biography
Ugne Dievaityte is a Lithuanian choreographer and dancer based in Madrid. Studied contemporary dance and dance improvisation with teachers from Europe and United states: Igor Podsiadly, Rasmus Ölme, Nina Wolhy, Angie Lau, Camille Hanson, Vytis Jankauskas, Birute Letukaite and others, and in dance therapy with Alexander Girshon. Has collaborated with diverse companies and artists from Lithuania, United Kingdom and Spain: Camille Hanson, Babirusa danza, Poliana Lima, Sharon Fridman, Aura, Vytis Jankauskas, Aira Naginaviciute, ARCO collective.
Her choreographic work Es como ver nubes (2012), co-created with Poliana Lima, has got three awards at Madrid choreographic contest (2012), has been awarded with the II prize at the contest DeUnaPieza (Madrid, 2013) and with the I prize at the festival Dansa Breu (Vila-real, 2014), and has been presented at various festivals: New Baltic Dance‘13 (Lithuania), Dansa Valencia‘13 (Spain), XVIII Festival Madrid en Danza en la Ventana a la Danza Madrileña (Spain), etc. Es como ver nubes has stimulated to continue working together in the creation of the new piece Flesh (2014) presented at Aerowaves Spring Forward‘15, New Baltic dance festival‘14 (Lithuania), Schwankhalle Bremen (Germany), Carme Teatre (Valencia, Spain) and awarded with the first prize at the festival Feedback‘14 (Madrid). Uninvited presence (2013), was presented at Korzo Theater (Netherlands) and at numerous festivals in Spain and Lithuania: New Baltic Dance‘13 (Lithuania), 10 Sentidos‘13 (Valencia, Spain), Dansa Breu‘13 (Vila-real,Spain), DeUnaPieza‘13 (Madrid, Spain), Feedback‘14 (Madrid, Spain), etc. At the end of 2014 in Arts Printing House in Lithuania Ugne has presented her new work Alkis in which she collaborates with a soprano singer Rosa Miranda. In Lithuania the works of Ugne are well-known since she has been discovered as a choreoghapher at the International New Baltic Dance festival, where her works have been presented several times.
As a dancer at the moment Ugne is taking part of the project Staying Alive: The Sacrifice of Giants of Camille Hanson and ¿M.R.U.M? of Babirusa Danza (Beatriz Palenzuela) in Madrid.
Her choreographic work Es como ver nubes (2012), co-created with Poliana Lima, has got three awards at Madrid choreographic contest (2012), has been awarded with the II prize at the contest DeUnaPieza (Madrid, 2013) and with the I prize at the festival Dansa Breu (Vila-real, 2014), and has been presented at various festivals: New Baltic Dance‘13 (Lithuania), Dansa Valencia‘13 (Spain), XVIII Festival Madrid en Danza en la Ventana a la Danza Madrileña (Spain), etc. Es como ver nubes has stimulated to continue working together in the creation of the new piece Flesh (2014) presented at Aerowaves Spring Forward‘15, New Baltic dance festival‘14 (Lithuania), Schwankhalle Bremen (Germany), Carme Teatre (Valencia, Spain) and awarded with the first prize at the festival Feedback‘14 (Madrid). Uninvited presence (2013), was presented at Korzo Theater (Netherlands) and at numerous festivals in Spain and Lithuania: New Baltic Dance‘13 (Lithuania), 10 Sentidos‘13 (Valencia, Spain), Dansa Breu‘13 (Vila-real,Spain), DeUnaPieza‘13 (Madrid, Spain), Feedback‘14 (Madrid, Spain), etc. At the end of 2014 in Arts Printing House in Lithuania Ugne has presented her new work Alkis in which she collaborates with a soprano singer Rosa Miranda. In Lithuania the works of Ugne are well-known since she has been discovered as a choreoghapher at the International New Baltic Dance festival, where her works have been presented several times.
As a dancer at the moment Ugne is taking part of the project Staying Alive: The Sacrifice of Giants of Camille Hanson and ¿M.R.U.M? of Babirusa Danza (Beatriz Palenzuela) in Madrid.
curriculum
2015
Project "Female"
Choreography, interpretation - Ugne Dievaityte
Premiere: 10 of May New Baltic dance
Performed: New Baltic dance (Lithuania), Óxido fest (Madrid)
2014
Project "Alkis"
Choreography, dance interpretation - Ugne Dievaityte
Live voice, interpretation - Rosa Miranda (soprano)
Premiere: 17 of december Arts Printing House
2014 – until now
Dancer in the dance company Camille Hanson, the project Staying Alive: The sacrifice of giants
Direction and choreography Camille Hanson (Estados Unidos)
2014 "Flesh"
Choreography and interpretation - Ugne Dievaityte & Poliana Lima
Performed until now: Aerowaves Spring Forward, Schwankhalle Bremen (Germany), Carme Teatre (Spain), New Baltic dance festival (Lithuania), Auditorio Municipal de Vila-real (Spain);
The short version: I Festival Coreógrafos en Comunidad, I Festival Feedback (Spain)
Awarded at the I Festival Feedback (Madrid, Spain).
2013 Project “Uninvited Presence”
Choreography and interpretation - Ugne Dievaityte
Performed until now: Korzo theatre (Hague, Holand); international festival New Baltic Dance´13 (Vilnius, Lithuania); performing arts festival Decorrido‘13 (Murcia, Spain); II Festival de Danza Breu de Vila-Real (Vila-Real, Spain); festival 10 sentidos (Valencia, Spain); theatre La Usina (Madrid, Spain); contest DeUnaPieza V edition (Madrid, Spain); choreography contest of the district Tetuán (Madrid, 2014).
