is a white able-bodied dance artist born in the Soviet Union, raised in Moscow, living and working in Berlin and New York, currently based in Vienna. She graduated from the Vaganova Ballet Academy (MA, 2013), co-founded the dance cooperative Isadorino Gore with Dasha Plokhova in 2012, became a Fulbright Visiting Scholar in 2018, and has been curating Touching Margins with Nitsan Margaliot and Anna Chwialkowska since 2020.
As a dance artist, Sasha Portyannikova has worked across Europe, and the USA. She has collaborated with organizations such as Amnesty International, ZKM, ITI Berlin, SDVIG, Hellerau, and Garage MCA, where she created an opening for the Louise Bourgeois exhibition.
Sasha authored the Manual for the Practical Use of a Dance Archive in collaboration with Dasha Plokhova. Her research and curatorial interests center on exploring diverse dance histories and the complex interplay of cultures and politics.
www.sashaportyannikova.com
Fri 8.5.2026 // 19.30
2026 PerformanceFri–Sun 29.–31.5.2026 // 14.00–18.00
as part of Independent Space Index Festival 2026
2026 FestivalArtistic Research Through Movement(s) & Writing
dance, movement practices, somatic attention, writing practices, collective lab
23 February – 12 December 2026