Agnese Vanaga

Latvijas Kultūras Akadēmija has invited professionals Agnese Vanaga and Hugo Mastrolorenzo as professors and choreographers of tango dance to be a part of the higher educational program for contemporary dance performers and choreographers.

With the aim of giving intensive workshop of the tango dance (of the Master Method) and directing theatrical dance piece for the dance department students of the mentioned institution having tango as a leading idea of the work. The dance piece had its premiere on the small stage of “Daile” theater in Riga, Latvia on 24th and 26th of October, 2009 and was directed by the choreographers mentioned above Agnese Vanaga and Hugo Mastrolorenzo.

The mentioned activities could be carried out thanks to the financial support of Valsts Kultūrkapitāla fonds where both projects (educational and of the dance piece) were presented by the mentioned professionals and approved by the jury of the foundation.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMmBI7_DMa4

Fotos: http://easyget.lv/foto/gallery/2187/

CURRICULUM

Agnese has obtained BA degree in arts from the Cultural Academy of Latvia. Besides she has studied acrobatic gymnastics, folk dances, contemporary and jazz dance, choreography, tango dance, tap and aerial dance, as well as attended piano and singing lessons.

She obtained a Masters´ degree in dance with her thesis and the piece “Story from The Lullaby” (which was staged in many international halls) from the Theatre Academy of Finland. She has also attended advanced seminars and residencies in the Dance Web Viena, University of Dance.

She has been granted over 20 scholarships and awards as choreographer and performer among which the most important were: Soros Foundation, Latvian Culture Foundation, Consulate of Northern Countries, among others.

She took part in several productions with works of her own, both nationally and internationally.

Cooperative projects:

SOMBRAS QUE SE ALARGAN (with Hugo Mastrolorenzo)

PACK (with Juan Onofri Barbato)

TANGO MISTERIOSA PASION (with Hugo Mastrolorenzo)

As performer:

10y10danza, Spain

Kekäläinen & Compañía, Finland.

Fura del Baus, Spain.

Olga Zitluhina´s Company of Contemporary Dance, Latvia.

Latvian National Opera.

Collaborations and short-term projects:

With David Zambrano, Bettina Holzhausen, Hicole Caccivio. Also, commercial productions with rock band “Modern Talking”, rock musical comedy “Faust Deus Ex Machina”, several projects with “Cuerda Contenidos y producciones aéreos” and with Fuerza Bruta for the Argentinean Bicentennial parade.

She is currently working on independent projects in the areas of teaching, interpretation and direction in different genres of dance, such as aerial dance, tango, and contemporary partnerwork.