About me
Throughout my experience at University studying for a degree in Theatre, Performance and Event Design at Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, I have discovered a true passion for entertainment industries. Down to my lifelong commitment to the arts, and the high quality of teaching I received, I now have a very strong foundation in not just design skills, but also in theatre craft in general. My studies have enabled me to explore all elements of design, from story-boarding and model making to set construction and dressing. I love pushing creative boundaries and feel that my creativity, problem solving, design skills and work ethic get stronger with every job I do.
Projects
- The ContraptionInspired by the “Myth of Sisyphus“ by Albert Camus, this is a composition in the form of a hybrid between performance, installation and kinetic sculpture. Rhythmically connected elements follow a spatial journey that starts from the fundamental forces of nature, leads on to gravity dances, and the vibrating energy of The String Theory. The simple arrangement of motifs along with sound, light and shadow play, create many shapes and stories that charge the room with energy and transform it into an
- The Cloud Cuckoo LandThe created object symbolises the Cloud Cuckoo Land, with reference to The Birds by Aristophanes. Like a white cloud above the performer's head, it refers to an idealistic state where everything is perfect. The short performance explores the relationship between set and performer and shows how scenography can be used as a part of choreography. It tells a story about the person who is perfectionist and lives in her dreamland trying to create an ideal/perfect life. Contemporary dance elements are used to criticize perfectionism; unlike other dance genres, contemporary dance is not idealistic, but reveals reality as it is. Such dance elements, as an opposition to perfectionism, help reveal the story and conflict between performer and set. At the beginning, the object is hanging is in the air like a cloud symbolising performers dreams, something unrealistically ideal. The cloud in interaction with a dancer starts changing its shapes. During the performance the hanging object falls lower and lower like perfectionism, and dreams take over the place pressing the dancer to the floor, affecting her movements. Finally, the cloud becomes like a huge wrap for the dancer and she falls asleep. This may be interpreted as death after trying to live an unrealistically ideal life.
Work history
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ScenographerChille De La Balanza
- Florence, ItalyFull Time
Skills
- Events
- Film
- Theatre
- Visual Arts
- Craft
- Fine Art
- Digital Artist
- Design
- Indesign
- Office
- Photoshop
- Powerpoint
Education
Awards
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Christmas postcards LaureateKaunas city municipality
Award from the Council of Kaunas town (Lithuania) in the Christmas postcards competition.