ULNA is a contemporary dance theater where creativity blends with sensitivity, and movement becomes a language of connection. It is an open space for experimentation, education, and the interaction of different art forms. The company was founded in 2020 and is led by Indrė Puišytė Šidlauskienė.

ULNA brings together professional dancers and creators from various artistic fields, creating performances for both traditional stages and unconventional spaces, and organizing dance tours and educational programs for participants of all ages and needs. It pays special attention to the inclusion of people with disabilities in artistic processes, seeking a language that every body can understand—regardless of its experience or limitations.

Its activities are based on collaboration with organizations, communities, and social groups—aiming to create art that fosters dialogue, closeness, and social inclusion, and serving as a platform for young choreographers and dancers that encourages artistic initiatives and creative boldness.

ULNA’s repertoire consists of performances for adults, children, and people with disabilities. The company actively tours and presents its performances in Lithuania and abroad. In 2024, it premiered “IŠ TYLOS” during the Lithuanian Season in France, in the city of Chambery.

ULNA was recognized:

2023 Kaunas professional theater awards FORTŪNA DIPLOMAS for directing the performance “Interactive experiential dance performance RIBOS” to Indrė Puišytė-Šidlauskienė, ULNA dance troupe.

2023 Kaunas professional theater awards FORTŪNA DIPLOMAS For directing the performance “Dance performance – excursion STEP BY STEP” Indrė Puišytė-Šidlauskienė, ULNA dance troupe.

2022 Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania for educational creative activities to Indrė Puišytė-Šidlauskienė.

2022 Kaunas professional theater awards FORTŪNA DIPLOMAS to the creative team of “PinoKeys movement”, director Indrė Puišytė-Šidlauskienė and ULNA dance troupe.

ULNA believes in dance that unites.

Dance for everyone.

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Founder of ULNA Indrė Puišytė–Šidlauskienė – choreographer, dancer, dance teacher, dance discipline lecturer, organizer of educational programs and initiator of projects, who is always open to the disciplines of art and culture and their syntheses. Her biography boasts of numerous interdisciplinary projects that united artists from different fields and were carried out both on theatre stages and in non‐traditional spaces. In her work, Indrė focuses a lot on exploring new forms, feeling and understanding the body; during her movement activities, she includes people with different physical abilities, and also organises and hosts social‐educational programmes. She connects a variety of different artistic genres and forms in her creations.