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Latviešu - dāņu biedrības amatierteātris „Pūpols” (Dānija) ...vairāk
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''Momento'' (Itālija) ...vairāk
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Latviešu teātris Īrijā "Sliedes" (Īrija) ...vairāk
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Amatierteātra kopa "Straumēni" (Lielbritānija) ...vairāk
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Birmingemas Mazais teātris (Lielbritānija) ...vairāk
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Burtonas amatierteātris ''Strops'' (Lielbritānija) ...vairāk
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Jorkšīras Latviešu improvizācijas teātris ''Spogulis'' (Lielbritānija) ... vairāk
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Londonas teātris "Trepes" (Lielbritānija) ...vairāk
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Mansfield Teātra trupa "Klēts” (Lielbritānija) ...vairāk
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Alesundas Latviešu Amatierteātris "ALA" (Norvēģija) ...vairāk
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Bergenas latviešu amatierteātris LATiBergen (Norvēģija)...vairāk
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Stavangeres latviešu teātra studija (Norvēģija) ... vairāk
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Ženēvas latviešu teātris “Taurenis” (Šveice) ...vairāk
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Minhenes letiņu amatierteātris "Brecelis" (Vācija)... vairāk
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Jaunais Stokholmas latviešu Amatierteātris (Zviedrija) ...vairāk
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Stokholmas Atrakstīvais Latviešu amatierteātris ''Sala'' (Zviedrija)...vairāk
Australian Latvian Theatre
The Australian Latvian Theatre was founded on May 21, 1953.
The Australian Latvian Theatre was founded by professional Latvian actors who had moved to Australia due to World War II.
The theatre is managed by a board of directors , which is elected annually at the general meeting of members. In 2022, the board consists of Ieva Ozoliņa, Pēteris Saulītis, Jānis Kārkliņš, Ilze Nāgela, Inta Gebert, Judīte Šmits and Kārlis Ātrēns.
Repertoire: Over the almost 70 years since the Australian Latvian Theatre has been operating, over 200 plays by various Latvian and foreign authors have been staged. For example, in the first 10 years of its operation, the theatre staged 29 plays, which were performed 60 times in Melbourne and 52 times on tours to other Australian cities and smaller towns. In recent years, the performances have included “Esslingen”, “Intelligent Daughters”, “The Hat”, “Poison and Old Lace”, “When the Wedding is Over” and “Save, Who Can!”.
Currently, there are 18 active members in the theater.
Information about the theater is available on Facebook.
Sydney Latvian Theatre
The Sydney Latvian Theatre was founded in October 1950.
The Sydney Latvian Theatre was founded by 15 enthusiasts who wanted to do theatre. The first chairman of the board was Latvian National Opera soloist Kārlis Nīcis.
The theater is managed by a five-person board . The 2021 board consists of the chairperson of the board, Ilona Brūvere, and the board representatives, Klāra Brūvere, Jānis Čečiņš, Andris Kariks, and Ilze (Bonija) Viļuma.
Theater directors: Jānis Grauds, Ilona Brūvere, Jānis Čečiņš, Ilze Viļuma.
Honorary directors who have been directing performances for a long time - Kārlis Gulbergs and Lija Veikina.
Repertoire: Over the course of more than 70 years of operation, the Sydney Latvian Theatre has staged more than 270 plays. The first performance took place on January 6, 1951 – “Tīreļpurvs” by Mārtiņš Zīverts.
The Sydney Latvian Theatre has participated in all Australian Latvian Theatre Festivals with its productions, regularly participates in Sydney Latvian Society events by reading poetry, performing sketches, playing roles in various festive events, such as Midsummer celebrations, national holiday events, seminars, etc. The theatre members have also participated in Daugava Vanagi events.
The Sydney Latvian Theatre has also toured with its performances to Latvia, North America, Canada, Germany, Sweden and England.
