"Kilograms kultūras"

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“Kilograms kultūras” is a public media award in the field of culture, affirming the active involvement of public media in the processes of Latvia’s cultural life. The award is presented by Latvian Television, Latvijas Radio and the Latvian public media portal LSM. The tradition began in 2012, when awards were presented for the most outstanding cultural events of 2011.

This year’s voting began on 8 January and will continue until midnight on 19 January on the public media portal LSM.

 

Winter voting participants

Nominated in the “Music” category:

1.         Krista Auzniece’s monoopera “Apzināšanās”

2.         Concert “Ligeti 100 km/h

3.         Concert “LNSO, Peltokoski and Finnish Musical Pearls”

4.         Concert “Kārlis Auziņš Double Trio”

5.         Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Don Carlos”

Nominated in the “Film” category:

1.         Feature film “The Invisible Fight”. Director Rainer Sarnet.

2.         Feature film “My Freedom”. Director Ilze Kunga-Melgaile.

3.         Documentary film “The Poet and Auķis”. Director Guntis Lēmanis.

4.         Nominated in the “Theatre” category:

5.         Production “Spēlēju, dancoju”, director Elmārs Seņkovs. Latvian National Theatre.

6.         Production “Joseph and His Brothers”, director Inese Mičule. Valmiera Theatre.

7.         Production “Spīdola’s Night”, director Viesturs Kairišs. Dailes Theatre.

8.         Production “The Land of the Deaf and Mute”, director Alvis Hermanis. New Riga Theatre.

9.         Production “Artūrs Skrastiņš Must Not Be Tired”, directors Rūdolfs Gediņš and Klāvs Mellis. “Kvadrifrons”.

Nominated in the “Visual Art” category:

1.         Envija’s solo exhibition “I Am Bad”.

2.         Artūrs Virtmanis’s solo exhibition “Psychopomp: A Beginner’s Guide to the Other Side”.

3.         Exhibition “A Drawing Full of Contradictions with Features of Clairvoyance”. Eight artists’ reflection on the work of Māris Bišofs.

4.         Vija Zariņa’s solo exhibition “Landscape Code”.

5.         Roberts Koļcovs’s solo exhibition “The Botanist and the Unicorn”.

Nominated in the “Literature” category:

1.         Nora Ikstena’s novel “Jōna”. Dienas Grāmata publishing house.

2.         Daina Tabūna’s novel “Witches”. Ascendum association.

3.         Sandra Švarca’s novel “Salty Snow”. Zvaigzne ABC publishing house.

4.         Kārlis Vērdiņš’s bilingual poetry collection “Livonian Ballads”. Neputns publishing house.

5.         Ingunas Daukste-Silasproģe’s monograph “Voices Across the Sea. Gunars Janovskis”. Dienas Grāmata publishing house.

Nominated in the “Pop Culture” category:

1.         Astro'n'out’s concert on 3 November at Arena Riga and the concert film “Astro'n'out.

2.         Arnis Balčus’s exhibition “Scēna”.

3.         Fiņķis’s concert “The Biggest Concert”.

4.         Sign Libra’s music album “Hidden Beauty”. RVNG Intl. publishing house.

5.         Tom Rudzinskis’s jazz quintet album “Abyss”.

Nominated in the “Debut” category:

1.         Writer Rolands Virks for the short-story collection “I Don’t Like People”.

2.         Singer Santa Šillere for the debut album “Other Ways”.

3.         Pianist Daniils Mickevičs for his first solo concert.

4.         Writer Dace Rībena for the novel “Captive Souls”.

5.         Director Emīlija Karetņikova for the short film “Confession of My Childhood Body”.

Nominated in the “Heritage” category:

1.         Restored burial site of the philanthropist Vērmaņi family.

2.         Exhibition “The Strenči Photographic Studio Salon. Winter in the Background”.

3.         Ivars Mailītis’s exhibition “The Mailītis Family’s Signs of Thought”.

4.         Art album “Gentle Oscillations”.

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Ruta Čaupova’s book “Professional Sculpture in Latvia. Directions. Personalities. Events”.

Nominated in the “Surprise” category:

1.         Audiovisual lecture series “Mārcis Auziņš and Mārcis Auziņš. Flirting with Otherness”.

2.         Dance production “This Is All We Can Do”.

3.         Kevin Michael Irlen’s solo exhibition “Multipolar I”.

4.         Music theatre production “Monstera Deliciosa”.

Nominated in the “Event” category:

1.         International contemporary art festival “Survival Kit 14”.

2.         The programme of celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the Splendid Palace cinema and the relief created by Vilipsōns at the cinema entrance.

3.         The 10th-anniversary programme of the Daile Music House.

4.         Double vinyl record “Live at the M/Darbnīca Vol. 1”. Jersika Records publishing house.

5.         Retrospective exhibition of Jāzeps Grosvalds, “I Have Now Taken to Living for Art”.

 

The “Kilograms kultūras” jury consists of cultural professionals from Latvian Television, Latvijas Radio and LSM: Ieva Rozentāle, head of the LTV Culture Department; journalists Lilita Eglīte, Daira Āboliņa and Henrieta Verhoustinska; editor Aigars Bumburs; Kaspars Zaviļeiskis, producer of the LTV programme “Kultūrdeva” and music journalist; Gunda Vaivode, director of LR3 “Klasika”; and journalists Orests Silabriedis, Liene Jakovļeva and Anete Ašmane-Vilsone.