Big Pulse Dance in Lithuania
International contemporary dance festival in Vilnius (Lithuania) the New Baltic Dance at the 2023 edition of the festival celebrated Big Pulse dance at the full scale with the Visiting artist programme full of the dynamic programme, inspiring meetings and endless talks. The festival also presented three BPDA artists: Taneli Törmä, Marco da Silva Ferreira and Oona Doherty.
Oona Doherty, a Northern Irish Dance Artist, whose distinctive and visceral choreography has sparked international attention, earning her multiple awards, rave reviews and prestigious artistic opportunities. With her intense, compelling works that appeal for societal change Oona came back to Vilnius and this time with an amazing #bigpulsedance co-production NAVY BLUE.
Taneli Törmä is an award-winning Finnish choreographer and performing artist based in Denmark whose project was selected for the Big Pulse Open Air co-productions. Performed by eight selected local artists: Adrian Carlo Bibiano, Gabrielle Emily Aidulis, Sigita Juraškaitė, Vaiva Paukštė, Eivinas Dziena, Ema Senkuvienė, Ugnė Kavaliauskaitė and Ieva Navickaite ALIEN premiered in three cities across Lithuania.