Film, theatre and opera directorViesturs Kairish was born in 1971 in Riga, Latvia. He graduated from the Latvian Academy of Culture as a theatre and film director and upon graduation started working as a resident stage director at The New Riga Theatre. After having directed a couple of productions on the theatre stage, he was invited by the Latvian National Opera to stage Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin.Aside from his work on the theatre stage, Viestur Kairish has been working as a film director, directing feature films and documentaries.He received several Prizes and Awards for his work, among them the Spīdola Award for Unique Achievements in the Arts by the Latvian Culture Foundation.
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