Passion and interest / day

I don’t want to employ myself with a mistake and a bad list, says actor Gerd Laposhka. Spring day after mono -show King’s gameThe new Riga Theater (JRT), directed by Linda Zaharov, is reminiscent of the words of Austrian literary Stephen Cveig. He once wrote: Time to go, get out of this room – to go somewhere, anywhere. King’s games is based on the prose of this literary Novelwho tells about two different chess players. They meet on a passenger steamboat from New York to Buenos Aires. A duel that is no longer just about the chess game, but about life -ups, obsession and passion.

The show in which the foliage is portrayed, played and surviving all the characters in the Cveiga is his return to JRT. At the beginning of 2024, the actor left the theater, soon creating a personal diary -like monodarba Goodbye, February!/ To see, February! – It was based on the memory of the actor and the director’s memories of the theater, its routine and people that are important to him, places and things. After that, Lapoška has created a concert and event directing, playing in Matisse Kaža’s performance to the Tobacco Factory, alongside the fourth year actors of the Latvian Academy In the Hanseatic Plant – The show will be Knife stuck in the heartbased on Federico Garcia Lorca’s poetry and Harald Simon’s music from the show Scream.

The foliage could be described as an actor nugget with an idealist organic, which always has a joker card with a slightly necessary shamelessness. His honesty towards himself, those around him and the audience is important to him. Growing up with other JRT actors’ course colleagues and experienced actors, he has also gone out of his doubt and ignorance. However, the new breath, returning to the theater, has not broken his confidence in the principle that the theater is passionate and interest. And the nature of the conflicts must be set aside. Therefore, the conversation on a sunny day turns into a « white list » and that hope, including some good kings « must be.

Do you feel, return to the theater?

Yesterday was the premiere – I felt it as a birthday. Of course, I had a great fear of the viewers accepting the show and whether they would understand us with Linda. I really felt happy yesterday because I was back JRT – in a wonderful collective with friends and like -minded people. In the house and rooms where I feel good and want to spend a lot of time. In fact, I finally slowly started to do theater. I really do the profession. This is more important than the return itself. What was previously felt – I will not give up on it and do not deceive all the previous work – but here, with this show, I think for the first time I started to understand and guess what is in the theater.

Two years ago, in a conversation, you said that you were not so important social rituals – applause, interviews and much more – or « the idea of ​​an actor ». It is important for you to be honest. What does that mean to you right now?

I don’t change this course. Probably I now understand what I said at that time … (Think.) This is the first interview after a long time, and I was determined not to give it. (Think.) You know, so I probably had a reflection and return. The path you are mistaken and fighting… I am grateful to the luck and the stars that everything happens exactly as it is, and much is not in my power, but much is. These are my own choices. And honesty in this path is tough.