Aleksandar Georgiev

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ALEKSANDAR GEORGIEV

Aleksandar (MK/BG/SWE) is a choreographer / performer / teacher / curator based in SSS (Stockholm / Skopje / Sofia), operating nomadically around Europe.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born November 6th, 1985 in Skopje, (Macedonia).

Citizenship: Macedonia / Bulgaria

ARTISTIC WORK HISTORY

2016-2017 - 2 years CURATOR AND ORGANIZER; of residency program called CO-existing and festival CO-fest happening / co-initiators Aleksandar Georgiev, Viktorija Ilioska and Elena Risteska in Skopje / Macedonia

2008 - … AUTHORED CHOREOGRAPHIES

- 2017 MOONLIGHT, co-authorship with Dario Barreto Damas - 2016 Celebrate it, co-authorship with Zhana Pencheva - 2015 NEON – burlesque performance, collective authorship with Zhana Pencheva and Irena Tzvetanova - 2014 When you don’t even care to doubt - 2013 Freshly baked theatre spaces, co-authorship with Snezana Georgieva - 2013 Welcome coming - 2012 Concerto for tree bodies, collective authorship with Azra Ibrahimovic, Jovana Rakic Kiselcic - 2011 Bareback - 2011 Prezentacija, co-authorship with Zhana Pencheva - 2011 Artist as a present, collaborative work with Igor Koruga, Ana Schnab, Martina Nevistic & Celine Larrere - 2010 Store at room temperature, co authorship with Igor Koruga - 2010 Touch Down, co authorship with Denica Dikova and Zhana Penheva - 2009 Thresholl (in process ‘’D’’) - 2009 HEIDI - 2008 Openly, co-authorship work with Krasimira Bakardzieva)

2005 - … PERFORMING WORKS FOR OTHER CHOREOGRAPHERS

- 2017 HABITAT by Doris Uhlich - 2017 Seismic Session by Doris Uhlich - 2017 We can’t cross the line, we must go forward by Abraham Hurtado - 2017 Rhymes of Pleasure by Nefeli Oikonomou - 2016 My Body your Pleasure by Michael Turinsky - 2014 CFT (Circuit Failure Transition) by Nefeli Oikonomou - 2013 More than naked by Doris Uhlich - 2010 Formula by Iskra Shukarova and Dejan Srhoj - 2009 Glass of love by Zhana Pencheva - 2009 Apple man by Ruta Nordmane - 2009 ...This figuration in C minor... by Igor Koruga - 2008 Salt/Drought by Rossen Mihailov and Robert Tnnion - 2008 Sergej and Vladimira by Jurij Konjar - 2008 The tower by Anita Cvetkova - 2007 Ballet music for piano and two lovers by Mila Ikrenova - 2005 Side effect by Kamen Donev

2010 - … ARTISTIC LABORATORIES AND RESIDENCIES:

- 2017 Artistic residency by LLB in CCN Montpellier (Montpellier) - 2016 Artistic Residency by Movement Research NY in Abrons Art Center (New York) - 2016 Artistic residency at WorkspaceBrussels (Brussels) - 2016 Artistic residency at La Caldera (Barcelona) - 2015 Artistic residency at Buda, (Kortrijk) - 2015 Artistic residency at Theatre &TD (Zagreb), by Lokomotiva in partnership with APAP - 2014 Residency at Inkonst (Malmo) - 2011 Exchange residency (Ohrid) - 2011 NOMAD Residency Jardine d’Europe, Impulstanz (Viena) - 2011 Fast Forward, (Skopje) - 2010 Fast Forward, (Skopje) (dramaturgy-choreography lab) - 2009 Fast Forward, (Belgrade) (dance video lab), - 2011 Wild Cards Jardine d’Europe, Bimeras Cultural Foundation (TR) (Istanbul) - 2010 Wild Cards Jardine d’Europe, Workshop Foundation and Trafo Theatre (HUN) (Budapest)

