Platform for the Future: ON SEEN, BOMBING, SAD DIVA CLUB

Ugnė irena laurinavičiūtė

Ugnė Irena Laurinavičiūtė is a "Low Air" alumna, a young generation dancer, performer, and choreographer. Her solo work is inspired by her dance studies in Amsterdam and her work with the "Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company," focusing on the constantly changing body and its reality, shaped by gazes, cultural habits, and daily repetitions. In 2024, Ugnė Irena completed her bachelor's degree in dance at the Amsterdam University of the Arts. She has worked with artists such as William Forsythe, Thomas Hauert, Ioannis Mandafounis, Mario Lopes, Isabel Cordeiro, Emio Greco, Pieter Scholten, Adam Jönsson, Joelina Spiess, Airida Gudaite, Joseph Simon, and others.

The performance was created in collaboration with the Contemporary Dance Association and the Žagarė Culture Centre, as well as during a residency at Akee / Aleknaičiai Culture and Education Space.

BOMBING

BOMBING is a street dance duet balancing between self-expression and crime, individuality and community, hope and resignation. When spray paint cans start to be considered dangerous bombs, and the future of the young generation is painted over with prohibitions, what is left for us? Why do we call the youth the future, but limit their self-expression? Who decides who is destined to create and who is to be silenced? Who decides who will live and who will die?

Inspired by street dance and graffiti culture, BOMBING is a story about defending values, rebellion, risk, invisible oppression, the price of freedom, and the euphoria of liberation – in reality, in imagination, or perhaps only in the peace found in each other's arms.

Duration: 40 min.

CREATIVE TEAM

Choreography and performance: Monika Čibiraitė and Gabija Čepelytė Choreography mentors: Airida Gudaitė and Laurynas Žakevičius Breaking and street arts mentor: Fredrick Freeze Herranen Composer: Rommel Arasa Other music and performers: Darkstar – Blurred, Jed Kurzel – Jamie Prop constructor: Jurgis Binkauskas Lighting technician: TBA

Monika čibiraitė and gabija čepelytė

Monika Čibiraitė is an artist, dancer, and educator. She completed her bachelor's degree in contemporary dance at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre with a specialization in art pedagogy. Monika is a professional street dancer, specializing in the popping style since 2012. She has over 13 years of experience and is recognized in the popping community in Lithuania and abroad. Monika has long been interested in graffiti art – in 2025, she held her first graffiti art exhibition, "Sigil Mixtape," in Vilnius. From 2024 to 2026, she taught in Sweden at the ÅSA Folkhögskola, where she curated a popping style course and shared her knowledge with an international audience. After her studies, Monika participated in various dance performances and shows, and currently, she is creating independent artistic work and seeking to establish her name in the field of culture and art.

Gabija Čepelytė is a professional dancer, producer, and choreographer working internationally. Her creative practice and core knowledge lie in the history and culture of street dance, especially in hip-hop, house, and popping styles and their techniques. Gabija completed her bachelor's degree in dance with first-class honors at the Surrey/Guildford School of Acting (United Kingdom). Later, she refined her skills in various programs and courses for dancers, producers, and choreographers. Gabija has accumulated extensive experience in the field of street dance theatre and is a recognized participant and organizer in the Lithuanian and international street dance scene.

Sad diva club

"Sad Diva Club" is a solo about the desire to love and be loved, about seduction as a way to get closer to another, and about a body that can be both seductive and vulnerable at the same time. What is the language of love that words cannot express? The dance style of waacking and the myth of the mermaid are the companions of this search.

The body becomes a channel for seduction and connection. The gaze, face, hands, heartbeat, weight, and energy create an invisible thread between the performer and the viewer. Seduction here is not just a promise – it is an invitation to draw closer, stop, watch, and taste.

"Sad Diva Club" searches for what lies between beauty and vulnerability, between fantasy and reality, between what remains and what is constantly changing. Like a wave – always here, but always different: approaching, retreating, returning again. The feet remain rooted in reality, while the body embarks on a dream.

This is a diva who invites you to watch. Or perhaps – to be watched.

Duration: 10 min.

CREATIVE TEAM

Choreographer and performer: Rokas Bugys Music: Monika Liu - Troškimas Mentor of the first process: Sara Wiktorovicz

ROKAS BUGYS

Rokas Bugys is a "Low Air" alumnus, a young generation dancer, performer, and choreographer, currently studying at the Amsterdam University of the Arts. In his work, he explores the embodiment of the siren in different movement practices and performative states, seeking ways to erase the boundaries between what is considered dance and what could still become it. Rokas has worked with artists such as Gerda Paliušytė, the music group "Superkoloritas," Alesya Dobysh, Zacquel Phipps, and Airida Gudaite.