I Played, I Danced - Kalniņš(2020)

Name: I Played, I Danced - Kalniņš
Director: Laura Groza-Ķibere
Released: 2020-01-01
Cast: Raimonds Bramanis, Marlēna Keine, Jānis Apeinis, Krišjānis Norvelis, Rihards Mačanovskis

Raimonds Bramanis Marlēna Keine Jānis Apeinis Krišjānis Norvelis Rihards Mačanovskis

A wedding goes awry when the venue catches fire and the bride is dragged into the underworld. Only a kokle player is brave enough – and musical enough – to venture there and save her. With its mummers, imps, three-headed demon king and singing mole cricket, I Played, I Danced is a story like none other. Composed in 1977, Imants Kalniņš’s elaborate musical language is blended with Latvian folk to create a unique and moving soundworld. Leading young Latvian director Laura Groza-Ķibere and visual artist Miķelis Fišers bring out the wild energy of this opera in their new production that forces us to ask: How much should we fight the demons of the past while striving for a better future?