Ivanochko in company is a project-to-project based company that values deep research and collaboration in the creative process. Our body-driven, interdisciplinary practice questions disciplinary conventions and cultural norms, and creates space for alternative possibilities and narratives of the body and identity to emerge.
As a way to promote diversity of expression and to boost the critical dialogue associated with dance research and creation, we mentor emerging performance artists in building creative methodologies. We achieve artistic excellence by prioritizing deep, creative relationships, experimentation and pursuing rigorous lines of questioning towards a significant production approximately once every 2-4 years. In the in-between, Sasha keeps very active with commissions, teaching, acting as outside eye or support for other artists.
The ideas for all our projects are inspired and informed by Sasha’s lived experiences and interactions with others. Thus, Ivanochko in company refers to the friends, artists, audience, scholars, students, administrators, presenters and public we collaborate and engage with.
Major Works
Modern Woman in Search of Soul
Mirror Staging the Seeing Place
The future memory heartbreak junction, diptych
The core values underpinning all of our activities:
- Artistic curiosity and the sharing of knowledge and questions. To promote artistic literacy through our interactions with stakeholders, audience and community.
- That both art practice and presentation are vital tools of empowerment for the individual and community. To make art education accessible.
- We believe in equality for all peoples. Equality is practiced. That we use our skills and resources to host transparent conversations about the mechanisms through which equality is fostered.
- To operate with dignity, integrity, patience and accountability for our actions
- To actively question normative systems and structures through our research and creation.
Photo Credits on this page
Brendan Wyatt, Sasha Ivanochko
photo Lief Norman
Kristy Kennedy
photo Tyler Pengelly
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