Information about the theatre and its activities is available on the website of the Sydney Latvian Society.
Sydney Latvian Theatre
New Jersey's Happy Tomato
Did you know that New Jersey has had an amateur theater for eight years?
A small digression into the past, how it all began. And so, while working on the board of the NJ society ''Priedaine'', we organized Easter events for children every year and invited guests from Latvia, mostly from the Liepāja Puppet Theater. And then in 2015 we thought why not try it ourselves. And so our first performance ''The Tale of the Priedaine Carrot'' was born. The children were particularly excited by the strong hare of Priedaine (played by Anita Cirīte), who ran through the entire hall and finally dealt with the stubborn carrot of Priedaine. In almost all performances, we involved children who came to the event, who wanted to go on stage and discover their acting talent. The response from the children was great. And so we had a hook in our mouths, we started staging performances every year. We performed ''Bunny Bathhouse'', ''The Devil's Transformation'', ''The Flintstones Easter''. But now one show a year was no longer enough, everyone had a great desire to work and we started organizing small outdoor shows in the fall - sketches mostly intended for the American audience, which they received with ovations. It was not really clear what name we would like for our theater group and we simply called it NY. NJ Independent Theater. Then in 2021, Dziesma Teteris moved from California to New Jersey and also joined our theater. She suggested we change the name to something more interesting, more fun. And since the state of New Jersey is famous for growing tomatoes, it could be something related to tomatoes. That's how the name ''New Jersey's Merry Tomato'' came about at the general meeting. In 2022, our theater was admitted to PLATS and In 2023, we participated in the Diaspora Theater Festival "PLATS Solis".
Our theater group is currently staging a new play - a crime comedy, which we hope to perform in the fall of 2024. We would be very happy if people who love theater and have a desire to express themselves on stage would join our theater. We promise that there will be no shortage of fun!
San Francisco New Theatre
San Francisco New Theatre was founded in 2010 as the San Francisco Theatre Workshop. The theatre is directed by director Māra Lewis.
Repertoire : Since the founding of the theater workshop, the first performances began, when Sally Filica brought her friend Lelde Stumbre's play “Veil with Dots” from Latvia. The audience saw this production in 2011. During these 11 years, the San Francisco New Theater has staged several productions by Latvian and foreign authors: O. Bagaturija’s “King Lear in the Poorhouse” (2013), R. Blaumanis’s “From the Sweet Bottle” (2015), E. Kestner’s “Emil and the Berlin Boys” (2017), A. Brigadere’s “Sprint?” (2018). In 2020 and 2021, the Theater was active in the virtual environment: actors participated in the project “Latvian Play Readings 2020 Plus”, the Poetry Days project “Heart on the Platform”, virtual gatherings and competitions, and were also actively involved in the promotion of local Latvian cultural life, both by organizing Thanksgiving Day online and by creating a video story about Northern California Latvians in circles in the project “Latvians Everywhere. Bridge”.
In 2022, the Theatre staged the play “Anšlavs and Veronika” ( https://www.latviesi.com/attelu-galerijas/anslava-un-veronikas-sape-vai-ta-ir-ari-musos ) based on the play by Raimonds Staprāns. Alongside Tyra Zoldnere's Veronika, the other title role, Anšlav, was played by Kaspars Znotiņš, a specially invited actor from Latvia at the New Riga Theatre.
The New Theatre of San Francisco is currently working on a production of “Kēves dēls Kurbads” with Latvian director Viesturas Meikšāns. The theatre also hopes to someday present Jenna Silverman’s play “Tīrelis,” which was staged before the pandemic, although it never made it to the public.
Information about the theater is available on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SFJaunaisTeatris
Hollywood suitcase
The Los Angeles theater “Hollywood Suitcase” acquired its name on November 18, 2020, although Latvian theater has existed in Los Angeles since the very beginning, when exiled Latvians arrived in the city and its surroundings. Active activity began in 1951, when the Los Angeles Amateur Theater (also known as the Los Angeles Latvian Theater) was founded.
