IevaKrish & Tuvumi is a contemporary company in dance founded and led by artist duo IevaKrish. It serves as both a creative force and a catalyst for international artistic collaborations. Since its inception on January 21, 2020, TUVUMI has been dedicated to fostering artistic connections across borders and igniting initiatives that promote the development of a vibrant touring and working network throughout the Baltic region. Notably TUVUMI also organizes the dance residency programme HOROS in Aizpute since the year 2022.
A non-governmental organization with more than 50 members – professional dancers, choreographers, project managers, critics and producers.
Their local and international projects aim to develop and maintain the contemporary dance field and community in Latvia. HA host international artists and organizes educational workshops for professional dancers and choreographers, as well as projects for audience engagement including the annual Dance day.
Ina Locmele – the chair of the board
+371 29126544
Klusa iela 23–5, Riga, LV-1013, Latvia
An international collective founded in 2017 as a continuation of yearly laboratories and the dance festival “New Dance in a New Place” (Jauna deja jauna vieta) that has been held since 2013. Their aim is to promote contemporary art in rural and peripheral areas and to build artistic alternatives through challenging urban lifestyles in big cities and centres.
laukku@laukku.lv
An independent contemporary art stage – a professional producing and presenting venue in Latvia where the audience is offered to experience theatre, dance and interdisciplinary performances created and performed by local and international professional artists.
www.git.lv,
www.facebook.com/gertrudesielasteatris
git@git.lv
+371 22020616
Gertrudes iela 101a, Riga, LV-1009, Latvia
A project-based organization working in the field of contemporary performing arts. Since 1995 NTIL has been organizing the International Festival of Contemporary Theatre Homo Novus (www.homonovus.lv/eng). NTIL also produces and presents projects and long-term collaboration programs together with local and international partners.
contact@theatre.lv
+37167228477
Miera iela 39-2, Riga, LV-1001, Latvia
A state institution providing a variety of activities outside the formal education for children and teenagers in cooperation with municipalities, including dance. NCE coordinates training seminars for dance teachers, organize competitions in street, jazz, and show dance styles and organizes the Latvian School Youth Song and Dance Celebration (www.facebook.com/dziedundejo).
visc@visc.gov.lv
+371 67216500
Valnu iela 2, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia
A state institution responsible for implementing culture policies in cultural and creative industries education, preserving of immaterial national heritage and folk art forms. Every 5 years it organizes a large-scale music and dance event – the Latvian Song and Dance Celebration (www.dziesmusvetki.lv, www.facebook.com/Dziesmusvetki).
lnkc@lnkc.gov.lv
+371 67228985
Pils laukums 4, Riga, LV–1365, Latvia
The only state-funded professional ballet company in Latvia. The more than ninety-year history of Latvian ballet has close ties with the finest traditions of the Russian school of classical ballet.
Aivars Leimanis – the artistic director
info@opera.lv
+371 67073777, +371 67073715
Aspazijas bulvaris 3, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia
The non-governmental organization founded in 2002 as the Latvian Ballet and Dance Support Fund. Since 2005, the name of the organization is Latvian Ballet and Dance Guild. The guild organizes professional education events, maintains ballet and dance traditions, publishes books and documentaries in the ballet industry and organizes the International Baltic Ballet Competition
The only butoh programme in Latvia, led by butoh and performance artist Simona Orinska. The programme is based on butoh techniques, improvisation dance, physical theatre and performance art.
Simona Orinska – director, choreographer, performer, tutor, dance movement therapist, supervisor
maatelpa@gmail.com
+371 29394500
Miera iela 15-3, Riga, LV-1001, Latvia
A private vocational education institution specializing in street dances, hip-hop dance styles, modern and popular dances for children and young people aged 3 to 18 in Riga, Adazi, Baldone. The school specializes in dance shows, concerts and dance performances, organizes international dance competitions, as well as professional development courses for dance teachers. The dance school is a platform for the training of young dance teachers and placement for dance students.
Edmunds Veizans – director, choreographer, teacher
www.dejuskola.lv,
www.facebook.com/dejuskola.lv
info@dejuskola.lv
+371 26367748, +371 29262327
Unijas iela 8, k-5, Riga, LV-1084, Latvia
A private professional educational institution specializing in merging classics, modern and folk dance for children between ages 3 to 18. It is also a vocational education centre specializing in the creation of original, evocative choreographies for dances, dance shows, theatres, operas, concerts and grand dance performances during the Song and Dance Celebration.
