Valmiera Theatre guest performance LAIPOTĀJI

LAIPOTĀJI

A contemporary mask comedy in 1 part

Director and playwright - Kārlis Krūmiņš

Set designer - Ieva Kauliņa

Choreographer - Eva Krūmiņa

Lighting designer - Gatis Priednieks

Cast - Aksels Aizkalns, Tomass Ralfs Ābolkalns, Ieva Estere Barkāne, Elizabete Milta, Kristaps Kristers Ozols, Kārlis Dzintars Zahovskis

Director Kārlis Krūmiņš, together with the Valmiera actors, will create “Laipotāji” in the style of dell’arte comedy as a story about people who want to get ahead in life despite difficulties and without choosing the means required for it - including lying, killing in both the literal and figurative sense.

The performance is based on William Shakespeare’s tragedy “Othello” - almost everything in it can be interpreted and navigated through: power and the individual, social status and the status of a stranger, wisdom and dexterity, love and passion. Also whether tragedy becomes clearer when viewed from the comic side.

The production premiered on 7 August at the Valmiera Summer Theatre Festival, and has been in the Valmiera Theatre repertoire since 21 August.