Conclave

The performance “Conclave” is a crime detective story based on Klāvs Kristaps Košins’s personal documentary account of addictions in the broadest sense of the word. The performance is Klāvs’s diploma project, created as part of his graduation from the Latvian Academy of Culture’s course in “Directing of Dramatic Theatre.”

White smoke rises above the Vatican - the conclave has elected a pope. Meanwhile, a police van pulls up at

• 9/11 Baznīcas Street in Riga.

Decision on carrying out an urgent special investigative activity - a special investigative experiment:

On January 14, 2020, the State Police Riga Region Administration, Jūrmala Precinct, initiated a criminal proceeding under case No. 5248542527 regarding information obtained on January 14, 2020, about the illegal sale of narcotic substances in the Riga region. In his testimony, a witness states that he knows a man nicknamed “Conclave,” who is involved in the sale of narcotic substances, marijuana. At the current pretrial stage, favorable conditions have arisen for the investigation, allowing the immediate carrying out of criminal procedural actions to combat the illegal circulation of narcotic substances, while simultaneously stopping the persons’ criminal activities.”

The dramaturgy of “Conclave” was created by Klāvs Kristaps Košins and Diāna Kondrašа, scenography, costumes, and video were created by the collective “Grāfienes” (Marianna Lapiņa, Justīne Jasjukēviča, Dace Ignatova), the musical score was composed by Viktors Roze, lighting designers are Niks Cipruss and Andris Landaus, and the movement consultant is Laura Gorodko. On stage: Endīne Bērziņa, Klāvs Kristaps Košins, Jurģis Lūsis.

The performance was created with the support of the Latvian Academy of Culture, the Eduards Smiļģis Theatre Museum, and the State Culture Capital Foundation.