As part of the 30th International Baltic Ballet Festival, the American jazz dance company Giordano Dance Chicago presents Gershwin in B, a dance show that invites us on an emotionally intense journey to the world of jazz, pairing the classical legacy of George Gershwin’s music with dynamic and innovative choreography, revealing a new take on the American Dream.

Giordano Dance Chicago, America's original jazz dance company, is a truly iconic American cultural institution. From the beginnings of the dance school opened by the founder Gus Giordano in Evanston to the Chicago-based world-class dance company it is today, Giordano Dance Chicago boasts over half a century’s worth of experience and countless performances in every part of the world (28 countries, 47 American states, over 1300 cities).

Giordano Dance Chicago radiates beauty and animates the world with profound emotions, creating innovative jazz choreography and introducing global audiences to this American genre of dance, so meaningful for its country of origin. The dance company offers a universal life-affirming experience: dance that is simultaneously powerful, passionate, elegant and solemn.

Visiting Latvia for guest performances in Cēsis, GDC is bringing their Gershwin in B dance production, a show based on the definition of rhapsody as perceived by the legendary American composer George Gershwin: a freeform composition characterised by ecstatic mood and intensity. The dancers conjure up a special world of their own on the stage, opening up a vast range of emotions: desperation, passion, fervour and daring, all part of the human life experience.