{"id":38578,"date":"2026-04-24T14:03:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T11:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cirks.lv\/?p=38578"},"modified":"2026-04-24T16:05:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:05:04","slug":"manu-acu-tulkojums-alise-bokaldere-agate-bankava-solo-dejas-maja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cirks.lv\/en\/news\/manu-acu-tulkojums-alise-bokaldere-agate-bankava-solo-dejas-maja\/","title":{"rendered":"Solo. Agate Bankava. The Translations of My Eyes. Alise Bokaldare. Dance house"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Evening of Two Contemporary Dance Performances<\/h3>\n
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When: July, 7:00 PM
\nWhere: Riga Circus Arena, Mer\u0137e\u013ca Street 4, Riga
\nRecommended age: 12+
\nAccessibility: wheelchair accessible; suitable for people with hearing impairments<\/h3>\n
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\u201cSolo\u201d Agate Bankava<\/h3>\n

An intuitive, sensation-led dance performance that invites the audience to become part of the event.<\/p>\n

Agate Bankava is a contemporary dance artist. She began dancing with the folk-dance ensemble\u00a0Ugunti\u0146a, later graduated from the Riga Ballet School, and went on to study at the Latvian Academy of Culture, where, under the guidance of Professor Olga \u017ditluhina, she earned both a Bachelor\u2019s and a Master\u2019s degree in contemporary dance. Agate is a member of both the Choreographers\u2019 Association and LAUKKU, and has received wide recognition within the professional field. In 2019, she was awarded the Dance Award in the category\u00a0Contemporary Dance Choreographer\u00a0for the performances\u00a0Slikta,\u00a0Memor, and\u00a0Future Freak. She also received the\u00a0Sp\u0113lma\u0146u nakts\u00a0award (2018\/2019) in the category\u00a0Movement Artist of the Year\u00a0for the production\u00a0P\u016bt, v\u0113ji\u0146i!. Bankava is also part of the Latvian contemporary dance collective within the IcoDAco project and serves as curator of the mini-festival\u00a0Ra\u017eas sv\u0113tki \/ Harvest Party.<\/p>\n

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Choreographer and performer<\/strong> \u2013 Agate Bankava<\/p>\n

Produced<\/strong> by Agate Bankava<\/p>\n

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

Supporters<\/strong> -LAUKKU, Choreographers\u2019 Association of Latvia (HA), HOROS, Sonnenstein Loft (Austria), RedSapata Kulturinitiative (Austria)<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Translations of My Eyes\u201d Alise Bokaldare<\/h3>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Presented by the Dance House at KURTUVE<\/p>\n

The performance was nominated for the\u00a0Dance Award (2017\u20132018)\u00a0in the categories\u00a0\u201cContemporary Dance Production or Event\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cContemporary Dance Choreographer\u201d.<\/p>\n

The work has also received international recognition and was featured in the\u00a0\u201c40 Winks\u201d\u00a0section of the European dance platform\u00a0Aerowaves\u2019\u00a0Springback Magazine.<\/p>\n

Alise Madara Bokaldere, a Latvian dancer and choreographer, is known for her minimalist yet deeply affecting work, which seeks to capture the essence of the human experience. She graduated from the Latvian Academy of Culture in 2018 with a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Contemporary Dance. She received the\u00a0Latvian Dance Award 2023\u20132024\u00a0in the categories\u00a0Contemporary Dance Performer\u00a0and\u00a0Contemporary Dance Production\u00a0for\u00a0How a Spiral Works, created with the collective\u00a0Art For Rainy Days. Her work\u00a0The Translation of My Eyes\u00a0was nominated for the\u00a0Latvian Dance Award 2018\/2019, while a performance created with\u00a0The Biofilm Sisters\u00a0was nominated for the\u00a0Estonian Theatre Award\u00a0in 2020. Bokaldere has worked both in Latvia and internationally, collaborating with artists and institutions including Jorge Crecis (EU, choreographer), Jason Dupree (UK, circus director), Kanuti Gildi SAAL (Estonia, performing arts venue), the National Centre for Circus Arts (UK, circus school), The Biofilm Sisters (Estonia, performance company), and Big Wolf Company (Estonia, circus company).<\/p>\n

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Choreography and direction<\/strong> \u2013 Alise Madara Bokaldere<\/p>\n

Co-creators<\/strong> \u2013 Jana Jacuka, Laura Ku\u0161\u0137e<\/p>\n

Dancers<\/strong> \u2013 Kitija Geid\u0101ne, Krist\u012bne Br\u012bni\u0146a<\/p>\n

Music<\/strong> \u2013 Aur\u0113lija Ranc\u0101ne, Asante Ranc\u0101ne, Ilona Dz\u0113rve<\/p>\n

Music used<\/strong> \u2013 Huun Huur Tu \u2013\u00a0Midnight Tale<\/p>\n

Supporters<\/strong>– Latvian Dance Information Centre, State Culture Capital Foundation (VKKF), Valmiera Municipality, Contemporary Art Space KURTUVE, Dance House at KURTUVE<\/p>\n

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