Mila Iskrenova is a Bulgarian modern dance choreographer, dancer and painter, co-founder of the Sofia Dance Week festival is considered one of the greatest creative forces in Bulgarian contemporary dance.
Education
Iskrenova worked with Mary Hinson and Walter Raines at the International Summer Academy of Dance in Cologne, in the Palucca School – Dresden as well as in the Laban Dance Centre, London where she studied Choreography, Contemporary Dance, Choreological Studies and Improvisation.
Career
She is one of the most gifted and developed Bulgarian choreographers working in contemporary idiom. Iskrenova is also notable for his frequent collaborations with artists of other disciplines. Since 1989 she has been employed by the Bulgarian National Television as a Choreographer and since 1996 she is professor in Contemporary Dance in the Academia Philharmonica di Messina (Italy).
In 2001 she was appointed pedagogue and choreographer of Ballet Arabesque – one of the most experimental dance companies in Bulgaria.
As a choreographer, teacher, and curator of the Sofia Dance Week festival. Mila Iskrenova has a profound influence on modern dance in Bulgaria.
Membership
In 1999 she was nominated as Honorary member of the Board of Trustees of the Academia Philharmonica di Messina.