Barbara Lehtna

Barbara Lehtna is a theatre maker and performer affiliated with the ATD Lectorate at the Academy of Theatre and Dance, currently based in Riga, Latvia. Her work focuses on interdisciplinary performance practices, including theatre, opera, and dance, with a particular emphasis on exploring self-representation and expression of queer and female bodies within liminal post-Soviet spaces. Her artistic research investigates strategies to shift narratives around these identities, influencing audience self-reflection through methodologies adapted from diverse art genres.

Lehtna’s research integrates personal archives, everyday experiences, and humor as core elements. She engages with cross-disciplinary writing and experimental power dynamics in collaborative processes. Her practice aligns with the THIRD Cohorts initiative under the Academy, emphasizing embodied knowledge and social justice themes such as care, climate crisis, and interdependence.

No academic articles or formal grants are explicitly detailed in the provided text. Her projects, while not listed in depth, likely align with broader institutional frameworks like Breaking Apart Together or Climate Imaginaries at Sea, reflecting her thematic interests in collective narratives and socio-cultural transformation.