biography
Ugne is a Lithuanian choreographer and dancer based in Madrid. She has studied contemporary dance, dance improvisation techniques and dance movement therapy in Lithuania and with teachers from Europe, United States and Russia. In 2016 Ugne has participated in DanceWEB program (Vienna, Austria). She has graduated in Psychology at Vytautas Magnus University and has a master degree in Health Psychology.
She has collaborated with various dance companies and artists: Camille Hanson dance company (USA), Poliana Lima (Brazil), Babirusa danza dance company, Beatriz Palenzuela, Koke Armero (Spain), Sharon Fridman (Izrael), ARCO collective (Great Britain), Aura, Vytis Jankauskas, Aira Naginaviciute (Lithuania), etc. Ugne became known internationally in 2014 when her image got on the cover of one of the world's biggest dance fairs Tanzmesse.
Many works of Ugne have received awards. In 2012 together with Poliana Lima Ugne has created Es como ver nubes, a piece that has been awarded five times and received such awards as Public Award (Certamen coreográfico de Madrid XXVI), I-st prize award for the best choreogrpahy (Vila-real en Dansa II), II-nd prize award (Certamen DeUnaPieza V). Their next work Flesh (2014) is the I-st prize award winner at Feedback festival (Madrid). Ugne’s solo work Uninvited presence (2013) received the Jury award at the Choreography contest of Tetuán (Madrid). Her next solo piece Female (2015) is the winner of three awards, among which the I-st prize award for the best choreography (choreography contest Distrito de Tetuán, 2017), and also has got to the finals at the contest XX MASDANZA (Canary Islands). Her latest work Anhelo (2016), created in collaboration with Koke Armero, is the finalist of Madrid Choreographic contest XXIX and was awarded with a scholarship for DanceWEB 2016 program in the frame of Impulstanz festival (Austria, Vienna).
Her works were shown at theaters and festivals like Edinburgh Fringe'16, Dance Base (Ireland), Aerowaves Spring Forward, Mercat de les Flors (Barcelona), Teatros del Canal (Madrid), Baila España, Schwankhalle Bremen (Germany), Korzo theater (Netherlands), New Baltic dance, Kultūros fabrikas, Arts Printing House (Lithuania), Tripspace (UK), Madrid en Danza XVIII, Cadiz en Danza XV, Dansa Valencia, Carme Teatre, Conde Duque (Spain) etc.
She has collaborated with various dance companies and artists: Camille Hanson dance company (USA), Poliana Lima (Brazil), Babirusa danza dance company, Beatriz Palenzuela, Koke Armero (Spain), Sharon Fridman (Izrael), ARCO collective (Great Britain), Aura, Vytis Jankauskas, Aira Naginaviciute (Lithuania), etc. Ugne became known internationally in 2014 when her image got on the cover of one of the world's biggest dance fairs Tanzmesse.
Many works of Ugne have received awards. In 2012 together with Poliana Lima Ugne has created Es como ver nubes, a piece that has been awarded five times and received such awards as Public Award (Certamen coreográfico de Madrid XXVI), I-st prize award for the best choreogrpahy (Vila-real en Dansa II), II-nd prize award (Certamen DeUnaPieza V). Their next work Flesh (2014) is the I-st prize award winner at Feedback festival (Madrid). Ugne’s solo work Uninvited presence (2013) received the Jury award at the Choreography contest of Tetuán (Madrid). Her next solo piece Female (2015) is the winner of three awards, among which the I-st prize award for the best choreography (choreography contest Distrito de Tetuán, 2017), and also has got to the finals at the contest XX MASDANZA (Canary Islands). Her latest work Anhelo (2016), created in collaboration with Koke Armero, is the finalist of Madrid Choreographic contest XXIX and was awarded with a scholarship for DanceWEB 2016 program in the frame of Impulstanz festival (Austria, Vienna).
Her works were shown at theaters and festivals like Edinburgh Fringe'16, Dance Base (Ireland), Aerowaves Spring Forward, Mercat de les Flors (Barcelona), Teatros del Canal (Madrid), Baila España, Schwankhalle Bremen (Germany), Korzo theater (Netherlands), New Baltic dance, Kultūros fabrikas, Arts Printing House (Lithuania), Tripspace (UK), Madrid en Danza XVIII, Cadiz en Danza XV, Dansa Valencia, Carme Teatre, Conde Duque (Spain) etc.
