АТЕЛИЕ: Thinking with the Body – танцова импровизация със Зорница Стоянова (РБ/САЩ)
Зорница Стоянова(САЩ/БГ) е награждаван хореограф, куратор, писател, видео и светлинен дизайнер. През 2006 г. завършва Bennington College със специалност хореография и звуков дизайн. След това се мести в Филаделфия, САЩ където продуцира и представя спектакли и видео под името BodyMeld/БодиМелд. От 2020 г. живее напълно в София, България и продължава да ръководи проектите на БодиМелд в САЩ, както и развива дейността на компанията на родна земя.
Зорница е привърженик на устойчиво развитие на танцовото общество и създава множество програми за подпомагане, сътрудничество и обучение на хореографи. Чрез BodyMeld тя основава и ръководи работилници и артистични резиденции. Като танцьор е работила за Жана Пенчева, Sasha Waltz & Guests, Eiko & Koma, Boris Charmatz, Cie. Willy Dorner, и м.н. други. Стоянова представя сценичните си работи в традиционни и нетрадиционни пространства, като част от местата са St. Marks Church, в Ню Йорк Сити, Live Arts Festival във Филаделфия, ДНК и Национална галерия КВАДРАТ 500 в София, ТАМ във В.Търново, Wanted Festival в Рен, Франция. Канена е на хореографски резиденции в Полша, Румъния, САЩ и България.
Нейните танцови арт филми са участвали във фестивали в САЩ, Мексико, Аржентина, Уругвай, България, Ирландия, Германия и Бангладеш. През май 2023 редстой първата и самостоятелна изложба в България, в галерията на Топлоцентрала, София.
Тя преподава “Техники за импровизация за сцена”, “Танц за камера”, и “Композиция” във Филаделфия, Франция, Унгария, родната си България и онлайн на хора от цял свят.
Зорница е и редактор в thINKingDANCE.net. А като майка на две деца продължава да работи за популяризирането на нуждите на родителите артисти в сценичната индустрия. www.bodymeld.org
10.06 | 11:00 – 13:00 | National Student House, room 304
Ultimately, working towards integrating all that we are and noticing our ability to compose and make choices in the here and now.
Zornitsa Stoyanova (USA/BUL) is an award-winning performance artist, curator, writer, lighting, and video designer. Based between Sofia, Bulgaria, and Philadelphia, US, she directs her company BodyMeld which along with presenting her work, focuses on creating programs to support independent choreographers in both her locales.
Zornitsa is also a supporter for a sustainable dance community and is deeply invested in helping further conversation and collaboration. Through BodyMeld she has created workshops, residencies, and showcases.
As a dancer, she has performed for Zhana Pencheva, Sasha Waltz & Guests, Eiko & Koma, Boris Charmatz and improvisation companies Emergent Improvisation Ensemble, and Graffito Works. Her screendance films have been shown in festivals across the U.S. and in Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Bulgaria, Ireland, Germany, and Bangladesh.
In May 2023, she will have her first solo exhibit in Bulgaria at Topocentrala gallery in Sofia.
She teaches improvisation techniques for performance, dances on camera and composition and has done so in Philadelphia, France, Hungary, her native Bulgaria, and online. Zornitsa is also a mother of two and editor for thINKingDANCE.net. www.bodymeld.org
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Zornitsa StoyanovaZornitsa Stoyanova (USA/BUL) is an award-winning performance artist, curator, writer, lighting, and video designer. Based between Sofia, Bulgaria and Philadelphia, US, she directs her company BodyMeld which along with presenting her work, focuses on creating programs in support of independent choreographers in both her locales.
Her stage, video and photographic work uses the female body as an abstract object revealing ideas of strength in female sensuality and emotionality. On stage, she explores feminist ideas, the power dynamics between dancers and audiences, and personal stories revealing vulnerability and strength.
Her last group performance, AndroMeda, was commissioned and presented by The Philadelphia Museum of Art (2020), and her solo performance Explicit Female (2016) was awarded a “Rocky” – the Philadelphia contemporary dance award. Her choreographic work has been shown in festivals around the U.S. as well as in Bulgaria and France. As a dancer, she has performed for Eiko & Koma, Boris Charmatz, Cie. Willy Dorner, Group Motion and improvisation companies Emergent Improvisation Ensemble and Graffito Works. Her work with Emergent Improvisation brought her on the cover of “Composing While Dancing” book by Melinda Buckwalter. Her screendance films have been shown in festivals across the U.S. and in Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Bulgaria, Ireland, Germany, and Bangladesh. Among her most influential teachers are Deborah Hay, Danny Lepkoff, Meg Stuart, Susan Rethorst, Eva Karczag and others. Her work has been supported by National Cultural Fund of Bulgaria, Citizen for the Arts Pennsylvania, Pew Center for the Arts (previously Dance Advance) amongst others.
Zornitsa is also a supporter for a sustainable dance community and is deeply invested in helping further conversation and collaboration. Through BodyMeld she has created workshops, residencies, and showcases – most notably her partnership with Movement Research(NYC) and Stary Browar Novie Taniec(Poland) in bringing Polish artists to Philadelphia. She teaches improvisation techniques for performance, dance on camera and composition and has done so in Philadelphia, France, Hungary, her native Bulgaria, and online. Zornitsa is also a writer and editor for thINKingDANCE.net.
