Art at Bennington in Conversation: Elena Demyanenko MFA '22

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Dance Faculty Elena Demyanenko MFA '22 is a Russian/American dance artist, choreographer, improviser, maker of dance films, and educator who lives and works between New York City, Vermont, and Moscow, Russia. In addition to a BA in choreography from the Academy of Theatrical Arts (Moscow), an MFA at Bennington College, and eight years of full-time teaching at Bennington, she has extensive professional performance and choreographic experience in a multicultural context from 30 years of touring around the world.

She was a member of Stephen Petronio Company from 2003–2008, then a member of Trisha Brown Dance Company from 2009–2012. She has made dances with Joseph Poulson, Dai Jen, Pavel Zustiak, Lindsey Dietz Marchant, Kota Yamasaki, and Jimena Paz. In 2009, she performed in Martha Clarke’s production of Garden of Earthly Delights at Minetta Lane Theater, and in 2011, she was a guest artist in Continuous Replay with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company.