Photographer: Anna Novikova
RŪTA PŪCE
Rūta Pūce (1989) is a latvian freelance contemporary dance artist. Her work emphasizes the body as a socio-political entity, exploring it as a medium of expression and a site of research where dance, choreography, art, and daily life intersect.
“I am interested in overcoming binary thinking and I start by not separating body from mind, dance from choreography and art from life. I can be analytical and creative, mother and non-mother, ready to fight and preaching peace at the same time. I like to wander close to borders.”
Puce made her debut in the professional contemporary dance industry with the contemporary dance show “Twoness" (2017), which explores the role of a woman-mother in society (Choreography: Rūta Pūce and Anna Novikova). The solo "Until Death Do Us Part" (2023) emphasizes the human relationship with one's body, the contemporary dance performance “Entrails” (2024, Ģertrudes Street Theater) uses the body as an archive in the artistic research to talk about the Latvian contemporary dance industry.
Puce works as a dance educator with future professional contemporary dancers at the Riga Ballet School and is actively involved in the activities of the Latvian Dance Information Center and "Dance.lv Journal". She is a member of Choreographers Assosiation and LAUKKU. Since 2017 she collaborates with her colleague Anna Novikova in project MANAMAMMADEJO (My mom is dancing) where they reflect on their profession and motherhood.
“I am interested in overcoming binary thinking and I start by not separating body from mind, dance from choreography and art from life. I can be analytical and creative, mother and non-mother, ready to fight and preaching peace at the same time. I like to wander close to borders.”
Puce made her debut in the professional contemporary dance industry with the contemporary dance show “Twoness" (2017), which explores the role of a woman-mother in society (Choreography: Rūta Pūce and Anna Novikova). The solo "Until Death Do Us Part" (2023) emphasizes the human relationship with one's body, the contemporary dance performance “Entrails” (2024, Ģertrudes Street Theater) uses the body as an archive in the artistic research to talk about the Latvian contemporary dance industry.
Puce works as a dance educator with future professional contemporary dancers at the Riga Ballet School and is actively involved in the activities of the Latvian Dance Information Center and "Dance.lv Journal". She is a member of Choreographers Assosiation and LAUKKU. Since 2017 she collaborates with her colleague Anna Novikova in project MANAMAMMADEJO (My mom is dancing) where they reflect on their profession and motherhood.
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EDUCATION
Latvian Academy of Culture. Master's degree in Audiovisual and performing arts. Specialisation in choreography. (2024) Latvian Academy of Culture. Bachelor's degree in Contemporary dance choreography. (2015) AWARDS
Latvian Dance award 2017-2018 "Contemporary dance performance". For the performance TWONESS (DIVOTNE). Choreographers: Rūta Pūce and Anna Novikova. Nominations: - Latvian Dance award 2023-2024 "Contemporary dance choroegrapher" for the performance "Entrails" ("Iekšas") - Latvian Dance award 2023-2024 "Contemporary dance performance" for the performance "Entrails" ("Iekšas") - Latvian Dance award 2023-2024 "Youth award" for the performance "Entrails" ("Iekšas") - Latvian Dance award 2019-2021 "Investment in dance". For developing the professional high school programme "Contemporary dance" in Riga Ballet school in collaboration with Olga Žitluhina, Anna, Novikova and Dmitrijs Gaitjukevičs. - Latvian Dance award 2019-2020 "Surprise in dance". For currating the project "Deja domā: kā uztvert, saprast un aprakstīt deju" ("Dance thinks: how to perceive, understand and write about dance") in Journal Dance.lv. (www.dance.lv) - Latvian Dance award 2017-2018 "Contemporary dance choreographer". In collaboration with Anna Novikova for the performance "Twoness" ("Divotne"). |
