JANIS POVILAITIS
Participant of:
Theatre festival "X10" Kutna Hora, Chezh Republic (2019, 2020, 2022)
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Baikal Theatre Festival (2021)
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Professional program of Berlin Performing Arts Festival (2018)
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International theatre festival and school TERRITORIЯ (Moscow, 2018)
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Movement workshop at Sakhalin theatre festival. 2018.
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Contemporary theatre festival— Mala Inventura. Prague, Chezh Republic. (2019)
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Dance festivals and schools TSECH and Open Look (2011−2016)
Theatre festival "X10" Kutna Hora, Chezh Republic (2019, 2020, 2022)
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Baikal Theatre Festival (2021)
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Professional program of Berlin Performing Arts Festival (2018)
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International theatre festival and school TERRITORIЯ (Moscow, 2018)
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Movement workshop at Sakhalin theatre festival. 2018.
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Contemporary theatre festival— Mala Inventura. Prague, Chezh Republic. (2019)
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Dance festivals and schools TSECH and Open Look (2011−2016)
DIRECTOR, ACTOR, MOVEMENT RESEARCHER
CREATOR OF PROJECTS:
"Danse Macabre" - Death research rithual (with dance-artist Vera Shelkina and psychologist Ivan Gribov), 2021 г.
"DISSOLVE" - photo-performance trip in woods (together with photographer Dmitriy Tuzov), 2021 г.
"Bodytecture" - dance, performance, theatre and site-specific workshop (together with architect and eco-journalist Marat Nevlutov), 2021 г.
"Danse Macabre" - Death research rithual (with dance-artist Vera Shelkina and psychologist Ivan Gribov), 2021 г.
"DISSOLVE" - photo-performance trip in woods (together with photographer Dmitriy Tuzov), 2021 г.
"Bodytecture" - dance, performance, theatre and site-specific workshop (together with architect and eco-journalist Marat Nevlutov), 2021 г.
Founder of
Open school of
acting, movement and self-research.
Open school of
acting, movement and self-research.
Director's works:
2022 - Theatre X10, Prague. "Adventures of a Lost Soldier". Director and actor.
2022 - Astrahan'. "Snowmaiden" by A.Ostrovsky. Movement director.
2021 - Summer residency Radi Sveta Art, Baikal. Performance "Hell" by H.Bosch. Director.
2021 - Performance "Male", NO Physical Theatre. Director.
2021 - Long-list theatre of Nations, Dostoevsky's laboratory. Performance "Dream of ridiculous man". Director.
2021 - Online collaboration toghether with Chezh theatre X10 and online festival Y_events (Slow TV festival). Totally Unperfect - 1 hour video performance. Actor and director.
2020 – Online collaboration toghether with Chezh theatre X10, Actor and director (together with Kuba Gottwald)
2020 – Performance "Zangezi the prophet" by Hlebnikov. Theatre Dilligance, Tolyatti. Director, choreographer.
2019 — Documentary theatre laboratory at Moscow theatre festival - "Brusfest". Performance «Who kidnapped Gretha Tunberg?» Director.
2019 – Chezh Republic, Kutna Hora, monoperformance "Totally UNperfect". Actor and director.
2019 - Performance "Dark alleys" Tolyatti. Movement director.
2019 - Performance "Seagull", Tomsk theatre. Movement director. (Long list "Golden Mask" 2019, main russian theatre award)
2018 - Performance "Legends of old Moscow", theatre "Human", Moscow. Movement director.
2018 - Summer residency, art-claster OK16. Minsk, Belarus. Performance "Prometheus. Oceanid version". Director and choreographer.
2017 - Choreographic laboratory. Moscow Centre of Dramaturgy and Directing. Performance: "Skeleton-woman. Ethudes." Director and choreographer.
2022 - Theatre X10, Prague. "Adventures of a Lost Soldier". Director and actor.
2022 - Astrahan'. "Snowmaiden" by A.Ostrovsky. Movement director.
2021 - Summer residency Radi Sveta Art, Baikal. Performance "Hell" by H.Bosch. Director.
2021 - Performance "Male", NO Physical Theatre. Director.
2021 - Long-list theatre of Nations, Dostoevsky's laboratory. Performance "Dream of ridiculous man". Director.
2021 - Online collaboration toghether with Chezh theatre X10 and online festival Y_events (Slow TV festival). Totally Unperfect - 1 hour video performance. Actor and director.
2020 – Online collaboration toghether with Chezh theatre X10, Actor and director (together with Kuba Gottwald)
2020 – Performance "Zangezi the prophet" by Hlebnikov. Theatre Dilligance, Tolyatti. Director, choreographer.
