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As part of the 2026 edition of the Riga Performance Festival STARPTELPA, the Video Performance Night presents an evening dedicated to exploring the intersection of performance and the moving image.Artists were invited to consider sound and vibration as carriers of memory, conflict, and connection – operating across bodies, spaces, and temporalities. The selected works engage with sonic experience as a means of tracing histories, unsettling dominant narratives, and opening sensorial pathways towards possible futures.
The screening is divided into two parts:
PART 1
* Manuel De Marco (IT) – IMPULSO, 2023 [2:37]
* movingeedit studio (MT) – BEINGS, 2025 [7:00]
* Domiziano Cristopharo (ES) – SILENCIO (SILENCE), 2026 [3:47]
* Adam W. George (US) – FALLING HAIR, GROWING FLOWERS, 2025 [1:00]
* Curro Rodríguez (ES/IS) – SAETA. STONES DIALOGUE., 2022 [10:00]
* Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonen (FI) – A BLACKOUT, 2026 [1:58]
* Sirel Heinloo, Einar Lints (EE) – HAIR TRAILS (“JUUKSEPÕIMIK”), 2026 [7:41]
* Maria Pylypenko (UA/AT) – HUMAN TRASH, 2026 [1:52]
* Eugenia Grammenou (GR) – EN-TO-MA, 2026 [8:13]
* Petra Dubach and Mario Van Horrik (NL) – WAVES INTERACTIVE, 2020 [3:43]
* Diana Lelis & Elīza Eikerte (LV) – SAN! SĒJA, 2025 [9:15]
* Dina Kelberman (US) – FAILURE & AMBIENCE, 2025 [15:00]
* Manuel De Marco (IT) – ECHOES, 2023 [3:16]
PART 2 (after a short break)
* Normal Babyy (LV) – SCRATCHING THE SURFACE – EXCERPT, 2025 [7:56]
* Ale Montiel & Nahuel Sanchez Tolosa (AR) – ABLATION ZONE, 2026 [3:54]
* Arnaldo Drés González (VE/DE) – TROSCURPOS: FROM THE CROWN TO THE WIND, 2024 [4:48]
* Craphone Liu (TW) – CARRYING FREEDOM, 2026 [7:38]
* Elina Lastivko, performer – Hlafira Sorokina (UA) – SQUINT MY EYES, 2025 [2:16]
* Timjune Tianjun Li (CN/FI) – FREE AS BIRDS: IMAGINE, 2025 [7:06]
* Ran (UK) – TALKBOXER, 2026 [10:55]
* Alice De Visscher (BE) – MAIN (HAND), 2026 [2:15]
* D.I.V.A. Collective (PL) – DRILLING A HOLE IN THE BELLY, 2026 [5:00]
* Dāniels Šatalovs (LV) – WOW HONEY FREEDOM, 2026 [4:31]
* Anna Maskava (LV) – BARE LIFE, 2025 [2:28]
All works will be screened in their original languages, with subtitles where available.
Entry by donation. Seating is limited.
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.
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
Ksuns/Kinogalerija, Elizabetes iela 83/85, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvija, Riga, Latvia
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