Totem Dance is a company that includes a dance troupe, a contemporary dance school and a team of festival program organizers. We invite independent professionals in the field of contemporary art to create joint projects.

Projects we participated in:

Performances:

2011
• "Tetra", choreographed by Kristina Shishkareva
2012
• "The Door", choreographed by Kristina Shishkareva
2013
• "10", choreographer Yaroslav Kainar
• "Applause of polite spectators", choreographer Kristina Shishkareva to music by M. Ravel
• "Tea Party", choreographer Olga Labovkina
2014
• "Tolerance", choreographed by Kristina Shishkareva with Rayz
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• " Fobos ", director and choreographer Kristina Shishkareva, lyrics by A. Mihed
2015
• "Holy Spring", choreographer Kristina Shishkareva, music by I. Stravinsky, lyrics by A. Mikhed
• "Terribly Loud Extremely Close", choreographed by Alyona Snezhik, based on the work of JS Foer
• Performance "Special Moment", choreographers Alyona Vertegel and Anastasia Rembetska
• "Game Zone", choreographer Anton Safonov
• Representative performance "Cube" (as a result of the Ukrainian-Israeli project with choreographer E. Zoa)
• Ukrainian-Spanish project - Adur performance, choreographer HA Alyue
• "Not about love", choreographer Irina Plotnikova
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• " Please stay where you are, "choreographer Olga Labovkina
2016
• "Syndrome of the Lost Zygote", choreographed by Kristina Shishkareva, based on the work of KP Estes "The One Who Runs with Wolves"
• Ukrainian-Spanish project performance "Between Us", choreographer Chevy Muradai
• "IceDora", choreographed by Irina Plotnikova
2017
• "Komunalka", choreographer Irina Plotnkova
• "Hanger", choreographed by Yaroslav Kainar
• "Dynamic", choreographed by Yaroslav Kainar
• "ACTO", choreographed by Francesco Annarumma
• "Anima Oscura", choreographed by Francesco Annarumma

Courses:

• Organization of international residencies, courses, laboratories (2009 -...)
• Dance Convention in Enjoy (Luhansk) 2012
• Kyiv Contemporary Dance Weekend (KCDW) educational project,
• Checkpoint Dance Project (2016), the result of two works "Spear in the Sun" by Artem Gordeyev and "My Demon" by Anton Safonov.
• Creative Pro Choreography Courses (2015),
• Pro Teacher Courses (2016)
• Totem Dance Pro Courses (2014),
• Kids Pro Children's Dance Project (2016),
• International Seasonal Training Schools (2011-2014)

Festivals:


As participants and guests
• Grand Prix of the IFFE International Competition, Moscow (2012)
• Twice winners of the 2nd degree in the international competition of modern dance IFMS (Vitebsk) (2012, 2013)
• International competition of ballet dancers and choreographers (Moscow, Bolshoi Theater)
• Gogol Fest (2014-2017)
• KMATOB Fest (2015)
• Porto Franco (2016-2017)
• "Con tutti instrumenti", an evening of contemporary dance by Radu Poclitaru (2012, 2013)
As organizers
• Totem Dance Solo Festival (since 2012)
• Festival of modern and classical dance "Dance, Dance, Dance" (2017)
• Curatorial choreography unit GOGOLFEST 2014, 2015,2016
• Evenings of modern choreography by K. Shishkareva at KMATOB, Totem Art Space, Diya Central Research Institute, Darnytsia Central Cultural Center
• Children's Modern Dance Evenings (2016)
• Dnepr Modern Festival of Modern Dance (DATOiB) (2014-2016)
• Conference "Modern Dance of Ukraine" (2014)

As partners:

• Contemporary Dance Week (2015, 2016)
• Participation in Vlad Troitsky's projects "The Art of War", "The Art of Peace" (2016)
• Contemporary Opera "Dorian Syndrome", creative association Hronotop (2016)
• Participation in the musical "Oligarch" by Sharovardbend (2015)
• musical project "Amor" in combination with the instrumental ensemble Luna (2015)
• Ukrainian-Dutch music project "Diversity" (2017)
• Ukrainian-American opera project Meredith Monk "Atlas" (2017)
• Ukrainian-Swiss opera-ballet project Vlad Troitsky "Ark" (2017)

Commercial projects:

• Pirate station 2010, 2012, 2013
• 90's 2012 Super Disco
• Beauty Vision, Loreal, Ukraine (2012)
• "Polar Expedition" - British American Tobacco. (2013)
• "National Real Estate Award" (2013)
• Preparation of New Year's musicals for collaborators