About LOW AIR

LOW AIR reikšmę galima rasti kažkur tarp nuolatinio paradokso (tarsi oras būtų žemas) ir nuolatinio troškulio patirti ir suprasti realybę (tarsi oro būtų maža). Pirmasis atspirties taškas mus verčia išgyventi neatitikimus, kvestionuoti normas ir mąstymo būdus; antrasis – visuomet jausti kūrybinį troškulį, atsiduoti paieškoms ir tuo pačiu suprasti, kad esame tik laimingos amžino kūrybinio ieškojimo dalelės.

About LOW AIR

The meaning of LOW AIR can be found somewhere between a constant paradox (as if the air was low) and a constant thirst to experience and understand reality (as if there were little air). The first starting point forces us to experience inconsistencies, question norms and ways of thinking; the second – to always feel a creative thirst, to devote ourselves to searching and at the same time understand that we are only happy particles of an eternal creative search.

Vision

We believe that dance is a living, dynamic social action — a continuous process of relationship, communication, and transformation that not only changes our interpersonal connections but also rethinks our interaction with the environment, technology, and other living systems.

Low Air vision is to strengthen the power of dance to inspire, educate, and connect by creating a space where the joy of creation is accessible to everyone, regardless of their identity, experience, or context.

Mission

Our mission is to promote awareness of hip-hop and contemporary dance as an interdisciplinary, socially engaged art form that combines body and idea. We work through creation, education, co-creation initiatives, and international collaboration to make dance accessible to everyone, regardless of race, nationality, identity, or beliefs.

Goals

Expanding the accessibility of dance – increasing the number of people involved in dance, regardless of their age, experience, or social status.

To deepen the understanding of dance – for both amateurs and professionals – by revealing the benefits of dance for the body, mind, and soul.

To strengthen the appreciation and visibility of dance as a socially relevant art form in the cultural landscape of Lithuania.

To create a space for interaction where dance acts as an open practice that promotes community and transformation, connecting not only people but also other organisms, technologies, and the environment, thus empowering both the reflective individual and dynamic communities.

Strategy

Promote professional dance through performances, education, and interdisciplinary projects.

Create continuous learning platforms for everyone from beginners to professionals.

Implement programs that reduce social exclusion through art.

Ensure the employment of artists, promote their growth and international visibility.

Actively develop audiences – not only in major cities, but also in regions.

Priorities

Create conditions in which dance creators can establish themselves, be visible, gain employment opportunities, and grow as professionals.

Address issues of physical and financial accessibility to cultural services in order to reduce cultural exclusion.

Ensure high quality in education, performance, and co-creation.

Promote dance as a catalyst for social change by creating an open, sensitive, and creatively active society.

Values

Our creative and educational activities are based on strong values that determine not only what we do, but also how we do it:

Respect – for every body, voice, story, and experience;

Responsibility – for our actions on stage and beyond, for our interaction with communities, the city, and the times we live in.

Professionalism – consistently cultivated mastery based on continuous exploration, openness, and learning.

Creativity – as a constant transformation: we create spaces for ideas that arise between disciplines, between the street and the theater.

Sustainability – caring for the living and the non-living, for people and what lies beyond them. We think of longevity not only as duration, but as the vitality of relationships, materials, and ideas in a world where everything influences everything else.

LOW AIR team

Founders

Thanks to the consistent work and efforts of Airida Gudaitė and Laurynas Žakevičius, founders of LOW AIR and one of the most successful performing arts organizations in Lithuania, urban dance has been included in higher education arts programs. These efforts not only transfer important knowledge and skills, but also fill a gap related to the changing expression of movement and pedagogical competence faced by future dance professionals, fostering a new understanding of contemporary movement and creative expression.

