EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 

  • 2007 – now  Theater and film director, editor, photographer, play and scriptwriter 

  • 2020 - now   a member of the Consulting board for the Theater at the Ministry of Culture of Latvia 

  • 2018 - 2019 Expert at the National Film Center of Latvia

  • 2016 - 2019  Lecturer for the Lavia Academy of Culture

  • 2015 - 2017 Expert at Culture Foundation of Latvia

  • 2007 - 2015  Artistic leader of the creative association « Nomadi »

  • 2010 - 2015  Artistic director of International Theater Festival for Young Audiences “NoMadI”

  • 2004  – 2007     Creative director, McCann – Erickson Riga,  

  • 2002  – 2004     Copywriter, Creative Laboratory  

  • 1996  – 2004     Lecturer, University of Latvia

EDUCATION

  • 2012 - 2017             PhD studies, Academy of Art, Latvia

  • 2011                         Master of Arts, film directing, Academy of Culture, Latvia

  • 1996                         Master of Philosophy, University of Latvia

  • 1993                         Bachelor of Philosophy, University of Latvia

  • 1978  – 1989            High school Nr. 64 of Riga

 

MASTERCLASSES AND RESIDENCIES

  • 2024 - 2025 artist in the international network “Green Streets of Europe ”

  • 2023 - 2025 artist in the international network “Beta Circus”, applying the participatory arts methodology to the contemporary circus scene 

  • 2016 - 2018 artist in the program Urban Heat http://urbanheat.co/about

  • 2014    workshop "Mobile Academy", Terni Theatre Festival, Italy

  • 2013    workshop "Baltic circle", Krakow theatre festival "Reminiscence", Poland

  • 2011 – 2012  International workshop cycle for Theater professionals Band Expanded

  • 2006    International artist residence in Paris 

  • 2006    International Summer School of Photography, Ludza, Latvia

  • 2004 - 2006  Masterclasses of prose and poetry, Academy of Literature, Latvia 

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS (Films and theatre productions)

  • 2024 National Film Award nomination - Best director of Animation and the best Animation for the animation film cycle “Wardrobe of Wonders” 

  • 2024 National Film Award nomination - best documentary director for the film “Tango of Life”

  • 2023 Nominations for the National Theater Award for performance “All Birds Sing Beautifully” 

  • 2022 National Film Award nomination - Best director of Animation and the best Animation for the film “Wardrobe of Wonders” 

  • 2021 National Awards in Theater for performance “My Neighbor Jew” 

  • 2020 National Awards in Theater for performance "The Immorals"  - the Best Play for the Young Adults and Best Dramaturgie. Nominations - Best Director, Best Scenography, Best Music, Best Video

  • 2020 National Film Award  - nomination for the animation film "Dust Fairies" -  Best Animation Artists

  • 2017 National Film Awards for the documentary film "The Fairytale of Empty Space"   - Best Documentary Director, Best Animation, Best Cinematographer. Also nominations for Best Documentary Film, Best Editor, and Best Scriptwriter. 

  • 2017 National Theater Award for the performance "The Borders". 

  • 2016 nomination for the award “1 kg of Culture”, performance "The Borders"

  • 2014  nomination for National Film Award for the documentary film “Māra” as the Best documentary film, Best Director. Awarded for the Best music.

  • 2014 nomination for the award “1 kg of Culture”  in the position  “Best film” for the documentary “Māra”

  • 2014 nomination for the National Award in Theatre for the play “Winter House” as the Best play for Kids

  • 2012 nomination for the award “1 kg of Culture”  in the position “Most surprising cultural évent” for the project “Rooms of Memories”

  • 2010  nomination for the National Award in Theatre for the play “Island of Summer”  as the Best play for kids 

  • 2009  nomination for the National Award in Theatre for the play “Battle at… “ as the Best play for Youth  

  • 2009 National Film Award “Big Christopher” The Best Documentary Film “The Ebb|

  • 2009  nomination for the National Award in filmmaking for the documentary film “The Fifth Hamlet” as the Best Documentary Film, Best Debut and best work in Culture 2009

  • 2007 – national award in photo art for the word “Dreamers"

 PARTICIPATION IN FESTIVALS (Films and theatre productions)

  • Performance “The Notes of Survival”, Valmiera Summer Festival, 2024

  • Documentary “Life of Tango” Riga IFF 2024

  • Animation cycle  “The Wardrobe of Wonders” Riga IFF, Lubec Nordic Film Festival, Anima Brussels Animation film festival

  • Performance “All Birds Sing Beautifully”, Homo Novus festival, 2023

  • Performance “The End of the World and Other Nonsense”, Valmiera Summer Festival, 2021

  • Performance "...trees have stopped talking since then", International New theatre festival Homo Novus, Riga, 2020

