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The Riga Performance Festival STARPTELPA is a major event on the international contemporary art scene, bringing together acclaimed artists, curators, and researchers from around the world, while also giving particular attention to emerging voices in performance art.The 2026 theme, SONIC VIBRATIONS, explores the layered and dynamic presence of sound as a performative force. Moving beyond the understanding of sound as mere accompaniment, the festival foregrounds vibration, resonance, silence, and dissonance as active agents shaping bodies, spaces, and collective memory.
On 29 May at St. Saviour's Anglican Church in Riga, audiences are invited to experience performances by both international and local artists, marking the second day of live performances at the church.
Programme:
St. Saviour's Anglican Church
* 15:30 – 16:00 Mia-Stella Aaslaid (EST), +++
* 16:20 – 17:00 Lisette-Marie Viilup (EST), TRAVELLING LIGHT
* 17:20 – 17:50 Mrs Be, Elisabeth Einsiedler (GER), FEMALE TOPOGRAPHY
* 18:10 – 18:25 Magnus Logi Kristinsson (ICE/FIN), STORIES FROM THE UNFORTUNATE ATTEMPT TO BECOME A FISHERMAN
* 19:00 – 19:30 Alan Schacher (AUS), CATACLYSMIC CATALYST
* 19:50 – 20:20 Gabi Tomé (CAN), UNRULY BLOOM
* 20:40 – 21:20 Paul Regan & Marianne Marcote (IRL), MONITOR
* 22:00 – 23:20 Madame Nielsen (DK), THE SILVER DOLLAR DUKE SHOW
* 23:30 – 24:00 Emmanuelle Waeckerlé (UK), WHAT IS LEFT IF WE ARE NOT THE WORLD
The Yard of St. Saviour's Anglican Church
* 18:30 - 23:30 (durational) Annija Sprīvule (LV), HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN AN ARTIST FALL IN LOVE WITH?
Alternative Space of St. Saviour’s Anglican Church
* 17:00 - 20:00 (durational) Laurel Jay Carpenter (US), I HAVE HEARD WHAT THE TALKERS WERE TALKING, THE TALK OF THE BEGINNING AND THE END
Tickets can be purchased here: https://ej.uz/rigas-performances-makslas-festivals-starptelpa.
Please note that photography and filming will take place during the event. By attending, you consent to the use of this material for festival publicity and promotional purposes.
More information about the festival and the full 2026 programme:
https://www.rigaperformancefestival.com/festival-2026.
The festival is supported by the State Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia, Riga City Council, Danish Arts Foundation, ERASMUS+, Nordic Culture Point, Canada Council for the Arts, Culture Ireland, VV Foundation, PAiR, LSM, K. Suns, Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art of the University of Latvia, Aston Hotel Riga, MĀ TELPA, Art Academy of Latvia, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, and Latvian National Museum of Literature and Music.
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Event Venue
St. Saviour’s Anglican Church Riga, Anglikāņu iela 2,Riga, Latvia
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