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'''Dailes Theatre''' ({{lang-lv|Dailes teātris}}) is a theatre in [[Riga]], Latvia. It was founded in 1920, and directed by [[Eduards Smiļģis]] until 1965.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.letonika.lv/groups/default.aspx?title=LKK%20resurss/41|title=Smiļģa Dailes teātris |publisher=Letonika.lv|accessdate=8 January 2013}}</ref> |
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'''The Dailes Theatre''' ({{lang-lv|Dailes teātris}}) is a professional Latvian theater founded by Latvian director and actor [[Eduards Smiļģis]] (1886-1966) on November 19, 1920 at the Craftsmen Relief Society House at Lāčplēša Street 25, [[Riga]], [[Latvia]]. Today it is located at Brīvības Street 75, Riga, Latvia in functionalism architecture style building with three halls: large hall, small hall and chamber hall. It is typical for theater to stage large-scale and dramatically tense performances of the form, as well as talk about significant personalities of history and culture of its time. These performances reflect the guidelines set out in the theatrical motto - clarity, simplicity, passion.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailesteatris.lv/lv/teatris/par-teatri|title=Par teātri|website=www.dailesteatris.lv|language=lv|access-date=2018-05-09}}</ref> The theater repertoire includes works by both Latvian and foreign authors. |
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=='''History'''== |
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The founder and first principal director of Dailes Theater is Eduards Smiļģis. The idea of a new theater started during [[World War I]], when Smiļģis traveled to [[Russia]] and tried to develop a style of theater nobody had seen before. Smiļģis’ first assistants were motion consultant Felicita Ertnere (1891-1975), stage designer Jānis Muncis (1886-1955) and musical director Burhards Sosārs (1890-1953).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailesteatris.lv/lv/teatris/vesture|title=Vēsture|website=www.dailesteatris.lv|language=lv|access-date=2018-05-09}}</ref> |
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The theater style has always been different from that so-called natural-psychological theater style.<ref name=":0" /> According to the principal director Smiļģis, the theater “does not strive for a complete illusion (and the actor is not a life imitator), but, while making plays, creates a reality of art that is higher than the reality of life.” <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nra.lv/zinas/izklaide/p-s-kultura/teatris/35638-90-gadu-ar-dailes-teatri.htm|title=90 gadu ar Dailes teātri|last=Dūmiņa|first=Līvija|date=November 19, 2010|website=nra.lv|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-05-09}}</ref> |
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The first year of the theater was difficult in the material sense, since everything was based only on employee enthusiasm, but the money was gradually raised and the theater gained the audience's appreciation. |
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The first performance of the Dailes Theater was the production of [[Rainis]]' play "Indulis and Ārija". Eduards Smiļģis chose the repertoire for theater of both the ambitious works of Latvian authors - Rainis , [[Aspazija]] , [[Anna Brigadere]] , [[Andrejs Upīts|Andrejs Upītis]] and other works of the world classics - plays by [[William Shakespeare]] , [[Friedrich Schiller]] , Karl Goldon , as well as dramatizing the latest generation of dramatists in [[Europe]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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=='''Building and location'''== |
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For the first 57 years, the theater’s residence was at the Craftsmen Relief Society House at Lāčplēša Street 25, Riga, Latvia (today New Riga Theater is located there). |
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In 1959, after the initiative of the founder Eduards Smiļģis, the architect Marta Staņa (1913-1972) won a competition and created a new building project located at Brīvības Street 75, Riga, Latvia. The Dailes Theater is one of the most significant buildings in Latvian architectural history. It is built in the style of functionalism architecture, making it different from other Latvian theaters.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailesteatris.lv/lv/teatris/eka|title=Ēka|website=www.dailesteatris.lv|language=lv|access-date=2018-05-09}}</ref> |
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The building is characterized by a consistent, functionally differentiated volume arrangement and spacious, interconnected rooms. The main facade of the theater forms a glassed viewer's lobby, stretched along Brīvības Street. Above it – the accent on the wall of the audience’s final hall - a theatrical logotype interpreted by the sculptor Ojārs Feldbergs (born in 1947). The lobby of the dark bricks contrasts with the bright concrete and glass surfaces on the wide front floor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.letonika.lv/groups/default.aspx?title=LKK%20resurss/83|title=Letonika.lv. Enciklopēdijas - Latvijas kultūras kanons. Dailes teātris, ēka|last=Lejnieks|first=Jānis|date=2011|website=www.letonika.lv|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-05-09}}</ref> |