2012 Project “Es Como Ver Nubes”
Choreography and interpretation - Ugne Dievaityte & Poliana Lima
Performed until now: Dansa Valencia´13 (Valencia, Spain); New Baltic Dance´13 (Vilnius, Lithuania); Decorrido‘13 (Murcia, Spain); XXVIII Festival Madrid en Danza in the platform Ventana a la Danza Madrileña (Madrid,2013), Festival de Vila-real (2014).
Awards:
Madrid choreographic contest XXVI edition: Public Award, Tutory project, Residence ant the theatre Canal (Madird, 2012);
Contest DeUnaPieza V edition: II prize for the best adaptation to the alternative space (Madrid, 2013);
Festival de Vila-real: I prize (Vila-real, 2014)
2012 – until now
Dancer in the dance company Babirusa danza, the project ¿M.R.U.M? (¿Me Regalas Un Movimiento?/Can you give me a movement?) Direction and choreography Beatriz Palenzuela (Madrid, Spain)
2008 – 2011
Choreographer and dancer in the company Flow’in (Kaunas, Lithuania)
2010
Dancer in the project Lietuvos Didžiojo kunigaikščio Vytauto padėka Lietuvai ir jos žmonėms, laimėjus Žalgirio mūšį, choreographer Aira Naginavičiūtė (Kaunas, Lithuania)
2009
Dancer in the international project Music visualisation laboratory, Vilniaus Veidai (Vilnius, Lithuania)
2005 – 2008
Dancer in the choreography club Studio M (Kaunas, Lithuania)
2004 – 2005
Dancer in the company Vytis Jankauskas (Vilnius, Lithuania)
2002
Dancer in the international project of art “Lato Artystyczne” (Krzyzowa, Poland)
2001 – 2003
Dancer in the company Aura (Kaunas, Lithuania)
Project "Female"
Choreography, interpretation - Ugne Dievaityte
Premiere: 10 of May New Baltic dance
Performed: New Baltic dance (Lithuania), Óxido fest (Madrid)
2014
Project "Alkis"
Choreography, dance interpretation - Ugne Dievaityte
Live voice, interpretation - Rosa Miranda (soprano)
Premiere: 17 of december Arts Printing House
2014 – until now
Dancer in the dance company Camille Hanson, the project Staying Alive: The sacrifice of giants
Direction and choreography Camille Hanson (Estados Unidos)
2014 "Flesh"
Choreography and interpretation - Ugne Dievaityte & Poliana Lima
Performed until now: Aerowaves Spring Forward, Schwankhalle Bremen (Germany), Carme Teatre (Spain), New Baltic dance festival (Lithuania), Auditorio Municipal de Vila-real (Spain);
The short version: I Festival Coreógrafos en Comunidad, I Festival Feedback (Spain)
Awarded at the I Festival Feedback (Madrid, Spain).
2013 Project “Uninvited Presence”
Choreography and interpretation - Ugne Dievaityte
Performed until now: Korzo theatre (Hague, Holand); international festival New Baltic Dance´13 (Vilnius, Lithuania); performing arts festival Decorrido‘13 (Murcia, Spain); II Festival de Danza Breu de Vila-Real (Vila-Real, Spain); festival 10 sentidos (Valencia, Spain); theatre La Usina (Madrid, Spain); contest DeUnaPieza V edition (Madrid, Spain); choreography contest of the district Tetuán (Madrid, 2014).
2012 Project “Es Como Ver Nubes”
Choreography and interpretation - Ugne Dievaityte & Poliana Lima
Performed until now: Dansa Valencia´13 (Valencia, Spain); New Baltic Dance´13 (Vilnius, Lithuania); Decorrido‘13 (Murcia, Spain); XXVIII Festival Madrid en Danza in the platform Ventana a la Danza Madrileña (Madrid,2013), Festival de Vila-real (2014).
Awards:
Madrid choreographic contest XXVI edition: Public Award, Tutory project, Residence ant the theatre Canal (Madird, 2012);
Contest DeUnaPieza V edition: II prize for the best adaptation to the alternative space (Madrid, 2013);
Festival de Vila-real: I prize (Vila-real, 2014)
2012 – until now
Dancer in the dance company Babirusa danza, the project ¿M.R.U.M? (¿Me Regalas Un Movimiento?/Can you give me a movement?) Direction and choreography Beatriz Palenzuela (Madrid, Spain)
2008 – 2011
Choreographer and dancer in the company Flow’in (Kaunas, Lithuania)
2010
Dancer in the project Lietuvos Didžiojo kunigaikščio Vytauto padėka Lietuvai ir jos žmonėms, laimėjus Žalgirio mūšį, choreographer Aira Naginavičiūtė (Kaunas, Lithuania)
2009
Dancer in the international project Music visualisation laboratory, Vilniaus Veidai (Vilnius, Lithuania)
2005 – 2008
Dancer in the choreography club Studio M (Kaunas, Lithuania)
2004 – 2005
Dancer in the company Vytis Jankauskas (Vilnius, Lithuania)
2002
Dancer in the international project of art “Lato Artystyczne” (Krzyzowa, Poland)
2001 – 2003
Dancer in the company Aura (Kaunas, Lithuania)