Magdalenah Petrova
born in 1995
from Sofia, Bulgaria
based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
education:
2014-2015 BA Plastic Arts New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria
2019 BA Fine Arts Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
2016-2021 BA Fine Arts Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
☉ February “VRATITSI” participatory installation/ ritual with 8 participants at Ijzerblok Studios, Rotterdam, NL/ role: creator
☉ June “VRATI” graduation work for WdKA; participatory installation/ ritual with 9 participants at Ijzerblok Studios, Rotterdam, NL/ role: creator
☉ August “Uuahib: Moving Landscapes” collaborative dance performance created by Ratri Notosudirdjo at Growing Space Wielewaal, Rotterdam, NL/ role: performer
☉ September “Uuahib: Moving Landscapes” collaborative dance performance created by Ratri Notosudirdjo at WORM, Rotterdam, NL/ role: performer
☉ November "I spin in Circles but it Helps me Not" performance at Ijzerblok Studios, Rotterdam, NL/ role: creator; performer
☉ December "VRATI" participatory installation/ritual at MaMA Showroom, Rotterdam, NL/ role: experience provider
☉ December "Wet DreamzZz" collaboration performance with Lili Ullrich and Ratri Notosudirdjo at Dragadina's HAPPY NEW Collection Launch event, Rotterdam, NL/ role: model; performer
2021:
2020:
☉ April Commissioned album cover by Kofti Squad for their debut album ТИЛИЛЕЙСКИ – МРЪСНИ ДНИ prod. by fal$e/ role: designer
☉ September “Uuahib” performance creator Ratri Notosudirdjo at MINT Residency exhibition at UBIK Gallery, Rotterdam, NL/ role: collaborator and performer
☉ September “A tamed beast” created by Rico Dyks for MINT Residency exhibition at UBIK Gallery, Rotterdam, NL/ role: performer
2019:
☉ May “KLETKA” performance piece at FBAUP White Cube Gallery, Porto, PT
☉ June “Preparação” collaborative performance with Arianna Manuela Casellas, Ines Cavaco and Ines Malheiro at Centro de Aquisição de Competências Vasco Faria, part of a three-day event, Porto, PT/ role: co-creator; performer
☉ June “Nowhere Woman” collaborative performance with Arianna Manuela Casellas in “Open Studios Night” at DeLiceiras 18, Porto, PT/ role: creator and performer
☉ October “I walk, I don’t run” Night of Female Hysteria, collaborative performance with Ratri Notosudirdjo at Performance Bar, Rotterdam, NL/ role: creator and performer
☉ December “12 Dirty Days” Cleansing Ritual performance with the participation of Lili Ulrich at Tussen kunst & cool EXPO, Ijzerblok Studios, Rotterdam, NL/ role: creator and performer
☉ December “On how to trick ghouls into doing your house work” shadow theatre performative installation, based on Bulgarian customs and beliefs, performed by Helen Arushandjan at Tussen kunst & cool EXPO, Ijzerblok Studios,Rotterdam, NL/ role: creator
2018:
☉ April 'Independent Exhibition' hosted by Micro Collectif, Leeuwarden, NL/ role: exhibiting analog photographs
☉ May Verge Mediation Platform X GRRL House Cinema Berlin: Film Screening Event @ WORM, Rotterdam, NL/ role: mediator; organizer
☉ May GRRL Haus Cinema Berlin x Verge: Featured Artists Photography Exhibition at WORM, Rotterdam, NL/ role: organizer and exhibiting analog photographs
☉ November “20 minutes of silence” (Esoteric abortions of the aesthetic person) collaborative performance, part of collaboration project ‘Blind Date’ between Codarts and WdKA at Codarts Theater, Rotterdam, NL/ role: performing; concept development; stage design
2017:
☉ October “Crave to be perfect?” collaborative performance created in 2 weeks, part of collaboration project ‘Blind Date’ between Codarts and WdKA at Codarts Theater, Rotterdam, NL/ role: stage design; concept development
☉ December “Purple Lights” collaborative performance created by Ratri Notosudirdjo in collaboration with Costanza Calvazara and Noemi Calvazara at Rotterdam Central Station, Rotterdam, NL/ role: performer
internships:
selected solo/group performances and exhibitions
2017 Intern at Artist in Residency 'World of CO'
2021 Intern for Agnes Momirski
Volunteer work:
2021 MaMA Rotterdam