MELNAIS GULBIS is a theatre production in Riga at the New Riga Theatre from 9 December 2026 to 21 January 2027. The production opens JRT’s New Hall, a new performance space with previously unavailable technical possibilities. It is based on a dramatisation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel The Idiot, where the metaphor of the “black swan” meets references to Russian classical ballet and the current political context. The performance lasts 3 hours 30 minutes and is structured in three acts. Alvis Hermanis is the director and set designer, Jana Čivžele the costume designer, and Zane Teikmane the choreographer. The cast includes Kaspars Znotiņš, Evelīna Priede, Andris Keišs, Baiba Broka, Gundars Āboliņš and other performers. Address: 25 Lāčplēša Street, Riga.