2019 — Documentary theatre laboratory at Moscow theatre festival - "Brusfest". Performance «Who kidnapped Gretha Tunberg?» Director.
2019 – Chezh Republic, Kutna Hora, monoperformance "Totally UNperfect". Actor and director.
2019 - Performance "Dark alleys" Tolyatti. Movement director.
2019 - Performance "Seagull", Tomsk theatre. Movement director. (Long list "Golden Mask" 2019, main russian theatre award)
2018 - Performance "Legends of old Moscow", theatre "Human", Moscow. Movement director.
2018 - Summer residency, art-claster OK16. Minsk, Belarus. Performance "Prometheus. Oceanid version". Director and choreographer.
2017 - Choreographic laboratory. Moscow Centre of Dramaturgy and Directing. Performance: "Skeleton-woman. Ethudes." Director and choreographer.
DISSOLVE
BODYTeXTURE
Teaching:
2022 - Theatre studio "Les Enfants du paradis". Movement workshop for teachers.
2022 - Theatre studio "Emotional". Movement workshop for teachers and students.
2020-2022 - Laboratory of Physical Theatre. Open workshops for non-professionals and professionals. Exploring body limitations
and potentials, stage existence, dance, voice and many more.
2021 - 2022 - Teacher of Intertational Slavic Institute, Moscow. Author's course "Physical theatre basics." First course of physical theatre in Moscow.
2021 - Movement workshop for IT-company, Moscow.
2018 - 2020 Teacher of acting and movement in "Smile" theatre school, Moscow.
2018 - Movement workshop for film directors. Festival st.Anna. House of Cinema, Moscow.
2016 - Jaroslavl Theatre State University. Teacher of speech and movement.
2022 - Theatre studio "Les Enfants du paradis". Movement workshop for teachers.
2022 - Theatre studio "Emotional". Movement workshop for teachers and students.
2020-2022 - Laboratory of Physical Theatre. Open workshops for non-professionals and professionals. Exploring body limitations
and potentials, stage existence, dance, voice and many more.
2021 - 2022 - Teacher of Intertational Slavic Institute, Moscow. Author's course "Physical theatre basics." First course of physical theatre in Moscow.
2021 - Movement workshop for IT-company, Moscow.
2018 - 2020 Teacher of acting and movement in "Smile" theatre school, Moscow.
2018 - Movement workshop for film directors. Festival st.Anna. House of Cinema, Moscow.
2016 - Jaroslavl Theatre State University. Teacher of speech and movement.
TEACHING EXAMPLES
Studied contemporary dance, performance and movement by following teachers:
Frey Faust, Kira Kirsh, Antoine Ragot (Axis Syllabus),
Daniel Bear Davis (Contact Improvisation),
Seke Chimuntengwende (DV8 Physical Theatre),
Marina Mascarell (Netherlands Dance Theatre),
Kaori Ito (James Thierriee company),
Thomas McManus (William Forsythe company),
Bruno Caverna (Play-Fight),
Liliya Burdinskaya (Ohad Naharin's Gaga),
Albert Alberts and Alexandra Konnikova (Conemporary, performance),
Татьяна Гордеева (Идеокинезис),
Евгений Панкратов (Contemporary dance),
Alexander Kukin (Modern),
Anton Adassinsky (DEREVO theatre),
Natalia Pieczuro (Fighting Monkey),
Feldenkrais Method (Bert Hildenbrant),
Christine Cole (BMC),
Andrey "Ta Russo" Kudish (Capoeira regional)
and many more..
Frey Faust, Kira Kirsh, Antoine Ragot (Axis Syllabus),
Daniel Bear Davis (Contact Improvisation),
Seke Chimuntengwende (DV8 Physical Theatre),
Marina Mascarell (Netherlands Dance Theatre),
Kaori Ito (James Thierriee company),
Thomas McManus (William Forsythe company),
Bruno Caverna (Play-Fight),
Liliya Burdinskaya (Ohad Naharin's Gaga),
Albert Alberts and Alexandra Konnikova (Conemporary, performance),
Татьяна Гордеева (Идеокинезис),
Евгений Панкратов (Contemporary dance),
Alexander Kukin (Modern),
Anton Adassinsky (DEREVO theatre),
Natalia Pieczuro (Fighting Monkey),
Feldenkrais Method (Bert Hildenbrant),
Christine Cole (BMC),
Andrey "Ta Russo" Kudish (Capoeira regional)
and many more..