“Hollywood Suitcase” is not a theater group of one director, we will put everything in the suitcase - both the first publications and reviews, and we will become aware of our large collection of plays, which currently resides in the library of the Latvian Society of Los Angeles, we will interview former actors and create new productions and readings.
Founder/leader: Dziesma Tetere
Director: Vita Volkovska
Godfather: Artūrs Rūsis
Information about the theater is available on Facebook.
Daugava Hawks Theatre in Canada
The theater was founded in 1950. September 15 and operates in Toronto, Canada.
The theater's director and chairwoman of the board is Sandra Cifersons.
The following also serve on the theater board:
Arnis Markitants
Jolanta Linde.
Correspondence address:
DVTK
c/o Sandra Cifersons
28 Deepwood Crescent
Toronto, Ontario
CANADA
M3C 1N8
Email: scifersons@gmail.com
Latvian-Danish Association Amateur Theatre "Pūpols"
The Latvian-Danish Association's amateur theater "Pūpols" was founded on April 14, 2019 - Palm Sunday.
The theater is directed by Aija Bērzkalne-Pedersen.
Theater director: each project has a different director, currently collaborating with director Aldi Pommer.
Repertoire: during this time, the participants of “Pūpols” have managed to stage Harry Ammer's production “Four Ladies and a Joker” under the direction of director Inga Pučure, which has been performed twice - at the amateur theater festival “Laipa 2019” in Reykjavik and at a theater camp in Denmark in 2020. Harry Ammer's play “Four Ladies and a Joker” directed by Aldas Pommers, the dramatization “Go to the Sea” directed by Lilita Thomsen, the puppet play “Uguns dvēslīte” directed by Ingūna Radzīna have been performed on the online platform Zoom. The participants of the theater have also been involved in the readings of plays of the project “LLL2020plus”.
The “Pūpols” theater has participated in the amateur theater festival “LAIPA”, and also regularly participates in events organized by the Latvian-Danish Society, both together with the participants of the “Mazputniņš” school, and also in national holiday events.
"Pūpols" members, in collaboration with the social media LAIVA, regularly read fairy tales to the youngest listeners in the program "Pasaku kamolītis", which is available on online platforms.
The theater also collaborates with Latvian amateur theaters - with the Saldus Folk Theater, it is creating a joint play by Lelde Stumbres "Pāris – nepāris" on the online platform Zoom under the direction of director Inese Legzdiņa.
Information about the theater is available on Facebook.
Latvian Theatre in Italy "Momento"
Theatre MOMENTO was born
December 21, 2020, but they consider March 5, 2021, their birthday, when the theater group expanded and weekly rehearsals began.
The purpose of the theater:
to be creative, to create and perform performances, to develop speaking and presentation skills, to participate in various theater festivals, and above all - to create joy for yourself and others.
Theatre manager and director:
Lasma Pinter.
Theater activities:
On January 16, 2021, the Momento theater joined the World Union of Latvian Amateur Theater. Momento has participated in gatherings of Latvian diaspora theaters, master classes organized by PLATS colleagues, various competitions, and the creation of video stories.
Repertoire:
An eight-episode online play for children "When the Snake Zane Wants to Sleep" (play author H.Paukšs)
A series of short plays "Conversations" (author Sandija Martinsone) is in progress, with a total of 4 performances planned.
In process - “THAT. CAN. LIVE”
Information about the theater is available on Facebook.
Irish Latvian Theatre "Sliedes"
Irish Latvian Theatre “Sliedes” was founded on January 21, 2021
The Sliedes Theatre was born during the Covid-19 pandemic, with statistics showing one of the highest incidence rates in Ireland on January 21 – 2,598. Until August 2021, the theatre members had never met in person, getting to know each other only through face-to-face meetings on the online platform Zoom.
