A choreographer, dancer, educator. The scope of her research questions are informed by the sense of f_utility of artistic endeavors during the time of gross human sufferings. In her before-the-full-scale invasion of Ukraine reality, Mariia’s artistic focus integrated two of her biggest passions, which are literature and dance.
After the Crimea occupation, Mariia moved to Lviv, where she took a position at the local University as a dance teacher. In 2017 she switched to an independent artistic practice, engaging with the social and cultural environment of Lviv, infusing the way for the somatics dance community to shape and grow. Mariia has collaborated with various cultural institutions from Ukraine, Poland, Germany, Austria, Lithuania, and the UK, where she performed, choreographed, and taught classes. Amongst others 4ft Tanzplattform Leipzig, Hellerau, Candoco dance company, Kaunas Chamber Drama Theater, Impulstanz, Grotowski Institute, ShowBox LA.
She is currently an MFA candidate at UC Riverside, a recipient of the Gluck Fellowship, as well as I-Portunos, the Danceweb Scholarship Program, Ukrainian Presidential Award for distinguished cultural activists in the field ofdance and theater, and the Tanja Leidke Foundation stipend.