INNA
ASLAMOVA
DANCER / CHOREOGRAPHER / TEACHER
BIOGRAPHY
Inna Aslamova — dancer, choreographer, teacher and organizer of art-events in the field of contemporary dance in Belarus.
Born in Kazakhstan, studied at a music school and artistic gymnastics school. Graduated as a physicist from Gomel State University (Belarus), I started learning contemporary dance technique, composition, contact improvisation, Action Theater and solo performance improvisation visiting ADF training as well as many other workshops in different countries. Special thanks to teachers: Douglas Nielsen (USA), Miroslava Kovarova (Slovakia), Joe Alter (USA), Rosalind Crisp and Andrew Morrish (Australia).
1994 Formed a Contemporary Dance Group “Quadro”.
Created performances and projects which were presented in different countries of Europe, South Korea and UK
2001-2008 Head of the Contemporary Dance Department of the Children Dance School (Gomel, Belarus) - the first experiment in Belarus, where was elaborated a program of teaching for 6-year educational course
2013 – 2021 Initiator, co-organizer, art-director of the Festival of Physical and Dance Theaters Plastforma (Minsk), one of the most important art-event for development of contemporary dance and physical theaters in Belarus
Dancer of the international projects (Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova): "Kings&Queens&Other Bosses" (2009 - 2010), “Home” (2012 -2013), choreographer Benno Voorham (Holland-Sweden), Lava-Danceproduction
Initiator and co-creator of the international projects "Unusual Theater Night" (Gomel, since 2011), “Summer Art School of Mark Chagall Museum / Young dancers and artists' workshop” (Vitebsk, Belarus – 2007 - 2011; Nienburg, Germany - 2012)
Creator of the improvisational projects with international dance teams “Something about us” (2018), “Danswer”(2022) — Belarus, Poland, Ukraine
Participant of the international dance residences: K.A.I.R.-Kosice Artist-In-Residence (Slovakia, 2012), Theater Institute im. Zbignieva Raszewskiego (Poland, 2022)
Teacher of contemporary dance technique, improvisation and composition for children and adults during festivals and educational programs in Belarus, Poland, Moldova, France, Russia, Ukraine, Sweden and Germany
2017 - 2021 — teacher for College of Art named after Sokolovsky (Gomel)
Since 2017 — together with Daniil Belkin (Ukraine), created the educational project The LAB Center and ID Dance Project (artistic context)
AWARDS
Awarded with special prizes for “Best Choreography”
(IFMC, national contest, 2002) as well as for the dance piece
“In the Face of the Sky” (IFMC, international contest, 2004).
She also won in nominations for “Best dance teacher” and
“Best choreographer” (national contest, 2004). In 2004 she
won in the choreographers contest at the Children’s Ballet Festival “BBF-4” (Daugavpils, Latvia).