2008 -… PARTICIPATION IN FESTIVALS:

- 2017 Erata na Vodoleja – Celebrate it! (Burgas) - 2016 ACT festival – NEON (Sofia) - 2016 Antistatic - NEON (Sofia) - 2015 Lokomotion8 – MRF (Skopje) - 2014 Lokomotion 7 - Freshly baked theatre spaces (Skopje)

- 2014 Platform for young choreographers-Croatia – Concerto for three bodies (Zagreb) - 2013 Kondenz – Concerto for three bodies (Serbia) - 2012 Impulstanz Festival - Concerto for three bodies (Vienna) - 2011 IMPACT - HEIDI (Veles) - 2011 Antistatik – HEIDI (Sofia) - 2010 Mes De Danza - HEIDI (Seville) - 2010 Lokomotion3 - Store at room temperature (Skopje) - 2010 Antistatic - Touch Down (Sofia) - 2009 Danza d’autumno – Threshol (in process’’D’’) (Venice) - 2009 Mladi Levi festival – Thresholl (in process’’D’’) (Ljubljana) - 2009 Balkan Dance Platform – HEIDI (Novi Sad) - 2008 Puzzle festival – Openly (Burgas)

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

2012 – 2014 MA IN CHOREOGRAPHY AT DOCH STOCKHOLM/SWEDEN

- Teachers from the MA: Paz Rojo, Sandra Noeth, Lito Walkey, Noemi Salamon, Rasmus Ölme, Frederic Gies, Jefta Van Dinter, Jennifer Lacey, Janez Jansa, Una Bauer, Manuel Pelmus, Thiago Granato, Sandro Amaral, Robert Stein, The Tween Artists (Katrin Doigfourd and Tomas Plishke), etc.

2004 – 2008 BACHELOR IN DANCE THEATRE AT NEW BULGARIAN UNIVERSITY SOFIA/BULGARIA

- Teachers from the BA: Rossen Mihailov, Galina Borisova, Tatiana Sokolova, Anna Pampulova, Anita Cvetkova, Mila Iskrenova, Cvetana Maneva, Vasil Dimitrov.

1. NON-FORMAL EDUCATIONAL/RESEARCH PROGRAMS: - 2017 DanceWEB as a frog, with mentor Doris Uhlich - 2016-2017 Critical Practice made in YU 3, Mentored by Ana Vujanovic (http://criticalpractice- madeinyu.info/) - 2012-2013 SPAZIO (one year), Mentored by Emio Greko - 2010 DanceWeb Scholarship program (Five weeks), - 2010 50Days Fly low and passing through in Costa Rica by David Zambrano, - 2009 NOMAD dance academy (http://www.nomaddanceacademy.org/)

2. WORKSHOPS: - Teodora Popova, Jurij Konjar, Yanael Plumet, Isabelle Schad, Fiona Milword, Claire Filmon, Eduard Gabia, Tcveta Kasabova, Dusan Muric, Milen Petrov, Cristian Bakalov, Martin Sonderkamp, Gregor Ljushtak, Les Slovaks, Dalija Acin, Marta Ladjanzski, Bojana Kunst, Janez Jansa, Howard Katz, Jennifer Lacey, Shelly Senter, Francesco Scavetta, Ivo Dimchev, Frey Faust, Anna Koch, David Zambrano, Inaki Azpillaga, Sarah Michelson, Yasuko Yokoshi, David Hinton and many other.

WORK RELATED TO THE FIELD

TEACHING: Fly low- training class, Passing through- intensive classes, Threshold- workshop, Intuitive architectures. (DOCH, New Bulgarian University, Danscentrum Stockholm, I CAN MOVE, Cullberg Baletten, Zagreb Dance Center, Zagreb dance company etc.)

COFOUNDER AND MEMBER:

Garage (BG) (cofounder), NOMAD Macedonia (MK) (cofounder), Interimkultur (SWE) (member).