The Latvian National Theatre

The Latvian National Theatre

The Latvian National Theatre is a theatre located in Riga, Latvia. The current managing director of the theatre is Viesturs Rieksts and the aristic director is Edmunds Freibergs.

The theatre was founded on November 30, 1919, just over a year after Latvia declared independence on November 18, 1918. The creative program was authored by Jānis Akurāters, a Latvian writer, then head of the Art department of the Ministry of Education.

External links

* [http://www.teatris.lv Official website (Latvian, Russian, English)]


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