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| Beyond the Scenes with Mr Freibergs Vilnis Vējš Andris Freibergs is the pride and ornament of Latvian theatre. It seems that such an assertion would raise no objections among those who know Andris Freibergs as the central figure in a process that transformed the best traditions of Latvian set painting (the style of decoration upheld by old masters Jānis Muncis, Ģirts Vilks, Ludolfs Liberts and Arvīds Spertāls) into an artistic expression in accord with the present-day concept - scenography. Of course, art historians might find in his works qualities characteristic of his teacher Spertāls and his colleague Zemgals, and with his own numerous pupils Freibergs has always enjoyed a mutually stimulating coexistence. To seek the axes around which continuity in the principles of scenography rotates would really be exciting. This time, however, the subject is different: with unremitting intensity, Freibergs still offers stage designs for performances in Latvia and abroad, which both follow current tendencies in the visual language of the theatre and also indicate future directions of development. He is the only such figure in Latvian theatre. |
| Spatial Words, or the Universe of Stage Direction by Alvis Hermanis Edīte Tišheizere Normunds Naumanis once wrote that modern directing began in Latvia when Alvis Hermanis returned from America. So, what did Hermanis bring back from the land of opportunity? Not in material terms, of course, but in terms of consciousness. |
