Nowmadia

Nowmadia is an international group of young movers, makers, body shakers, midnight talkers, dealing with research/exchange/creation in the field of performing arts. It is the natural continuation of 4 months of intense creative and collective life in Nomad Dance Academy 2009. The Horizon is collaboration growing from the Balkan area onto the regional and international scale, and the production of performances, workshops, lectures, dinners and events of all kind.

Nowmaders are : Katina Diskov (Srb), Alexander Georgiev (Mak), Marko Kalc (Hrv), Igor Koruga (Srb), Céline Larrère (Fr), Lejla Muhic (Bih), Martina Nevistic (Hrv), Ruta Nordmane (Lv), Zhana Pencheva (Bg), Bor Pungercic (Slo), Elia Rubin Mrak Blumberg (USA), Ana Schnabl (Slo), Nikolina Todorova (Bg).

Alexander Georgiev aka Ace, Macedonia

I was born in Skopje in 1985. My background is mostly danceable. Already for four years I'm a student of dance theater at the New Bulgarian University (on my way to graduation). Before this I have done some Latino- and folklore dances, both the "Macedonian style". I took part in some performances in Bulgaria. My favourite color is still blue, and i still believe in fairytales.

Marko Kalc, Croatia

I started my dance education in "Prostor Plus" in Rijeka, and became its member in 2008. I continued my education at many dance and theatre workshops in Croatia and abroad. I finished the MAPA academy and NDA academy. Author, co-author and performer in many productions.

Igor Koruga, Serbia

Since 1998 I have been involved in alternative forms of theater, performance and contemporary dance. As a member of Station NGO and other institutions in Belgrade. As a dancer I participated in several projects, and was educated by local and foreign artists from this field. I'm a senior-undergraduate student at the department of social and cultural anthropology, University of Belgrade.

Lejla Muhic, Bosnia

I am a student at the Faculty of Political Science in Sarajevo. Since 2002 I have been working as a dance instructor of Latin-American dance and standard dances. I also act and dance in Pozoriste mladih theater in Sarajevo and Pozoriste Mostar. I have been working as an assistant, dancer and make-up artist with the Sarajevo waterdance group since its inception, and with "Tanzelarija" contemporary dance organisation - a partner of Nomad Dance Academy.

Martina Nevistic, Croatia

Born on 18 december 1983 in Zagreb, Croatia.
Graduated from University of Economics in Zagreb and from Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD). Afterwards, I was acquiring experiences in Brussels and Berlin, and founded "O.N.E. artistic company" in Zagreb. Today I am working as a free lance artist.

Ruta Nordmane, Latvia

Born in Riga, Latvia, 1975. 2007 - Graduated from the Academy of Culture, Republic of Latvia, Contemporary Dance and Choreography Department, BA. 2008 - Established Dance Theater Boot§Boat in Riga, Latvia (www.butenbouts.lv). Likes animals a lot. Owns 3 cats. Enjoy Pina Colada, but while with Nomad, following the mentor's advices, started to change a lot of habits. Even my favorite drink.

Zhana Pencheva, Bulgaria

Born in Burgas, brown-green eyes. 1998 first meeting with contemporary dance. Before that sports and folklore dance. 2007 graduated from NBU, Sofia, in dance theater field. Since 2007 dancer in Dune Dance Company. Now... Nomad Dance Academy. After that.... still uncertain. I'm inspired by people, love, smile, extreme sports, body, surprises, water, sun, dance... I would really like to do things which i can't do yet, and things which i like to do.

Bor Pungercic, Slovenia

Born in Celje, Slovenia, in 1980. Graduated from the Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana. Worked as an architect, spatial planning and strategic development consultant, visual artist, stage set designer, production assistant, lighting designer and windsurfing instructor. Have trained rock and ice climbing since 2002. Never took a dance class before NDA 2009. Asymmetrically shaved my head during the Kanjiza residence. Still proclaimed myself as a "dancer wannabe".

Elia Rubin Mrak Blumberg, USA

I am a professional nomad. House in Seattle, ancestors in Europe, friends on 6 continents, my home is me. After university in economics, i said goodbye USA and hello Balkans, i came to move... i'm still here... dancing, after two years, i am a choreographer, a dancer, a failure, a success, a boy, a man, a student, a teacher, humbled, inspired, selfish, self-less, passionate, but always me, a professional nomad.

Ana Schnabl, Slovenia

Formally I am a student of comparative literature and philosophy. I have been involved in dance for the past 12 years, starting with jazz-ballet and ballet, and later on emancipating from them in order to encounter the vast field of contemporary dance. I am also active as a dance and performing arts critic for the Dnevnik daily newspaper. Therefore, I am deeply interested in performing arts and dance theory as well as dramaturgy.

Nikolina Todorova, Bulgaria

Born and grown up in Burgas, Bulgaria. Started modern and contemporary dance in Dune Dance Studio in 1997. Graduated dance theater from the New Bulgarian University. Participated in several dance projects, collaborations and contemporary art festivals, and in the Erasmus Socrates exchange programme in Finland. Performed for Dune Dance Company (Bulgaria), in Second-hand movie and Class.

Céline Larrère, France

27, female, caucasian type, chunky, 1,688 m, nuts-haired, french. Performerimprovisercookerhandwriteracrobatreaderyodelsinger.

Raised with cow milk and ballet in deep countryside. Studied savage contemporary dance, oyster philosophy and hairy ethnology. Escaped from Folkwang Hochschule. Co-comitted Rurbanisme, dance video. Dug in improvisation with Simone Forti, Andrew Morrish, Rosalind Crisp. Assists Cécile Proust, for the femmeuses project. Non-phallic member of U DID (it), guilty of suspicious improvisation performances.