Born in 1977 in Klaipėda. Dancer, dance pedagogue, choreographer, creator and promoter of contemporary dance, director of Sheiko Dance Theatre (formerly Dance Theatre PADI DAPI Fish), guest lecturer at the Faculty of Arts of Klaipėda University (since 2018 - Klaipėda Faculty of Arts of the LAMT), guest lecturer at the Finnish Academy of Arts in Turku, one of the organisers of the international contemporary art festival PlaRtforma, and a winner of the "Golden Stage Cross".
She holds a Bachelor's degree in Choreography from the Faculty of Arts of Klaipėda University and a Master's degree in Theatre Studies from the Faculty of Humanities. In 2005 she graduated from Codarts Dance Academy in Rotterdam (Netherlands).
He has created over 30 different dance performances, compositions, dance operas, dance projects for children in Lithuania and abroad. She choreographs for operas, drama productions, musicals. Collaborates with artists of other genres. Agnija's works are distinguished by interdisciplinarity, recognizable aesthetics, sensitive social themes and variety of forms. She lives and works in Klaipėda.
Awards:
2009 Golden Stage Cross (for the debut of the opera Isadora), Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania;
2009 Young Creator Award, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania;
2012 "Thanksgiving Mask" as the best choreographer of the city of Klaipėda in 2012 (for choreography in the dance opera "Dykra");
The best artist of Klaipėda in 2012 (on the occasion of the International Culture Day, when Klaipėda traditionally honours the most meritorious cultural workers);
2012 Golden Stage Cross (for the choreography of the performance "Aikštelėje laisvų vietas nėra") Lithuanian Ministry of Culture;
2015 Boris Dauguvitis Earring - for the contemporary dance and sound performance-excursion "Travelling Churches. Klaipėda / Memel" (Dance Theatre PADI DAPI Fish) for the direction and choreography;
2020 Government Prize for Culture and Art.
