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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 28 May at St. Saviour's Anglican Church in Riga, audiences are invited to experience performances by international artists, marking the first day of live performance at the church.
Programme:
* 18:20 – 19:00 gustaf broms (SWE), OSMOSIS PT 1
* 19:20 – 20:00 Maria Pääkkönen & Ingeborg Andersskog (FIN/NO), UNDRAW
* 20:20 – 20:50 Rocky Meaney (IRL), THE DIVINITY BELLS & THE ARCHAIC ARTEFACT
* 21:10 – 21:40 John G. Boehme (CAN), THE NEW HERMIT
22:00 – 22:20 Stephanie Felber (GER), WHAT PERSISTS BETWEEN BREATHS
* 22:30 – 23:00 Willem Wilhelmus (FIN), A FURY CONDENSED
* 23:05 – 23:10 Flame Boyanze (EST), THE MOMENT
* 23:20 – 24:00 Hur Hur (FIN), INSTRUMENT FOR THE BLIND
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, 11. novembra Krastmala 5, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvija, Riga, Latvia
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