Performance Coaching
For dance, theater and circus productions
Since the making of my first dance and theater piece in Berlin, 2014, I have been searching for people who can accompany the artistic production in order to enable the performers to dance and act, accessing the most of their potential. This guided me to passionately research performativity. Since 2022 I have started to accompany artistic productions as a performance coach.the text, change the font and make it your own.
How does the work happen?
I support the performers, work on the challenging sections/aspects of the piece, care that each individual and the whole group access their readiness and presence to perform the materials of the piece and face its challenges.
Based on the needs of each project, I offer a group warm-up for one’s readiness and creativity. We, then, continue to work with performers individually or as a group.
Questions?
"Šmitaitė gave the performers an invaluable toolbox which carried each of them through the demanding work while keeping them curious, never going into the 'default mode'. Grėtė's specific tasks and gentle guidance allowed each performer to engage with the material in their own way while remaining faithful to the aesthetic and conceptual frame of the proposal. As a choreographer, I felt how important it was to have another person working with 'performing' as a practice. It solidified their presence in the work and in turn made the proposal much stronger."
Liza Baliasnaja, LT/DE
"I deeply appreciated the detailed and investigative approach that Grėtė brought to our work together. It allowed me to reconnect with the origins of each dance move, deepening my understanding of my character in the piece. Her ability to meet me where I was in the research process was remarkable, and her concise yet insightful feedback and questions opened the door to exploring new areas of my artistic practice in a safe and genuine way."
Linutė Puodžiukaitė, LT
"When unforeseen situations arose during the performance, the preparation before, with Grėtė, helped to find a quick solution.
As a performance coach Grėtė not only helps choreographer's ideas to be fullfilled. She also creates a positive and supportive space, when working with the dancers, which is especially needed during the intensive rehearsal period."
Gabrielė Bagdonaitė, LT
Choreographer and dance lecturer. P.A.R.T.S. and BA in Philosophy, University of Leuven, alumni.
Choreographer for “Chiaroscuro”