Moving Identities: ANART (DK)
As part of Moving Identities, the artist group ANART from Copenhagen explores the effects on nature and sustainability in the context of war, with a focus on the war and the destruction of the environment in Ukraine.
ANART consists of 4 dancers and a sound artist. The founding of the collective goes back to the production “Flowers also cry” by Anastasia Krasnoshchoka. This documentary dance piece shed light on the life experiences of Ukrainian women in the midst of the conflict, made their voices audible and campaigned for justice.
28.03. in a joint Open Studio ANART and Las Sistahs (ES) will provide insights into their research.
ANART was selected as an artist group from Denmark for the Moving Identities residency program 2024-2025. More about Moving Identities
Prof. Rita Aozane Bilibio accompanies the residency of ANART as a local host artist. She supports the residency process through exchange and feedback.
Prof. Rita Aozane Bilibio is Professor of Contemporary Dance at the Palucca University of Dance Dresden. Born in Brazil, she studied dance with Jussara Miranda and worked as a dancer with Muovere Cia de Dança. In 1998, she moved to Germany to continue her dance studies at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen. After completing her studies, she worked as a freelance dancer with various choreographers in Germany from 2002 to 2013, including Pina Bausch (2004) and Sasha Waltz (2002-2009). In 2006, a scholarship from the Kunststiftung NRW allowed her to gain deeper insights into the works of Wim Vandekeybus, William Forsythe, and Alejandro Ahmed as a dancer. From 2007 to 2013, she also worked as a freelance choreographer in collaboration with Damian Gmür and as a freelance teacher of contemporary dance at various dance institutions, companies and universities. In 2013, she was appointed professor of contemporary dance at the Palucca University of Dance in Dresden, where she continues to work today.
Lúa Mayenco Cardenal is a dancer, choreographer, educator and graphic artist. After graduating with honors from the Carmen Amaya Dance Conservatory (Madrid), Mayenco Cardenal moved to New York City to begin her Bachelor of Fine Arts at The Juilliard School. In the Spring of 2020, she became the first Spanish dancer to graduate from this institution and was one of six recipients of the Juilliard Career Advancement Grants in the class of 2020. In August of the same year, Lúa moved to Copenhagen to join Danish Dance Theatre and launch her professional career in Europe. During her time with the company, she has performed nationally and internally the works of renowned choreographers as Ina Christel Johannessen, Roy Assaf, Marie Topp, Fernando Melo, Dorotea Saykaly and Marina Mascarell among others. After closing her fourth season with DDT, Mayenco Cardenal now begins her freelance career from the Danish capital, exploring new ways of developing, connecting and sharing through movement.
Karl Chueiri Heding is a Brazilian-born composer, sound artist & technician currently living in Copenhagen, Denmark. Navigating at the intersection of Art & Technology, often using software programming environments to design custom interactive systems for compositions, performances and installations. Chueiri Heding currently works as a sound designer and technician for theatre and other performing arts.
Maria Solei: Born in Estonia in 2000 and raised between Tallinn and Barcelona. Solei is a dance artist who sees her field as a strong medium for freedom of expression and a uniquely abstract way to connect on important topics. She began her training at The Estonian Dance Academy and pursued filmmaking at Collegium Educationis Revaliae, subsequently dancing with ETA Kompanii for two seasons. In 2020, she commenced her studies at CCDS in Copenhagen, while collaborating with international collectives like Taikabox, Copenhagen International Arts Collective, Dansverkstæðið, and e-lektron. Recently, she performed in “Flowers Also Cry,” by Anastasia Krasnoshchoka which won the European Charlemagne Youth Prize in Denmark, and was nominated for The Best Dance Performance of the Year at the Estonian Theatre Award for “Body Of Dreams.” Maria Solei finds inspiration in refreshing and surprising details, which is why traveling and experiencing different cultures, stories, and forms of nature is one of her priorities on this journey.
Natalie Cox (US/DK) is a contemporary dance artist currently based in Copenhagen. Originally from Los Angeles, CA, she began her dance education at Degas Dance Studio followed by her attendance at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. After high school, she attended the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University and eventually Copenhagen Contemporary Dance School. Following graduation, she continued on to choreograph her own work, teach, and act for film. Most recently she performed in Anastasiia Krasnoshchoka’s work “Flowers Also Cry”, which has now been presented in Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. Artistically, Cox is interested in utilizing her physicality, and is constantly trying to challenge her habits and tendencies. She loves to tell narratives, and to represent matters that are important to her. For her, dance is inherently political, and can be employed as a powerful tool to embody and give voice to critical issues.
Anastasia Krasnoshchoka is a Ukrainian choreographer and dancer living in Denmark. After training at the Copenhagen Contemporary Dance School, she studied dance and completed a PhD in laser diode lighting. Combining art and activism, she creates haunting, emotionally powerful performances in which she uses improvisation to address social and political issues. Her debut work “Flowers Also Cry” is a documentary ode to women in wartime. It premiered in Copenhagen in September 2023, won the European Charlemagne Youth Prize and successfully toured Scandinavia.