Airida Gudaitė

Founder • Creative Director • Choreographer • Theater Performer • Teacher

Laurynas Žakevičius

Founder • Director • Producer • Choreographer • Theater performer • Teacher

Low Air office

Airida Gudaitė

Creative director, choreographer

Laurynas Žakevičius

Director, producer, choreographer

Greta Snitkutė

Dance school administrator, project coordinator

Simas Višniakovas

Manager

School teachers

Airida Gudaitė

Founder • Creative Director • Choreographer • Theater Performer • Teacher

Laurynas Žakevičius

Founder • Director • Producer • Choreographer • Theater performer • Teacher

Greta Snitkutė

Teacher • Dance school administrator • Project coordinator

Vaiva Paukštė

Teacher

Elmyra Ragimova

Teacher

Juozas Veiverys

Teacher

Aura Šriubšaitė

Teacher

Rokas Šaltenis – Rukus

Teacher

Kristina Klioštoraitytė – FunkyKriss

Teacher

Aretas Piaseckas

Teacher

Povilas Jurgaitis

Teacher

LOW AIR dance school alumni

Gabija Damanskytė

Arts Educational Schools (ArtEd), Great Britain

Justina Damanskytė

Arts Educational Schools (ArtEd), Great Britain

Ieva Jasaitė

Institute of the Arts Barcelona, Spain

Vaiva Paukštė

Codarts, The Netherlands

Juozas Veiverys

Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, Lithuania

Emilija Karosaitė

Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, Lithuania

Dominyka Markevičiūtė

Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, Lithuania

Eivinas Dziena

Amsterdam University of the Arts (AHK), Academy of Theatre and Dance, The Netherlands

Ugnė Irena Laurinavičiūtė

Amsterdam University of the Arts (AHK), Academy of Theatre and Dance, The Netherlands

Grėtė Vosyliūtė

Amsterdam University of the Arts (AHK), Academy of Theatre and Dance, The Netherlands

Aura Šriubšaitė

Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, Lithuania

Arminas Kazanavičius

Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, Lithuania

Beatričė Šaltenytė

Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, Lithuania

Urtė Siniauskaitė

Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, Lithuania

Emilija Dėdinaitė

Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, Lithuania

Dmitrijus Andrušanecas

Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, Lithuania

Rebeka Rugilė Subačiūtė

Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, Lithuania

Rokas Bugys

Amsterdam University of the Arts (AHK), Academy of Theatre and Dance, The Netherlands

Katrina Gušča

Amsterdam University of the Arts (AHK), Academy of Theatre and Dance, The Netherlands

Luka Jonė Dambravaitė

Barcelona School of Arts, Spain

Džemilė Šaltenytė

P.A.R.T.S., Belgium

Saulė Taločkaitė

Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, Lithuania

Low Air Educational Scholarship

Every year, the Vilnius City Dance Theater and School Low Air awards educational scholarships to the most promising and talented dancers at the school. This is not only a symbolic recognition of their long-term work and creative growth, but also real support for their further development – participation in international dance camps, seminars, or preparation for studies.
The scholarships are awarded during the "The great event of the year" – an annual dance composition evening – with the aim of encouraging dancers to be creative, learn about the specifics of the performing arts, and grow as artists. This is a long-standing tradition that bridges the gap between dreams and opportunities.

Dance company and co-creators

After presenting their first creative work adapted for the theater stage in 2011—the urban dance performance Feel-Link—the duo felt the need to continue on the path of professional creativity. In 2012, dancers and choreographers Airida Gudaitė and Laurynas Žakevičius founded Lithuania's first Urban Dance Theater, which aims to reveal the artistic potential of expanded urban dance and present it to professionals and lovers of the performing arts.

