Life is the only bet worth placing, according to "Brand", the young idealist priest created by Henrik Ibsen. In the new Dailes Theatre version of the play, Brand is no longer just a priest, but a prophet of a new age and a new way of thinking. And he is a woman. "Brand" returns on the Dailes Theatre stage in a brand new and modern translation, specially adapted for this performance, while still echoing the legendary 1975 production.
The Dailes Theatre production of "Brand" directed by Arnolds Liniņš is a legendary historic event and is now part of Latvia’s Cultural Canon. It merged what was possible and seemingly impossible in the theatre of its time, achieving a mind-boggling emotional charge with radically ascetic means.
Dailes Theatre actors Juris Strenga and Harijs Liepiņš were double-cast for the title role. The strongest artistic currents lent to the creation of this one production: the core of the creative team consisted of director Arnolds Liniņš and his assistant Kārlis Auškāps, the outstanding scenographer Ilmārs Blumbergs, movement director Modris Tenisons and composer Raimonds Pauls. Theatre critics agree that the production can be considered the pinnacle of Latvian - some even claim European - theatre.
Performance in Latvian with English surtitles.
Author - Henrik Ibsen
Director - Viesturs Kairišs