THE ART OF STEALING IDEAS: A LOOK INTO POSTMODERN PERFORMANCE TRENDS

September 1, 19:00 h. || EDNO Office (Plovdiv 10, Hristo Dukmedjiev Str.)

About the lecturer:
Zornitsa Stoyanova holds B.A. in Dance and Sound Design from Bennington College, VT. After concluding her studies, she moved to Philadelphia, PA where she started creating, producing and presenting performing art and video under the name Here[begin] Dance.  She is devoted to helping young and emerging choreographers and has curated and produced Current: an evening of dance and art and Dance Cinema Projects geared specifically to Philadelphia communities. In 2008 Zornitsa was a fellow with Headlong Performance Institute, where she focused on abstract character building, clowning and interactive theatrical performance. Later that year she studied with Deborah Hay.  Her studies with Hay sparked a new interest in performance presence and deconstruction of communication.  In 2011 she was an artist in Meet theNext Generation program, part of eXplore Dance Festival in Romania, where she studied with Meg Stewart.  Since then, Zornitsa has sought out professional development opportunities researching art practices in improvisation, communication and abstracting the body.

About the lecture:
The Art of Stealing Ideas: A Look into Postmodern Performance Trends will oncentrate on some of the global trends in postmodern and avant-garde performance that seem to be re-used and recycled by artists all around the world.  She will discuss the use of presence, nudity, minimalism, gesture, and manipulation of time in choreography.  Her work will be presented through the lens of her mentors and influences Deborah Hay, Susan Rethorst, Meg Stuart and Fay Driscoll.  She will show videos of works from famous choreographers in Philadelphia and New York. With this talk Zornitsa Stoyanova hopes to spring a global conversation about the influence of artists on their community and vice versa.