Zornitsa Stoyanova

Zornitsa Stoyanova is an interdisciplinary performance artist, editor for thinkingdance.net, and a mother of two. 

A native of Bulgaria, she creates, produces, and presents performing art and video under the name BodyMeld. She spent more than 15 years in Philadelphia, but since 2020, she has lived full-time in Sofia, Bulgaria.  Zornitsa holds a BA from Bennington College and an MA in Co-Choreography from  Fontys/Codarts Universities in the Netherlands. Her work is process-driven and political, focusing on feminist dramaturgies and alternative performance.  Her past curatorial projects include Current: an evening of dance and art and Dance Cinema Projects (2007- 2011). She teaches improvisation technique for performance and dance on camera and has done so in Philadelphia, France, Hungary, and her native Bulgaria.
www.bodymeld.org