LEG 1: Homo Novus Riga, Latvia: 3-9 September

Riga’s biannual festival of international theatre and performance, this year housed in Riga’s old music school, and across the city’s theatres, factories and scrap yards. Have a look at the full Homo Novus programme including Guest performances from Lone Twin Theatre, Forced Entertainment, Camille Boitel, Eva Meyer-Keller & Sybille Müller, as well as INTERSECTION – installations from the Prague Quadrennial, PROVE III – a programme of young Latvian directors, and DISTANCE. For a little more about each of the artists, have a look at the Homo Novus newspaper. 

Latvian Institute of New Theatre
November 11, Quay 35-201, LV-1050 Riga

LEG 2: LIFT London, UK: 15-16 October

London International Festival of Theatre, LIFT, presents DISTANCE at the ICA. Come join us for a weekend of performances, activities and conversations over meals, exploring the idea of distance.

ICA Studio
Saturday 15th October: 12 noon – 10pm
Sunday 16th October: 12 noon – 6pm

Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Mall, London, SW1Y 5AH

Download the DISTANCE programme at LIFT 2011.

LEG 3: Wunderbar. Newcastle, UK: 31 October – 6 November

For our last leg, join us at Wunderbar Festival in Newcastle, the festival of our guest curator, Ilana Mitchell.

Wunderbar produces dynamic, creative projects that place the audience at the heart of the experience.  From their home in Newcastle, they present work that takes in the city and the surrounding region with a bold, international outlook. Expect the playful, brave and mischievous and across every scale, from the minutest of interactions to grand, city centre spectaculars.

Monday 31st Oct – Sunday 6th Nov: Installations & activities

Installations - Wunderbar HQ, Westgate Road (Wunderbar Venue 6) 9am-7pm | 9am-5pm on Sunday

Activities – see downloadable programme

Saturday 5th Nov - DISTANCE All-dayer

High Bridge Studios, High Bridge (Wunderbar Venue 5)

Download Full DISTANCE programme at Wunderbar