Year Founded:

First founded in 1922 as the “Theatre Workers Society”;

In 1944 founded as the “Theatre Workers Society of LSSR”, later renamed the “Theatre Workers Union of the LSSR”;

Registered as the society “Latvia's Theatre Labour Association” (LTLA) in 2005.

Aims and Objectives:

• Unite all professional theatre workers, who may join on a voluntary basis, under one non-profit umbrella organization LTLA;
• Maintain, promote and develop the theatre culture of Latvia;
•  Defend the rights and professional, economic and social interests of its members and enhance the prestige of theatre professions;
• Participate in creating and implementing of culture policies at a state level;
• Organize the annual national Theatre Awards event “Spēlmaņu nakts”.

Contact persons:

Ojārs Rubenis – Chair, Board of LTLA

Māra Dzene – PR coordinator

Ričards Vorobjovs - Creative project manager

Address:
Smiļģa St. 37, Rīga, LV-1002, Latvia

Phone: + 371 67287895

e-mail: ltds@ltds.lv

Home page: www.ltds.lv

International Memberships:

International Theatre Institute

International Association of Theatre Critics

Membership:

579 members.