Five Skins is a nonprofit interdisciplinary arts organization combining classical performance with other art forms. We specialize in non-traditional performances incorporating theatre and dance, curated live film scores, and original film productions. Our music extends beyond the classical repertoire into free improvisation and folk music.

Our name is inspired by the architect, ecologist and painter Friedensreich Hundertwasser. It represents the five layers of being that connect us every day: our skin, clothing, home and family, society and the Earth itself. 

Five Skins was founded in 2019 by co-artistic directors Daniel Goldblum and Dominyka Šeibok. Daniel is a bassoonist, composer and filmmaker, and Dominyka is a flutist, dancer and painter. Both are accomplished instrumentalists who seek to expand the boundaries of traditional performance practice while honoring their musical heritage and outstanding artworks of the past. As educators, they work with the Crescendo Summer Institute in Hungary, the HOLA Intergenerational Orchestra, and Sierra Canyon School to nurture the creative development of their communities in Los Angeles and abroad. Their upcoming productions include a live silent film score for the Wende Museum of the Cold War, and a live film about Hundertwasser and green architecture across cultures. They’ve collaborated previously with the American Cinematheque, the Pico Union Project, the American Institute of Architects, and the Hundertwasser Foundation.

Dominyka Šeibok

Dominyka is a Lithuanian flutist based in Los Angeles. She was awarded first prize at the International Juozas Pakalnis Competition, and received a Presidential Honor from the Republic of Lithuania for artistic distinction. As a teacher she works with Hearts of Los Angeles Intergenerational Orchestra. Dominyka earned her Bachelor’s degree at Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, received her Master’s from the Hochschule der Künste Bern with Christian Studler and went on to hold the Solo Flute position with the Szczecin Philharmonic in Poland. She has performed with the Neue Philharmonie München, the International Orchestral Institute Attergau (a Vienna Philharmonic project), and at the Giorgio Cini Foundation in Venice. Her playing can be heard on the SRF Radiostudio Zürich label in Des Knaben Wunderhorn with conductor Graziella Contratto.

Our Mission

• To expand the creative boundaries of classical performance 

• To create immersive productions where artistic disciplines intersect 

• To nurture a more open society through arts education 

• To create bridges across cultures 

• To discover new means of expression through interdisciplinary practice

Daniel Goldblum

Daniel is a bassoonist, filmmaker and educator in Los Angeles, his hometown. As a Teaching Artist he works with Youth Orchestra Los Angeles, the L.A. Philharmonic’s El Sistema-modeled program, and the HOLA Intergenerational Orchestra, and was the Woodwind Lab Director at Bard College Conservatory. As a performer he’s appeared with the Moritzburg, Sarasota and Bowdoin Music Festivals, the American Youth Symphony, The Orchestra Now, and the Neue Philharmonie München, with performances at Carnegie Hall, the Musikverein in Vienna, Herkulesaal in Munich, the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. He holds degrees from Bard College Conservatory, the Manhattan School of Music, and the University of Michigan, with non-degree studies at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna. His Bassoon Rap screened at the NYC Independent Film Festival, and his short film Dodo's Birth screened at the Sound of Silent Film Festival Chicago.