I am a curator and musician specialising in experimental and contemporary classical music, sound art, as well as broader 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 and musician based in London.
Sasha is the founder and artistic director of the international project Music Space Architecture, dedicated to identifying and investigating different areas of interaction between music and architecture, sound and space. She is the curator of the Eternal series in London, working with local and international artists across musical genres. Since November 2024, Sasha has been working at Brent Music Academy in the capacity of a programme manager.
As a vocalist and flautist, Sasha performs composed and improvised music both solo and in various collectives. In March 2024, she self-released her debut album "Different Songs. Vol 1", featuring pieces by Seamus Cater, Tomás Cabado, Eva-Maria Houben, and Johan Lindvall.
Her major curatorial showcases in Moscow up until 2021 included music programmes at the New Tretyakov Gallery, the Stanislavsky Electrotheatre, the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, amongst many others.
Sasha was a founding member of The Same Ensemble (2013-2023), performed with the Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble (MCME), the Moscow Scratch Orchestra, Splitter Orchester, ГШ (Glintshake), and others.
Sasha was selected as a fellow of OneBeat 2019, a U.S. State Department Programme produced by Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation. Sasha 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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