The theater is directed by director Baiba Gaigra.
Repertoire: In its first six months of operation, the Irish Latvian Theatre “Sliedes” has managed to create a video reading of Lelde Stumbre's play “Aspazija. On the Evening Boat” on the online platform Zoom.
The Sliedes Theater has managed to participate in the gathering of Latvian diaspora theaters "Theatre Spring in Bergen".
Information about the theater is available on Facebook.
Amateur theater group "Straumēni"
The theater is directed by director Gita Luksa.
Birmingham Little Theatre
Birmingemas Mazais teātris dibināts 2018. gada 4. maijā. Kopš 2018. gada 16. jūnija teātris nes teātra zinātnieces Līvijas Akurateres vārdu.
Teātri vada teātra direktore Dace Čaklā. Teātra režisori ir Ingmārs Čaklais, Dināra Klepere un Elza Umure. Teātrī darbojas arī jauniešu studija.
Repertuārs: kopš teātra dibināšanas ir tapuši vairāki teātra iestudējumi: Izrāžu cikls “Vairāk nekā mums nav!", kuru veido trīs Hermaņa Paukša lugas “Pavļiku gaidot jeb Sveiciens Beketam”, “Kas norāva lācītim kāju?” un “Apsveikuma runa” (2019), režisors Ingmārs Čaklais; Slavomirs Mrožeks "Atklātā jūrā"(2019), režisors Ingmārs Čaklais, Marta Vaino “Skatītāji” (2021) kopā ar Londonas teātri “Trepes”, režisors Ingmārs Čaklais; Hermanis Paukšs “Čir, čir!” (2022), režisors Ingmārs Čaklais.
Dalība projektā “Latviešu lugu lasījumi 2020plus”: Hermanis Paukšs "Karnevāls" (2020), Harijs Ammers "Atmiņas zudumi" (2020), Raimonds Staprāns "Paula Kalniņa tiesāšana" (2020), Hermanis Paukšs “Piedod, Bokačo, ja vari...” (2021), Lelde Stumbre “Stopētāji” 1. un 2. sērija (2021), Tototo de Gugu “Tfu, tfu, tfu!” (2021), Lelde Stumbre “Pāris - nepāris” (2022) un Inese Tālmane“Lielvārdes leģenda”(2022).
Video izrādes un iestudējumi Zoom: Pateicības dienas pasākums, teātru karnevāls “Zum-zum-Zoom” (2020), režisore Elza Umure; Video izrāde “Sarkanturbānīte” pēc Hermaņa Paukša lugas “Sarkanturbānīte no Kaščeja cilts” (2021) kopā ar Londonas teātri “Trepes” un TDK “Straumēni”, režisori Liene Believe, Elza Umure un Ingmārs Čaklais; Video klips “Viljams mūzīgais” (2021), režisore Elza Umure.
Dalība festivālos un pasākumos: Dzejas dienas Birmingemā (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022), Amatierteātru salidojums Alūksnē (2019), amatierteātru festivālā "Laipa" (2018, 2019 un 2021), Latvijas diasporas teātru salidojums “Teātru pavasaris Bergenā” (2021, 2022), Pasaules diasporas teātru salidojums "Tas ir nieks dzīvu uguni norīt!"(2021), Video klipu festivāls “Šekspīra varoņi mūsdienās” (2021), Starptautiskais teātru e-festivāls “Pitons” (2021, 2022), projekts “Starp divām salām ar skatu uz Latviju” (2021-2022) sadarbībā ar Latviešu teātri Īrijā “Sliedes”, izrāde “Balkoni” sadarbībā ar Sidnejas Latviešu teātri (2021) Austrālijas Latviešu 58.Kultūras dienās, Teātru salidojumu Zoom “Augt! Audzēt! Audzināt!” (2022).
