{"id":59418,"date":"2025-01-06T16:13:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T16:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/?p=59418"},"modified":"2026-04-16T07:21:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:21:51","slug":"jurgita-dronina-becomes-the-artistic-director-of-lnobts-ballet-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/jurgita-dronina-becomes-the-artistic-director-of-lnobts-ballet-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Jurgita Dronina Becomes the  Artistic Director of LNOBT\u2018s Ballet Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (LNOBT) ballet company proudly announces the appointment of its new artistic director, esteemed ballerina Jurgita Dronina, who will gracefully retire from the stage this week.<br \/>\n&#8220;We are thrilled to welcome to our theatre an exceptionally dynamic leader and gifted ballet artist, who has elevated Lithuania&#8217;s reputation on the global stage for several decades. We believe that her presence will inspire our dancers to achieve new pinnacles of excellence and enhance the global recognition and appreciation of our company,&#8221; remarked LNOBT\u2019s general manager, Laima Vilimien\u0117.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-Kopie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1680\" height=\"1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-Kopie.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-Kopie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-Kopie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-Kopie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-Kopie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-Kopie-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a9 Karolina Kuras<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-4-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-4-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-4-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-4-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-4-600x900.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a9 Karolina Kuras<\/p>\n<p>Martynas Rimeikis, who admirably served as LNOBT\u2019s artistic director for four and a half years, has garnered three &#8220;Golden Cross of the Stage&#8221; awards for his exceptional choreographic contributions. He has significantly enriched the theatre&#8217;s repertoire with numerous outstanding productions. Transitioning into a new role as LNOBT&#8217;s chief choreographer, audiences can eagerly anticipate his contemporary interpretation of L\u00e9o Delibes&#8217; ballet &#8220;Copp\u00e9lia&#8221; this December, celebrating the 100th anniversary of Lithuanian Ballet.<\/p>\n<p>Jurgita Dronina, returning from Canada to her cherished hometown of Vilnius to assume her new duties, expressed gratitude for the LNOBT&#8217;s trust.<br \/>\n&#8220;It is with pride, excitement, and ambition that I return home to lead the Lithuanian National Ballet as its new Artistic Director. This moment holds particular significance for me after two decades of international dancing. I am honoured to guide the company into this new chapter as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Lithuanian Ballet,\u201d said J. Dronina.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-59418 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/credits-karolina-kuras-2-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-2-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-2-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-2-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-2-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-2-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-2-300x375.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-2-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-2-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/credits-karolina-kuras-3-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"845\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-3-845x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-3-845x1024.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-3-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-3-768x931.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-3-1268x1536.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-3-1690x2048.jpg 1690w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-3-300x363.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Karolina-Kuras-3-600x727.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a9 Karolina Kuras<\/p>\n<p>Her illustrious career, encompassing roles with the Royal Swedish Ballet, the Dutch National Ballet, the National Ballet of Canada, and the English National Ballet, alongside mentorship from renowned artistic directors, choreographers, and educators, has meticulously prepared her for this directorial role.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Martynas-Rimeikis-and-Jurgita-Dronina-Credits-Martynas-Aleksa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Martynas-Rimeikis-and-Jurgita-Dronina-Credits-Martynas-Aleksa.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Martynas-Rimeikis-and-Jurgita-Dronina-Credits-Martynas-Aleksa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Martynas-Rimeikis-and-Jurgita-Dronina-Credits-Martynas-Aleksa-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Martynas-Rimeikis-and-Jurgita-Dronina-Credits-Martynas-Aleksa-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Martynas-Rimeikis-and-Jurgita-Dronina-Credits-Martynas-Aleksa-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Martynas-Rimeikis-and-Jurgita-Dronina-Credits-Martynas-Aleksa-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59424\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Martynas-Aleksa-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Martynas-Aleksa-4.