WATERPIECES 2015

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Festival opening day, August 13th

Photo report August 13th/ fotoblog.lv

Festival second day, August 14th 

Photo report August 14th / exorigi.lv

Festival third day, August 15th

Festival fourth day, “Waterpieces” for kids, August 16th 

August 13 //NOASS – Opening day

On the festival’s opening day the floating arts centre NOASS offers a performance by Roberts Gobziņš and the band ‘Resnie Putni’, a creative workshop made in collaboration with the video artist Linda Konone, which is also an informal retrospective on the legendary artist band ‘NSRD’ and the beginnings of the festival ‘Waterpieces’ (‘Ūdensgabali’). The evening will close with a disco ‘Cosmos – dance tonight’.

19:30 Opening of the art installation ‘Water stories. Daugava’

20:00 Opening of the exhibition ‘My video is invisible. Juris Boiko’

21:00 – 23:00 Performance by Roberts Gobziņš, the band ‘Resnie Putni’ and the video artist Linda Konone

23:00 – 01:00 DJ Roberts Gobziņš and Mixmaster Raitis – disco ‘Cosmos’

August 14 //NOASS – second day of the festival

The second day of the festival ‘Waterpieces’ will be opened by Laura Gozlan’s performance, which will take place in the floating arts centre ‘NOASS’. The piece is closely connected with the video artwork program created by Marie Cantos, which is dedicated to the metaphorical and symbolical meaning of ships and ports: a link to a new, unknown world, real or imaginary journeys, which signifies both the discovery of new horizons and the end of life. However, the evening will continue with an audio visual performance by the artist and composer Jachin Pousson (USA) and the saxophone player Arvydas Kazlauskas (LT). The music of the performance takes the form of an improvisation between a baritone saxophone, electric guitar and electronics, which is complemented with a video projection of sound and vibration visualization.  DJ Mārtiņš Ratniks will close the evening.

21:30 Performance by Laura Gozlan (FR)

22:00 Program ‘Ghost Ships and Water Dreams’, created by Marie Cantos (FR)

23:30 Performance by Jachin Pousson (USA) and Arvydas Kazlauskas (LT)

00:30 DJ Mārtiņš Ratniks

August 15 // Kronvalda Park, next to Freeport of Riga Authority. Third day of the festival

The Japan Media Arts Festival programs ‘The Q of Moving-image’, ‘Portrait of Japanese Animation’ and ‘JMAF 2015. Entertainment and Animation Works’.

The Japan Media Arts Festival celebrates outstanding works from a wide range of media – from animation and comics to games, art, entertainment and manga.

21:00 – 01:00 Japan Media Arts Festival program ‘The Q of Moving-images’, ‘Portrait of Japanese Animation’, ‘JMAF 2015. Entertainment and Animation Works’

    

August 16 //NOASS – Waterpieces for children

The last day of the festival ‘Waterpieces’ is dedicated to children. From 12:00 to 17:00 o’clock the floating arts centre NOASS will host creative workshops for families. The youngest guests of the festival are invited to create animation films in the workshop lead by the studio ‘Multenkulten’ and two professional animators, Kristīna Ratniece and Ivars Šmits. In addition, the festival offers a bright and lively video programs from the London International Animation Festival and the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film ‘Midem’, to children in the age group 0-7 and 7-15 accordingly.

You are welcome to participate in the animation workshop by sending a request to kate@noass.lv

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