30/04/2026
MEET our wonderful MORNING CLASS TEACHERS! They will give a kick to rest of your day! 🧘
🔸 OLGA ZITLUHINA 🔸
Class description
The awakening of the human body is linked to a natural dawn or sunrise. In this time of fragmentation and endless flow of information I would like to share with you some body/mind practices (Infinity, 5 Tibetan, 5 Animal Qigong, Swinging Therapy, Vibrogymnastic, Slapping Therapy, Laughter Therapy). We're going to try a little bit of each of these practices and focus a little more on one of the practices each day. The class will allow you to enjoy yourself, enjoy the silence of your body and its volume, will charge you with energy and confidence for the whole day.
Biography
Olga Zitluhina is a choreographer, dancer and teacher – the most influential personality in Latvian contemporary dance scene, head of a program of contemporary dance in Latvian Academy of Culture. She has been the artistic director of Olga Zitluhina Dance Company from 1996 to 2012. The company was the only professional contemporary dance group in Latvia for more than decade. Olga’s productions have been performed and she was teaching in China, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA. Since 2006 she is director of international contemporary dance festival “LAIKS DEJOT” in Riga. Creator and leader of the Association PARTY.
🔸SINTIJA SILINA🔸
Class description
bodyART® is a functional body & mind training focusing on the detailed movement experience and holistic approach to the workout itself. The training system is designed as an open "platform" that merges the best and most therapeutically effective of yoga, classical strength exercises, flexibility and stretching exercises, physiotherapy-based exercises, various breathing techniques and relaxation techniques additionally to bodyART® original exercises.
Biography
Sintija Silina is a Latvian choreographer and dancer professionally active since 2007, and certified bodyART® instructor since 2014. She received the BA in contemporary choreography from the Latvian Academy of Culture in 2007. Sintija Silina has participated in a variety of dance festivals, dance workshops and residencies around the world including b12 (Germany), ImPulsTanz (Austria), Dance Omi International Dance Collective (USA), tanzhaus nrw (Germany) and Summer Studios PARTS (Belgium) among other. In 2007 Sintija Silina received the DanceWEB Europe scholarship mentored by Jonathan Burrows. She serves on the jury of the Latvian Dance Award for the 2023–2024 and 2025–2026 periods. Since 2026, she is the manager of the novel programme “Dance House at the Riga Circus”. Alongside this, she continues to create and produce her own performances, often in collaboration with independent theatres.
🔸RAMONA GALKINA🔸
Class description
The Feldenkrais Method is not a dance technique but a method of somatic (physical) learning for the sake of self-development and feeling better. The link between improving movement skills and shifts in the perception of ourselves and the world is established by the subjective experience of sensory-motor coordination. The somatic experiences are brought to the foreground and are guided along by the structure of the Awareness Through Movement (ATM) lessons.
Biography
Ramona Galkina teaches different dance and movement disciplines to the students of dance and theatre at the Latvian Academy of Culture since 2004. She has been a qualified as a certificated Feldenkrais Method practitioner (Feldenkrais International Training Program, Vienna) since 2004 and is actively taking part in various advanced trainings and workshops. Her teaching provides an ongoing source of inspiration with opportunities to investigate her own practice and sees her teaching nationally and internationally in a variety of settings.
🔸ALISE PUTNINA🔸
Class description
This yoga class is dedicated to conscious movement, breathing, and body connection. The class combines various yoga practices to work on movement flow, build strength and mobility, and develop inner balance. The class is suitable for participants of all experience levels, encouraging the development of body awareness, stability, and ease of movement.
Biography
Alise Putnina is a contemporary dance choreographer and dance artist. She holds a bachelor's degree in contemporary dance choreography from the Latvian Academy of Culture and a master's degree in interdisciplinary art (POST) from the Latvian Academy of Art. Since 2015, she has been working as an independent choreographer, collaborating with artists from various fields, as well as regularly conducting masterclasses in Latvia and abroad. Since 2020, she has been a lecturer and methodologist at the MIKC NMV Riga Ballet School.
📍Riga/ON 1-5 May, Riga, Latvia
Riga/ON 2026 is supported by Valsts kultūrkapitāla fonds and Rīgas Dome Rīga
