Dansema Dance Theatre, founded in 2007 by the initiative of current artistic director, choreographer Birutė Banevičiūtė, was the first to produce professional dance performances for young audience in Lithuania. “Dansema” also organizes seminars for dancers, choreographers and dance teachers, implements educational dance projects with children. In 2009 theater became a member of the ASSITEJ Lithuania.
Theater performances have been nominated and awarded by Lithuanian Ministry of Culture as the best children performances of the year 2012 and 2015.
Dansema has presented its production for children in 25 countries all over the world (in Belgium, Netherlands, Croatia, Germany, Ukraine, Sweden, Ireland, UK, US, China, e.t.c.).
Twinkles
Chor. Birutė Banevičiūtė. Premiere: 2017
Colourful Games
Chor. Birutė Banevičiūtė. Premiere: 2015
Puzzle
Chor. Birutė Banevičiūtė. Premiere: 2012
International tours
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- Barcelona, Spain
- Washington, Philadelphia, JAV
- Tallinn, Haapsalu, Tartu, Viljandi, Estonia
- Tirana, Albania
- Berlin, Germany
- Västerås, Sweden
- Riga, Latvia
- Gdansk, Krakow, Bydgoszcz, Poland
- Malta
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Rome, Italy
- Deli, India
- Prague, Trutnov, Czech Republic
- Hong Kong, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Beijing, Chongqing, Wuhan, Makao, Kinija
- Okinawa, Kitakyushu, Japan
- South Korea
Awards
- 2019 – Choreographer Birutė Banevičiūtė received the dance critic, bibliographer, doctor of social science Vita Mozūraitė‘s Prize. This prize is awarded in order to honor people who change the contemporary dance world, broaden its horizons, start to create phenomena in the territory, analyse it and make an impact on the state‘s policy on art and dance.
- 2019 – Dancer Mantas Stabačinskas was awarded by the Lithuanian Contemporary Dance Association for the most memorable dance activity in 2018.
- 2018 – Dancer Mantas Stabačinskas received Lithuanian Republic Government Culture and Art Award.
- 2016 – Dance performance for children of 0–3 years “Colorful Games”. Awarded with the prestigious Lithuanian Golden Stage Cross theatre award for the best performance of the year for children and youth, created in 2015.
- 2013 – Performance „Puzzle“ was nominated for Lithuanian Golden Stage Cross theatre award for the best performance of the year for children and youth, created in 2012.
Other artistic activity
Monday dance for babies. Dance class for children of 8–14 months age and their parents or grandparents where they explore various objects and movements. Dancers-teachers lead them to dance world by trying different movements which develop coordination, balance and fine motor skills. These experiences will further lead into dance perception and interpretation, which might be expressed by children not only verbally, but also kinesthetically.
Professionals and children on stage. Dansema dancers together with children in three days create a dance performance „Creation of the World“ (choreographer Birutė Banevičiūtė, composer Rasa Dikčienė). The idea of the project is based on the concept of possible story of the world. These concepts children express through their movements improvised in collaborative process together with professional dancers. This is great experience for kids who without any preliminary dance experience can participate in a performance with professional dancers.
Dansema has implemented this project several times in Lithuania, also in Brussels, Ramallah, Kijev, Shanghai.
This project also suits for children with various mental, physical or behavioral disorders.