Agris Danilevics – director, choreographer, teacher, actor
www.dzirnas.lv,
www.facebook.com/StudijaDzirnas
dzirnas@me.com
+371 26556787, +371 29966041, +371 29196461
Lacplesa iela 106, k-1, Riga, LV-1003, Latvia
This accredited educational institution implements the program “Dance” at the level of professional orientation and secondary vocational education. The school offers classical dance education from the first skills to participating in ballet performances on the stage of the Latvian National Opera and Ballet.
Agnese Andersone – head of the Riga Choreography School
agnese.andersone@nmv.lv
Kalnciema iela 12, Riga, LV-1048, Latvia
Master programme’s Audiovisual Media Arts specialization “Multimedia Performing Arts” is a unique course due to its integrated approach to contemporary performing arts with the focus on the current demand and fast development of media types. It offers to study the synthesis of arts, learn how to create, organize and direct multimedia projects, concerts and performances of different kinds.
Simona Orinska – creative director of specialization “Multimedia Performing Arts”
+371 29394500
Durbes iela 5, Riga, LV-1007, Latvia
This higher education institution, previously known as Latvian Conservatoire, was founded at the end of 1919. Besides the vast variety of programs in music, it also offers BA and MA programs in Choreography focusing on ballet and stage folk dance. There is also a BA program Dance and Rhythmic teacher.
academy@jvlma.lv, birojs@jvlma.lv
371 67228684
K. Barona iela 1, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia
A higher education institution, founded in 1990. Besides other programs in performing arts, arts management and theory, it offers a 3 year BA program in Contemporary Dance and 2 year MA program in Audiovisual and Performing Arts with specialization in Contemporary dance.
lka.edu.lv/en admin@lka.edu.lv.
+371 67140175. Ludzas iela 24, Riga, LV-1003, Latvia
Zirgu pasts / Department of Performing Arts
+371 67243393. Dzirnavu iela 46, Riga, LV-1010, Latvia
The International Student Department of Latvian College of Culture at the LAC offers studies for international students in a “Contemporary dance” (Dance group manager with specialization in Street Dance) programme.
Bruņinieku iela 57, Rīga, LV-1011. Phone: +371 67 846 237
Fax: + 371 67 846 237. E-mail: lkk@lkk.gov.lv
An international festival focused on performance art as a sovereign form of art in a contemporary context.
starptelpa@rigaperformance.lv
+371 29394500
Miera iela 15-3, Riga, LV-1001, Latvia
An annual festival, established in 1996. It includes various forms of dance arts – performances, concerts, visual art exhibitions, films, and master classes covering multiple cities and regions of Latvia.
Lita Beiris – the director of the festival
info@ballet-festival.lv, lita.beiris@apollo.lv
+371 25486030
Dance theatre company “Stars’ Well” is a project theatre that develops and popularizes the contemporary dance and dance theatre genres. It also organizes an annual international contemporary dance festival “Vides deja” (www.videsdeja.lv/t-en, videsdejai@gmail.com) where outdoor performances are created at specific locations.
Lilija Lipora – choreographer, director, artistic director, creator of “Vides deja”, artistic director
zvaigznuaka@inbox.lv, starswell7@gmail.com, lilijalipora@inbox.lv
+371 29472733
Association PARTY is Latvian non-governmental organization that unites professional contemporary dance artists and creates, produces dance performances, events, workshops and international networking. PARTY also organizes annual International Contemporary Dance Festival “Laiks dejot” in Riga, Latvia (Time to Dance, www.laiksdejotfestivals.lv, laiksdejotinfo@gmail.com).
Olga Zitluhina – dancer, choreographer, teacher, artistic director
Baiba Ozolina – producer
www.facebook.com/dance.association.party
+371 29422999, +371 29643439
This independent professional theatre is a creative platform for both experienced professionals and new striving talents – directors, actors, choreographers and other stage artists.
info@dirtydealteatro.lv
371 20119550
Talsu iela 1, Riga, LV-1002, Latvia
