The Association of the Professional dance choreographers in Latvia ( HA ) is founded in 2003 and it is run by Latvian contemporary dance choreographers, dancers and teachers. Since 2004 the director of HA is Ilze Zirina. HA collaborates with international partners and looks for new possibilities to collaborate with other art forms. The association is the organizer of such contemporary dance events as dance festival Time To Dance, which is international event once a year in June and includes workshops, lectures and dance performances. It also organizes Time To Dance improvisations and sketches, which has informal character and opens space for experiments and JAM sessions; performances at schools and old people houses; workshops for professionals or amateurs both in Riga and other towns and villages. HA is a producer of Olga Zitluhina dance company as  this was the only company what professionally developed contemporary dance in Latvia till 2007. HA collaborates also with Latvian Culture Academy and Riga City Council.

 

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