Go back ALEXIS AKROVATAKIS – THE FIRST ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE AT THE RĪGAS CIRKS
25.08.2018.
Riga Circus invites you to the work-in-progress performance of “Jostka”, the solo project by Alexis Akrovatakis.
ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
The artist who’s the first one of our Residency Program has been developing material in the historic elephant house and horse stables of Riga Circus, creating his interpretation of animal captivity, redefining freedom, as the path cage-arena can be the only place known by the animals in the circus.
This translates to “Jostka”, that explores the self-captivity for years body and soul as detecting captivity and analysing it, leads to the final steps of self-acceptance, forgiveness as transformation completes.
It’s been unfolding for years refusing to take its final form, mainly becoming some sort of self-platform to facilitate instant change, impulses and space awareness as it gets to strip down exposed, communicated, interacted and finally unleashed to be spectated.
Where: Monday, 3rd of September at 21.30
Doors open: 21.15
Location: K. K. fon Stricka Villa
Age: 18+
Warriors have invested in “Jostka” as gratefully and with respect credit below:
DogHead (Benjamin Robert Smith) – Music
Deadbeat Films: Boris Thompson-Roylance – Director, Jack Thompson-Roylance – Director of Photography
Maria Lappa – Artistic Collaborator / Exterior Eye
Vika Eksta – Photography
Vava Valeri – Exterior Eye / Installation performance
Youlia Kovalchuk – Researcher
Thea Hope – producer
Konstantinos Pavlidis – Exterior Eye
ABOUT THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Riga Circus Residency program is opened recently as a laboratory for new forms of artistic research and art practices within the interdisciplinary field of art. During the residency, artists work on ideas for new performances or site-specific projects.
Our main mission is to promote contemporary artistic practices mainly focusing on circus development in Latvia.
Alexis Akrovatakis residency took place during August 22 to September 5, 2018.
Supported by The Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme
