Idea, concept, choreography,  performance: KRISTĪNE BRĪNIŅA

The solo performance is based on inspiration from conductor Andris Nelsons, which choreographer Kristīne Brīniņa now calls her hero. It is just a coincidence that this years Nelsons got the prestige Grammy award.

„I feel that everyone has had a moment in life when someone else’s words expresed exactly what you thought, but hadn’t fomulated and identify it yet. That kind of experience presents a chance to encounter with yourself.”

The story isn’t about one man’s success, but about person’s ability to live with open heart. Watching him in action and listening to his interviews, choreographer was deeply moved by artist’s honesty, modesty and love towards his craft.
This is not a story about professional success but about the ability to live with an open heart. Performance is shaped based on Google video interview, where conductor was interviewed by the managing director of Boston’s Symphony Orchestra Mark Volpe and also using other documental materials where Nelsons is seen in his professional act. In the performance artist’s spoken text and his body language will be used in an interaction with the expression of choreographer. “I am a really shy person”  is about choreographer’s wish to embody into Andris Nelsons in order to create his sculpture using fantasy, movement, sound and words in hope of spotting her own potential self-portrait.  The relationship between conductor and orchestra encouraged Kristine to think about our personal movements and actions which we are using in our everyday life furthermore what kind of “sound” it can create in the society and ongoing processes around us.

Kristine Brinina is freelance choreographer and performance. She has created several solo pieces and also use to work collectively. Kristīne has participated international projects in Latvia, Cyprus, Turkey, Norway, Iceland, USA and Korea. Her performances “Hours” in a collaboration with dancers Evita Birule and Eva Vancāne, “Good Enough” in a collaboration with director Andrejs Jarovojs, and “Catch me” produced by ‘Pigeon-bridge’ were nominated for the Latvian Theatre Award “Spēlmaņu nakts 2012/2013” and “Sēlmaņu nakts 2014/2015” category The annual achievement in contemporary dance. Choreographer is very inspired by the people and her creative trajectorry search for the ways of how to bring daily life experiences on stage. She wants to cross the boundaries between performing art and a daily life in order to take art out of its elitist context towards a more essential, direct way of expressing and experiencing art.  Since  2014  Kristīne lives and works in Cīrava in the western part of Latvia, encouraging the accessibility of the contemporary arts in  Kurzeme region.

Producer: “Pigeon-bridge” is a contemporary performing arts production company with an aim to produce and to create art works that question human caused cataclysms in its wide extent. The company enriches Latvian culture scene with the new art forms, putting the emphasizes on interdisciplinary performances, develops and encourages the quality of brave ideas, supports independent artists to bring their work on a stage. Pigeons build bridges to make successful networking and knowledge exchange through the meaningful art.
The company consciously is working in the independent field in order to create an alternative opportunities to manifest the contemporary art forms and languages.It is a platform which encourage a cultural diversity and contribute the development of a new structures of collaborations. The main meaning of “Pigeon-Bridge” is to be a BRIDGE which connects brave ideas with curious artists, arts professionals and arts disciplines itself; which takes of the boarders of existing territories and questioning and searching for a new perceptions; it is a meeting point for artists, producers and the witnesses of events - audience.

Co-producer: “Cita Abra” is a non-formal education, artists residency and culture centre in Cīrava. “Cita Abra” Culture Mill has been more than 50 events up till now in together with local and international artists. Several concerts, interactive art events and performances has taken place there over 2 years.  www.citaabra.lv

Financial supporter: State Culture capital foundation of Latvia


Venue: Chaber Hall

Produced by PIGEON-BRIDGE, co-produced by CITA ABRA