“The Hidden Level” (Скритото Ниво)

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  Ivaylo Dimitrov
  

  Ivaylo Dimitrov

  IVAYLO DIMITROV is a freelance artist. The main events in his artistic development as a choreographer are the projects: “Theory of Hanging Around /THA/” and “Para Sympathetic”. Member of “Association for Real Case”, with whom he worked on the projects “Disco – animated funk”, “Emotional”, “Nocturne – from Dust to Glow”, “Butterflies are actually fighters”. Winner of the first prize in a competition for contemporary Bulgarian choreography organized by the HumArts Foundation. Scholarship holder – Dance Web, Vienna 2011 and Nomad Dance Academy 2008.raining programs for contemporary dance and performance). Teacher at NATFIZ – movement improvisation. Since 2004 he is working in the field of contemporary dance and contact improvisation. His teachers are: Francesco Scavetta, Nancy Stark Smith, Kirstie Simson, Daniel Lepkoff, Rosen Mihailov, Frey Faust, Andrew Harwood and others.

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  Paolo Chingolani
  

  Paolo Chingolani

  PAOLO CINGOLANI is an Italian dancer specialized in the art of improvisation and instant composition. His work is characterized by a specific training on intuition as the first tool to create dance and text in performance. Since 2012 he is a member of Allen’s Line company of Julyen Hamilton. Allen’s Line presented its productions in Berlin, Brussels, Paris, Strasbourg, Oslo and Rome. Through his poetics of movement, Paolo has also dedicated to create performances with other artists, dancers, musicians and visual designers. In this context of freelance, he has performed extensively in many European countries (2005-2019). As a teacher, he has developed his personal body’s technique resulting from the combination of Tai-Ji and Qi Gong with the principles of contemporary dance. Since 2006 he has been teaching in universities, schools and festivals of dance all around Europe.

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  Sasha Krustarska
  

  Sasha Krustarska

  Sasha Krastarska is a freelance artist with an interest in contemporary dance, somatic techniques and Instant Composing, mostly influenced by Julyen Hamilton. She has worked both with Bulgarian and foreign choreographers in performances and in collaborations with artists from different artistic disciplines. Some of the performances in which she participated are: “Theory of Hanging Around /THA/”, “PURE”, “ETERNAL”, “Phantasmagoria”, “Sanctuary”, “based on a true story #8 Absence” and many others. In 2014, she received the international scholarship for contemporary dancers and choreographers “DanceWeb” and had the opportunity to attended the classes with teachers like Frey Faust, Kira Kirsch, Nita Little, Jonathan Burroughs, David Zambrano, Francesco Scavetta, Sascha Krausneker and others.

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  Zornitsa Stoyanova
  

  Zornitsa Stoyanova

  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 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.