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Martynas-Aleksa-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Martynas-Aleksa-4-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Martynas-Aleksa-4-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Martynas-Aleksa-4-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Martynas-Aleksa-4-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Martynas Rimeikis, Jurgita Dronina and LNOBT\u2019s General Manager Laima Vilimien\u0117 \u00a9 Martynas Aleksa<\/p>\n<p>Ballet fans will have their last chance to witness the celebrated prima ballerina J. Dronina in her beloved role of Giselle during performances at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre on January 9, 10, and 11. The role of Albert will be performed by the distinguished soloist of the English National Ballet, Francesco Gabriele Frola, with whom Dronina has graced stages in Toronto, London, and beyond.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Das Ballettensemble des Litauischen Nationalen Opern- und Balletttheaters (LNOBT) hat eine neue k\u00fcnstlerische Leiterin: die Position wird von der Primaballerina Jurgita Dronina \u00fcbernommen, die sich diese Woche von der B\u00fchne zur\u00fcckziehen wird.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eWir freuen uns sehr, ein unglaublich energisches Talent und eine begabte Ballettk\u00fcnstlerin in unserem Team willkommen zu hei\u00dfen, die Litauen seit Jahrzehnten weltweit bekannt gemacht hat. Wir glauben, dass ihre Ankunft unsere T\u00e4nzer zu neuen H\u00f6chstleistungen inspirieren wird und dass sie dazu beitragen wird, unser Ensemble noch sichtbarer und wertgesch\u00e4tzter zu machen,\u201c erkl\u00e4rte LNOBTs Generaldirektorin Laima Vilimien\u0117.<\/p>\n<p>Martynas Rimeikis, der vier ein halb Jahre als k\u00fcnstlerischer Leiter des LNOBTs Ballettensembles gearbeitet hat, hat bereits drei &#8220;Goldene B\u00fchnenkreuze&#8221; f\u00fcr seine choreographischen Arbeiten gewonnen und das Repertoire des Theaters mit zahlreichen exzellenten Inszenierungen bereichert. Von nun an widmet er sich dem kreativen Weg und wird Chefchoreograph des LNOBT. Bereits im Dezember dieses Jahres werden die Zuschauer des Theaters seine zeitgen\u00f6ssische Interpretation von L\u00e9o Delibes&#8217; Ballett &#8220;Copp\u00e9lia&#8221; erleben, gewidmet dem 100-j\u00e4hrigen Jubil\u00e4um des Litauischen Balletts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Erwin-Olaf-Kopie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"863\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Erwin-Olaf-Kopie.jpg 863w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Erwin-Olaf-Kopie-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Erwin-Olaf-Kopie-768x841.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Erwin-Olaf-Kopie-300x329.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Credits-Erwin-Olaf-Kopie-600x657.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a9 Erwin Olaf<\/p>\n<p>Jurgita Dronina, die die Aufgaben der k\u00fcnstlerischen Leiterin des Balletts \u00fcbernimmt und zu diesem Zweck aus Kanada in ihre Heimatstadt Vilnius zur\u00fcckkehrt, freut sich \u00fcber das Vertrauen, das ihr vom LNOBT entgegengebracht wird.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eMit Stolz, Aufregung und Ehrgeiz kehre ich nach Hause zur\u00fcck, um das Litauische Nationale Ballett als neue k\u00fcnstlerische Leiterin zu f\u00fchren. Ein besonders bedeutender Moment f\u00fcr mich nach 20 Jahren internationaler Tanzkarriere. Es ist mir eine Ehre, die M\u00f6glichkeit zu haben, das Ensemble in das neue Kapitel zu f\u00fchren, das wir betreten, w\u00e4hrend wir das 100-j\u00e4hrige Jubil\u00e4um des Litauischen Balletts feiern,\u201c sagte J. Dronina.<\/p>\n<p>Sie erkl\u00e4rt, dass ihre Erfahrung als Ballerina in den Ensembles des K\u00f6niglichen Schwedischen Balletts, des Niederl\u00e4ndischen Nationalballetts, des Nationalballetts von Kanada und des Englischen Nationalballetts sowie die Gelegenheit, mit prominenten k\u00fcnstlerischen Leitern, Choreographen und P\u00e4dagogen zusammenzuarbeiten, sie allm\u00e4hlich auf diese neue Phase ihrer Arbeit als Leiterin vorbereitet haben.<\/p>\n<p>Die Auff\u00fchrungen von &#8220;Giselle&#8221; im Litauischen Nationalen Opern- und Balletttheater am 9., 10. und 11. Januar sind die letzte Gelegenheit f\u00fcr Ballettfans, die ber\u00fchmte Primaballerina J. Dronina auf der B\u00fchne zu sehen \u2013 sie wird ihre geliebte Rolle der Giselle tanzen. Die Rolle des Albert wird von dem f\u00fchrenden Solisten des Englischen Nationalballetts, Francesco Gabriele Frola, gespielt, mit dem J. Dronina bereits auf B\u00fchnen in Toronto, London und anderen Teilen der Welt aufgetreten ist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (LNOBT) ballet company proudly announces the appointment of its new artistic director, esteemed ballerina Jurgita Dronina, who will gracefully retire from the stage this week. &#8220;We are thrilled to welcome to our theatre an exceptionally dynamic leader and gifted ballet artist, who has elevated Lithuania&#8217;s reputation on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":59419,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsroom"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59418"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59429,"href":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59418\/revisions\/59429"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}