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Species Shifter. Ieva Gaurilčikaitė-Sants. Dance house

The future of the contemporary human is marked by a transformation from Homo sapiens into the as yet undefined human of the future – Homo technologicus: a representative of a new human species that not only functions in close interaction with technology, but is itself technologically transformed, altered and shaped by it. The performance draws the audience’s attention to the uncertainty surrounding the future of the human species and the conditions necessary for its survival. It is unclear whom to trust, how to preserve empathy, or how to build relationships in a time when it may, perhaps, feel safer to become something else rather than remain human.

Choreographer and concept author – Ieva Gaurilčikaitė-Sants
Set designer, dramaturgical consultant – Krišjānis Sants
Dancer – Rose M. Diesel
Electronic music artist, composer – Leo Novus
Lighting designer – Reinis Smiltenis
Creative programmer – Rihards Vītols
Technical construction solutions – Arnis Vatašs
Graphic design – Kristīne Daukšte
Curator – Elizabete Palasiosa
Produced by dance organisation Tuvumi and Story Hub
Co-produced by Rīgas Cirks
Supported by State Culture Capital Foundation (VKKF), Riga City Council, Erica Synths, Valmiera International Multimedia Festival, HOROS, White Night 2025

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RE RĪGA!: MAELSTROM. COMPANY ALUD (BE)

Fast-paced and visually striking, Maelstrom combines aerial straps, partner acrobatics, dance, physical theatre, and classical music to explore masculinity and vulnerability. The performance brings questions of masculinity, its history and conventions to the forefront, creating an immersive world full of humour, emotion, and surprise. Rather than offering answers, it follows two men on a journey of self-discovery and relationship, inviting the audience to reflect on the grey areas of the topic.

RE RĪGA!: MAELSTROM. COMPANY ALUD (BE)

RE RĪGA!: 60 DEGREES OF SEPARATION. CAMILLE PAYCHA

The performance 60 Degrees of Separation is inspired by social psychologist Stanley Milgram’s theory of six degrees of separation, which suggests that each of us is connected to every other person through no more than six handshakes. Bringing this idea into dialogue with aerial acrobatics, artist Camille Paycha creates an intimate yet collective experience accompanied by live music. The work explores the boundary between care and risk, forming an immersive and collaborative space: a drummer on a rolling platform, acrobats suspended in the air, and spectators whose presence becomes an integral part of the performance.

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RE RĪGA!: 60 DEGREES OF SEPARATION. CAMILLE PAYCHA

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Play Dead. PEOPLE WATCHING

Set in a space filled with everyday objects and accidental memories, Play Dead by the company People Watching explores the strange and comically fragile aspects of human behaviour. Through movement, bodily dynamics, and unusual visual solutions, the performance unfolds into a surreal story about the familiar. With warm irony and a keen eye, it observes the people around it and sees them anew.

Play Dead does not submit to routine. It searches for wonder in the ordinary, allows the everyday to shine, and celebrates life by experiencing it together, fully and wholeheartedly. It lives through every moment and dances, quite literally, through every second of the party’s final song.

Artists:
Concept and direction: Brin Schoellkopf, Natasha Patterson, Jarrod Takle, Jérémi Lévesque, Ruben Ingwersen, Sabine Van Rensburg
Scenography: Emily Tucker
Carpenter: Alastair Davies
Composer and sound artists: Colin Gagne, Francisco Cruz, Olivier Landry-Gagnon, Stefan Bouchard
Style consultants: Row Särkelä
Lighting design: Émile Lafortune

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Play Dead. PEOPLE WATCHING

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Solo. Agate Bankava. The Translations of My Eyes. Alise Bokaldare. Dance house

An Evening of Two Contemporary Dance Performances

“Solo” Agate Bankava
An intuitive, sensation-led dance performance that invites the audience to become part of the event

Choreographer and performer – Agate Bankava
Produced by Agate Bankava
Co-produced by Rīgas Cirks
Supporters -LAUKKU, Choreographers’ Association of Latvia (HA), HOROS, Sonnenstein Loft (Austria), RedSapata Kulturinitiative (Austria)

“The Translations of My Eyes” Alise Bokaldare
An emotionally nuanced contemporary dance duet about the presence of an inescapable weight. A deeply personal contemporary dance duet reflecting on depression from the perspective of the person standing beside it. Choreographer Alise Madara Bokaldere transforms an emotional personal experience into a poetic meditation on quiet endurance, the invisible labour of love, and the strength it takes simply to remain. Through the literal physical embodiment of heaviness and its gradual accumulation, the performance invites audiences into empathy, vulnerability, and human closeness.

Choreography and direction – Alise Madara Bokaldere
Co-creators – Jana Jacuka, Laura Kušķe
Dancers – Kitija Geidāne, Kristīne Brīniņa
Music – Aurēlija Rancāne, Asante Rancāne, Ilona Dzērve
Music used – Huun Huur Tu – Midnight Tale
Supporters- Latvian Dance Information Centre, State Culture Capital Foundation (VKKF), Valmiera Municipality, Contemporary Art Space KURTUVE, Dance House at KURTUVE

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Elephant. Circus FahrAwaY (CH)

As part of the European Night of Circus, Riga Circus will host the collective Circus FahrAwaY with the family-friendly performance “Elephant.”

The elephant’s time in the circus has passed. Yet this kind-hearted and absurdly large giant embodies the bold spirit of the circus. The performance “Elephant” is also big, unusual, raw, and a little risky—while at the same time refined, gentle, and graceful. A few kilograms of metal, tools, wood, and wool. “Elephant” is an unconventional circus performance that balances thought-provoking moments with warm-hearted humor.

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Elephant. Circus FahrAwaY (CH)

As part of the European Night of Circus, Riga Circus will host the collective Circus FahrAwaY with the family-friendly performance “Elephant.”

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How Far Can We Stay from Each Other. Darja Turčenko. Dance house

Five bodies, five paths — one collective reality. A legacy of postmodern dance. The performance “How Far Can We Stay from Each Other” explores embodiment in three dimensions – physical, somatic, and collective – as a means of investigating empathy, mutual perception, and collective responsibility. The work is built on the interplay of movement, objects, and rhythm, which both symbolically and practically expand the expressive possibilities of the body. Structured in four parts, the performance uses repetition, variation, and polyphony to trace a progression from individual action to collective existence, with the development of rhythm drawing on Maurice Ravel’s Boléro as both a structural and emotional point of reference.

Choreography – Darja Turčenko
Performers – Roberta Gailīte, Edvards Kurmiņš, Vladimirs Goršantovs, Ramona Levane, Darja Turčenko
Music – Ernests Valts Circenis
Set design, costumes, and visual identity – Marianna Lapiņa
Dramaturgy consultant – Laura Stašāne
Producer – SIXTH
Co-producer – Rīgas cirks
Executive producer – Paula Peredistaja
Supporters: State Culture Capital Foundation (VKKF), Tuvumi, Vendija Dance School, NVO nams

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