The US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released a list of films considered for “Oscar” award nominations in the animated film category. Among the 33 films is Latvian director Signe Baumane’s animated film “My love affair with Marriage”. Signe Baumane’s film “My love affair with Marriage” has gained acclaim at international festivals, was nominated last …
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Ķekatā, ļekatā, during the winter months our ancestors would go mumming. So during our last rehearsal, we practised some traditional mumming songs and tried on a few masks that Gunta had brought for us. We also pitched in to decorate a Christmas tree at the Latvian Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto, which generously allows us …
Skanda gears up for a Latvian Christmas celebration! Read More »
Based on the international-bestselling novel by renowned Latvian author Nora Ikstena, Soviet Milk is a powerful mother-daughter drama set in the era of the Soviet occupation of Latvia. Unfolding between 1945 and 1989, the film revolves around the life of Astra, a promising doctor who loses everything due to her opposition to the totalitarian Soviet regime: …
“Mātes Piens” filmas izrāde onlainā līdz 17. decembrim Read More »
Trešdien, 25. oktobrī, ar svinīgu pasākumu Seulas centrā, tika atklātas Latvijas dienas Korejā, kuras ar plašu kultūras un biznesa programmu tiks aizvadītas no 25. līdz 29. oktobrim. Latvijas dienu laikā korejieši varēs iepazīt Latvijā ražotos produktus, baudīt mūsu mākslinieku priekšnesumus un pavāru meistarklases. Atklājot Latvijas dienu pasākumus Dienvidkorejā, Latvijas Investīciju un attīstības aģentūras (LIAA) direktora …
Would you like to sing in the massed choir in the Latvian Song Festival in Toronto next year, but don’t want to drive to Toronto for rehearsals? We have good news for you: Jānis (John) Grinvalds is starting a choir in Hamilton for this purpose. The choir has already been registered with the Song Festival …
Hamilton choir for the 2024 Song Festival in Toronto Read More »
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Latviešu tekstiliju un adīšanas tradīcijas plašai publikai Kopš 1953. gada Kanādā darbojas Latviešu Daiļamatnieku Savienība, kuras mērķis ir ne tikai saglabāt tautas mākslu un tautastērpus, bet arī nodrošināt šo tradīciju nodošanu nākamajām paaudzēm. Latviskās daiļamatniecības tradīcijas uz Kanādu atveda latviešu trimdinieki, kuriem bēgot no Padomju okupācijas Otrā pasaules kara laikā līdzi bija bagāts daiļamatniecības zināšanu …