  • Performance “Nocturne” - Theater festivals LIFT (London), Homo Novus (Riga), Spectacular (Reykjavik) , 2018

  • The documentary “The Fairytale of Empty Space" - Turner ART Film Festival, Hungary, 2018

  • “You opened me with the knife” - Riga IFF Music videos competition programme, 2018 

  • “The Fairytale of Empty Space" - Riga International Film Festival feature films competition programme, 2018

  • Documentary “Māra” Umeo Europe Film Festival, 2014

  • “Summer Island”  “De Betovering”, The Hague, Netherlands, 2011, ASSITEJ 17th World Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2011, “De Stilte”, Breda, Netherlands, 2011, “NoMadI”, Latvia, 2010, 2014

  • “ House of winter”, “Baltic theatre festival”, 2014, “Nomadi” theatre festival 2014 

  •  “Lost without a Trace”, international theatre festival Homo Novus, Riga, 2013  

  • “Battle by..” “The Golden Mask” festival, “Mask plus” programme, Moscow, Russia, 2011,  “Homo Novus” festival, Riga, Latvia, 2010.   

  •  “Field Broadcast” during the theatre festivals “Homo Novus” in Latvia, LIFT in London and “Wunderbar” in Newcastle 2011

SCRIPTS and DIRECTING 

2024 Cocreation of performance “One, two, tree and now you are a tree”, Riga Circus

2024 Dramaturgy for the play “ Survival Notes”, Valmiera Drama-theatre

2024 Dramaturgy for the play “Jelgava 94”, Latvia Puppet theater

2023 Performance “All Birds Sing Beautifully”, Dirty Deal Teatro

2021 Performance “The End of the World and other Nonsense”, Valmiera Summer Theater festival

2020 Performance "trees have stopped talking since then", New Theater Institute

2019 co-author for the documentary “Tango of Life”, B&B Italy, VFS Latvia

2018 Performance “Nocturne”, LIFT, Homo Novus, LOKAL

2018 Documentary “The Song Festival of Oligarchs”, VFS

2018 Music video “You opened me with the knife”, Instrumenti

2017 Documentary "Tale about an empty space", VFS

2017 script and editing advisor for the film "To Be Continued”, director I. Seleckis, Mistrus Media

2017 Performance "Fortress", New Theater Institute

2016 Performance "The Borders", foundation "Dots"

2015 Documentary "Thinking School",  ELM Media

2015 Documentary "Tales about an empty space", VFS

2014  Documentary “Mara”, producing company Nomadi 

2014  Opening Performance for Riga – Cultural capital of Europe 2014 “The map of Roads”, produced by Riga New Theater Institute

2013   Play “The Winter House”, producing company « Nomadi » 

2011   Documentary film “Future is the Present of past”, producing company «Nomadi» 

2011   Play “All About Love”, producing company “Nomadi”

2011   Play “Crazy Boy” based on the novel by S. Edžus for Dailes Theater

2010   Play “Weddings. The story of unexpected love” for Latvia Puppet theatre

2009   Documentary “The Ebb”, producing company AWE

2009   Play “The Island of Summer”, producing company Nomadi

2009   Play “Battle at… “ for Liepajas Theater

2008   Documentary “The Fifth Hamlet”, producing company Nomadi

2008    Play “Small Man” based on E. Kestner's novel, producing company  Nomadi

CROSS DISCIPLINARY ART PROJECTS and EXHIBITIONS 

2024 participatory performance “Conversations with Trees”, Punctum Festival

2019  installation and book  “Alphabet of Latvian Culture”, UNESCO, Paris, Rīga, Sigulda

2013    installation “Lost without a trace”, international theatre festival Homo Novus, Riga

2012 cross-disciplinarian art project « Rooms of memories », Riga

2011  International project “Field Broadcast” during the theater festivals “Homo Novus” in Latvia, LIFT in London and “Wunderbar” in Newcastle

2010 cross-disciplinarian art project “Stories of Grey Asphalt”, international contemporary art  festival “Survival kit”, Riga

2008.   2009 personal cross-disciplinary art project  « Witches of Riga » in Riga History Museum, Ventspils muséum, Cesu muséum, Liepaja gallery of art.

2008  group exhibition « 6X6 », Academy of Art, Riga 

2007   group exhibition « 5X5 », Muséum of Photography, Riga

2007  group exhibition « The Diary of Photographer », International school of photography Andrejsala, Riga

2007   personal cross-disciplinarian art project  « Tales of insomnia », Contemporary Art Center, Andrejsala, Riga

I am an artist who works in different fields of culture (theatre, documentary film, photography), but always the main question for me is cooperation with audience and making the space and time for conversation with spectators. I believe in art works, which are events in the people’s life, which create new experiences, wake up senses and provoke for thinking about our lifetime. Shortly – if artwork does not make deep and honest interest about life and humanity, it’s not interesting for me.

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