Violeta Vitanova and Stanislav Genadiev | Artists in Residence | Kamov Residency

Violeta Vitanova and Stanislav Genadiev

Stanislav Rumenov Genadiev is a dance artist specializing in independent performative arts. He graduated from the National School of Dance Art in Sofia, began his career with the Swiss company Linga, later worked with Alias, and danced for Brice Leroux. Since 2006, Stanislav has collaborated with Violeta Vitanova, co-creating original performances that have received critical acclaim. Their debut project, Imago, earned them the ICARUS Award for Best Debut Dance Performance in 2006. In 2013, they were honored with another ICARUS for their choreography of the “Mousetrap” in Hamlet, directed by Yavor Gardev. In addition to his performance and choreography work, Stanislav is also focused on his original musical projects.

Violeta Georgieva Vitanova is a dance artist and educator based in Sofia, Bulgaria. She is a graduate of the National School of Dance Art and has contributed significantly to independent performative arts through her collaboration with Stanislav Genadiev. Alongside their acclaimed performances, Violeta has also danced for renowned choreographer Brice Leroux, showcasing her versatility and artistry on an international stage. In addition to her performance career, Violeta teaches at the National School of Dance Art. Her performances have been featured at numerous festivals in Bulgaria and across Europe, further establishing her presence in the dance community.

Saline Nebula in VR

07.-13.01.2026.

Stanislav Rumenov Genadiev and Violeta Georgieva Vitanova are coming to Rijeka to film their performance Saline Nebula in virtual reality (VR) technology, with a local VR camera crew: director Enya Belak, cinematographer Igor Crnković from Pilot Media, sound recordist Ivo Vicić, and Croatian Cultural Centre (HKD) as producers. The filming of the performance is organized as part of the Moving Balkans project funded by the European Union - Creative Europe, and in the spring of 2026 the VR play will go on tour that will include Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece.

Saline Nebula is a striking anti-utopia project that transforms the abstract into the tangible, and the unseen into the visible. Through choreography, it brings chaos, loneliness, and beauty to the forefront, turning shadows into images and form. This exploration of the primal human condition reveals a universe both alien and deeply human, capturing an ethereal world on the edge of the unknown.

Critic Mila Iskrenova describes Saline Nebula as beautifully startling…a picture of insurmountable abandonment in a lonely and threatening world. She observes that Violeta Vitanova and Stanislav Genadiev's vision delves deeply into the unconscious, generating images of primordial loneliness with a cosmic nature and dimension.

The piece offers audiences a raw, haunting glimpse into a universal void, balancing the surreal with the intensely human.

Croatian Cultural Centre in Sušak

Croatian Cultural Centre in Sušak (HKD)

HKD is a public cultural institution that hosts numerous cultural, educational and entertainment programs throughout the year with dance, drama, music, film and multimedia activities, as well as visual arts in the Kortil Gallery. Kortil has been operating as an exhibition space since 1997, with exhibition program open to contemporary domestic and foreign artists, applied art, for exhibitions of artists who marked the art of the 20th century, but at the same time for young authors who are just entering the art scene.  

HKD hosts educational programs with dance, drama and music workshops and training for children and young people. It also implements community programs such as Kortil live and has its own volunteering program.

HKD is a member of the European dance networks Aerowaves and Pan-Adria and the music/organizational network MOST Music.