The 2026 performance programme will be expanded further! February 10, 7:00 PM Olga Žitluhina’s performance “#piecērt8000” A pioneer of contemporary dance in Latvia, Olga Žitluhina, together with like-minded collaborators Juris Kaukulis, Kaspars Tobis, Oskars Pauliņš, Šeila, and dancer-choreographers, has created the contemporary dance performance “#piecērt8000.” The title of the performance is an allegorical reference to…
Set in a space filled with everyday objects and accidental memories, Play Dead by the company People Watching explores the strange and comically fragile aspects of human behaviour. Through movement, bodily dynamics, and unusual visual solutions, the performance unfolds into a surreal story about the familiar. With warm irony and a keen eye, it observes…
A Workshop to Better Understand the Elements That Define Scenic Communication This workshop introduces the Catalan circus company PSiRC’s approach to contemporary circus—combining acrobatics, theatre, and visual poetry—and the company’s methodology for integrating bodily presence, risk, and the denaturalization of objects as tools for crafting original narrative structures. Participants will analyze the key elements of…
From 18 to 30 November 2025, the artist-in-residence at the Rīgas Cirks Residency Programme for Baltic Artists is Monika Neverauskaitė, who is currently developing her solo performance The Onion Technique. At Rīgas cirks, Monika will work on a new project, The Onion Technique, which focuses on psychological health and self-acceptance. The “onion technique” is a…
From 4 to 17 November, 2025, bouffon Gabrielė Penčylaitė and director Aistė Rekašiūtė are developing their performance Zero as part of the Rīgas Cirks Residency Programme for Baltic artists. The creative journey of actress and bouffon Gabrielė Penčylaitė and director Aistė Rekašiūtė began with the idea and initial sketch for the solo bouffon performance Zero….
