“Inscribed in Latvian Identity”

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From 9 to 24 March 2024, an exhibition by Latvian designer and costume artist Evija Dāboliņa, “Inscribed in Latvian Identity”, will be on view in the public area on the second floor and in the gallery on the fourth floor of the Liepāja Concert Hall “Lielais dzintars”, featuring costumes created for the Nationwide Latvian Song and Dance Festival and other cultural events.

A meeting with the artist will take place on 9 March at 5 p.m.

The exhibition will feature costumes for the chief conductors of the centenary Nationwide Latvian Song and Dance Festival and for the large-scale dance performance, as well as costumes created in 2023 for the chief conductors, soloists and concert hosts of the concert “Tīrums. Dziesmas ceļš” and the closing concert “Kopā augšup”.

In addition, visitors will be able to see costumes from the 30th-anniversary performance of the rock opera “Lāčplēsis”, stage costumes for organist Iveta Apkalna, the music group “Raxtu raxti”, Diana Zirniņa, director of the Latgale Embassy GORS, and choreographer and artistic director of the Liepāja district dance groups Jānis Purviņš, as well as costumes from the JVLMA Opera Studio “Figaro” productions “Dzirnavniece” and “Arlekīns”, and a costume from the dance production “Krustdūriens”.

The costumes on display reflect Latvian culture and history in connection with the present day. The exhibition will be interesting both to those with a particular interest in and knowledge of Latvian costumes and to everyone else.

Admission to the exhibition is free.