A Little Something About Me

Born: 05.02.1976 – Arkhangelsk, Russia.

Education: 1995 - 1998 Russia, Arkhangelsk College of Culture & Art. Profession: Choreographer

Work/collaboration with companies:

17.08 - 15.10.2000 ALEFdanzaateatro Produzione, choreographer Rossella Fiumi, Orvieto (Italy), perfromance "Buongiorno signori". Premiere and shows in the Theatre Vascello, Roma (Italy).
04.09 - 25.10.2001 ALEFdanzaateatro Produzione, choreografer Rossella Fiumi, Orvieto (Italy), perfrormance "Belonging to the body".
06.08 - 26.08 / 30.10 - 16.11.2001 Theatre Kinetik, Moscow, choreographer Alexander Pepeljaev, performance "There where jasmine never stops blossoming".
26.10 - 16.12.2002 ALEFdanzaateatro Produzione, choreographer Rossella Fiumi, Orvieto (Italy), performance “Dramma Involontario”. Premiere and shows in the Theatre Mancinelli, Orvieto.
06.02 - 14.04.2003 Performance “Adam & Adam”. Idea, choreography and dance from Nikolay Shchetnev and Benno Voorham / LAVA-Dansproduktion
18.07 - 30.07.2005 Dance Construction Company (USA), Maida Withers. Work in progress “Thresholds Crossed” in Moscow, Russia.
01.04 - 30.04.2006 Dance Construction Company (USA), rehearsal and premiere of “Thresholds Crossed” in Washington DC, USA.
Since December 2006 until now employ in Samovarteateret, Kirkenes, Norway.
25.04 / 31.04.2007 Russian premiere of “Thresholds Crossed” in Moscow and Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
2008 - 2009 “Touching point”, Barents dance project by Stellaris Dance Theatre (NO) and Flow Production (FIN).
2013 - 2015 “Whispers by the pearly gates ”, Barents dance project by Stellaris Dance Theatre (NO).

Workshops participation:

9 - 16.03.1999 - Theater "Forest House", contact improvisation, S. Petersburg, Russia.
12 - 16.07.1999 - Bill Yang & Dancers (USA), contact improvisation, S. Petersburg, Russia.
16 - 26.11.1999 - Benno Voorham (Sweden/Holand), contact improvisation, Moscow, Russia.
09 - 26.03.2000 - Ezster Gal (Hungary/Holland), contact improvisation, S. Petersburg, Russia.
29.07 - 02.08.2003 - Ashtanga yoga, Mammu Rankanen, Full Moon Dance Festival, Pyhajarvi, Finland.
30.08 - 19.09.2004 – Mobile Academy: Berlin – project by Hannah Hurtzig and Hebbel am Ufer, Germany.

Festivals/projects:

