DanceMeld – a month-long interdisciplinary platform for dance, voice, text, technology, performance, and choreographic research.

8 June – 4 July 2026
DanceMels is a month-long interdisciplinary platform for dance, voice, text, technology, performance, and choreographic research.
6 choreographers / 4 weeks / 4 public showings / small groups up to 12ppl.
at BAZA – space for choreographic research in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Sign up for one lab, one week, or the full month. All ages welcome.

8 June – 4 July 2026

6 choreographers / 4 weeks / 4 public showings / small groups up to 12ppl.

Choreographic LABS

8–13 June | Zornitsa Stoyanova — Polyphonic Dance / Future Love

10:00–13:00 Polyphonic Dance – tools for improvisation and instant composition with dance, voice, and text.

14:00–17:00 Future Love: choreographic lab on love in an AI-littered world

15–20 June | Silvia Cherneva — Useless Cabaret

10:00–13:00 Solo miniatures, beginner-mind, joy, failure, and meaning beyond form

15–20 June | Andrea Dragov — Everyday Things

14:00–17:00 Personal histories, space, costumes, props, video archives, and collective performance

22–27 June | Nora Gibson — Cyber Dance Choreographic Laboratory

10:00–13:00 Movement, sensors, sound, real-time visuals, and responsive systems

22–27 June | Lucio A. Baglivo — Improvisation / Acrobatics / Contact / Voice / Sound

14:00–17:00 Personal material transformed into precise choreographic structures shaped by the group

29 June–4 July | Galina Borissova — If you don’t have a masterpiece, start out with something else

10:00–17:00 Dramaturgy, text, scenography, sound, dance, theatre, and a shared performance idea

PUBLIC SHOWINGS:

13 June | Zornitsa Stoyanova / Future Love

20 June | Silvia Cherneva + Andrea Dragov

27 June | Nora Gibson + Lucio A. Baglivo

4 July | Galina Borissova / Final DanceMELD Showing

Early Bird Full Month Pass until 31 May

Spots are very limited, some labs are open to only 8ppl.

Full program + registration: https://www.bodymeld.org/dancemeld-platform-2026/

More details: https://www.bodymeld.org/dancemeld-platform-2026/

Go to the website and sign up directly for the choreographic lab you'd like to participate in. In the payment link, there are a few questions you need to answer. Once we receive your payment, your spot is secured.

Application close date: 6th June 2026, or until the places are taken