Bogdana Orleanova

Bogdana Orleanova graduated from the I.K. Karpenko-Karyi National University of Theatre, Film and Television in Kyiv, Ukraine and holds a master's degree with honors. Since her graduation she has worked as a Drama Theatre Director. She has been Director and Acting Trainer at Obraz Theatre, INSE Academy of Arts and Katapulta Art Music School in Kyiv, Ukraine; Head of the Drama Department at the Golden Gate Theatre (Kyiv/Ukraine), Creator and director of Without Borders theatre project and Programme manager of the Young Stage Directors Festival (Theatre Platform NGO). She has also participated in various theatre projects throughout Europe: She was a resident Theater und Orchester Heidelberg (Germany) as part of ETC's "Theatre is Dialogue - Dialogue of Cultures" program, a Resident of V4@Theatre Critics Residency (Divadelna Nitra, Slovakia), finalist of The British Drama Competition for Directors - Taking the Stage organized by British Council Ukraine, finalist of The Open Doors International Laboratory for Young Directors in Odesa, participant of Commedia dell'Arte workshop by Matteo Spiazzi (Italy). Her interests as an artist are oriented towards such topics as feminism, the role of the artist in a society, Ukraine's place on the European map, and death. She has worked with various forms of theatre and video performance. Bogdana's latest shows are "2022 Witnessing U: Testimonials from the Frontline"at De Toneelmakerij (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) and Fox Dark as Light Night at Barons Court Theatre (London, the UK). Her latest film project is Seagull/Desire. Bogdana is based in London, the UK.