Young directors Gusts Ābele and Edgars Haritončenko: art offers hope, and the risk is worth taking
Theatre director and writer Gusts Ābele and film director Edgars Haritončenko tell Latvian Television's programme "Kultūrdeva" why they are ready to risk everything for art, even though work in the cultural sector is never guaranteed.
Gusts Ābele, a young theatre director and writer, and Edgars Haritončenko, a film director, have spoken about their choice to devote themselves to art on the Latvian Television programme "Kultūrdeva". Both acknowledge that in the cultural sector there is never a guarantee that an idea will be brought to life, and that periods without work can happen. Even so, they say they are ready to take the risk.
Äbele shared his view on the role of art. In his opinion, art cannot truly solve any problems, but it can give people hope.
What the conversation covers
In the programme the two young directors describe the themes they want to explore in their work. They also discuss what seems to them already overused. The conversation also points viewers to where the young directors' work can be seen.
