Hi, my name is Elena (Lena). I am a contemporary dance artist and a researcher.

Contact me:

[email protected]

Telegram @el_pog

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ph: Julia Kutienko

As a researcher I focus on stage and performative corporeality: body image and the dynamics of bodily presence in the history of art, musical theatre, dance, performance art, and pop culture. As an artist, I explore interdisciplinary approaches and use bodily practices as a key to recognising other media. As a dance educator, I work primarily with children.

I am based in Frankfurt, Germany.

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**Abonement, online lectures on art and culture in Russian — author and project manager

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Works

Background

My movement experience began in sports. I did rhythmic gymnastics as a child and was quite successful as an athlete. At 14 I started to dance. My movement history includes ballet, folk and variety dance, ballroom dance, character dance, jazz, and contemporary dance. Now I am also a dance critic, learning human sciences, arts, music, and dance theory. I work as a dance teacher with kids and continue to develop myself as an artist.

Education

2023-present — University of Music and Performing Arts Frankfurt am Main (HFMDK), MA CoDE (Contemporary dance education)

2020-2022 — Liberal Arts and Sciences department (Smolny College) of St. Petersburg University, Musical Criticism program (MA)

2016-2020 — Vaganova Ballet Academy, Teaching department, The Art of Choreography program (BA)

Contacts

[email protected]

Telegram @el_pog

CV ELENA POGORELOVA full.pdf

CV ELENA POGORELOVA one page.pdf