I returned from germany on monday and immediately started classes in the dance workshop held in Vilnius. After such a long time without any kind of training (other than that I teach myself) I was very happy to have four wonderful new teachers and (almost) a full week of courses. Ballet in the morning, followed by release technique, contact improv, and composition/coaching. The following link will let you read thier respective bios: http://www.dance.lt/en/projec...

So I'm back in Kaunas again, but only for a little while. On wednesday we take the bus to St. Petersburg (20hrs!!) where Aura will perform as part of the "white nights" festival. Then immediately after our return to LT we will head back to germany for another festival there. I was a bit worried about getting a russian visa because of all the horror stories I've heard from other travellers. But I spent last tuesday morning at the russian embassy in Vilnius and t...

Sorry it has been so long since my last update. Life has been quite crazy! Ira took the long trip from Rhode Island (where he has been dancing with the Island Moving Company) to kaunas to visit me. OF course he only had a couple of days to rest from his trip and adjust to Lithuanian time before we were thrown head first into rehearsals for a new piece by Johannes wieland for the New Baltic international dance festival. The rest of the company had already learne...

Happy Easter!!! Well, I'm back in Kaunas now, celebrating easter with Lina's family. We will color eggs, have a feast, and go out to visit the grandparents house in the village. I sat down with the director of the dance company here, and it seems like they are going to have a very busy summer. There is the new baltic dance festival on the first weekend of May, then a 3-city tour of germany mid-may, some performances in St. Petersburg in June, maybe anoth...

Well, I'm back in Kaunas now. I sat down with the director of the dance company here, and it seems like they are going to have a very busy summer. There is the new baltic dance festival on the first weekend of May, then a 3-city tour of germany mid-may, some performances in St. Petersburg in June, maybe another trip to germany after that. Then there is an israeli choreographer (yossi berg) coming to create a new work in July, which will premier in the Autumn...