Poetry in one act.
In a materialistic society there are not many reasons for poetry to exist, yet it consistently provides an essential encounter with language. Language that not only serves to carry information, but is a value in itself.
Contemporary poetry is hard to capture within clear frames, and its unpredictability can frighten an unprepared reader. Perhaps we have loaded poetry with things it is not even capable of carrying? We do not just hope poems will be good. We expect them to embody truth, beauty, revelation. One might say that everyday life is reflected much more often in new poetry. Perhaps that is why it so often overlaps with all kinds of expressions of language, prompting the reader to ask: “Why is this called a poem?” Perhaps this is not a problem of the text, but of reading? Perhaps the final form of poetry is not the text, but its reading?
“This is not only a poetic but also a research work,” reads the description of Māra Ķimele’s production POETRY, created at JRT in 2014. The production DZEJA, DZEJA continues this work and seeks to explore literacy as a defining human capacity, paying particular attention to Latvian poetry written in the last decade.
The performance takes place at 25 Lāčplēša Street, in the Small Hall.
Running time: 1 h 30 min (1 act).
Premiere on January 12, 2027.
Creative team - Gerds Lapoška, Kirils Ēcis, Elīza Dombrovska
Consultant - Māra Ķimele
Gerds Lapoška, Elīza Dombrovska, Ivars Krasts, Igors Šelegovskis. Each performance may also feature a guest - an actor or a poet.
Publicity image by Tatjana Krivenkova