Birmingemas Mazais teātris ir Latviešu teātru apvienības Lielbritānijā un Pasaules Latviešu Amatieru Teātru savienības (PLATS) dibinātājs, kā arī National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) Lielbritānijā biedrs.
Vairāk par teātri: Facebook: @BirmingemasMazaisteatris un mājas lapa: www.teatris.uk.
Kontakti: tālrunis: +447914784603 un e-pasts: birminghamlittletheatre@gmail.com
Burton Amateur Theatre "Strops"
Burton's amateur theater "Strops" was founded in 2012 in the UK.
The theater is directed by Aivita Skabārdniece
The repertoire includes many and various plays, sketches, our own holiday programs for both adults and children - Christmas events, Easter and other events, theatrical-musical (musical) productions, monologues, poetic productions. Various works by Latvian authors have been staged, as well as works by A. Skabārdniece, and works based on Latvian folk tales. Recently, we have turned to the genre of puppet theater.
We have established friendly ties with amateur theaters in Latvia. The Birzgale amateur theater “Laipa” and the amateur theater from Tārgale have visited us in Burton with their performances. We have participated in the “Laipa” theater festivals in England, Latvia and Norway. We are PLATS members.
We are open to creative ideas and strive to realize them.
Yorkshire Latvian Improvisational Theatre ''Spogulis''
Yorkshire Latvian Improvisational Theatre "Spogulis" was founded in 2012 in the UK.
The theater is directed by Iveta Peskova
Motto: Improvisation is life. Theater is life.
Information about the theater is available Facebook
London Theatre "Stairs"
London Theatre "Stairs" was founded on November 18, 2019 as the London branch of the Birmingham Little Theatre.
The theater is directed by director Ingmārs Čaklais.
Repertoire: Marta Vaino's “The Spectators” (with Birmingham Little Theatre, 2021).
Participation in the project “Latvian Play Readings 2020plus” : Raimonds Staprāns "The Trial of Paul Kalniņš" (2020) and Lelde Stumbre "Even - Odd" (2022).
Participation in festivals and events: Poetry Days in Birmingham (2021, 2022), amateur theater festival "Laipa" (2021), Latvian diaspora theater gathering "Theatre Spring in Bergen" (2021, 2022), World diaspora theater gathering "It's nothing to swallow live fire!" (2021), Video clip festival "Shakespeare's Heroes Today" (2021), International theater e-festival "Python" (2021, 2022), project "Between Two Islands with a View of Latvia" (2021-2022) in collaboration with the Latvian Theater in Ireland "Sliedes", Theater gathering Zoom "Grow! Grow! Nurture!" (2022).
More about the theatre: Facebook: @TeatrisTrepes and website: www.teatris.uk.
Contacts: e-mail: teatristrepes@gmail.com
Mansfield Theatre Company “The Granary”
The Mansfield drama group "The Granary" was founded in December 2018.
Theatre director Liene Feldmane, music director Helmut Feldmanis, administrator - Inese Ķevere
Information about the theater is available on Facebook.
Alesund Latvian Amateur Theatre "ALA"
Alesund Latvian Amateur Theatre "ALA" was founded in 2022.
The theater director is Ieva Konona.
This is a place for anyone who loves theater, Latvian togetherness, and the desire to create something new and unprecedented.
Our theater motto: “An actor must learn to make the complex ordinary, the familiar easy, the easy beautiful.” (K. Stanislavsky)
Information about the theater is available on Facebook.
Bergen Latvian Amateur Theatre LATiBergen
The Bergen Latvian Amateur Theatre LATiBergen was founded in 2014, but has been operating since 2013. From 2022, the children's and youth studio mini-LATiBergen will operate at LATiBergen.
The theater is directed by director Liāra Ozola.
