International dance day: talking bodies
International Dance Day Celebration 2022
Dance Day: Talking bodies
On April 29–30, the Low Air Vilnius City Dance Theater | School community invites you to celebrate International Dance Day together.
The language of dance is the language of freedom. With their bodies, Low Air dancers and teachers will fill the spaces of Vilnius and invite residents and visitors to engage in a conversation through movement.
The language of dance is the language of unity. Dancers from Ukraine and Lithuania will host movement workshops open to everyone.
Program:
April 29:
5:00 p.m. | White Bridge Square
hip-hop, breaking, contemporary
“…when you can walk and no one pushes you around. For example, if you’re walking across a carpet with a cup, you have to be very careful so that no one pushes you and breaks your cup…”
5:30 PM | Monument to King Mindaugas
contemporary
Trust in one another and togetherness set us free. How much trust lies within you?
6:00 PM | Lukiškių Square
contemporary ballet
I don’t need Baia do Sancho, Copacabana, or Ipanema. Because when it’s hot, I hop in the shower or jump into the Lukiškių fountain.
6:05 PM | Lukiškių Square
contemporary
We dance because humans need to survive. And you, why do you dance?
6:10 PM | Lukiškių Square
contemporary
A particle behaves like a particle when it is being observed. When the observer is gone, matter behaves like a wave. Can we be free if we are being watched?
6:20 PM | V. Kudirka Square
waacking + flashmob
Thoughts and emotions in a body in motion—create energy with intention. Together, we all create it.
6:30 PM | Green Bridge Stop (near V. Kudirka Square)
Marius-Arni and Nikita collab
The evolving dance story of two dancers from two different countries—Lithuania and Belarus. About friendship, games, and hope.
house jam
An open dance jam on the banks of the Neris River. Everyone is welcome to join.
7:00 PM | Pylimo St. 56 (the wall with MILLO, near the former maternity hospital – across from the Halė Market)
“Savoj Krūvoj” performative action
The courage to ask questions and discuss topics such as: gender, bullying, or sexual harassment; the search for one’s own community, which would invite others to speak up and boldly respond, “Me too.”
This event is also part of “MAS – Artistic Actions Week.”
7:30 PM | A section of the Vilnelė River flowing through Bernardinų Park (near the playground)
contemporary
Water obeys the laws of physics. Humans obey the laws of physics, yet are free to defy them and be wherever they choose.
8:00 PM | In front of KFC (Gedimino Ave. 5)
hip-hop
Running in a race against time, running away from reality, running over obstacles, running a marathon, running out of class, running to a fast-food restaurant. What forms of running do you promote?
8:15 PM | Across from the Lithuanian National Drama Theater (Gedimino Ave. 4)
house
Together we are strong. Through dance, we communicate without words; with our bodies, we compose texts, and when words fail us, we break into dance. Today’s silent dialogue is full of thoughts and emotions. We send our support to everyone who needs it today.
jazz
The idea of everyone sharing the world sounds rather idealistic. But let’s try to connect, see one another, look at one another, and act for one another, so that the world may live as one.
April 30:
Lithuania-Ukraine. Meeting Point: Dance
(LT) We continue our celebration of International Dance Day on April 30 by forging new partnerships at the Low Air Dance School (Gedimino pr. 2A):
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Ukrainian workshop with Sandro Garibashvili and Maria Koreneva. Physical theater artists from Kharkiv, currently based in Vilnius, founded the Eleffant-Foot Theater in Ukraine in 2006; their productions have been presented in Ukraine and abroad
*Recommended age: 16–70 years
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Dance workshop for Ukrainian and Lithuanian children and youth led by Elmira Ragimova (contemporary), a teacher at the Low Air Dance School
*Recommended age: 7–11 years
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Dance workshop for Ukrainian and Lithuanian children and youth led by Nikita Ustinov (hip-hop), a teacher at the Low Air Dance School
*Recommended age: 12–18
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Informal meeting with representatives of the Ukrainian dance and arts community staying in Vilnius
The workshops are free for Ukrainians; for everyone else, a donation to the teachers is requested.
*Рекомендований вік 16-70 років.
*Рекомендований вік 7-11 років.
*Рекомендований вік 12-17 років.
This event is part of the “www.700vilnius.lt” program.
