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Working as Assistant Director at Cherry Town (D. Shostakovich) by the Dutch National Opera, Jakop Ahlbom Company and ISH Dance Collective

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Where: The Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam

When:  August-October 2026

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Performing Seriously? at Openluchtheater, Vondelpark

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Where: Openluchttheater, Vondelpark, Amsterdam

When: 14 August 2026

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Performing at TWINSET - De Ontmoeting by Adriaan Luteijn, Introdans and State of Fashion

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Where: Theater aan de Rijn,

Arnhem

When: 12-27 June 2026

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Performing at
"Die Passagierin" (Mieczysław Weinberg), by Tobias Kratzer, Dutch National Opera

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Where: Dutch National Opera & Ballet

Amsterdam

When: 17 April 2026 - 2 May 2026

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Teaching EM workshops at
Fontys Academy of Arts, Bachelor of Contemporary Dance

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Where: Fontys Academy of Arts, 

Arhnem

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When: 13, 14, 17 April 2026​​

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Working as director's assistant for "The Knife of Dawn" (Hannah Kendall and Tessa McWatt),
Director: Gavin-Viano

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Where: Dutch National Opera

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When: February-March 2026​​

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Teaching EM Workshop at Codarts, Docent Dans

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Where: Codarts, Rotterdam

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When: 4, 23 March 2026​​

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Teaching EM Workshop at Bereg Dance School

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Where: Bereg Dance School

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When: 11 February 2026​​

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Teaching EM Workshop at Dominant Dance School

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Where: Dominant Dance School

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When: 7 February 2026​​

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Working as an assistant director "I Capuleti e I Montecchi" (Vincenzo Bellini) by Tatjana Gürbaca

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Where: Dutch National Opera & Ballet

Amsterdam

When: October-December 2025

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Performing "Seriously?" at Platform 14 Festival

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Where: Uferstudios

Berlin

When: September 2025

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Working as a dancer at "She Who Casts No Shadow" by Fay van Baar,
Pioneer Project 2025

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Where: Korzo Theater

Den Haag

When: 19 July 2025

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Premiere of "Memory Of That One Dance"
Created for
5 O'Clock dancers

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Where: Meervaart Theatre

Amsterdam

When: 6 July 2025

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Premiere of "CONNECT"
Created for
5 O'Clock dancers

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Where: Meervaart Theatre

Amsterdam

When: 6 July 2025

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Performing "Seriously?" at Dominio Pubblico Festival

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Where: Teatro India

Rome, Italy

When: 25 June 2025

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Giving an Open Classes for all levels dancers

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Where: Chassé Dance Studios

Amsterdam

When: 6 and 13 April 2025

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Dancing and choreographing for the music video "Everybody Needs Somebody" by Jeangu Macrooy

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Where: Online

When: 25 March 2025

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5 Stars reviews for the opera "We Are The Lucky Ones"

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Where: NRC

When: March 2025

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Working as second director's assistant, "We Are The Lucky Ones" by Philip Venables / Ted Huffman / Nina Segal

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Where: Dutch National Opera

Amsterdam

When: February - March 2025

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Giving an Open Class for all levels dancers

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Where: Chassé Dance Studios

Amsterdam

When: 10 November 2024

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New video work "A Journey of Imagination"

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Where: Online

When: 15 September 2024

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Giving an online EM workshop for CVT vocal community

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Where: Online

When: 10 September 2024

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Giving an open EM class in Amsterdam

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Where: Zhembrovskyy Ballet School

When: 2 September 2024

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Premiere of "Seriously?"

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Where: Premio Twain Direzioni Altre

Tuscania, Italy

When: August 2024

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Premiere of
"A Day Of Mirage",
Created for 5 O'Cloc
k students, Amsterdam Academy of Arts

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Where: Meervaart Theatre, Amsterdam

When: 30 June 2024

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Premiere of
"Good Enough",
Created for 5 O'Cloc
k students, Amsterdam Academy of Arts

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Where: Meervaart Theatre, Amsterdam

When: 30 June 2024

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Working as repetitor for the piece "Beyond the Noise" by Zino Schat

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Where: Fontys Academy of Arts,

Tilburg

 

Premiere: 28 June 2024

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Performing "INNER"
in Den Haag

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Where: Korzo Theater

Den Haag

Premiere: 18 April 2024

Playground Program

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Photo: Maria Khutortseva

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Pre-premiere of "Creatural"

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Where: Plein Theater

Amsterdam

Premiere: 14 April 2024

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Photo: Liza Zhukova Photography

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Choreographing "Quartet" for Four Note Opera,
Dutch National Opera

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Where: Dutch National Opera

Amsterdam

Premiere: 15 March 2024

Opera Forward Festival

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Photo: Bart Grietens

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Teaching Open Classes at Conny Janssen Danst

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Where: Conny Janssen Danst

Rotterdam

When: Every Monday in March 2024

18:00-19:30

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Research Residency for "Creatural", Korzo Theater

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Where: Korzo Theater

When: 26 February - 1 March 2024

Premiere date: 14 April 2024

Premiere Venue: Plein Theater

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Giving 3-days Laboratory

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Where: Polyaris Art Residency

When: 18-20 January 2024

Public Presentation: 20 January 2024

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Being featured at video Series: Inside the Opera Studio by Dutch National Opera 
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Where: Dutch National Opera and Ballet Youtube

When: 29 december 2023

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Giving open EM classes

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Where: Henny Jurriëns Studio, Amsterdam

 

When: 12 & 13 of October 2023

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* Photo by Anna Naglaya

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Du(o)ality is in Soest

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Where: Herman van Veen Arts Center

 

