Simona Dabija - Aerowaves

BPM–Beats per Millennium

Romania The Twenty26

BPM–Beats per Millennium takes you to a dance floor with echoes from the past and present. A solo performance shaped by the stories of people who experienced Romania's party and clubbing scenes across decades, the dancer's movements emerge as traces of club dances reimagined, distorted, and reshaped into new expressions that flicker between eras, styles, and emotional states.
The dance floor becomes a meeting ground for exchanging experiences and dissolving barriers, where the body acts as both receptor and amplifier.

Biography

Romanian dance artist Simona Dabija has developed a practice focused on a hybrid embodiment where mechanical and organic movement coexist. Her dance challenges perceptions of the human form, by deconstructing the movement through rhythm and speed. She holds BA and MA degrees in Choreography from UNATC Bucharest. She remains the main collaborator of choreographer Simona Deaconescu and a core member of Tangaj Collective, performing and teaching within the company for the past 10 years. In parallel, she has been developing projects with independent spaces and collectives in Bucharest, such as Linotip, /SAC, and Delazero. In 2024, she premiered her first solo piece, “BPM—Beats per Millennium”, part of the Iridescent Festival at CNDB, and co-created the performative installation “Original Spaces/Legalized Gestures”, together with choreographer Ioana Marchidan. She received the CNDB Award in 2020 for her contribution to the growth of contemporary dance in Romania.