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There are three halls in the Dailes Theater building:<ref name=":1" /> |
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•Large hall (up to 980 seats) ; |
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•Small hall (up to 197 seats); |
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•Chamber hall (up to 83 seats). |
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The Large hall is devoted to the widest range of performances, attracting a wide audience of viewers: dramas, comedies, tragedies, musical performances, children’s shows and for concerts, whereas the Chamber hall and the Small hall are devoted to close-up psychological studies, experimental productions and quests for theater aesthetics.<ref name=":0" /> |
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| Address | Brīvības Street 75 Riga Latvia |
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| Years active | 1920–present |
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The Dailes Theatre (Latvian: Dailes teātris) is a professional Latvian theater founded by Latvian director and actor Eduards Smiļģis (1886-1966) on November 19, 1920 at the Craftsmen Relief Society House at Lāčplēša Street 25, Riga, Latvia. Today it is located at Brīvības Street 75, Riga, Latvia in functionalism architecture style building with three halls: large hall, small hall and chamber hall. It is typical for theater to stage large-scale and dramatically tense performances of the form, as well as talk about significant personalities of history and culture of its time. These performances reflect the guidelines set out in the theatrical motto - clarity, simplicity, passion.[1] The theater repertoire includes works by both Latvian and foreign authors.
History
The founder and first principal director of Dailes Theater is Eduards Smiļģis. The idea of a new theater started during World War I, when Smiļģis traveled to Russia and tried to develop a style of theater nobody had seen before. Smiļģis’ first assistants were motion consultant Felicita Ertnere (1891-1975), stage designer Jānis Muncis (1886-1955) and musical director Burhards Sosārs (1890-1953).[2]
The theater style has always been different from that so-called natural-psychological theater style.[1] According to the principal director Smiļģis, the theater “does not strive for a complete illusion (and the actor is not a life imitator), but, while making plays, creates a reality of art that is higher than the reality of life.” [3]
The first year of the theater was difficult in the material sense, since everything was based only on employee enthusiasm, but the money was gradually raised and the theater gained the audience's appreciation.
The first performance of the Dailes Theater was the production of Rainis' play "Indulis and Ārija". Eduards Smiļģis chose the repertoire for theater of both the ambitious works of Latvian authors - Rainis , Aspazija , Anna Brigadere , Andrejs Upītis and other works of the world classics - plays by William Shakespeare , Friedrich Schiller , Karl Goldon , as well as dramatizing the latest generation of dramatists in Europe.[1]
Building and location
For the first 57 years, the theater’s residence was at the Craftsmen Relief Society House at Lāčplēša Street 25, Riga, Latvia (today New Riga Theater is located there).
In 1959, after the initiative of the founder Eduards Smiļģis, the architect Marta Staņa (1913-1972) won a competition and created a new building project located at Brīvības Street 75, Riga, Latvia. The Dailes Theater is one of the most significant buildings in Latvian architectural history. It is built in the style of functionalism architecture, making it different from other Latvian theaters.[4]
The building is characterized by a consistent, functionally differentiated volume arrangement and spacious, interconnected rooms. The main facade of the theater forms a glassed viewer's lobby, stretched along Brīvības Street. Above it – the accent on the wall of the audience’s final hall - a theatrical logotype interpreted by the sculptor Ojārs Feldbergs (born in 1947). The lobby of the dark bricks contrasts with the bright concrete and glass surfaces on the wide front floor.[5]
There are three halls in the Dailes Theater building:[4]
•Large hall (up to 980 seats) ;
•Small hall (up to 197 seats);
•Chamber hall (up to 83 seats).
The Large hall is devoted to the widest range of performances, attracting a wide audience of viewers: dramas, comedies, tragedies, musical performances, children’s shows and for concerts, whereas the Chamber hall and the Small hall are devoted to close-up psychological studies, experimental productions and quests for theater aesthetics.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Par teātri". www.dailesteatris.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2018-05-09.
- ^ "Vēsture". www.dailesteatris.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2018-05-09.
- ^ Dūmiņa, Līvija (November 19, 2010). "90 gadu ar Dailes teātri". nra.lv. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
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- ^ Lejnieks, Jānis (2011). "Letonika.lv. Enciklopēdijas - Latvijas kultūras kanons. Dailes teātris, ēka". www.letonika.lv. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
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