Maija and Paija / Anna Brigadere /

Anna Brigadere

"Maija and Paija"

Directed by, music by Sabīne Alise Ozoliņa

Movement by Arturs Muskars

Object movement by Elīna Astra Bojarkina

Set design, costumes by Marianna Lapiņa

Cast:

Elīna Astra Bojarkina, Sabīne Alise Ozoliņa, Arturs Muskars

Is this really just a story about the good Maija and the bad Paija?

Three actors, in a witty, musical, and dynamic performance, reveal that Anna Brigadere’s play hides much more. Alongside Maija and Paija, Varis also holds an important place, the only character in the play who truly changes. The performance becomes a story about choices, the power of kindness, the courage to change, and the understanding that every action has consequences. More than one hundred years after the play was written, Brigadere’s question of whether the world can be saved without kindness and determination still awaits an answer. Perhaps it begins with each person’s choice to do good.

The performance was created with support from the 2026 target program of the State Culture Capital Foundation, “Creation of Content for the “Latvian School Bag” Program.”