Iana Boitcova is a Berlin-based lighting designer from St. Petersburg (Russia), working extensively in theatre, performance, puppet theatre, live music and immersive experiences.

After graduating from St. Petersburg State University, Iana got her Master degree at the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts.Since 2008 Iana has been working as lighting designer for Russian and international theatre companies such as Alexandrinsky Theatre, Big Puppet Theatre, (Russia), Samoloet (France), Pori-Opera (Finland) collaborating with well-known artists and theatre directors. During her career, she designed more than 40 concepts and took part in theatre festivals both in Russia and worldwide (Edinburgh FRINGE Festival 2017, Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes Charleville-Mezieres 2017, Manipulate Festival Scotland 2020, Deutsches Theater Radar Ost 2021, etc.)

Since the beginning, Iana Boitcova has worked at the intersection of technologies and creativity in the arts, experimenting how they both can contribute to the expression of content and narration. As a lightning designer she took part in creating immersive experiences in the frames of performances and exhibitions (Museum-theatre Project "To be eternally preserved" with Andrey Moguchiy at Manege Central Exhibition Hall (Russia, 2018). House of Playing Cards at Peterhof State Museum (Russia, 2018), Site-specific installation THEATRE_RUS New Manege, with Vera Martynov,(Russia, 2019)

Iana Boitcova
light for theater, exhibition and museums
BIO
Studies
  • 2002 – 2007: Department of Psychology, The Saint Petersburg University,
  • 2014 – 2016: Set Design and Stage Technology Department, The Saint Petersburg Theater Arts Academy, Master degree "Performing Art", Orientation (profil) of educational programme «Art production management for theatre». "Management of artistical and technical processes in modern theatre"
  • 2019 Summer Laboratory of Figurative Theater. Teachers – Tatyana Gordeeva\Russia, Duda Paiva \ Netherlands, Natasha Belova \Belgium, Nicole Mossoux\Belgium.

Work experience
  • Since 2013 Freelance light designer
  • 2014 – 2019 Light designer, process engineer, technical director of projects. Studio Scenography and Stage technologies "Show Consulting", Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
  • 2013 – 2015 Lighting technician, lighting console operator, light designer. BTK Theatre, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
  • 2011 – 2014 Lighting console operator. Saint Petersburg Theatre of Musical Comedy, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
  • 2011 – 2013 Lighting console operator. State Academic Theatre of Comedy, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
  • 2007 – 2011 Master electricians, light designer. Theatre of Drama «Na Liteinom», Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
  • 2005 – 2007 Lighting technician, lighting console operator. Theatre of Drama «Na Liteinom», Saint-Petersburg, Russia.

Skills
  • GrandMA, EOS Family, Compulite (Vector / Spark)
  • LANBox
  • SkethUp, Light Converse
  • Adobe: Acrobat/Photoshop /Premiere
  • AutoCAD 2D/3D
  • Catalyst, Resolume Arena
Projects. Theatre
  • 2021 SIVESTERGLOCKEN, Theater Morgenstern, Berlin, Germany, Director – Daniel Koch PREMIERE December 2021 Link
  • 2021 EIN WEIHNACHTSLIED Theater Morgenstern, Berlin, Germany, Director – Niall Potter, Set designer – Andrea Simona Negrilã, PREMIERE December 2021 Link
  • 2021 AM 4. ADVENT MORGENS UM VIER Theater Morgenstern, Berlin, Germany, Director & Set designer– Daniel Koch PREMIERE December 2021 Link
  • 2021 TOGETHER Theater Morgenstern, Berlin, Germany, Director – Daniel Koch, Set designer – Dirk Тhiele, PREMIERE November 2021 Link
  • 2021 DIE GROßE WÖRTERFABRIK Theater Morgenstern, Berlin, Germany, Director – Daniel Koch, PREMIERE October 2021 Link
  • 2021 HOW TO CELL YOURSELF TO THE WEST; Deutsches Theater, Berlin, Germany, Director –Ada Mukhina, PREMIERE October 2021; Light designer Link
  • 2021 IN A REAL TRAGEDY, IT IS NOT THE HEROINE WHO DIES IT IS THE CHORUS; Deutsches Theater, Berlin, Germany, Director – Ksenia Ravvina, PREMIERE October 2021; Light designer Link
  • 2021 GEHEIMNIS IM HAUS, Theater Morgenstern, Berlin, Germany, Director – Daniel Koch, Set designer – Dirk Тhiele, PREMIERE September 2021 Link
  • · 2019 THREE COMRADES? WHAT IS BALLET NOT SPEAKING ABOUT?, Priut Komedianta, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director & Choreographer – Yury Smekalov, Set designer – Andrey Sevbo; PREMIERE November 2019; Light designer. Link
    · 2019 KARLSSON ON THE ROOF Kirov Puppets Theatre, Kirov, Russia. Director – Denis Kazaichuc, Set designer – Irina Titovetc; PREMIERE November 2019; Light designer Link
    · 2019 STORM Theatre for young people, Nyagan, Russia. Director – Ekaterina Gorokhovskaya, Set designer – Anvar Gumarov; PREMIERE September 2019; Light designer. Link
    · 2019 ALLADDIN Kirov Puppets Theatre, Kirov, Russia. Director –Rolan Bonnin, Set designer – Anna Bedernikova, PREMIERE Juni 2019; Light designer. Link
    · 2019 THE EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM of the Bolshoi Drama Theater performance workshop Author & Curator of the program - Vera Martynov, April -May 2019; Light designer. Link
    · 2019 ODISSEYA 1936 Theatre Russian Enterprise Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director – Konstantin Bogomolov, Set designer – Larisa Lomakina, PREMIERE March 2019; Light designer Link
    · 2019 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Priut Komedianta, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director – Konstantin Bogomolov, Set designer – Larisa Lomakina, PREMIERE March 2019; Light designer Link
    · 2019 THURSH FRAU MEYER BTK Theatre, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director & Set designer –Daria Levinger, PREMIERE February 2019; Light designer. Link
    · 2019 WINTER WHEN I GREW UP, BTK Theatre, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director – Denis Kazaichuc, Set designer – Irina Titovetc; PREMIERE January 2018; Light designer. Link

