From 20 to 26 November, the 25th Festival Academy took place in Chemnitz — the European Capital of Culture 2025 — bringing together 32 festival organisers from around the world.
During the event, Liepāja 2027 presented the international theatre festival “Theatre in Close-Up”, part of the (un)rest programme, which was held for the first time in the summer of 2025. This festival marked the launch of the Liepāja 2027 initiative “Open Theatre Quarter”, aimed at fostering new creative exploration and strengthening the Liepāja Theatre’s openness to international collaboration.
During the visit, we also discussed the possibility of hosting the Festival Academy in Liepāja in the future.
We are grateful for the warm welcome and for the opportunity to bring newly gained knowledge back to Liepāja, helping us create even more high-quality and inspiring festivals!
On Wednesday, 26 November, the first training cycle for masters of applied studies in Liepāja — the “Master in the Classroom” stage of the project “Skill Exchange Platform “Skill Market”” — concluded at Liepāja Secondary School of Music, Art and Design.
In July 2025, the Liepāja 2027 Foundation, in cooperation with the Japanese non-profit organisation “EU – Japan Fest,” invited Latvian photographers to apply for the international residency project “European Eyes on Japan | Japan Today”. 64 photographers submitted applications, and 15 of them were shortlisted for the second round.
