{"id":38565,"date":"2026-04-24T13:22:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cirks.lv\/news\/sugmija-ieva-gaurilcikaite-sants-dejas-maja\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T16:02:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:02:20","slug":"sugmija-ieva-gaurilcikaite-sants-dejas-maja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cirks.lv\/en\/news\/sugmija-ieva-gaurilcikaite-sants-dejas-maja\/","title":{"rendered":"Species Shifter. Ieva Gauril\u010dikait\u0117-Sants. Dance house"},"content":{"rendered":"

The future of the contemporary human is marked by a transformation from\u00a0Homo sapiens\u00a0into the as yet undefined human of the future \u2013\u00a0Homo 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.<\/p>\n

The performance draws the audience\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

Through a subjective and deeply personal experience, a fictional model of the world, and the bodily language of pole dance, the author\u2019s alter ego \u2013\u00a0Rose M. Diesel\u00a0\u2013 observes what happens as the presence of technology slowly begins to rewrite her body, her emotions and her capacity for empathy. The pull to integrate systematically into the virtual world grows stronger than the natural instinct to rely on oneself and on other human beings.<\/p>\n

Modular synthesizers, electronic music and a metal structure form a model of a world in which the human body and the structures of artificial intelligence operate as active processes rather than decoration. They trace the outlines of new forms of existence in which humans and technology merge into a single organism, while human fragility and passion encounter algorithmic logic and calculated randomness.<\/p>\n

Human values transform, yet identity fractures into multiple figures and dimensions.<\/p>\n

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When: July 16, 7:00 PM
\nWhere: Riga Circus Arena, Mer\u0137e\u013ca Street 4, Riga
\nRecommended age: 16+
\nAccessibility: wheelchair accessible; suitable for people with hearing impairments<\/h3>\n
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Ieva Gauril\u010dikait\u0117-Sants is a dancer, choreographer and set designer with an international background. She holds a BA in dance from the Scottish School of Contemporary Dance, and an MA in scenography from the Latvian Academy of Arts. In 2016, Ieva co-founded the artist duo IevaKrish with Kri\u0161j\u0101nis Sants. Together they create immersive and tacit experiences, combining choreography and scenography. Their work includes guided experiences, interactive events, dance, sound, food sharing and polyphonic dance performances. They received the Latvian Dance Award for best choreographers in 2021. Together with Kri\u0161j\u0101nis, Ieva also runs TUVUMI, an independent dance organisation that fosters artistic connections between Latvia, the Baltic region and Europe.<\/p>\n

Choreographer and concept author<\/strong> \u2013 Ieva Gauril\u010dikait\u0117-Sants<\/p>\n

Set designer, dramaturgical consultant<\/strong> \u2013 Kri\u0161j\u0101nis Sants<\/p>\n

Dancer<\/strong> \u2013 Rose M. Diesel<\/p>\n

Electronic music artist, composer<\/strong> \u2013 Leo Novus<\/p>\n

Lighting designer \u2013<\/strong> Reinis Smiltenis<\/p>\n

Creative programmer<\/strong> \u2013 Rihards V\u012btols<\/p>\n

Technical construction solutions<\/strong> \u2013 Arnis Vata\u0161s<\/p>\n

Graphic design<\/strong> \u2013 Krist\u012bne Dauk\u0161te<\/p>\n

Curator<\/strong> \u2013 Elizabete Palasiosa<\/p>\n

Produced<\/strong> by dance organisation Tuvumi and Story Hub<\/p>\n

Co-produced<\/strong> by R\u012bgas Cirks<\/p>\n

Supported<\/strong> by State Culture Capital Foundation (VKKF), Riga City Council, Erica Synths, Valmiera International Multimedia Festival, HOROS, White Night 2025<\/p>\n

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