Airida Gudaitė

All performances

Laurynas Žakevičius

All performances

Gediminas Rimeika

THE MEET(ing)

Laura Budreckytė

THE MEET(ing)

Vytis Nivinskas

THE MEET(ing)

Žygimantas Bačkus

THE MEET(ing)

Linas Ivanauskas

THE MEET(ing)

Adas Gecevičius

Game Over, Home Trip

Agnietė Lisičkinaitė

The Rite of Spring

Sigita Juraškaitė

The Rite of Spring

Lukas Karvelis

The Rite of Spring

Marius Eidrigevičius

The Rite of Spring, Transforman, Truth or Dare

Brigida Penkevičienė

The Rite of Spring

Raidas Petrauskas

The Rite of Spring

Larisa Kalpokaitė

Home Trip

Jonas Braškys

Home Trip

Justas Butrimavičius

Home Trip

Ema Senkuvienė

Truth or Dare

Greta Snitkutė

Truth or Dare, Me Two / We, the Clique

Arminas Kazanavičius

Me Two / We, the Clique

Rokas Bugys

Me Two / We, the Clique

Aura Šriubšaitė

Me Two / We, the Clique

Smiltė Kavoliūnaitė

Me Two / We, the Clique

Elena Milaknytė

Me Two / We, the Clique

Saulė Bučiūnaitė

Me Two / We, the Clique

Beatričė Šaltenytė

Me Two / We, the Clique

Emilija Ieva Giedraitytė

Me Two / We, the Clique

Barbora Mickutė

Me Two / We, the Clique

Džemilė Šaltenytė

Me Two / We, the Clique

Rokas Šaltenis

Together Alone

Simonas Nekrošius

Blue Blue

Ieva Lapelytė

Blue Blue

Caroline Simon

Lustopia

Hanna Held

Lustopia

David Winking

Lustopia

Grėtė Vosyliūtė

Lustopia

Dmitrijus Andrušanecas

Lustopia

Darius Strankevičius

Lustopia

Vaiva Paukštė

Two steps forward, one step back

Ugnė Irena Laurinavičiūtė

Two steps forward, one step back

Gabrielle Emily Aidulis

Two steps forward, one step back

Urtė Groblytė

Two steps forward, one step back

Awards

Awarded with the St. Christopher statuette for educating the society through dance, 2024
Nominated for the Golden Stage Cross award (in the Choreography of the Year category, for the performance "Together Alone", 2024)
Nominated for the Golden Stage Cross award (in the category of Dancer of the Year, for the performance "Together Alone", 2024)
Vita Mozūraitė Award, 2024
Nominated for the Golden Stage Cross award (in the Young Artist category, for the performance "Transforman", 2022)
Awarded the Golden Stage Cross award (Best Performance of the Year for Children and Youth, performance "Me two / We, the Clique", 2021)
Nominated for the Golden Stage Cross award (Best Music of the Year for the performance "Me two / We, the Clique", 2021)
Awarded the Young Creator Award by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, 2017
Awarded the Borisas Dauguvietis Earring for successful search for new forms of stage expression combining street dance and theater in performances, as well as for pedagogical activities that are changing the face of contemporary dance in Lithuania, 2017
Awarded the Golden Stage Cross award (Best Dance Work of the Year, performance "Game Over," 2016)
Nominated for the Golden Stage Cross award (Best Lighting Designer and Video Artist, performance "The Rite of Spring," 2016)
Nominated for the Golden Stage Cross award (Best Dancer of the Year in Low Air performances "Game Over," "The Rite of Spring," and the LNDT performance "Red Riding Hood," 2016)
Lithuanian Contemporary Dance Association Award (Most Memorable Choreographic Work of the Year, performance "Game Over," 2016)
Awarded the Golden Stage Cross award (Best Choreography of the Year, performance "Home Trip," 2013)
Awarded a special nomination by the expert commission of the XXV International Festival of Modern Choreography IFMC'12 in Vitebsk (Belarus) for the choreography of the dance performance Feel-Link, 2012
Nominated for the Golden Stage Cross award (in the Young Artist category, for the performance "Feel-Link", 2011)

Space

An exclusive celebration in the city center with a view of Vilnius Cathedral! Low Air Dance School | theater, located at Gedimino pr. 2A (3rd floor), can provide multifunctional spaces for rent for events of various sizes. Two halls are equipped with mirrors and sound equipment and can comfortably accommodate 20 and 150 people.
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