Co-funded by the
Creative Europe Programme
of the European Union
Creative Europe Programme
of the European Union
From August 8 to 15, the New Theatre Institute of Latvia provided an artistic residency for theatre maker Begüm Erciyas (Turkey/Belgium) to prepare the new production “Forest Silent Gathering”. The premiere will take place in April 2022 in Antwerp, as part of the international arts center’s deSingel program. During the research, Begüm interviewed forest storytellers (ornithologist Viesturs Ķerus, folklore researcher Sanita Reinsone) and recorded the sounds of various forest habitats. Sound post-processing is currently taking place, in which NTIL helps with translations and coordination of materials and archives (for example, Dainis Īvāns’ speech during the Baltic Way).