IRINA DEMINA
- choreography - artistic direction - education - dramaturgy
/ factory of dancing utopias /
SCARBOD Lab
science art body
The Art of Engaging with Science Through Art
Embodied Approaches to Science
The SCARBOD LAB investigates how movement can become a method of inquiry, communication, and public engagement. Bringing together artists, scientists, educators, and diverse audiences, the lab designs participatory formats that translate scientific concepts into embodied experiences. By combining artistic research with science engagement, it explores new ways of producing, exchanging, and experiencing knowledge.
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Projects.
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KNOWLEDGE & MOVEMENT.
public engagement hub
conceptual lead of the Public Engagement Hub at Centre for Cultural Techniques, Humboldt University Berlin
"Moving Science"
Practitioner in Residence Zentrum für Kulturtechnik, Humboldt University Berlin
The Practitioner in Residence programme started out in 2025 with the choreographer and artistic researcher Irina Demina (SCARBOD Lab), who is exploring embodiment as a methodological approach to research, teaching and learning.
Embodied Reading
Embodiment as teaching method in the course „Introduction to the Didactics of German Language Teaching“ of Prof. Dr. Petra Anders
Science on the Dance Floor
Understanding the science of motor metacognition through dance.
public engagement project with Dr. Elisa Filevich.
Hector Research Institute of Education Sciences and Psychology, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen. funded by VolkswagenStiftung
Folk Dance and AI: Rethinking Traditions @Oxford University
presentation at the 4th symposium of the Oxford Berlin Research Partnership: Innovation – pathways to societal impact
Choreographies of Knowledge: Practices of Togetherness beyond now
@Berlin Science Week
WisTanz.
Science through Movement.
exploring theoretical physics through dance - an embodied learning program for primary school children.
Performative Encounters "Choreographies of Knowledge"
event at Zentrum für Kukturtechnik, Humboldt University Berlin
BODYATION
movement practice inviting to rethink the way we think - by involving the body as an active partner in the research and ideation process
About me
IRINA DEMINA
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I am a passionate knowledge exchange facilitator, with a deep expertise in body-based arts, and a strong drive to use this expertise to communicate scientific ideas to a broader public. Having academic background in language and literature and Master degree in performing arts (choreography), I have launched SCARBOD Lab with the desire to explore innovative formats that bring science and art together through embodied experiences. My rich experience spans working in diverse contexts, from educational settings (schools, universities, study programmes, workshops for both adults and young audiences) to art institutions (theatres, exhibition venues, museums) and corporate environments, where I’ve created dynamic and engaging formats that bridge knowledge and creativity. My diverse career spans roles as an artistic director, facilitator, workshop leader, guest lecturer, primary school teacher, project manager, and more. I have been actively involved in producing artworks at the intersection of art, science, and technology since 2014. In addition to my creative work, I have extensive teaching experience in various settings and have facilitated art education projects, including projects for young adults and children.
