I am a curator and musician working across contemporary classical and experimental music, sound and interdisciplinary practices. In my curatorial work I strive to create conditions for artistic autonomy, this in the framework of close collaboration. My recent projects and research focus on the ways in which sound is embedded into different physical and social spaces.
BIO
Sasha Elina (pronounced Yélina) (b. 1994) is a curator, cultural producer and musician based in London.
Sasha is the artistic director of Eternal Series, showcasing and commissioning contemporary music from local and international artists across musical genres, in London and beyond. In 2018, she co-founded Music Space Architecture, a platform and festival dedicated to different areas of interaction between music and architecture, sound and space. This has been an important theme reflected in her practice throughout various projects.
Until 2021, Sasha lived and worked in Moscow, where she devised and produced concert series and interdisciplinary projects at small independent spaces as well as larger institutions including the New Tretyakov Gallery, the Stanislavsky Electrotheatre, and the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts.
A self-taught vocalist and a classically trained flautist, Sasha performs composed and improvised music both solo and in various collectives. In March 2024, she released her debut album "Different Songs. Vol 1", featuring pieces by international contemporary composers.
Sasha was the founding member of The Same Ensemble (2013-2023), performed with the Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble (MCME), the Moscow Scratch Orchestra, ГШ (Glintshake), and others.
Sasha was a fellow of OneBeat 2019, a U.S. State Department Programme produced by Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation. She received her Music BA in Flute at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (2017), and Music MA by Research at the University of Huddersfield (2023), with the thesis titled “Music curation as a site-oriented practice. Approaches to creating and staging listening experiences”.
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