The Festival as a Laboratory of Care
View from Ivo Krieviņš and Franciska Beļāne’s performance 4x on Bikes (2024). Photo: Kristaps Dubļāns
The article “The Festival as a Laboratory of Care” (Festivāls kā rūpju laboratorija) by Laine Kristberga, published in Teātra Vēstnesis, 2025/III (No. 159), examines the Riga Performance Art Festival STARPTELPA as a curatorial and pedagogical framework for contemporary performance practices in Latvia. It situates the festival within broader discourses on care, sustainability, and the transformation of perception in ephemeral art, highlighting the intersection of artistic, educational, and research methodologies.
The article is published in Latvian.