Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
\nJ. Gudavi\u010dius Dance Hall, Klaip\u0117da Faculty of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater (4 K. Donelai\u010dio St., Klaip\u0117da)
\nTHE ACADEMY DANCES. DANCE PERFORMANCE \u201cRAVE OF RIOT\u201d | KLAIP\u0116DA CELEBRATES \u2013 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LMTA KLAIP\u0116DA FACULTY
\nTICKETS (bilietai.lt)
\nThe world is closing in
\nAnd did you ever think
\nThat we could be so close, like brothers?
\nThe future\u2019s in the air; I can feel it everywhere
\nTake me to the magic of the moment
\nOn a glorious night
\nWhere the children of tomorrow dream away
\n\u2013 \u201eThe Scorpions\u201d
\nAt the festival organized by the Klaip\u0117da Faculty of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, audiences can look forward to the contemporary dance performance \u201cRave of Riot\u201d \u2014 an intense experience of movement, sound, and collective energy that invites the audience to explore the boundaries of freedom, protest, and community.
\nThe performance brings together two social spaces that, at first glance, seem different but are essentially similar: the rave and rebellion. Within them, authentic individuality transforms into a sense of community, and the personal desire for freedom becomes a collective experience. Through rhythm, movement, and a shared pulse, the individual enters a space where they become one among many.
\nThe work raises the question of whether rebellion is a free choice or an inevitable social and psychological necessity. Both raves and protests are united by the same desire\u2014to break free. To sweat, to move rhythmically, to align bodies in a single direction, to clap, to chant, to shout, and to echo the rhythm of the heart, drums, electronic beats, and shattering glass. This collective energy on stage becomes a compelling physical and emotional experience.
\nWith this performance, choreographer Agniet\u0117 Lisi\u010dkinait\u0117 continues her creative exploration of how to embody protest through the means of stage expression. Together with graduates of the contemporary dance program at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, she has created a continuous journey of movement toward liberation, in which the individual voice merges with collective power.
\n\u201eRave of Riot\u201d received exceptional recognition in the Lithuanian performing arts scene\u2014in 2025, the production was selected to open the international theater festival \u201eSirenos,\u201d and its team won the award \u201cFor Exceptional Energy.\u201d
\nThe judging panel described the performance as \u201can exceptional burst of unbridled energy,\u201d highlighting its organically evolving dramaturgy, youthful purity, and impact: \u201cIt radiates youthful innocence, which makes it seem exceptionally modern and vibrant. The actors\u2019 energy is infectious, and the costumes made from duct tape are unpolished and rough in the best sense of the word.\u201d <\/p>\n
Creative Team:
\nConcept and choreography by
\nAgniet\u0117 Lisi\u010dkinait\u0117
\nChoreographers and performers:
\nAura \u0160riub\u0161ait\u0117
\nAlina Pilecka
\nBeatri\u010d\u0117 Ma\u017eintait\u0117
\nUgn\u0117 Lu\u010dauskait\u0117
\nRobertas Vinik
\nAist\u0117 Kulevi\u010di\u016bt\u0117
\nAurelija Jakimavi\u010di\u016bt\u0117
\nAretas Piaseckas
\nUrt\u0117 Siniauskait\u0117
\nKristina Klio\u0161toraityt
\nMigl\u0117 Keblaityt\u0117
\nSandra Konovalova
\nGabija Misevi\u010di\u016bt\u0117
\nIndr\u0117 Stasi\u016bnait\u0117<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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