28.12.99 - 03.01.2000 "Millenium" project, Haparanda (Sweden) & Tornio (Finland).
19 - 29.05.2000 "Impuls" Contemporary dance Festival in Kishinev (Moldova).
18 - 20.12.2000 "Exersice" Festival in S. Petersburg, Russia.
25,27.05.2001 Solo evening in NUKU Theatre, Oulu, Finnland. Support by Nordic Counsil of Ministers.
20 - 26.06.2001 "Finish Dance Week" in S. Petersburg, Russia.
27 - 29.10.2001 "Impuls" Festival in Kishinev, Moldova.
14 - 15.12.2001 Platform for russian dance-theatres in Moscow, Russia.
(Rencontres Choregraphiques Internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis).
1 - 3.03.2002 Dance Baltic Platform in Tallinn, Estonia.
1 - 6.07.2002 Art Festival in Ytterjarna, south Stockholm, Sweden. Support by Sweden Institute.
17 - 20.07.2002 Festival Paris Quartier d'Ete/ Sol.East, France. Support by Centre national de la danse/ Theorem/
18.08.2002 - Wiepersdorfer Sommerfest, Germany.
24,25.08.2002 Internationales Tanzfest Berlin/ Sol.East, Germany. Support by Tanz in August / Hebbel Theatre Berlin / Theorem / Centre national de la danse/.
6.11.2002 – Alefdanzaateatro presentation in Orvieo, Italia.
18.04 - 27.04.2003 Festival in Kishinev, Moldova/ gender project.
29.04 - 3.05.2003 Festival in Viljandi, Estonia / gender project.
6.06 - 13.06.2003 Barents project “Migration”, Kirkenes, Norway.
28.07 - 2.08.2003 Full Moon Dance Festival, Pyhajarvi, Finland.
15 - 25.09.2003 Festival in Kishinev, Moldova.
22 - 24.01.2004 "Barents spektakel" festival in Kirkenes, Norway.
27 - 29.04.2004 IV-international Festival “TanzTranzit” in Kalinigrad, Russia.
19 - 31.05.2004 Nordic Improvisation Meeting/ Festival in Stockholm/ Sweden. With support from Nordic Council of Ministers.
1 - 10.07.2004 VI International dance festival "OPEN LOOK" in S. Petersburg / performance “Adam&Adam”.
16 - 23.07.2004 Summer Festival “SOLOSPHERE”, ArtAngar Center/ Solovki Islands, White Sea, Northwest Russia.
14 - 22.08.2004 Second Summer lab with Lisa Torun in Malmo/ Sweden. Organized by Dansstation.
10 - 19.11.2004 Festival "Kino-Dance" in S.Petersburg, Russia. Organized by "Kannon Dance" and "Pro Arte".
1 - 12.12.2004 10TH INTERNATIONAL IMPROVISATION PLUS+ FESTIVAL TENTH ANNIVERSARY SEASON/ Washington DC/ USA/ with support Ford Found in Moscow.
13.01 - 8.02.2005 Production “Traces in the snow” with Samovarteateret during festival “Barents Spektakel” in Kirkenes, Norway. Organized by "Pikene pa Broen".
8 - 12.04.2005 IV international festival of contemporary dance, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraina.
13 - 16.04.2005 V international festival of contemporary dance «Isadora», Krasnoyarsk.
20 - 23.04.2005 competition of young choreographers, organizers Kannon Dance, participation as performer in guest program, teacher, jury (S.Petersburg, Russia).
30.05 - 5.06.2005 Zip festival of improvisation and live performing art, Orvieto/Italy.
28.06 - 4.07.2005 Festival “Moskovskoe Deistvo 2005”, Moscow, Russia.
10.08 - 10.09.2005 Artists in residents, Berlin/ Germany with support of DAAD and Akademie der Kunste.
18 - 24.09.2005 presentation of work in progress “Cheap life/ Berlin” in Tallinn/ Estonia with support of Kanuti Gildi Saal, DAAD, THEOREM.
1 - 4.12.2005 Festival of russian contemporary dance theatres TSEH, Moscow/ Russia.
13.01 - 5.02.2006 Festival "Barents Spektakel", Kirkenes, Norway.
1 - 24.04.2006 rehearsal and premiere of “Thresholds crossed” russian-american project with choreographer Maida Withers in Washington DC/ USA.
27.04 - 3.05.2006 VI international festival “Isadora” in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
11, 12.06.2006 – XVIII international festival TANEC PRAHA/ Czech Republic.
2 - 8.07.2006 VIII international festival "OPEN LOOK" in S.Petersburg, Russia. “Empier” - Research project by Takako Suzuki (Germany).
15 - 23.07.2006 International Contact Improvisation and Performance Festival in Moscow, Russia.

Conference participation:

2 - 11.07.1999 The First Russian Conference "Dance movement Therapy", Moscow, Russia. Support by Open Society Institute.
6 - 14.07.2000 15th European Contact Improvisation Teacher Exchange in Budapest, Hungary.
28.06 - 1.07.2001 The Second Russian Conference "Dance movement Therapy", Moscow, Russia.
8 - 16.07.2002 17th European Contact Improvisation Teacher Exchange in Stockholm, Sweden. Support by Swedish Institute.
22 - 25.04.2004 Swedish Dance Biennial in Malmo. Support by Sweden Institute and Dansstationen.

13.09.2005 - “THE CULTURAL POLICY IN THE BARENTS REGION ”A CO-OPERATION WITH THE NORDIC COUNCIL of MINISTERS. Murmansk/ Russia.
14 - 19.03.2006 First meeting of russian teachers of contact improvisation in Moscow/ Russia.

Teaching:

14 - 18.05.2001 Sininen Vertlas (Helsinki/ Finland), cooperation with Pierre Seraphin. Support by Nordic Counsil of Ministers/ Sleipnir.
21 - 25.05.2001 Oulu Dance Center (Oulu/ Finland), cooperation with Pirjo Yli-Maunula. Support by Nordic Counsil of Ministers/ Sleipnir.
9.02 - 9.03.2003 Sverigefinska folkhogskolan (Haparanda/Sweden), cooperation with Benno Voorham/ Lava Dansproduktion. Support by Nordic Counsil of Ministers/ Sleipnir and Dans i Nord company/ Maria Ryden.
2 - 7.08.2004 Summer School of contemporary dance TSEH in Moscow, Russia.
18 - 22.04.2005 workshop during competition of young choreographers in Kannon Dance Company, S. Petersburg/ Russia.
18 - 30.07.2005 Summer School of contemporary dance "TSEH" in Moscow, Russia.
27.04 - 3.05.2006 Festival “Isadora” in Krasnoyarsk/ Russia.

Own solo pieces:

1999 - “A Chrysalis”
2000 – “Grammar of a fine suit”
2001 – “In silence”
2004 – “My picture vanished”

Dance movies:

Dance award:

2004 - Selected as one of four candidates for Dance to participate the programme’s second cycle of the Rolex Mentor and Protege Arts Initiative, Geneva, Switzerland.