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Thursday, June 18, 21.00/ Riga Doms courtyard

Elina Lutce, Krista Dzudzilo (Latvia)

„Corpus” (40’)

Choreography: Elina Lutce

Dance: Elina Lutce

Designer, costume designer: Krista Dzudzilo

Music: Fragment from the 3rd act of the opera “Dido and Aeneas” by Henry Purcell: “When I am laid in earth” (Dido’s Lament), sings – Tatiana Troyanos, performs – English Chamber Orchestra, conductor – Raymond Leppard

Lights: Janis Snikeris

Producer: Contemporary dance artists’ union “ARA”

Executive producer: Madara Makovska

Support: Rigas dome, Valsts Kulturkapitala fonds/ Riga State City Council, Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia

“Corpus”. Body movement is a language. The body moves and converses with itself, the environment or another body. This communication is mostly intentional, but a lot of it is also automatic. The body is subject to restrictions and the man is accustomed to them. They become part of it and part of the body language. The Baroque form is a hyperbole for a modern captive human. One always wants to be beautiful, even if it is difficult not only to move, but even to breathe.

Elina Lutce has made the contemporary dance performances and choreographies for theatre performances at Dailes Theatre (nomination “The Artist of the Movement 2013” for the National Theater Award), the Latvian National Theatre, M. Chekhov Riga Russian Theatre, and the Latvian National Opera. Bachelor’s degree in contemporary dance choreography at the Latvian Academy of Culture. Additional education: “Winter Melt” masterclass, Festival “Deltebre Dansa”, “ImPulsTanz” Vienna International Dance Festival, “Ultima Vez” masterclass. Worked with choreographers: Koen Augustijnen, Willy Dorner, improvisational performance group “Contact Gonzo”.

Krista Dzudzilo is a visual artist. Shaped costumes for the performance in the Latvian National Opera, M. Chekhov Riga Russian Theatre, the Latvian National Theatre, the Valmiera Drama Theater, and Dirty Deal Teatro at Andrejosta. Nomination “The Artist of the Costumes 2014” for the National Theater Award. Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts at the Latvian Academy of Art (Department of Painting). Currently studying at the Latvian Academy of Art Master’s programme in Faculty of Audio-Visual Media Art (Department of Visual Communication).

 Choreographer and dancer Elina Lutce and visual artist Krista Dzudzilo cooperate for the fourth time. Before worked together at the Latvian National Opera, M. Chekhov Riga Russian Theater and Latvian National Theater.