Demo-Creators - Art activism - take part take care!

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In collaboration with the Latvian dance company I-DEJAS-MAIA and curator and artist Sanita Duka, K:13 will in 2022 produce  an arts project for youth based on participation and interactivity._cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_

 

The project has received a grant of 107,000 euros to implement this project as part of the Support for the Creation of Professional Art and Cultural Products for Children and Youth project under the auspices of the European Economic Area Financial Instrument program entitled Local Development, Poverty Reduction and Cultural Cooperation for the period 2014-2021. We are working together for a green, competitive and inclusive Europe.

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In the first phase of the project and collaboration,  K:13 and producer Charlotte Faaberg-Johansen from Syv Mil visited their partner in Riga in February 2022. On this project kick off, the partners got to know each other, socialize and have network and creative meetings. K:13 also organized a workshop on methods of  interactivity and participation for potential collaborators, including directors, choreographers, scenographers, composers, actors, producers etc. In addition, K:13 performed their interactive performance " Romeo & Juliet" at the renowned Gertrude Street Theater in Riga . 

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In this collaborative project, K:13 will share their experience in the use of interactive and immersive theater tools, lead seminars and workshops, and create a participatory performance <<Līdzinieki>> together with Duka and a creative team from Riga, Latvia.

The performance is set to premiere at the Trade Union House in Riga, in the autumn of 2022. It will be a participatory exhibition/performance for teenagers. 

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The title of the performance<<Līdzinieki>> emphasizes the principles of participation and equality. Curator Duka explains: “The use of graphics in the title encodes the dynamics of our time - rapid movement, accelerated revision, comparisons. Peers are participants. Active or passive, whether they are part of a minority or a majority,  they are all part of- and participate in society. <<Līdzinieki>> will be a workshop in art activism. Young people will have the opportunity to create a participatory art event led by professional artists, curators, choreographers and directors. The art of participation is characterized by the fact that the audience becomes co-creators. The objects in the exhibition can be extended and commented on and the layout of the room is designed for collaborative games, discussions and role-plays. The main task of this exhibition - performance is to ask questions about participation and its forms today.

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In the second phase K:13 went back to Riga where they collaborated with the artistic team from Riga to develop a pilot and the plot of the performance together during a one week long workshop.

They developed the structure and games to be used in the performance, and arranged a try out/workshop with youngsters  (15 people) from the focus group

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The third phase will take place in Riga, October 2022, where the performance will be built. The premiere of the collaborative and participatory performance <<Līdzinieki>> will be on October 12 in the House of the Trade Union.
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