On August 1st Journey through Latin America

2024.07.19

We are announcing an evening not to be missed – on August 1st, artists from Mexico and Puerto Rico will be visiting Kalnciema Quarter! Be prepared for colorful surprises and a genuine emotional journey – there will be dances, performances, impressive costumes, and energetic rhythms.

The evening will start with the lively Mexican mariachi band Mariachi Baltica. Dressed in stylized ranchero costumes and sombreros, armed with guitars, violins and trumpets, the musicians will play both wildly joyful and romantically sentimental dances and songs. In Mexico, no birthday, name day celebration, family or friends’ party, or even a non-musical serenade under a beautiful señorita's window is complete without mariachi musicians. The term 'mariachi' refers to both the folk musicians or singers and their repertoire, el son mariachi (mariachi songs). Today's mariachi repertoire includes traditional song genres from various Mexican regions and popular compositions by various authors.

The evening will culminate with special guests from Puerto Rico – the artist duo Poncili Creación with their performance 'Dirty Laughing Molecules'. Over the past 10 years, the duo has visited more than 15 major countries worldwide, including exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. The magazine FRIEZE calls the artists radical inventors, and indeed, by transforming into disproportionate and unconventional foam rubber sculptures, the artists convince their audience that anything is possible. This evening, we will also experience an interactive and multisensory show, a wordless conversation about freedom and creativity in the 21st century, which will simultaneously stir up views on everyday life, make you laugh and give you goosebumps. The performance will be accompanied by live music from Nils Valkiainens and Dāvis Ludvigs Bikšus.

Get to know the artists here – https://www.instagram.com/poncilicreacion/.

Come to the event hungry and thirsty – the 'Wine Shop and Café' will serve wines from Italy's Marche region and coffee, a pop-up sparkling drink station will be working on the veranda and the dinners will be prepared by long-favored street food cafes. This year, 'Summer Outside. Summer Together' promises many surprises – keep following us and see you in our checkered square every Thursday until the end of August!

Entry to the event is free of charge and from 6:00 PM.

The event is supported by the Riga City Council and "Lielvārdes alus". The informational cooperation partner for the summer concert season is TVNET Group.

Venue – Kalnciema Street 35