7. 9. ob / at 20.00
Krišjānis Sants, Erik Eriksson: VĒRPETE (LV, SE)
plesna predstava / a dance performance
lokacija / location: okolica Plesnega Teatra Ljubljana / surroundings of Dance Theatre Ljubljana
Avtorja, plesalca / Authors, Performers: ERIK ERIKSSON (Švedska/Sweden), KRIŠJĀNIS SANTS (Latvija/Latvia)
Glasba (vibrafon) / Musician (vibraphone): MĀRTIŅŠ MIĻEVSKIS MUSICIAN (kitara/guitar) - RIHARDS LĪBIETIS
Oblikovalec luči / Lighting Designer: JĀNIS SNIĶERS
Kostumografija /Costumes: IEVA GAURILČIKAITĖ-SANTS
Producentka / Producer: LAURA STAŠĀNE, LATVIAN NEW THEATRE INSTITUTE, TUVUMI
Vodja distribucije in gostovanj / Distribution & Tour manager: ANNA ZAGORSKA
About project:
In “Vērpete” (vortex, whirl), the creators-performers Erik Eriksson and Krišjānis Sants take the principal of a turning couple – a movement that is more familiar in games, folk and ballroom dancing – as a starting point and develop it into a dance of precision, speed, trust and exhilaration. As they vortex through the space, turning hand in hand, the performers bring the audience together and take apart in dynamic patterns of repetition. Dancers create a paradox by committing to support one another through opposition and collaborating by constantly pulling apart. “Vērpete” is accompanied by a live music of vibraphone and guitar, creating a dense and embracing soundscape, performed by Mārtiņš Miļevskis and Rihards Lībietis. Audience shares the same space as performers and many have described their experience as if finding themselves in the midst of a natural force, perceived by body rather than mind.
About choreographers:
Erik and Krišjānis met in Brussels during their studies at dance school P.A.R.T.S. and have since collaborated on numerous projects. Erik Eriksson (SE) holds an MFA from Danish National School of Performing Arts (2022). He works in Sweden, Latvia, Belgium and Finland as a performer, teacher and choreographer, taking interest in sharing the physical sensation of dancing. Krišjānis Sants (LV) has an MA in Scenography from the Latvian Academy of Arts (2018). He is a part of duo IevaKrish and together with Ieva Gaurilčikaite-Sants (LT/LV) has been creating performances that focus on tacit communication of space and rhythm and contemporary re-interpretation of Baltic traditional polyphonic singing. As a performer Krišjānis works internationally with fieldworks/ Heine Avdal & Yukiko Shinozaki. Mārtiņš Miļevskis is a versatile percussionist and has played with several well know Latvian bands like H2O, Astro'n'out, Otra Puse, folk group Auļi, as well as orchestras in Riga and Liepāja. Rihards Lībietis plays acoustic guitar and writes music, and has released four albums with his instrumental band Rihards Lībietis Orchestra.
O projektu:
V Vērpete (vorteks, vrtinec) avtorja-performeja Erik Eriksson in Krišjānis Sants načelo vrtečega para – gibanja, ki je bolje znano iz igre, ljudskih in družabnih plesov – uporabita kot izhodišče in ga razvijeta v ples preciznosti, hitrosti, zaupanja in vznemirjenja. Ko se vrtinčita skozi prostor in se vrtita z roko v roki z dinamičnimi vzorci ponavljanja občinstvo povezujeta in razdružujeta. Plesalca ustvarjata paradoks, saj drug drugemu obljubljata podporo skozi nasprotovanje, sodelujeta tako, da se ves čas oddaljujeta drug od drugega. Vērpete spremlja glasba v živo – vibrafon in kitara, v izvebi Mārtiņša Miļevskisa in Rihardsa Lībietisa, ki ustvarjata gosto in prijetno zvočno kuliso. Občinstvo si z nastopajočima deli prostor in ima občutek, kakor da se je znašlo v območju sile narave, ki je ne dojema z razumom, temveč s telesom.
O koreografih:
Erik in Krišjānis sta se spoznala v Bruslju med študijem na plesni šoli P.A.R.T.S. Sodelovala sta že pri številnih projektih. Erik Eriksson (Švedska) je na Danski nacionalni šoli za uprizoritvene umetnosti (Danish National School of Performing Arts) pridobil naziv magister umetnosti (2022). Kot performer, pedagog in koreograf deluje na Švedskem, v Latviji, Belgiji in na Finskem, zanima ga, kako z drugimi deliti telesni občutek plesa. Krišjānis Sants (Latvija) je magistriral iz scenografije na Latvijski akademiji umetnosti (Latvian Academy of Arts) (2018). Je član dueta IevaKrish in skupaj z Ievo Gaurilčikaite-Sants (Litva/Latvija) ustvarja predstave, osredotočene na implicitno komuniciranje prostora in ritma ter sodobne reinterpretacije baltskega tradicionalnega polifoničnega petja. Na mednarodnem prizorišču Krišjānis kot performer sodeluje z fieldworks/ Heine Avdal & Yukiko Shinozaki. Mārtiņš Miļevskis je vsestranski tolkalist, ki je sodeloval z več znanimi latvijskimi glasbeniki, na primer skupinami H2O, Astro'n'out, Otra Puse, folklorno skupino Auļi, pa tudi z okrestrom v Rigi in Liepāji. Rihards Lībietis igra akustično kitaro, poleg tega ustvarja avtorsko glasbo in je z instrumentalno skupino Rihards Lībietis Orchestra izdal že štiri albume.
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Vstopnice / Tickets: prostovoljni prispevki / voluntary contributions
Program Plesnega Teatra Ljubljana sofinancirata Ministrstvo za kulturo RS in Mestna občina Ljubljana, Oddelek za kulturo / The programme of Plesni Teater Ljubljana is subsidized by the Ministry of Culture RS and Municipality of Ljubljana, Department for Culture
