Petra Fornayová

Petra Fornayová is a choreographer, theatre director and performer. She graduated from the Law Faculty of Comenius University in Bratislava and studied dance at the Academy for Performing Arts in Bratislava and EDDC Düsseldorf. After being a member of verious companies, including Théâtre du Movement Paris and the ballet of the State Opera in Banská Bystrica, she embarked on a freelanced career. She has created more than 20 original performances, such as Grass is Green, Manifesto of Possibilities, Subjective Future, and has directed contemporary theatre plays by authors like Vyrypajev and Spregelburd. Her performances have been presented both in Slovakia and internationally at festivals and venues such as New Drama Bratislava, Opera Nova Prague, Divadelná Nitra Festival, Jamais Vu! Paris, Tanec Praha, and Korespondance CZ, among others. She is the founder of the contemporary dance festival Nu Dance Fest and a member of the editorial board of the contemporary art magazine VLNA. Her works DWCHP and Patterns, created in collaboration with Cluster Ensemble of Contemporary Music, were nominated for the Tatra Bank Award for Art in 2018 and 2019. In 2018, she was nominated for the National Film Award – Sun in the Net for her role in Juraj Lehotský’s film Nina. She also played one of the main characters in Mira Fornay’s film Cook F**k Kill, which was nominated for the Best Film at the Czech Lion Film Awards in 2021. She has been a member of the artistic team of the Slovak Pavillion at the Venice Art Bienalle 2024.

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