In the 1970s, while the Soviet ideological watchdogs kept a stern eye on people's desire to sing, dance, and move, there were some who managed to find a way. In 1956 Roberts Ligers had founded the Riga Pantomime, and his pupil Ansis Rūtentāls continued with the Theatre of Movement, staging, for example, Imants Kalniņš' 4th Symphony. Rūtentāls group modestly called themselves “pantomime” –to pull wool over the eyes of Soviet functionaries overseeing the cultural scene – but just by expressing emotion through movement, they showed the public that a person is more than just a cog in the Soviet machinery. The mimes of the Theatre of Movement nourished their audience through a code of gesture, body movement, looks and glances, reminding them that a person’s spirit can remain free, unbening and proud. Movement became coded language. The Theatre of Movement still speaks to its audiences with great eloquence. Rūtentāls' mimes are not professional artists -- they are simply young people with a feel for what is going on in the society around them.