RĪTA ZVAIGZNE (Latvia)
Friday, August 9, at 5:55, 7:15 and 8:15 PM “Esplanāde 2014”
Saturday, August 10, at 5:00, 6:15 and 7:30 PM “Esplanāde 2014”
Choreographer: Liene Grava
Dancers: Evita Birule, Nadežda Beļājeva, Anna Soboļeva
The contemporary dance performance “Morning Star” (“Rīta zvaigzne” ) tells the story of Venus – the star that is the first to appear at night and last to set in the morning, and circumnavigates all the cardinal directions in a four-year cycle. The morning star or Auseklis is an ancient symbol of happiness, order, fertility and protection of various peoples.