MOOOVE Street Performance Art Festival
Cēsis MOOOVE returns for the sixth time on August 10 to transform the city's streets and squares into a joyful and unusual stage for an international festival of professional contemporary circus and street art.
This year's festival program focuses on inclusivity, creating an opportunity to bring together as many visitors of different ages and interests as possible. The festival has no language barriers and is free of charge.
The different performances and activities take place throughout the city of Cēsis: mostly in the art space MALA and its courtyard but also Maija Parks and Brūža Pagalms.
The day starts 11:00 at MALA with an interactive dance performance for the youngest (6 to 36 months), continues with a contemporary dance performance at 12:00 at the Brūža Pagalms, a slackline workshop at 13:00 at MALA, a movement workshop for seniors at Maija Parks 13:00, a workshop for disabled people at 14:00 at MALA, and a musical circus performance at 15:00 at Maija Parks.
The evening program all takes place in the courtyard of MALA and features a slackline show, an absurd humor show and a fire performance. The evening program begins 20:00.
Sansusī Festival
For three days, the Sansusī Festival offers an artistic adventure where the audience is invited to discover new art forms in a thoughtful scenic, free and carefree atmosphere. The festival emphasizes contemporary art, creating a space where talents can realize their ideas and creative processes.
More than 120 artists will take part in the festival, offering a total of 20 art experiences over three days. This year's program includes an exhibition in the sky, chamber music in the forest, an orchestral and choral concert, music theater (opera) performances, a children's play, a family game, a group brawl to dance rhythms, a 20-minute disco, and more.
The trademark of the Sansusī Festival is that it never discloses its program: you have to be there to find out.
Sansusī takes place August 9 to 11 in Susēja, Aknīste. More information (LV/EN) on the official website.
"Ezera Skaņas"
"Ezera Skaņas" (Sounds of the Lake) is an annual sunrise performance in the middle of the Lake Kāla (Saulesmājas, Vestiena, Madona Municipality).
It is a musical event that starts before sunrise at 4:00 am, in the middle of the lake. People attend the event in boats, darkness and silence surround, a floating stage appears in the lake and the first sounds are heard. The music rises with the light and culminates with the sunrise.
In 2024, the Sounds of the Lake program will use artistic expression to explore the unique ability of human consciousness to find connections in abstract patterns.
New this year, the Sounds of the Lake will take place over two days and the musical performances will continue on land in the Festen harbor until the afternoon of August 11. Visitors will stay overnight in tents in the harbor area, enjoying music, conversation and the nature of Lake Kāla.
More information on the festival's website.
