Anton Ovchinnikov

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Anton Ovchinnikov is a multidisciplinary artist and culture manager. He works as a choreographer, performer, composer, lecturer, and organizer of the annual international dance festival Zelyonka Space UP in Kyiv. Since 2008, he is the artistic director of the Black O!Range dance production company. The company was recognised as one of the most original dance projects in Ukraine. In 2015, Ovchinnikov co-founded the All-Ukrainian Association Contemporary Dance Platform, for which he acts as president. The association’s main objectives are to support young Ukrainian choreographers, integrate contemporary dance into the modern cultural life of Ukraine and establish a national center of contemporary dance. Between 2016 and 2021, Anton Ovchinnikov presented solo performances and created five multidisciplinary projects. In 2017, he was a fellow of CEC ArtsLink Residency in the US. Since 2018, Anton Ovchinnikov is a member of the expert panel of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation. Since February 2022, the UA Contemporary Dance Platform has been managing two international projects: Let the Body Speak – both an ongoing collection of dance videos created by Ukrainian choreographers during the war and an educational programme by the British dance center The Place – as well as Living Archive Ukraine, a project in collaboration with a choreographic AI tool developed specifically for Wayne McGregor with Google Arts and Culture Lab.