Kyiv Modern Ballet arrives in Riga to dance to Pēteris Vasks's music

The Kyiv Modern Ballet company, headed by the internationally recognised choreographer Radu Poklitaru, arrived in Riga on 18 October. As part of a ballet festival, the troupe will perform dance set to music by Pēteris Vasks, one of the best-known Latvian composers in the world. The visit gives Latvian audiences a chance to see a modern ballet company from the Ukrainian capital working with music created by a Latvian composer.

A long-standing friendship

Poklitaru and Vasks have been friends for many years. The composer underlined that bond himself: Vasks went to Riga Airport in person to meet his friends from Kyiv when they landed in the Latvian capital.

What it means for the festival

The company's participation is more than a guest performance. It continues the cooperation between two artists, a choreographer and a composer who are both known abroad, and brings them together in Latvia. Vasks's music will be heard alongside choreography danced by the Kyiv ballet artists.

The source does not give exact performance dates, the venue or the title of the programme. Those details should be checked in the festival organisers' announcements.