New Baltic Dance
The International Contemporary Dance Festival New Baltic Dance (Vilnius/ Lithuania) is one of the main and most prestigious dance festivals in the Baltic Sea Region. Since 1997, the festival has presented companies from all the Nordic and Baltic countries, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Israel, Canada, Slovenia, Serbia, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Poland, Switzerland and Senegal.
- What is the idea of the project?
The festival has brought 170 dance companies and independent choreographers from 25 countries that showed 330 dance performances. Among them are La La La Human Steps, Cullbergballet, Aterballetto, Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, Random Dance Company, Russell Maliphant, Ballet de Lorraine and others. The program of the New Baltic Dance, which is organized by the Lithuanian Dance Information Centre and Vilnius Festivals, consists both of well established companies with famous productions and new young companies/ choreographers with experimental works. One of the principles of the festival is to present the latest productions, thus the event is open for premières, post-premières and pre-premières. The festival also provides the possibility for Lithuanian choreographers to show their recent creations. - Who is the target group?
The festival New Baltic Dance is dedicated to young professionals as well as to academic youth and art professionals.
- Next edition of the project
The next New Baltic Dance festival will be held from 1st to 10th May 2012. It will take place at the Arts Printing House and at the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre in Vilnius/ Lithuania.
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20.04.2012
International Contemporary Festival - New Baltic Dance
The ARS BALTICA accredited "New Baltic Dance" Festival will take place in Vilnius/ Lithunia from 2 to 9 May 2012. This year's opening act will be "The Forsythe Company" from Germany.28.04.2011International festival "New Baltic Dance" (Lithuania)
Visit this ARS BALTICA granted event taking place from 2 to 7 May 2011 in Vilnius and experience artistic companies presenting works from famous to experimental!26.04.2010Welcome to the "New Baltic Dance" in Vilnius/ Lithuania!
The International Contemporary Dance Festival takes place from 4 to 9 May 2010.
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Key Facts
- start of the project in 1997
- accredited with the ARS BALTICA logo since 1998
- located at Vilnius (Lithuania)
- countries involved are Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Russia
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