    2018 THE GOLD FISH, Kirov Puppets Theatre, Kirov, Russia. Director – Denis Kazaichuc, Set designer – Irina Titovetc; PREMIERE November 2018; Light designer Link
    · 2018 PIROSMANI DREAMS Upsala Circus, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director – Larisa Afanasieva, Set designer – Nic Hkamov, PREMIERE October 2018; Light designer. Link Link 2
    · 2018 Count of Luxembourg, Kemerovo, Russia. Director - Eugeniy Volis, Set designer - Alexsey Ulanov, PREMIERE April 2018; Light designer. Link
    · 2018 CROAK Pori-Opera, Pori, Finland. Director – Anna Ivanova-Brashinskaya, Set & Puppet designer – Victor Antonov, PREMIERE March 2018; Light designer.
    · 2018 CHRISTMAS Krasnoyarsk Puppets Theatre, Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Director – Denis Kazaichuc, Set designer – Irina Titovetc; PREMIERE February 2018 Light designer. Link
    · 2017 ZAICHESTVO Upsala Circus, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director –Larisa Afanasieva PREMIERE December 2017; Light designer. Link
    · 2017 THE LITTLE HUMPBACKED HORSE BTK Theatre, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director – Denis Kazaichuc, Set designer – Irina Titovetc; September 2017; Light designer. Link
    · 2017 AFTER CHEKHOV Compagnie Samolet , Charleville-Mézières, France. PREMIERE September 2017; Light designer. Link
    · 2017 THE PING-PONG BALL EFFECT Upsala Circus, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director –Larisa Afanasieva, Set designer – Nic Hkamov; June 2017; Light designer. Link
    · 2017 THE TALE OF GOLDEN COCKEREL Moscow State Puppet's Theatre, Moscow, Russia. Director – Denis Kazaichuc, Set designer – Irina Titovetc; April 2017; Light designer. Link


    · 2016 ODYSSEY-ODYSSEY Anna Akhmatova's Museum, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director – Svetlana Ozerskaya, Set designer – Andrey Zaporozhskiy; December 2016; Light designer. Link
    · 2016 HERACLES, BTK Theatre, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director – Denis Kazaichuc, Set designer – Irina Titovetc; December 2016; Light designer. Link
    · 2016 I'M BASHO (Ya – Base) Upsala Circus, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director –Iana Tumina, Set designer – Nic Hkamov; November 2016; Light designer. Link
    · 2016 PROGRAM «LET THERE ALWAYS BE SUNSHINE» State Circus, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director –Vitaliy Saltykov, Light designer – Eugenii Ganzburg January 2016; Assistant light designer.
    · 2015 HUNDRED FORTY BEATS PER MINUTE BTK Theatre, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director – Denis Kazaichuc, Set designer – Irina Titovetc; December 2015; Light designer. Link
    · 2015 RESERVE Alexandrinsky Theatre New Stage, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director – Nellya Mursalimova, Set designer – Daria Gamulina; October 2015; Light designer.
    · 2015 VACATION OF WOUNDS Nizhniy Novgorod Academic Theatre of Drama, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia. Director – Irina Zubzhitckaya, Set designer – Alexey Ulanov; May 2015; Light designer.
    · 2014 TURNIP BTK Theatre, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director – Denis Kazaichuc, Set designer – Marina Zaviyalova; December 2014; Light designer. Link
    · 2014 THE GOLOVLYOV FAMILY Perm Theatre for young people, Perm, Russia. Director – Mikhail Skomorokhov, Set designer – Irena Yarutis; November 2014; Light designer. Link
    · 2014 SCARLET SAILS Yaroslavl Theatre for young people, Yaroslavl, Russia. Director , Set designer – Igor Larin, Director – Sofia Malamud; June 2014; Light designer.Link
    · 2014 A LIVE BTK Theatre, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director, Set designer – Denis Kazaichuc. May 2014; Light designer. Link

