Мaryna Lymar

Professional activities

Choreographer,director, performer, teacher in contemporary dance and improvisation techniques, producer of international projects in the sphere of performing arts. Member of CID-UNESCO (the UNESCO International Dance Council)

Employment

1996 – now: Artistic Director - Contemporary Dance Centre DRUGIE TANTSI (OTHER DANCES)

2001 – now: Programming Director and Producer - FREE DANCE International Festival

Education and Background

Dnipropetrovsk State University (French language and literature).

Kiev National University of Culture and Arts(producing, choreography)

Foreign languages: French,English

Internships

Within the framework in international educational projects in the field of dance theatre and international art management (Austria, France, Germany, Sweden, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Russia).

Productions

• Conceptual multi-genre performances:“Angels in the City”, ”Night and Day: No Black and White”,”Sacred Signs”.
• Dance spectacle «Nothing Personal».
• Plastic solution of acting skills etudes for the students of Shchepkin High Drama School (Moscow).
• More than 30 miniatures.

Special Appointments and Assignments

As a director-producer of the FREE DANCE International Festival participated in the following international forums:

• 2004 - “Montpellier Danse” International Festival (Montpellier) upon the invitation of the Embassy of France to Ukraine
• International Dance Faire(Dusseldorf) upon the invitation of the Goethe Institute in Ukraine
• International Festival “Tanec Praha” upon the invitation of the Czech Cultural Centre in Ukraine.
• 2005 – International conference on an independent cultural space GO DOWN (Nairobi) upon the invitation of the Ford Foundation
• International Conference of European Association of Performing Arts Festivals (Stockholm)upon the invitation of the Embassy of Sweden to Ukraine
• 2006 –International conference of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (New-York) upon the invitation of the Trust for Mutual Understanding
• International Performing Arts Market (Seoul)upon the invitation of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of South Korea
• 2007 –Trans Europe Halles Meeting (Vilnius)
• Masdanza International Festival (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
• 2008 – first ukrainian seminar “Responsable Leadership”, initiated by Viktor Pinchuk Foundation (Ukraine) and ASPEN INSTITUTE (USA)
• Second Middle Asian Contemporary Dance Festival (Almaty)
• 2009- Edinburgh International Festival upon the invitation of the British Council

Other Activities

Independent expert, juror of national and international contemporary dance festivals and contests.

Hobbies: theatre, literature, movies, yoga

Contacts

Zaporozhskoye Shosse 4-279,

Dnipropetrovsk,49107,Ukarine

tel.:+38-056-371-0-971

mob:+38-067-566-70-52

lymarik@a-teleport.com