PETRA FORNAYOVÁ

Born in Bratislava, SK, in 1972.

Education and general dance activities
1988-1994 member of modern and contemporary dance groups in Slovakia
1994-1995 member of Ballet Ensemble of the State Opera in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
since 1996 freelance dancer
1997 graduation at the Law Faculty at the University, Comenius, Bratislava, Slovakia
since 1997 member and one of the founder of the Contemporary Dance Association, Slovakia
1995-1996 inter-faculty study at the Academy of Performing Arts, Bratislava, Slovakia
1998-1999 guest member of the Théatre du Mouvement, France

Own work – as a director / dancer / performer:
concepts of different site-specific projects (as “Memories of the Synagogue” - 2000, “Robes” - 1998, ...)
“120 M3” – choreography and concept of the dance performance in co-operation with D. Raček, A. Caunerová, 2000, Slovakia
“Old Town”- concept of the site –specific project (togeteher with A. Sedlačková) Bratislava, 1999
“Magnolias” – direction of the physical theatre piece, 2000
“Half-moon Bear” – choreography and interpretation of the solo dance piece, 2000
“In a Minor Key” –co-choreography and interpretation of a dance duet – piece of Peter Groll, premiere March 2001
improvised performances (solos, duets, group impro)
movement co-operation for theatre pieces “Stories of a Normal Madness”/DAB Nitra, “Accounter”/DAB Nitra, “Summer Nigfht Dream”/DJP Trnava
“Meeting after a long time on 13:55” co-creation with D.racek and M.Certezni, 2003
“Things We Know” - 2003
“Kirin” – solo performance on the usic of Peter Machajdík, 2003
“Line” – composition for the participants at the Summer Dance School of CDA, 2003
“Little Stories” – 2003 – dance for five dancers with a video performance
“Deep Infraction of Epidermis” – solo performance 2006, commission of the theatre festival Divadelná Nitra
“Healing Heating” – dance and music performance, co-creation with musiciens Boris Lenko and Peter Maschajdík, 2007
“Angel 2” – solo dance performance, 2008
“Who Is Annik?” – choreography and concept for NANOHACH (CZ), 2009
“Girl from the Sea Base” – direction, adaptation of a drama of Jana Bodnarova, 2010
“All I Love” – direction, interpretation, 2012

Dancer in different choreographies in Slovakia and abroad

Project manager / producer:
chairperson of the Contemporary Dance Association, Slovakia – since 2011
founder / dramaturgist of the international dance festival Nu Dance Fest Bratislava – since 2006
dance dramaturgy for the A4 Zero space, Bratislava, 2003 - 2007
“Love in Bilingual Motion” – full length dance performance, choreography Matthew Hawkins (GB), premiere in Bratislava in the frame of International Poetry Festival Ars Poetica (2004)
“DanseLab A3”- educational and artistic projetc of SE.S.TA, o.s. CZ, supported by EU Culture 2000 project (2005-2006)
“Dance in Arena” – longterm project of the regular presentation of the Slovak and foreign dance companies, supported by EU (2001 – 2002)
“DansTheatrium” – presentation of Slovak dance companies (2003)