From October 24 to 31, in Rezekne, at the Embassy of Latgale GORS, a place took the first festival of the organ music – ORGANisms. The artistic leader of the festival was the organist Iveta Apkalna. The theme of the first festival was dedicated to a new beginning and symbolic creation of the world.
Similar to the organisms, the organ is a complicated creation, characterized by the exchange of the substance and energy. Playing with the words, organ (organ in Greek) and organisms, the director of the festival Iveta Apkalna has intended to reveal the undetected opportunities of the organ play, as well as other arts, centuries and styles.
During the concert of the festival, the world was created in seven episodes by the organist Ansgar Wallenhorst (Germany) and the contemporary dance company of Lilija Lipora. Concert performance was generated by the choreographer Lilija Lipora, light designer Egils Kupčs, in a collaboration with the improvisations created during the exact event by Ansgar Wallenhorst.
Photo: Andrejs Vasjukevičs