When: 27 August 2023

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Du(o)ality is in Amsterdam

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Where: Openluchttheater, Amsterdam

 

When: 11 August 2023

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* Photo by Maria Khutortseva

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Pioneer Project,
Dancer & Guest

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Where: Korzo, Den Haag

 

When: 4-15 July 2023

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* Photo by Tom Visser

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"Nice To Meet You" premiere

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Where: Meervaart Theater

 

When: 25 June 2023

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* Photo by Liza Zhukova Photography

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"The Art
Of Becoming" premiere

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Where: Meervaart Theater

 

When: 25 June 2023

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* Photo by Liza Zhukova Photography

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"Du(o)ality" 
performed at Dans in Ontwikkeling

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Where: Theatre Wennekerpand, Schiedam

 

When: 9 May 2023

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*Photo by Maria Khutortseva

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"Du(o)ality" 
performed at CONTEXT Festival

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Where: Vinzavod, Moscow

Sevkabel, Saint-Petersburg

 

When: October 2022

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*Photo by Maria Khutortseva

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"Schoonmakers" 
premiere

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Where: Meervaart Theater, Amsterdam

 

When: 1 July 2022

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*Photo by Liza Zhukova Photography

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"Cupid" 
premiere

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Where: Meervaart Theater, Amsterdam

 

When: 1 July 2022

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*Photo by Liza Zhukova Photography

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Working as Junior Director's Assistant 
Der Freischütz by Kirill Serebrennikov

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Where: Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam

 

When: April - June 2022

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*Photo by Milagro Elstak

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SKAZ in Leiden

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Where: De Generator Theater, Leiden

 

When: 21 May 2022

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*Photo by Liza Zhukova Photography

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Teaching EM classes to opera singers

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Where: Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam

 

When: since March 2022

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*Photo by Anna Naglaya

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La Traviata,
Dutch National Opera

Working as schedule coordinator in the project La Traviata by Guiseppe Verdi

Musical direction: Andrea Battistoni
Direction: Tatjana Gürbaca

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When: November-December 2021

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TEDx Amsterdam:
Showing solo from SKAZ

Where: Bellevue Theatre

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When: 15 November 2021

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INNER at De Alkmaarse Dansdagen Festival

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Where: Fabriek Uniek, Alkmaar

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When: 14 November 2022

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Premiere of SKAZ

The premiere of the new piece "SKAZ" will be at OBA De Hallen in Amsterdam.

The project is supported by Balkonscènes FPK.

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When: 22 of July 2021

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New piece "Dreaming on Music"

The premiere of the new piece "Dreaming on Music".

The piece is created for 5 O'Clock,

Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten.

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When: 26 of June 2021

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Teaching professional classes at HJS, Amsterdam

Masha will be giving her classes to professionals at Henny Jurriëns Studio in Amsterdam. The classes include her EM method and own choreography.

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When: 21, 22, 23 of June 2021

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Teaching professional classes at HJS, Amsterdam

Masha will be giving her classes to professionals at Henny Jurriëns Studio in Amsterdam. The classes include her EM method and own choreography.

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When: 15, 18 and 19 of February 2021

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INNER online at SzólóDuó, Hungary

INNER has been chosen to be a part of SzólóDuó competition in Hungary

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When: 13 - 16 January 2021

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 Du(o)ality in Leiden

Du(o)ality, choreographed and performed by Masha and Liza Zhukova, is going to be presented at De Generator Theater in Leiden.

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To get more info about the event, please click "View more".

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When: 9 December 2020

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Premiere of the new work Du(o)ality

Du(o)ality, choreographed and performed by Masha and Liza Zhukova, is going to be premiered at Het Amsterdams Theaterhuis.

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To get more info about the event, please click "View more".

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When: 29 November 2020

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Online workshop for Mostra Dansa

Masha will give her online workshop for Mostra Dansa, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

 

It will include her teaching method, EM method. 

To learn more about EM method, please click "View more".

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When: 21 November 2020

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INNER at Craft Choreography Festival, Vienna

INNER will be shown online as part of the Craft Choreography Festival in Vienna.

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To get more info about the event, please click "View more".

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When: 12 November 2020

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Intimate Portraits: Global Locals: Russia

During this evening Masha and Liza are showing two of their pieces: INNER and TakeOver.

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To get more info about the event, please click "View more".

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When: 20 September 2020

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Crowdfunding for the new project Du(o)ality

 For the realization of the new project Du(o)ality, Masha and her sister Liza has has launched crowdfunding campaign.

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To learn more about Du(o)ality and to support the project, please click "View more".

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When: August-September 2020

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BLUEPRINT Magazine

Masha and her sister Liza has become a part of the Blueprint Magazine story about how Russian contemporary dance choreographers spent 

quarantine in 2020.

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When: August 2020

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INNER is online as a part of Uitmatkt 2020

The full performance INNER is online as a part of Uitmarkt 2020. 

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 For the link click "View more".

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When: until the 31st of August 2020

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Full performance LIBI is available online

Full performance LIBI, where Masha is one of the performers, is available online until the 24th of April 2020. For the link click "View more".

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When: from the 17th of April till the 24th of April

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Video Choreography "Dancing People" 

Masha and her sister Liza has created the video choreography "Dancing People" especially for CONTEXT. Diana Vishneva.

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When: April 2020

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VOGUE Russia

Masha and her sister Liza has become a part of the story about Russian female contemporary dance choreographers in April edition of VOGUE Russia.

 

When: April 2020

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INNER at COME TOGETHER #5

INNER has become a part of the annual artists gathering COME TOGETHER #5 on the 5th of March 2020 at Frascati Theater, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 

 

When: March 2020

©2026 by Masha Zhukova

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