Biography
Ivana Balabanova (1992) is a dancer, choreographer, and transdisciplinary artist intertwining urban and contemporary dance. She is the founder of Beatrix Cultural Center, with which she advocates for fair conditions and develops platforms for performing artists in North Macedonia. A ZHdK Excellence Scholarship holder in choreography, she explores movement through strong visuals, spatial dynamics, and experimental approaches. Her research is rooted in exploring topics such as: gender rights, feministic perspectives in patriarchal structures, migration and the burnout society.
Publication
Silence, National Ballet, 2018
Ether Audiovisual performance, YCC, 2019
Apoptosis, YCC, 2019
Perfume, YCC, 2019
Her own space, with the composer Alessandro Olla, Dance Fest, 2020
The Conversation Chair, choreodrama, YCC, 2021
Raw, YCC, 2021
Code #9, Pogon, Zagreb, 2022
Why Don’t You Cry When The Lambs die, ZHdK, Zurich
360 Degrees of Separation, Konzerttheatre St.Gallen
my blood, my politics, Platform 14, Berlin
Liminal Body: Voices, Lichthof Theatre, Hamburg
Yugo, Inkubator, 2025