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Senkovs' production of "Ezerins" takes "Night of the Players" award in Latvia

BC, Riga, 24.11.2014.Print version

During the "Night of the Players 2014" (Spelmanu nakts) Latvian Theater Awards Ceremony last night, Elmars Senkovs took the award for staging the season's best play, "Ezerins" (The Small Lake), the Latvian Theater Workers Association informed LETA.

 

The Large Scale Production of the Year Award went to the "The Travelers by Sea and Land", staged by New Riga Theatre director Vladislavs Nastavsevs, Daugavpils Theater director Georgijs Surkovs' play "Everything is Her" was honored as the best children's play, and Olga Zitluhina's performance "Outside" won the Contemporary Dance Achievement of the Year award.

 

Senkovs also took the award as the Director of the Year for staging "Ezerins" at the Latvian National Theater and "Summerfolk" at the Riga Russian Theater. Agnese Jekabsone was named the Actress of the Year for her performance in the play "Piaf" at Liepaja Theater, and Dainis Grube was awarded as the Actor of the Year for his performances in Daile Theater's plays "Banishment" and "M. Butterfly".

 

Set designer Andris Freibergs and costume designer Vecella Varslavane received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

 

Audience awards went to "Piaf" at the Liepaja Theatre, directed by Laura Groza-Kibere, and Grube and Jekabsone as the best actor and actress.





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