International Festival of Contemporary Theatre

Programme

A Mile in My Shoes

Clare Patey (London)

1-10 September 13:00-16:00, 18:00-21:00 Gallery Alma Tērbatas iela 64 | Free entrance

What’s it like to have been a prisoner of war? To be a sex worker, miner or refugee? Or to have rediscovered love in your eighties? Empathy Museum invites you to take a moment to look at the world through someone else’s eyes.
Established in 2015 by artist Clare Patey, the museum explores how empathy can not only transform our personal relationships but also help tackle global challenges such as prejudice, conflict and inequality.
A Mile in My Shoes is Empathy Museum’s travelling interactive shoe shop, where you can walk a mile in someone else’s shoes – literally – while listening to them tell a story about their life. With a diverse collection of over 250 shoes and stories collected from around the world, A Mile in My Shoes invites you on an empathic and physical journey.
There are 10 Latvian stories added to the global collection of stories and shoes, produced by filmmaker Adriāna Roze. The audio-collection is available on Empathy Museum’s website.

To prevent the spread of Covid-19 please don’t attend the event if you feel sick, recently have travelled abroad, have been in contact with Covid-19 patient or have to self-isolate!