    · 2013 FLEA Theatre of Drama «Na Liteinom», Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director , Set designer – Igor Larin, Light designer – Eugenii Ganzburg April 2013; Assistant light designer. Link
    · 2013 BRITHDAY OF LEOPOLD Academic Theatre of Comedy, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director – Alexey Krasnotcvetov, Set designer – Maria Goroshko. October 2013; Light designer. Link
    · 2012 ARTIST OF LIFE Novosibirsk State Theatre of Drama «Old House», Novosibirsk, Russia. Director – Sofia Malamud; Set designer – Natalia Druzhkova. June 2012; Light designer. Link
    · 2011 A Ladies' Man Ekaterinburg State Academic Theatre of Drama, Ekaterinburg , Russia. Director – Sofia Malamud; Set designer – Natalia Druzhkova. September 2011; Light designer.
    · 2011 HEAT Theatre of Drama «Na Liteinom», Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director – Roman Smirnov; Set designer – Anna Lavrova. May 2011; Light designer. Link
    · 2010 THE SHADOW OF THE CITY Theatre of Drama «Na Liteinom», Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director – Roman Smirnov; Set designer – Anna Lavrova. April 2010; Light designer. Link
    · 2008 CONCERT IN MEMORY A. KHVOSTENKO (Kvartirnik – Xxvost vsemu golova) Theatre of Drama «Na Liteinom», Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director – Roman Smirnov; Set designer – Anna Lavrova. November 2008; Light designer. Link
    · 2008 A LIFE IN THE THEATER Theatre of Drama «Na Liteinom», Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Director – Oleg Kulikov; Set designer – Anna Lavrova. May 2008; Light designer. Link

    THEATRE in pictures
    PROJECTS. EXHIBITION



    · 2019 SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLITION THEATRE_RUS New Manege, Moscow, Russia. November 2019; Light designer. Link
    · 2018 HOUSE OF PLAYING CARDS Peterhof State Museum Reserve, Petergof, Russia. December 2018; Light designer. Link Link 2
    · 2018 MUSEUM-THEATER PROJECT «TO BE ETERNALLY PRESERVED» Manege Central Exhibition Hall, St-Peterburg Russia. Director – Andrei Moguchyi, Set designer – Vera Martynov, September 2018; Light designer&Technical Director. Link
    · 2018 EXHIBITION «ORANIENBAUM COURT CHURCH» The Grand Menshikov Palace, Oranienbaum, Russia. Curator – Maria Platonova, August 2018; Light designer. Link
    · 2018 «TIN SOLDIER MUSEUM» State Memorial Museum of Alexander Suvorov, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia. Art Director –Gleb Filshtinskiy, May 2018; Light designer & Assistant Art Directors. Link Link2
    · 2016 EXHIBITION «ORANIENBAUM THROUGH CENTURIES» Peterhof State Museum Reserve, The Grand Menshikov Palace, Oranienbaum, Russia. Project leaders – Elena Cal'nitckaya, Gleb Filshtinski, Director – Konstantin Ermikhin, Set designer – Timur Moskalenko; August 2016; Light designer. Link Link
    · 2015 SHOW «THE BIRTH OF RUSSIAN OPERA», 1755» Peterhof State Museum Reserve, The Peter III Palace, Oranienbaum, Russia. Project leader – Elena Cal'nitckaya, , Director – Gleb Filshtinskiy, Set designer – Timur Moskalenko; July 2015; Light designer. Link Link2 Link3
    · 2014 EXHIBITION «Historical & Cultural Project "The Court Entertainments"» Peterhof State Museum Reserve, Russia. Project leaders – Elena Cal'nitckaya, Gleb Filshtinskiy, Set designer – Timur Moskalenko, Light designer.- Gidal Schugaev; August 2014; Assistant light designer. Link Link2 Link3
    EXHIBITION in pictures



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