Duration: up to 1 h 10 min
Language: latvian
Intended for adults, the performance may also appeal to younger audiences. Children are welcome if accompanied by an adult prepared to discuss the performance afterwards.

THE SIDESTEPPERS, contemporary mask comedy

Venue:
Valmiera Primary School Amphitheatre, Pāvila Rozīša Street 40A
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Director and dramaturg
Kārlis Krūmiņš
Set designer
Ieva Kauliņa
Choreographer
Eva Krūmiņa
Participants
Aksels Aizkalns, Tomass Ralfs Ābolkalns, Ieva Estere Barkāne, Gerda Embure, Elizabete Milta, Kristaps Kristers Ozols, Kārlis Dzintars Zahovskis

A story shaped in the style of commedia dell’arte about people striving to climb higher in life, regardless of the obstacles and without concern for the means required to do so — including lying and killing, both literally and figuratively.

The performance is based on William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello — within it, almost everything can be interpreted and “navigated through”: power and the individual, social status and the position of the outsider, wisdom and cunning, love and passion. Even the question of whether tragedy becomes more apparent when viewed from a comic perspective.

Following its premiere on August 7, the performance will become part of the Valmiera Theatre repertoire.

Accessibility information available here.

Date:
07.08.2026.
Time:
19:00
Date:
08.08.2026.
Time:
17:00
Date:
09.08.2026.
Time:
14:00

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