Vika Ilyushkina - Acrobatic Sketch

Vika Ilyushkina & Maya Popova

Acrobatic Sketch, 2012

00:07:29, 16:9, HD MOV, 1920х1080

Wickedly absurdist video novella wich takes on the space of the bathtub of a communalapartment in St. Petersburg city as the metaphor for the simbolic connections we make, missand struggle through.The work is made in a creative tandem with Maya Popova, who plays the lead role andperforms the acrobatic solo in the bathroom. The male roles are improvised by students of theGerman Film Academy. The artist was interested in a performing component of the project andits transformation through editing.

Exhibited: 2015 “New from Ludwig Collection” Russian State Museum, St-Petersburg;2014“The Other Capital” NCCA , Moscow; 2015 “On My Way”Cultural Zone of the VenetianUniversity Ca’ Foscari, Venice, Italy.

Victoria Ilyushkina

Media-artist, curator, lives and works in St-Petersburg

Education

2001 Art History and Art Theory department of the Russian Academy of Art, St. Petersburg
2005 Pro Arte Institute, Foundation for Art and Culture, St. Petersburg, New Media Program

CYLAND Media ArtLab, St. Petersburg, curator of video programs
“S.Kuryokhin Award” ,St. Petersburg, exhibition curator and commete member
“Videoforma”, The International video program festival S. Kuryokhin’s Center, curator

Solo exhibitions

2015 “Lost Fragments”- exhibition, Taiga Space, St-Petersburg, Russia
2014 “ Not inTrendy”-exhibition, Gislaveds Konsthall, Sweden
2013 “Apple of my eye”-exhibition Art reflex Galery, St.Petersburg
2010 “Flash memories”- exhibition, Gallery Pfeister, Denmark
2009 “Inside i am dansing” – exhibition, Iragi gallery, Moscow
2009 “The third level”- media-installation, AL Gallery, St.Petersburg

Group exhibitions

Maneken 2015 “Urbi et Orbi”, the 6th Moscow Biennale Special Project, Museum Center of RGGU, Moscow

Acrobatic Sketch
2015 “Ludwig Collection” State Russian Museum, Marable Palace,St-Petersburg
2015 “On My Way” Parallel to the 56th International Art Exhibition, Ca’ Foscari Zattere,Venice,Italy
2014 “Another capital”- NCCA St-Peterburg brunch, Moscow
2014 festivals “Now and After”, Madrid; Media festival Krasnoyarsk

Nest
2014 Manifesta10 Parallel Program “The Other Home” , St. Petersburg, Russia
2014 “Russia contemporary exhibition”, Galerie Gmurzynska, Sweetzeland

Snowdrift
2013 videoprogram screening in frame exhibition Capital of Nowhere, A side event of the 55th Biennale of Contemporary Art, Università Ca’ Foscari,Venice, Italy
2012 Doppelganger -installation, Kiev, Shockolate House Museum
2011 Teetor – exhibition “Power of field”, St-Petersburg, Red Banner Factory
2011 Kitchen – exhibition “Dance”, Russian State Museum, St-Petersburg

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Maya Popova

Dancer, choreographer, teacher, lives and works St.-Petersburg, Russia

Education

1994-1999 – St.-Petersburg State Conservatory named by Rimskiy-Korsakov / Choreography Department
1991-1994 – Leningrad Regional College of Culture / Choreography Department

Teaching experience

2001 – 2014 – Vaganova Ballet Academy / Performing Department Contemporary Dance Technique, St.-Petersburg.
2007-2011 – Baltic Institute of Foreing Languages and Intercultural Cooperations/Theatre Arts Faculty, drama acting course by diretor Lev Ehrenburg , NeBDT Theatre, St.-Petersburg

Awards Contemporary Dance Technique and Improvisation

1994-1999 – winner of prises at the several competitions of young choreographers in St.-Petersburg and Petrozavodsk , Russia

Choreographer/dance piece

2010 ” Without a title” and ” My sorrow is light”, Rossiyanochka Dance Ensemble
2007 “Allegro “, Vaganova Ballet Academy , St-Petersburg
2006 – movement and dance – drama performance ” Na dne “, International Theatre Festival ” Meetings in Russia” and the Baltic House Theatre , St.-Petersburg

Video exhibitions

Maneken 2015 “Urbi et Orbi”, the 6th Moscow Biennale Special Project, Museum Center of RGGU, Moscow

Nest
2014 Manifesta10 Parallel Program “The Other Home” , St. Petersburg, Russia
2014 “Russia contemporary exhibition”, Galerie Gmurzynska, Sweetzeland

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