Agnese Vanaga begun her professional career as a folklore dancer in 1995 and has received the Bachelor Degree in Arts from the Culture Academy of Latvia, later on the Master Degree in Dance from the Theatre Academy of Finland. Besides the academic studies she has improved her skills in various dance techniques at different Master Class programs and residencies (Dance Web Vienna, University of Dance, Baltic New dance and others) such as jazz and tap dance, aerial dance, tango and flamenco dance besides piano and singing and acting studies. She completed her Master studies with thesis “Dialogues in Dance” and choreographic work for one dancer and a tango singer called “Story from the Lullaby”, which later on was presented on different international scenes.
She has obtained grants and awards as a dancer, choreographer and researcher from Soros Foundation, Latvian Culture Capital Foundation, and Nordic Council of Ministers Foundation etc.
She has taken part in different projects and productions as a choreographer and performer of her own works, as well as of other authors – both nationally and internationally.
Among the most significant works,
Working as a choreographer: Pido Quiero Necestio, Story From The Lullaby, Tete a Tete with Myself, Rebound;
Agnese Vanaga and Juan Onofri Barbato
working as a performer: 10y10danza –Spain, Kekäläinen &Company – Finland, physical aerial theatre company “Fura Dels Baus” (Spain), contemporary dance company of Olga Zitluhina – Latvia, Latvian National Opera, co-productions and short term collaborations with David Zambrano, Bettina Holzhausen, Nicole Caccivio, Benno Voorham, Jill Clark, Paula Tuovinen besides the commercial productions with the rock group “Modern Talking”, musical “Faust Deus Ex Machina” and various aerial presentations and shows.
During the year 2008 she led the research group developing together with Daniel Conde and Tomas James the new theatrical language based on the original tango dance movement and supported by corresponding aerial technique and industrial technologies.
In present she is working as freelance dancer, aerial actress, choreographer and teacher based in Buenos Aires.
She is a translator of Hugo’s Mastrolorenzo book “En la busca del metodo que nunca fue”.
In 2009 Agnese Vanaga together with Hugo Mastrolorenzo as performers and teachers participated in the international festival of tango Tango Sun in Riga (Latvia), directed the theatrical piece of tango for the Culture Academy’s Choreography department students (premiere took place in October at the Daile theatre) and did technical and pedagogical assistance of aerial systems at the state national theatre.