Visual and performance artist from Estonia, now located in England.
Contact Details: Brighton bn29zb Queens Park Rd. T. 07834384739
Date of Birth : 04.02.1981
Email : staruha81@mail.ru
Website address : www.aniapsenitsnikova.wordpress.com
Education:
Kesklinna Gimnasium (Estonia) : secondary education 1988-1999
Narva School of Music. Piano and classical guitar (Estonia) : 1995-2000 (Diploma in music)
University of Humanitarian Education in St Petersburg (Russia) : Philology.2000-2003 (Diploma in English Philology)
Runov linguistics School.2002 (Diploma in Russian Grammar,and teaching Russian for foreigners)
Physical theater School.2004
Fareham College .Art and Design Foundation. (England) : 2007-2008 (Award : diploma foundation studies)
University of Brighton : College of Art : Performance Art, dance and visual art 2008- 2011 ( 1st Diploma)
History:
2004 she was study physical theatre
2005 she took part in workshops with the “Inbetween Butoh Dance Company”, changing her understanding of the body through the discovery of
Butoh.
2005-2006 she performed in Estonia,Russia Finland, Sweden.
2006-2008 she was working intensively with several butoh
dancers: Masaki Iwana, Moeno Wakamatsu and Daisuke Yoshimoto, she has
performed in Normandy, Paris and Rome, both independently and within
the frame of the workshops.
During 2008 she completed the art, design and media course in Fareham, England and started Visual art in Dance course at University of Brighton.
In 2008-2009 she taught intensive Butoh and physical theater workshops in “The Garden”(Russia)
In 2008 she worked with dancers Marianela Leon and Adrian Shephard and together they created four performances: “Choutko” ( presented in The Basement,Brighton) and Istar (performed in Paris,Brighton and Madrid).Their duet with Marianela Leon “Cherno- beloe “ performed at International Festival Of Contemporary Art in St.Petersburg , Maneze (Russia),and multimedia performance “3 Frescoes” in Gallery Of Experimental Sound”(St. Petersburg, Russia).
In 2009 she performed two her multimedia projects including ”Tale for Bo” on International Biennial Dialogues (St Petersburg. Manege.)
in 2010-2011 she been working in collaboration with Andre Borges and performed on International Festival of Experimental Arts(St Petersburg. Manege)with sitesensitive performance in two parts “Shards”, and another site -sensitive Dance piece in two parts” Other than I” been shown in Brighton ( University of Brighton DS)
She continue work in collaboration with this very inspiring sound artist, and currently they developing a new sound and movement based piece “ Tьма вещей”
Her main interest is Butoh and improvisation: a unique and magical tradition to live
and act in the present, allowing spontaneity in life, and in the words of Tatsumi Hijikata ‘to watch
from the perspective of an animal, an insect, inanimate objects…value
everything.’
Films;
Through The Window (video/animation/sculpture/painting) 2007: 12 min
My Autumn (video/ animation) 2008
Rondo 2009
Fragile 2009
See you tomorrow 2009
Falling (video installation) 2010
