East European Performing Arts Platform (EEPAP) supports the
development of contemporary performing arts (dance and theatre)
in 18 countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

Alexander Tebenkov - Choreographer

Sylwia Śmigiel
Short biography: 

He currenly works at the Grodno Regional Drama Theatre.

He graduated from the Choreography Department at the Institute of Culture and Art (Oryol, Russia) in1996 and worked as dancer in the Grodno Regional Philharmonic. Since 1996, he has been a dancer and choreographer at the Grodno Regional Drama Theatre.

In 1994, he founded his own contemporary dance company - Gallery dance theatre with which he has participated in various International dance festivals both as a dancer and choreographer.

Since 1997, he has been organizing  events in Grodno involving contemporary dance (contemporary dance evenings with Belarussian dance groups and foreign companies, mini dance festivals etc.).

As a choreographer, he has received multiple awards at a number of dance festivals and competitions, including the IFMC - International Festival of Modern Choreography, International Presentations of Contemporary Dance Forms and the "Dance-Design" festival.

The most important projects: 

Major projects:

  • 2002 - "Monaco Dance Forum" festival - took part in the "Showcase" program
  • 2004 - performed at the Ebro Bueno Art Center, San Francisco, with the Moving Arts Dance company
  • 2008 - organized the "Polish Vector" project in Grodno, Minsk and Gomel with the Lublin Dance Theater and the ARKA theater from Wroclaw
  • 2009 - organized and carried out an international dance festival called "Dance Vector" in Grodno
  • 2010 - in cooperation with the Grodno Drama Theater and the Lithuanian Dance Information Center, made  a performance adaptation of the "Experiment" by Jo Stromgren (Norway)
Achievements, key awards: 

Awards:

  • 1998 - IFMC (International Festival of Modern Choreography), Vitebsk (Belarus) - Special Prize "Perspective"
  • 1999 - the "International Presentations of Contemporary Dance Forms Award ", Kalisz (Poland)
  • 2000 - IFMC (International Festival of Modern Choreography), Vitebsk (Belarus) - won the "For Creative Development" award
  • 2005 - "Dance-Design" festival, Lipetsk (Russia) - Award "The Best Composition"
International cooperations: 

International cooperation:

  • 1996 - IFMC (International Festival of Modern Choreography) - Vitebsk (Belarus), "Days of Vilnius" - Vilnius (Lithuania)
  • 1997 - IFMC (International Festival of Modern Choreography) - Vitebsk (Belarus), "Days of Vilnius" - Vilnius (Lithuania), "New Baltic Dance" - Vilnius (Lithuania)
  • 1998 - IFMC (International Festival of Modern Choreography) - Vitebsk (Belarus), "Evolution" - Tallinn (Estonia), "New Baltic Dance" - Vilnius (Lithuania)
  • 1999 - "International Presentations of Contemporary Dance Forms" - Kalisz (Poland), "International Contemporary Dance Conference & Festival" - Bytom (Poland), IFMC festival - Vitebsk (Belarus)
  • 2000 - "International Presentations of Contemporary Dance Forms" - Kalisz (Poland), International Festival "Meeting with Dance" - Goldap (Poland), IFMC festival - Vitebsk (Belarus)
  • 2001 - "International Presentations of Contemporary Dance Forms" - Kalisz (Poland), International Festival "Tanz-Transit" - Kаliningrad (Russia), "New Baltic Dance" - Vilnius (Lithuania), IFMC festival - Vitebsk (Belarus)
  • 2002 - "I International Serge Diaghilev Festival of Choreography Art" - Gdansk (Poland), "VI International Meetings of Dance Theatres" - Lublin (Poland), "Monaco Dance Forum" - Monte Carlo (Monaco), IFMC festival - Vitebsk (Belarus)
  • 2003 - "VII International Meetings of Dance Theatres" - Lublin (Poland), "II International Serge Diaghilev Festival of Choreography Art" - Gdyna (Poland), Art-project "Dance without borders" – Grodno (Belarus), "TSEH" (a festival of Russian dance theatres) - Moscow (Russia)
  • 2004 - "Joint Contemporary Dance Evenings" (together with the Moving Arts Dance company) - San Francisco, Walnut Creek (USA)
  • 2007 - International Festival “ABUNDance” – Karlstadt (Sweden), "Joint Contemporary Dance Evening" (with the Liss Fain Dance company, USA)
  • 2008 - "Winter Dance Forum” – Chelm, Lublin (Poland), "TSEH" (a Russian dance theatres festival ) - Moscow (Russia)
  • 2009 - "IV International Serge Diaghilev Festival of Choreography Art" - Lodz (Poland)
  • 2011 - Belarussian tour of “Change” performance (choreography - Benno Voorham (Sweden), "XV International Meetings of Dance Theatres" - Lublin (Poland).
Plans: 

Plans and objectives: 

Create new interesting performances and continue developing contemporary dance  and drama theatres, and promote as much international cooperation in these fields as possible.

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