by Art Affairs and Documents Foundation

Viktor Ruban is a choreographer, researcher, stage-director, performer, dancer, educator, producer and a coach. Working on a project basis in Ukraine and abroad. Director general of Ruban Production ITP Ltd., program director and co-founder of international dance platform “Impulse of Transformation”, program and artistic director of a venue #KyivDanceResidency - platform for international movement-based art and research, as well as studies in somatic, dance and performative practices. trongly inspired by the works of Jaques Ranciere, Roland Barthes, John Dewey and Franko “Bifo” Berardi. In artistic work explores the correlations between methods of choreography, poetry and cinematography. Experiments with different ways of involving non-professional audience into creation process and explores the actual practices of mediation between contemporary artists and their audience. Works and collaborations with many artists and artist groups: France-Germany - Celia Ström, international group of artists K.O.M.P.O.S.T ; Germany - Alisa Berger, Anton Katz, Ben J. Riepe, Tatraum Projekte Schmidt ; Lebanon - Rima Maroun and Aurelien Zouki ; Netherlands - Diane Elshout ; Norway - Martin Lervik ; Poland - Renata Piotrowska ; Portugal - David Marques, Joao dos Santos Martins and Joao Fiadeiro and others.