Duration: approximately 1 h
No language barrier
Children (5+)
Accessible Content for People with Hearing Impairments / Partly Accessible Content for People with Mobility Impairments

SIGNS, an invented event based on observed facts

Venue:
Valmiera Gauja Riverside Secondary School, Pāvila Rozīša Street 5
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Director
Liena Šmukste
Choreographer
Tonje Sannes (Norway)
Set designer
Laura Liepiņa
Puppet maker
Alīda Pērkone
Sound and lighting installation programming, composition
Jēkabs Nīmanis
Sound and lighting installation design
Maksims Šenteļevs
Executive Producer
Ilze Liepa
Participants
Jolanta Znotiņa, Edvards Kurmiņš, Laura Liepiņa, Alīda Pērkone and pupils from Valmiera Gauja Riverside Secondary School – Development Centre‍

Does a language exist that everyone can understand?

In a world where everyone lives separately – without speaking or connecting with one another – a strange creature suddenly appears, a puppet that captures everyone’s attention. These people must find a common language in order to understand what this creature wants and why it is here.

The performance combines several forms of expression: movement, visual art, puppetry, sign language and music, creating a shared artistic synergy through the collaboration of multiple creative forces.

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Accessible Content for People with Hearing Impairments / Partly Accessible Content for People with Mobility Impairments

Accessibility Information

The performance takes place in the gymnasium of Valmiera Gauja Krasta Secondary School.

The performance takes place without spoken language. It is visually perceivable.
The performance includes Latvian sign language.
There is a parking lot next to the school. Two parking spaces are reserved for people with a disability certificate in the parking lot.

The road from the parking lot to the school building is paved.
There is a ramp at the school entrance.
The gymnasium is located near the entrance to the school, on the 1st floor.
The seats in the hall are located in the stands.
People may also be accompanied by guide dogs during the performance.

There are restrooms next to the gymnasium.
The restrooms are suitable for people with functional disabilities.



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