MANAGEMENT

DA "AUSTRIS" artistic director

ELITA TREILONE

Elite joined "Austris" in 1997, taking over as head of the dance group from longtime group leader Janis Upitis. Until then, Elita actively danced in the Folk Dance ensemble “Līgo” and worked as a teacher-coach in the Folk Dance ensemble “Ačkups” for which today she is also artistic director. She is currently performing both directorial and teacher-coach duties in "Austris", thus ensuring a full process of top-quality preparation before dancers step on stage to show their skills. Elita can turn almost anyone into a dancer, as long as the interest is also from the dancer himself. She inspires with her love for the Latvian folk dance and her ability to perfectly show any dance step that the dancers themselves can't always do.

DA "AUSTRIS" repetitors

RŪDOLFS CĪRULIS

Rūdolfs Austra saimei kā dejotājs pievienojās 2011.gadā, uzsākot mācības Rīgas Būvniecības koledžas arhitektu programmā. 13 gadi ansamblī tika pavadīti uz skatuves, reizē iegūstot arī teorētiskas zināšanas par latviešu tautas skatuvisko deju un horeogrāfiju, taču no 2024.gada Rūdolfs savu darbību ansamblī turpinājis kā repetitors. Ar savu ieguldījumu Rūdolfs ne tikai nodrošina dejotāju sagatavotību kā koncertos, tā skatēs, noslīpējot katra dejotāja kustību līdz pēdējai niansei, bet arī ar savām jaunrades dejām izraibina un bagātina Austra deju repertuāru.

DA "AUSTRIS" principal accompanist

VERA VOLKOLAKOVA

Vera, or Veriņa, as she's already fondly used to being called dancers, joined Austris in 1998 and has been an integral part of the collective ever since. Not only does the principal accompanist cope excellently with the music of the folk dance repertoire, providing quality preparation for concerts and shows, but she also delights the dancers in training hours. Dancers have particularly loved Verina piano for longer stretch pauses as she brilliantly selects some well-known songs for everyone, with everyone providing a flight of thoughts.