{"id":16978,"date":"2026-10-09T18:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liepaja2027.lv\/?post_type=event&#038;p=16978"},"modified":"2026-09-30T15:24:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T12:24:36","slug":"musical-performance-spirits-of-unrest-two-suns","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/liepaja2027.lv\/en\/events\/musical-performance-spirits-of-unrest-two-suns\/","title":{"rendered":"Musical Performance \u201cSpirits of (un)rest: Two Suns\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>&ldquo;Spirits of (un)rest: Two Suns&rdquo; is a cycle of four solstice performances in the courtyard of the Liep&#257;ja Museum, where Latvian &#311;ekatas (mummers masking) traditions meet Japanese onidaiko in a contemporary form. Through masks, rhythm and ritual symbolism, the performances explore parallels and contrasts between the two cultures &ndash; rest and unrest, light and darkness, transition and renewal.<\/p><p>At the centre is the meeting of two &ldquo;suns&rdquo;, expressed through Latvian and Japanese imagery. Each performance follows a ritual structure, with ten performers embodying spiritual figures from both traditions. Audience involvement is a key part of the experience.<\/p><p>The project sustainability is based on an augmented&#8209;reality approach: the &ldquo;Masks of Rest&ndash;Unrest&rdquo; filters, which allow users to try on Japanese oni and Latvian &#311;ekatu (mummers) masks on social media and learn about their symbolism.<\/p><p>Organised by the &ldquo;Tapala lapa&rdquo; Association<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16975,"template":"","event-location":[398],"event-category":[110],"event-accesibilty":[],"event-region":[365],"class_list":["post-16978","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-region-liepaja-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/liepaja2027.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/16978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/liepaja2027.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/liepaja2027.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liepaja2027.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/liepaja2027.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liepaja2027.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-location?post=16978"},{"taxonomy":"event-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liepaja2027.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-category?post=16978"},{"taxonomy":"event-accesibilty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liepaja2027.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-accesibilty?post=16978"},{"taxonomy":"event-region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/liepaja2027.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-region?post=16978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}