival will take place in Latvia, including seven special concerts by the “Latvia” National Academic Choir, conducted by Māris Sirmais. |
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“On Rubiks' Road” by Laila Pakalniņa at the 67th Venice Film Festival
The documentary “On Rubiks` Road” by Laila Pakalniņa has been included in the "Orizzonti Short film competition" programme of the 67th Venice Film Festival. The Festival’s “Orizzonti” section, dedicated to “new trends” in world cinema, is taking a major new step, strengthening and opening itself to all “extra-format” works (including short films), with a broader and more dynamic overview of the new forms adopted by the expressive languages used in cinema. |
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Autumn Chamber Music Festival to take place in Riga, Cēsis and Auce
From September 13 to October 2, the Autumn Chamber Music Festival, whose patron is famous Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks, will take place in Riga, Cēsis and Auce. The motto of the festival is "tete-a-tete", which underlines the idea of creating the festival as a special dialogue between musicians and the audience. |
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Baltic Sea Forum for Documentary Films at the beginning of September
From September 7 to 12, Riga will hold the 14th Baltic Sea Forum for Documentary Films, which is a significant event for documentary professionals from European and Eastern European countries to find co-funding for current projects and to describe their creative ideas to representatives from international TV channels and funds. |
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"Sounds under the Sun" included in the programme of the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film
The "Sounds under the Sun" documentary by directors Dāvis Sīmanis and Gints Grūbe, made in the "Mistrus Media" film studio, has been included in the programme of the 53rd International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, which will be held from October 18 to 24. |
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Alexander Vasiliev’s collection on display in the Riga exhibition “Art Deco style – trends between the wars”
Up until October 31, Riga’s Museum of Decorative Arts and Design will present an exhibition of well-known fashion historian Alexander Vasiliev’s Paris collection “Art Deco style – trends between the wars”. |
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“The age of symbolism in Latvia” on display in Brussels
From June 10 until September 19, visitors to Brussels Town Hall will have a chance to see an exhibition from the collection of the Latvian National Museum of Art entitled “The age of symbolism in Latvia”.
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State Choir “Latvija” has several major foreign tours on its schedule.
The State Choir “Latvija” has several major foreign tours coming up on its schedule. On September 12 and 14, the “Latvija” choir together with Zurich’s Tonhalle Orchestra, conducted by David Zinman, will participate in the Montreux-Vevey Festival and Lucerne Festival in Switzerland. |
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“Forest of Sound” (“Skaņu mežs”) this September
The annual music festival “Forest of Sound” (“Skaņu mežs”) will take place this year from the 9th to 11th of September, presenting concerts by a wide spectrum of independent groups for fans of various musical styles – from modern experimental music to the newest rock, electronica and dance. |
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GLOBAL INTRIGUE II presents works by 23 textile artists at the Arsenāls Exhibition Hall, Riga
The 4th Riga International Triennial of Textile and Fibre Art “Tradition & Innovation” is on display at the Arsenāls Exhibition Hall of the Latvian National Museum of Art until September 5. |
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“Arsenāls” International Cinema Forum this September in Riga
From September 17 to 26, Riga will host the “Arsenāls” International Film Forum, season passes for which have already gone on sale. |
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A call to submit nominations for the UNESCO World Heritage Latvian National List
The Latvian National Committee (LNC) of UNESCO is calling for nominations for the UNESCO World Heritage Latvian National List. |
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"Golden Mask Latvia" this autumn
The festival “Golden Mask Latvia” (“Zelta maska Latvijā”) will take place from September 27 to October 5, when audiences in Riga and Liepāja will mainly have an opportunity to get acquainted with the best offerings of St. Petersburg theatres. |
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Next year's Riga Opera Festival will take place from June 8 to 19
In 2011, Riga Opera Festival will be held from June 8 to 19, presenting new productions for the 2010/2011 season, the repertoire`s best performances, and the most interesting performances of past seasons. |
