Ventcislava Nekova

Digital Direction (MA)
Ventcislava Nekova
Cycles is an immersive dance performance and VR experience exploring biopolitical control over women’s bodies within patriarchal systems, particularly the family. The project combines dance, projection, and sound to surface internalised power structures and reimagine digital space as a site of embodied resistance. Cycles is rooted in feminist theory, performance studies, and immersive tech, it questions how familiar domestic settings like the dining table become sites of discipline and repetition. Developed collaboratively with dancer Emma Poyer and composer Zlata Mechetina, Cycles assesses how the female body is presented and expressed in both physical but most importantly digital spaces such as VR and immersive environments.
An image of Cycles's presentation at Frameless
An image of Cycles's presentation at Frameless
Cycles's presentation at Frameless
Extract from Emma Poyer's performance in Cycles presented at Frameless.
Extract from Emma Poyer's performance in Cycles presented at Frameless.
Extract from Emma Poyer's performance in Cycles presented at Frameless.
Photography by Anushka Tendolkar
Photography by Anushka Tendolkar
Photography by Anushka Tendolkar
An image of Cycles's presentation at Frameless
Extract from Emma Poyer's performance in Cycles presented at Frameless.
Photography by Anushka Tendolkar

About

Ventcislava Nekova is an artist, movement director working at the intersection of dance, immersive technology, and digital storytelling. At the Royal College of Art, her artistic practice investigated how bodies are shaped by systems of control and explored the role of choreographic language in exposing invisible structures of power within digital and physical space.

Her work spans film, installation, and performance, often incorporating interactive visuals and sonic environments. She directed Echoes of Connection, an immersive film exhibited at Shoreditch Arts Centre, and has contributed movement direction for theatre, music videos, and live performance projects. Her latest project, Cycles, developed with choreographer Emma Poyer, explores the dining table as a site of patriarchal control and has been shown at Frameless Gallery.

Ventcislava is a mentee in the Women@Dior & UNESCO Global Leadership Programme, where she is exploring how her creative practice can contribute to promoting gender equity, creative leadership, and social responsibility. This opportunity has deepened her commitment to using art as a tool for dialogue and transformation, particularly through cross-disciplinary collaboration.

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