Zhenya Cerneacov
dancer

Zhenya Cerneacov was born in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. In 2006 Zhenya moved to Canada where he quickly became an active member of the contemporary dance scene, broadening his horizons to include works in Contemporary, Bharatanatyam, Modern, Indigenous (Onkwehon:wen) Contemporary Dance, Contemporary Ballet ,and Argentine Tango. He has performed with companies including Danny Grossman Dance Company, Corpus Dance Projects, Bouchardanse, Citadel + Compagnie, Menaka Thakkar Dance Company, Kaha:wi Dance Theatre, and Kaeja d’Dance, among others.

Zhenya is co-founder and co-choreographer for the Throwdown Collective, with which he has co-created three critically acclaimed commissions for Dusk Dances, and stage pieces presented at dance: made in canada / fait au canada 2015 and DanceWorks. Throwdown’s work has won a dance:mic/fac Audience Choice Award, a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Choreography, and 4 other nominations.

In 2011 Zhenya co-founded The School of Cadence Ballet, an International Ballet School with partner Courtnae Bowman, with whom he shares artistic direction.

For Peggy Baker Dance Projects: Zhenya danced in the durational performance The Perfect Word.

For more information please visit throwdownco.ca