an action-packed performance
Since the dawn of humanity, conflict - physical or verbal - has been an integral part of human relationships, serving as an instinctive response to threat, disagreement, or power dynamics. For a long time, physical violence was seen as a legitimate and effective solution to conflict, but the development of society - toward law, education, justice, and empathy - has significantly changed this perception, increasingly making one thing clear: violence - both physical and emotional - is not acceptable. Yet in this story of civilization, a deeply rooted illusion of victory still remains. In conflicts, regardless of their form, the so-called winner often takes center stage. But this victory is often only a momentary statement, never final. The “loser” rises, gathers strength, and strikes back. This dynamic creates an endless, exhausting, and essentially pointless cycle. Society, continually constructing winners and losers anew, keeps repeating the same mistake - believing that someone will win.
“The Water Waves Roared Sadly” will be a performance about time, conflict, victory and defeat, victory and defeat, victory and defeat, defeat, defeat, victory and defeat.
Premiere on October 22, 2025
Creative team:
Director: Rūdolfs Gediņš
Visual artist: Inga Siliņa
Composer: Kārlis Tone
Performers: Āris Matesovičs and Rūdolfs Gediņš
Lighting designer: Niks Cipruss
Producer: Ance Strazda
Sound operator: Aleksandrs Lisovs
Lighting operator: Valters Karlsons
Fight coach: Sergejs Fjodorovs
Technical producer: Reinis Boters
Stage manager: Elīna Pērkone
Supporters and friends:
State Culture Capital Foundation, Riga Circus
Special thanks:
Mārcis Kalniņš
