Agnese Vanaga

Series of the interdisciplinary shows were presented at the Culture centre Castorera in Buenos Aires during the month of June 2010 where Agnese made TAP dance performances together with music band Il Bambini.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySmZLkXmWmA

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.