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Irina Angles is a Ukrainian freelance choreographer, teacher, multi-disciplinary artist, and creative director.
Born in the small mining town of Donetsk, she defines herself as a self-taught artist. She navigates between contemporary and urban dance scenes. Created her dance teaching method "Flying Angles"
Her dance experience is more than 15 years and her directing experience is 6.
As a choreographer and performer, she is interested in the forms surrounding her and those she can create with her body. She explores the relationship between modern architecture, interior design, exterior forms, and geometric movement. During her dance path, she won prizes at various battles and competitions; was a participant and judge of different festivals worldwide; performed in different scenes and exhibitions (“BAUHAUS-100”, MoCA); taught others through a "Flying Angles" course; was invited as a speaker on TEDx (Shanghai); her artwork is included in the first book dedicated to NFT art "NEW Society" (Paris); The article published about Voguing Dance vision in Tatler Hong Kong; collaborated with various brands such as Harper’s Bazaar, Pandora jewelry etc...
As a choreographer and performer, she is interested in the forms surrounding her and those she can create with her body. She explores the relationship between modern architecture, interior design, exterior forms, and geometric movement. During her dance path, she won prizes at various battles and competitions; was a participant and judge of different festivals worldwide; performed in different scenes and exhibitions (“BAUHAUS-100”, MoCA); taught others through a "Flying Angles" course; was invited as a speaker on TEDx (Shanghai); her artwork is included in the first book dedicated to NFT art "NEW Society" (Paris); The article published about Voguing Dance vision in Tatler Hong Kong; collaborated with various brands such as Harper’s Bazaar, Pandora jewelry etc...
Recent Projects:
- Live Mocap project “LIFE” at “Festival D`Avignon” digital section 2024, using the technology Metahuman, together with “Atelier Daruma” & “Dark Euphoria” under the support of “France 2030” program (Choreographer)
- Live digital performance “Walled garden” at NFC summit, Lisbon 2024 (Creative director, performer)
- Interactive VR project “THETA” at the “NOOR Light” festival, Riyadh KSA (Creative Director) 2022
- “CHIROPTERA” a collaborative project by Damien Jalet, JR, Thomas Banglater on the scaffolding of the Paris Opera, 2023 (dancer)
- AI Dance series with Dr.Formalyst "Almost Human" won FRONTIER AWARD at AI SHORT FEST for the most innovative and audacious integration of AI into a short film in the frames of the "Annual International Conference on Computer Vision" in Paris 2023
- “In the Middle of Nowhere” – short dance film at the festival “The Horse Pistes” in Pompidou center, Paris 2023, choreographer
- "Idle Hands" at "Eternal LOOP" exhibition at Photo Day by “Vogue Italy” in Milan
Main Research:
As a multi-disciplinary artist, Irina keens on collaborations. She is searching for ways of communication between future technologies (AI, Kinect, AR, VR, etc.), digital art, and humans through movement.
In this age of technology, it is already hard to imagine a day without the use of artificial intelligence or some technology. It has become natural for us. Right now, there is a global transformation of society, and we look for our place in every moment. We have a fear that technologies will consume us and our attention.
By itself, any technology is neutral, and only a person can give it the meaning and the pole it will serve. It`s only a mirror for those who are using it. Digital Showreel
Curriculum Vitae
Past Dancer/ Choreographer experience:
- A speaker at "TEDx Talking. Tianshan Park" (Shanghai) with the topic: "The Art of Vogue"
- "GeOM" – Choreographer and dancer for performance for Exhibition "BAUHAUS 100", Qingdao, China
- Sight-specific performance in MOCA (Shanghai) in collaboration with artist Hu Liu, choreographer Aly Rose
- Opening Performance for Harper's Bazaar 150th Anniversary Exhibition – choreographer Anna Herrmann – China, Shanghai
- Dance installation for "MORF Clothes" at "Shanghai Fashion Weekend 2018"
- “Urban Theory” a solo performance at “Festival itinerat de Marionnettes”, France
- Choreographer of Dance-Fashion Show for the collection AW18 of designer FENGYI TANG at "Dia Live. Arkham Fashion Night", Shanghai
- A founder of the First Chinese Vogue Crew – "House of Kawakubo" (Shanghai)
- "Totem dance solo Festival" vol.2 (Ukraine) - Special prize of the Festival
- 2018 and 2017 "Juste Debout" (China Qualifies) - Finalist in Experimental category
Past Dancing+New media art creations and experience
2019 - Participant in the experimental multi-media laboratory "The Body of the City" (in frames of "Zelyonka Space Up" festival together with “Ukrainian Platform of Contemporary dance” and "Carbon Art Space," Kyiv, Ukraine). The main subjects for exploration were Kinect technology, projection mapping, and generative art.
2019-2020 - A freelance artist in "ARTech" company (Shanghai):
- WIP work "Re.Born" was presented at the Opening ceremony of "Global Startup Hub" with the support of "Hangzhou Future SCI-Tech" and "G5". (Explored Kinect Azure capture camera in real-time in collaboration with Nikk Mitchell ("FXG", Hangzhou);
- Short dance clips with Projection Mapping: "I.Feel.You.Feel" (presented at the conference «Hello Future Summit 2020", Shanghai); "ID" (shown on a Chinese media platform MANA as one of the best "ART+TECH" artworks). Irina believes it's an excellent instrument for immersing the audience in the right mood;
- MOTSE production. Irina created two dance performances during the "MOTSE" exhibition at Shanghai Powerlong Museum: AI programmed kinetic installation called "ENDLESS" and an audiovisual installation with Kinect "CLOCKS.”
2021 – A choreographer of a solo performance, "In-Between," for the German-Ukrainian project "AltStage" (Ukrainian Platform of Contemporary dance and German “Post Theater”). The main task for the project was to find points between three layers: video projection, AR, and a dancer. To these layers, Irina and the Ukrainian sound/visual producer added music generated with video projection. (For more information and to get the experience, please visit http://altstage.com.ua/inbetw_en )
2022 – Irina has been creating and exhibiting worldwide collaborative artworks, where she connected dancing and sound art with digital art of different forms: 3d animation, AI art, and visual video art. Due to the war in Ukraine, all artworks were created online. ("Projects" section)
Exhibitions:
"Eternal LOOps" "Photo Vogue Day" Milan - 2023
NFT Paris 2023
"NOOR Light festival" in KSA
The Lowline” at Public works administration, NYC
“Blood.Oil.Liberty” KunstHalle Faust, Hannover
“MoveMint – The experience” – NYC
“Electric Kingdom” – IdolWild Gallery, Los Angeles
NFT Liverpool, UK
“Metaverse summit” Paris
"All~Vollution" exhibition,Shanghai
"Hello Future Summit", Shanghai