Photographer: Anna Novikova
RŪTA PŪCE
Rūta Pūce (1989) is a latvian freelance contemporary dance artist - choreographer, dancer and teacher, who works with the body in the socio-political context - how the body becomes a means of expression, what it represents and how it incorporates the chosen work methods into the artistic process. 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-Tilčika). The performance won the Latvian Dance Award 2017-2018 in the category "Contemporary Dance Production or Event" and was included in the "40 winks" section of "Springback Magazine" in 2020. 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 method of artistic research to talk about the Latvian contemporary dance industry. Puce also collaborates interdisciplinary, where the body and dance croses the borders of genres.
“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.”
Rūta Pūce has obtained a master's degree in the "Audiovisual and performing arts" program of the Latvian Academy of Culture with a specialization in choreography. Puce works as a teacher 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 the Association of Choreographers 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.”
Rūta Pūce has obtained a master's degree in the "Audiovisual and performing arts" program of the Latvian Academy of Culture with a specialization in choreography. Puce works as a teacher 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 the Association of Choreographers 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"). |
