Dance Awards 2023-2024 Winners / Day
Dance events were evaluated and nominated for a two -year period by jury commission: Chairman of the Jury Commission, contemporary dance expert Dmitry Gaitjukevich, contemporary dance expert Sintija Siliņa, contemporary dance experts Edīte Ābeltiņa and Anastasia Jasvina, ballet experts Lita Beiris Puriņš, as well as artist, art therapist and art mediator Lība Berzina. For the second time running and nominees in the nomination Youth jury prize The youth jury, which featured Edward Arums, Vanessa Legzdiņa-Puķēna, Kristiāns Protasovs, Karlīna Kārkliņa and Mary Mara Markus, also nominated.
At the ceremony, the winners of the lifetime prize dance art – choreographer, dancer, dance teacher Gunta Bāliņa and choreographer, teacher Baiba Rasma Stein.
The ceremony was formed by director Janis Znotiņš, director assistant Agate Bankava, screenwriter Ance Muižniece, visual artist Pamela Butane, choreographers Liene Grava and Reinis Rešetins (stage folk dance), Eiden William Konefrij Turjapina, Anastasia Yasvin and dancers (contemporary dances), musical design author and composer Reinis Sējāns, video projection artist Tom Zeļģis and the author of the light concept Martins Feldmanis. Head of the ceremony and co -author Jānis Skutelis.
Each dance prize winner received a cash prize and a statuette by artist Ginta Grube. The badge in the statuette is different from year to year, serving as a special recognition mark. This year, the badge is designed as an arrow that is in constant motion. The leading motive of the fourth dance prize ceremony is moving through the times, as well as the prize -attached badge embodies. Different design variation decorates a nomination Youth jury prize and Young dance artists Prizes.
Dance Awards 2023-2024 winners
Ballet production or event: Ballet one -act BAL (E) TS (Center of Arts Education Competence National High School of Arts Riga Ballet School)
Ballet choreographer/-s: Elza Leimane (Ballet Single BAL (E) TS)
Ballet dancer: Jolanta Luba (Kitry’s show Don Quixote, Lize in the show Inquiry)
Ballet Dancer: Anton Freiman (Kazanov’s show Kazanova, Widow in the Simone show Inquiry)
Stage or event of contemporary dance: Contemporary dance and circus show How a spiral work (an artists’ association Art for Rainy Days)
Contemporary dance choreographer/-s: Arthur Nigalis (contemporary dance show Silhouette letters)
Contemporary dance dancer/-s: Alice Bokaldere (contemporary dance and circus show How a spiral works)
Stage or Event of Stage Folk Dance: Concert performance Anna’s aunt’s pirates (Dance Support Fund Stellar well in cooperation with Riga Art and Media Technical School)
Choreographer of the scenic folk dance/-s: Dagmar Barbale (dance performance Behind what long spring’s?)
Modern dance production or event: Dance show In the presence (dance studio ritms)
Modern dance choreographer/-s: Elīna Gaitjukeviča (dance show In the presence)
Young dance artists:
Darius Florian Katana (in the cola in the show In vain attention, Prince Albert in the show Gisel)
Elisa Jasinska (for success in a break race in Japan, Hong Kong, Finland and Poland)
Investment in dance art: Jānis Purviņš for theoretical study Principles of drawing of the Dance Festival Square In the professional doctoral degree in arts (Art.d.)
Surprise in dance art: Contemporary dance event DANCE & PORF Cycle (team of choreographers and dancers Dance Today)
Youth Jury Prize: Dance show Couples ((Story Hub and Hanseatic platform)
The readers’ affection awards were also presented in the LSM.LV vote. In the category Dance production It was received by a concert show Anna’s aunt’s pirates (Dance Support Fund Stellar well in cooperation with Riga Art and Media Technical School), while about Dance event Readers acknowledged XXVII General Latvian Song and XVII Dance Celebration Latvian Stage Dance Concert White (Latvian National Culture Center, Diana Chivle). Lsm.lv The winners of the readers’ vote received porcelain vases created specifically for this event in Latvia.
The dance prize is the highest award in professional dance art. It is awarded every two years in ballet, contemporary dance, stage folk dance and contemporary dance for achievements in the creation of new production, performance and dance events, as well as in pedagogical and research.
The Dance Prize is organized by the Latvian Dance Information Center in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and in 2025 in cooperation with Cesis Municipality. Cēsis is the capital of Latvian Culture in 2025.
More about the dance prize: www.dejalva.lv and on social networks Facebook and Instagram ((@Deja Balva).
