Zhenesse  Staniec  Heinemann

SELECTED PERFORMANCE WORK

2009

Performer, Siren - Glasslands
Performer, Miss Connections - chashama, New York City
Performer, Blandie - Inner Beauty Parlor at Envoy Gallery
Performer, Activ8 - Hijinx / Yes Men preview party, The Delancey, NYC
Performer, chashama Benefit - New York City
Performer, chashama Pirate Party Pig Roast - Water Taxi Beach, Long Island City
Performer, Work To Do - The Combine
Performer, 40º PHI: Benefit - chashama, New York City

2008

Creator, Curator, & Performer, 40º PHI: Live Art in the Parks - various locations, New York City Park
Performer, Wish Bottle - chashama Benefit, New York City
Performer, chashama Pirate Party Pig Roast - Water Taxi Beach, Long Island City
Curator & Performer, MEAT - C:U
Creator & Performer, The P.U.N. Pool Party - C:U

2007

Performer, Christmas Dinner - Interarts Annex
Performer, To Be Titled temporary room installation - Love Muscle at Happy Ending
Performer, Persephone - Love Muscle at Happy Ending
Performer, Goodbye - Heavy at Rapture
Performer, Heavy Cream - Heavy at Rapture
Creator & Performer, To Be Titled - chashama  
Co-Curator & Performer,  Midnight Art Series #2: Performance  
Performer, A Very Anxious Feeling by assume vivid astro focus - John Connely Presents
Performer/Artist, Bless Us Oh Lord, Midnight Art Series #1: Paper 
Performer, Those Lost Trees by Viola Yesilatac - Artists’ Space
Performer, SCOPE Art Fair, NY - Lincoln Center Damask Plaza
Performer, No Passport Conference - CUNY Grad Center

2006

Performer, chashama Benefit - Café Un Deux Trois
Creator & Performer, You Will Know By The Lines Of My Skin - chashama 
Performer, Gender Lab by Artistic Evolution – Deitch Art Parade
Creator & Performer, MMC - chashama
Curator & Performer, How To Raise The Dead – Phoenix Art Space

2005

Performer, Galapoganza Amateur Burlesque Night - Galapagos 
Performer, Yellow Associates by Sislej Xhafa - Performa05 
Creator & Performer, Human Deli-Style - chashama, False Body Series 
Performer, RagTime Dancers by Julie Atlas Muz - Webster Hall
Performer, Go-Go Dancer - Slipper Room 

2004

Creator & Performer, Untitled (1), University of Southern California

SELECTED VIDEO WORK

2009

Spending Time With You, Times Square - New York City
Spending Time With You, Dixon Place - New York City

2008

Global Food Crisis Cleanse, Mrs. Mirra Ball's Kitchen, Spunk, Regurgative, Breaking News, The Binge Festival - The Shalimar, Interarts Annex
The P.U.N. Series (1-5), The P.U.N. Pool Party - C:U

2007

Intimate Screening (5 video pieces) - C:U 
Spending Time With You - One Million Forgotten Moments
Spending Time With You (part 2 - Tahiti)

SELECTED THEATRICAL WORK

2009

Stage Manager/Host, Mr. & Mr. Fashion Show - Harlem

2007

Lab Assistant, Exposed by Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens - C:U
Performer/Backstage Manager, Divine Comedy of an Exquisite Corpse by Julie Altas Muz - P.S. 122 

2006

Performer, Hoedown Room, Hell House - St. Ann’s Warehouse 
Host, Tower Of Babel by Liddy Six & Robert Steijn – P.S.122
Barker/Busker, Oasis Dance Festival - chashama

2005

Performer, WAM: Radio Warp by Emily Mendelsohn  - HOWL Festival
Playwright & Performer, Svetlana’s Junk Show - Red Room  

2004

Director & Playwright, Homesick Skin - Los Angeles, CA   
Performer, Least Important Things by David Topf - Los Angeles, CA

2003

Playwright, Clean, staged in Los Angeles, CA   
Playwright, Bedizen, staged in Los Angeles, CA   
Playwright, Bedizen, staged in West Hollywood, CA

CURATED PROJECTS

2009

Curator & Performer, 40º PHI: Expedition - various locations from New York City to Ohio
Curator, Queerseum - chashama, New York City
Curator & Performer, 40º PHI: Benefit - chashama, New York City

2008

Curator, 40º PHI: Live Art in the Parks - various locations, New York City Parks
Curator & Performer, MEAT - C:U

2007

Co-Curator,  Midnight Art Series #2: Performance  

2006

Curator & Performer, How To Raise The Dead - Phoenix Art Space

GRANTS

The Puffin Foundation, Ltd. grant for To Be Titled, 2007

EDUCATION

Master of Arts (MA): Performance Studies: New York University, 2005
Masters of Fine Arts (MFA): Playwriting: University of Southern California, 2004
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA): University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2001
National University of Singapore: Visiting Student 2000