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ALEKSANDRA KONNIKOVA

Was born in Moscow in 1970.

Education
1991 - graduated from The State Music Academy as a music theatre actress
1992-1994 - attended �Classes of Expressive Body Movements�(teacher � Gennady Abramov) in Vasiliev�s theatre �School of Drama Art�.
Since 1995 - has been taking part in master-classes of contemporary dance techniques, improvisation and contact improvisation taught by different teachers and choreographers of Europe, USA and Canada, such as Zambrano, Simpson, Valtz, Gerge, Poelstra, Montero, Langedaik, Furukava, Veriller, Harvud, and others.

Artistic biography
1991-1992 - an actress of Moscow nonverbal theatre-studio �Steps�

1992-1999 � became a member of Abramov�s �Classes of Expressive Body Movements� troop in the �School of Dramatic Art� by Vasiliev, where she participated in creating and presenting of the following performances: �Persecutor�, �Barrier of individually�, �Between Seasons�, �Nota Bene�, �Come and go�, �Voice�, �Nonsense� and �Flock�.
The performance �Between Seasons� was successfully presented in Austria and in Daugavpils Festival in 1995. The performance �Flock� was presented in Germany and Italy.

Since 1995 - has been participating in different projects by Moscow underground musicians, artists and designers together with other dancers and performers, she collaborated with S.Letov, B.Berger, B.Gusev, Saira Blanch Theatre and others.

1998-2001 - participated as a dancer in Sasha Valtz Russian-German project �On the Earth�. The performance was presented in the first-rate contemporary dance festivals in Germany, France, Switzerland, Denmark and Holland.

1999 - became one of the founders of �PO.V.S.Tanze� Dance Company, where she still works as a dancer and choreographer.
(please see information about �PO.V.S.Tanze� dance company)

Since 2002 - has been collaborating with �Do-theatre� project �Bird�s Eye View� as a dancer and choreographer. The performance was presented in Saint Petersburg, cities of Germany, Italy and in Edinburgh festival in 2003.

2001- became an actress of Contemporary Drama Center of Kazantzev and Roschin. She acted in the play �Plasticine� (director-K.Serebryannikov). The performance was successfully presented in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, Khanty-Mansijsk, in different festivals in Holland, Germany, Yugoslavia, Slovakia, France.

2001 - a choreographer of the performance �Antigona� directed by V.Ageev in Pushkin�s Theatre.

2002 - acts in solo improvisation performances in Moscow and improvisation festivals in Odessa and Kiev.
September of 2002 - organized the Festival of Dance Improvisation and Performance �Perfest� in Moscow.

2003 she was a choreographer of the drama performance �The Twelfth Night� by D.Donnelan in the framework of the �Theatrical Confederation� project.

2004 � organized the Festival of Dance Improvisation and Performance �Perfest 2� in Moscow;
Was a choreographer of the drama performance �Representing a victim � ( director K. Serebryannikov, Moscow Art Theater);
Participated in � Two way traffic� research project as a moderator and dancer.The project took place in august 2004 in Moscow and in September 2004 in New-York.

Made the dance performance �Ibo Bo� in collaboration with Albert Albert (�282. Moscow � Yaroslavl� project with dancers of Yaroslavl dance company �Graffiti�). The premier took place in Yaroslavl during the international dance festival �Art of Movement� in august 2004.

2005 � Made the dance performance �Musimu wa tano� (fifth season) in collaboration with Albert Albert in Nairobi, Kenya ( Dance Traffic project of The Center for International Theatre Development (Russia/USA/East Africa).

2006- Made the dance performance �White Donkey�s dreaming� (for children and there parents) in collaboration with Albert Albert for Theater of Nation (Moscow).
Participated in the Springdance Dialogs project in Utrecht (Holland).
Made the dance performance �Past continuous� in collaboration with Albert for the DialogDance company in Kostroma (Russia)
 

Teaching experience
1999-2000 - a teacher of movement research in the �School Of Drama Art�.
2001-2002 - a teacher of contemporary dance in �Vortex� dance theatre in Moscow.
2001-2007 - taught contemporary dance at TSEH Summer School in Moscow
Since 2000 �has been teaching master-classes of improvisation and contemporary dance techniques in Moscow, Kiev, Yekaterinburg, Riga , Rotterdam, St-Petersburg, Samara, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Krasnoyarsk, Salzburg, Kirov.