The twelve days of Latvija: Day 9, Dance grand performance “Our fathers’ piers”

Deju Lieluzvedums Tēvu laipas

 

14,764 dancers

 

Four shows in two days
 

 

30 songs

 

 

 

603 dance troupes

 

“Our figures are like fine vessels, with which time carries the past over to the future. The blood that flows in our veins forms a pier or bridge cast by our fathers into the future. The languages that flow together in our language are bridges back to our origins.” –Inga Ābele

 

 

For a taste of what it was like to be there live: