From 13 to 27 January 2026, Mariano Gedwillo (also known by his stage name Cronopio) will continue work on his latest production, Muskuy (“Dreams”), as part of the Riga Circus Residency Programme. Muskuy was born from the artist’s desire to explore dreams in all their forms, playing with surrealism and the hidden truths that lie…
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 the history of dance in Latvia and present-day reality. The performance features legendary Latvian contemporary dance…
In the performance Runners, three artists meet on stage: two jugglers and one musician. The jugglers enter a loop of movement governed by the rhythm of running, repetition, and the laws of physics, while the musician accompanies and provokes their motion through sound, play, and experimentation. Runners is a vivid, dynamic, and physical circus performance…
Six young artists meet in the circus arena to explore why running away with the circus remains so tempting even today. By looking back at the history of circus and sharing their personal experiences, they reflect on what draws people to the circus world. Circus is not just about tricks and laughter — it is…
A dancer, an aerial acrobat, a dramaturg, and a rope come together in a shared exploration of rotation, bringing together the disciplines of dance, aerial acrobatics, and hair hanging. Everyone here is connected and interlinked, influencing one another. Two must become one. How a Spiral Works (Spirāle) is an invitation to slow down. The meditative…
