Zornitsa Stoyanova

Zornitsa Stoyanova is a performance artist, curator, organizer, lighting and video designer based in Philadelphia, PA. A native of Bulgaria, she 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 Bodymeld.

Zornitsa has choreographed and performed numerous dances, improvisations and human installations. Her work has been presented in Philadelphia as well as at Joyce SoHo and Danspace Project at St. Mark’s Church in NYC; Hubbart Hall in Cambridge, NY; Wanted Festival in Rennes, France; and her native Sofia, Bulgaria. She has danced with Emergent Improvisation Project, based in Vermont, Lionel Popkin Dance, Cie Willi Dorner, Eiko and Koma, Group Motion Dance, Idiosyncrazy Productions, <fidget>, Nicole Bindler and others in Philadelphia. While dancing with Emergent Improvisation Project, Zornitsa was featured on the cover of “Composing While Dancing” book by Melinda Buckwalter.

Past Projects: Mascher Space Cooperative Member, Created Current: an evening of dance and art and Dance Cinema Projects.
Present Projects: Zornitsa started a community dance workshop in collaboration with <fidget> space called Get What You Need, Along with fellow artist Kristen Shahverdian and Jacelyn Biondo, Zornitsa is curating a weekend long DIY festival called Move Dance Think Fest. Zornitsa also teaches improvisation technique for performance and composition and has done so in Philadelphia, France and recently in her native Bulgaria.

Thumbnail of Zornitsa performing ‘Explicit Female’ at Fidget Space in 2016.