Repertoire: "That's right!", Anita Gīrniece's performance "The Mischief of the Feast", Rūdolfs Blaumanis's "Brincumzālīte" and "Trīne's Sins", Rita Missūne's performances "There Will Be a Ball" and "Only Beer and Cheese", Hermanis Paukšis' "The Wolf Who Ate Books" and "Congratulatory Speech", a performance based on the famous animated film "Àbolu maiss", Tūbjērns Ēgners' puppet show "Karius and Bactus" and the performance "Šurumburummējs", Anna Brigadere's "Big Catch", Baiba Jukņēvičas's performance "Baumas" and "Liepas" (on the online platform Zoom), Harijs Ammers' "Attention North Daughters!"
mini-LATiBergen productions - Hermanis Paukšis' "The Fearsome Princesses" and "How Brother Rabbit Fooled the Hunter"
LATiBergen participates in all events organized by the Bergen Latvian Society, as well as organizes various events in Bergen: Midsummer events, concerts, guest performances by professional theater and actors in Bergen, as well as actively participates in events and seminars organized by PLATS.
In 2017, LATiBergen organized the amateur theater festival "Laipa 2017".
LATiBergen organized the first PLATS theater gathering "Bergen Spring", which took place on May 1, 2021 on the online platform Zoom.
Information about the theater is available on Facebook.
Geneva Latvian Theatre “Taurenis”
The Geneva Latvian Theatre "Taurenis" was founded in 2023.
The theater director is Anna Sukhanova.
Information about the theater is available on Facebook.
New Stockholm Latvian Amateur Theatre
The new Stockholm Latvian Amateur Theatre was created in the first half of 2022 by a small group of enthusiasts.
The theater operates under the direction of director Zane Jančevska.
Theatre contact person: Kaspars Ozoliņš
You can find more information about the theater and their performances on their Facebook.
Stockholm Latvian Theatre "Sala"
Stockholm Latvian Amateur Theatre “SALA” was founded on May 24, 2019.
The theater is directed by director Agnese Jēgere.
Repertoire: The first production was Lelde Stumbre's play "The Magical Swindlers", which was scheduled to premiere on March 28, 2020. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, the premiere of the play was postponed to May 16 of the same year. The play also toured in Örebro, Sweden, and was performed again for audiences in Stockholm.
An excerpt from the play "The Sins of the Trinity" was performed at the 2020 Midsummer Day open-air event in Stockholm.
On September 26, 2021, the premiere of Pauls Putniņš's play "The Night Watchman and the Washerwoman" took place.
Information about the theater on Facebook
Munich Amateur Stall Theater "Pretzel"
The theater was founded on May 12, 2023 in Germany.
The theater is directed by Diāna Zavele.
Repertoire: The play "The Spectators" by Marta Vaino premiered on October 8, 2023 in Bergen, during the Diaspora Theatre Festival "PLATS solis".
Link to the publicity of the Munich stand-up amateur theater "Precelis" on social networks:
Instagram: amateur_theatre_brecelis
Information about the theater on Facebook.
Stavanger Latvian Theatre Studio
Stavanger Theatre Studio started its operations in September 2021 with the support of the Stavanger Latvian Society. The cast consists mainly of actors without previous experience. Over the course of two seasons, acting skills have been acquired in classes and new limits of abilities have been discovered, and the first play “The Closed Circle” has been staged, which has been well received by the audience.
The collective has already developed its own traditions - celebrating holidays together, visiting each other, which is not complete without fun activities and hikes in nature.
OTHER LATVIAN THEATRES OUTSIDE LATVIA
PLATS has, to the best of its ability, identified all active amateur theatres outside Latvia that perform in the Latvian language. The ones known to PLATS are:
The Sincere Brussels Latvian Theatre (Belgium)
Reykjavik Latvian Theatre (Iceland)
Theatre Studio "Saime" (Great Britain)
Chamber Theatre "I" (Great Britain)
Bradford Theatre Company "Sunflower" (Great Britain)
Oslo Latvian Theatre O' LatTe (Norway)
German Latvian Amateur Theatre-Studio “Ezīši” (Germany)