Ieva Kuniskis, CHOREOGRAPHER
Ieva (pronounced: Yeah-va) Kuniskis is a Lithuanian choreographer and movement director based in London. She combines dance and theatre to share stories about everyday life, creating a unique movement language and distinct authentic characters. Ieva interweaves universally relevant themes with affecting, personal stories, inviting audiences to relate to them and follow their own emotional journey in parallel to that of the characters.
‘Lithuania punches well above its weight as a propagator of modern dance and it is a pleasure and a privilege to have one of its leading cultural exports based here in the UK’ – DanceTabs
'Kuniskis [has] a unique style of her own and an intense, mature focus on her subject matter and the development of her choreographic language' - londondance.com
‘Lithuania punches well above its weight as a propagator of modern dance and it is a pleasure and a privilege to have one of its leading cultural exports based here in the UK’ – DanceTabs
'Kuniskis [has] a unique style of her own and an intense, mature focus on her subject matter and the development of her choreographic language' - londondance.com
Sarah Shead is an established Creative Producer based in Barnsley, Yorkshire. Her previous employment was with organisations such as Dance 4, Creative Partnerships, Yorkshire Dance and Cida Co. In 2011 Sarah founded Spin Arts Management - an independent producing company that supports artists to realise their creative ambitions.
READ MORE Judita Kuniskyte, PHOTOGRAPHER
Judita is a London based commercial photographer and cinematographer who's personal projects include collaborations with fashion, illustration and performing artists.
READ MORE Barnaby Booth, LIGHTING DESIGNER
Barnaby is a lighting designer working mainly in the UK and in Austria. His credits include work for Carlos Pons Guerra/ DeNada Dance Theatre, Sivan Rubinstein, Unholy Mess Theatre Company, Utopia Theatre Company, Feet Off the Ground Dance, Mala Kline, Tora Hed and Lewys Holt among others.
READ MORE Maria Klochkova, LIGHTING DESIGNER
From the start of her career as a professional graphic designer Maria developed passion for theatre. In 2011 she did MA in Performance Arts at Central Saint Martins College. Since then she designed productions in several theatres and art venues of London & Oxford
READ MORE Nicholas Minns, PERFORMER
Nicholas studied Architecture at Cambridge, before going to train at the Rambert School. He danced with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Montreal for nine years. Returning to England in 2009 Nicholas now writes dance and theatre review and continues to perform on a variety of projects.
READ MORE Darius A Stankevicius, PERFORMER
Darius A Stankevicius is a Lithuanian dancer. He started his dance career in ballroom dance before joining contemporary dance company AURA (Lithuania) in 1991. He stayed with the company for 12 years while also working on independent projects in Germany and Switzerland.
READ MORE Helen Aschauer, PERFORMER
Helen is a Cuban-Austrian dancer, she moved to London in 2012 to join Arthur Pita’s “Gods Garden” where she performed the role of the murdering bride and has since worked on Pita's several other productions.
Helen joined Ieva in 2013 for Gone To Get Milk and also performed in Women's Tales a year later. READ MORE Andreea Padurariu, PERFORMER
Andreea is a Romanian professional actress based in London. After graduating acting at the Theatre and Film Academy in her native town Bucharest, she has worked for a few years in the film industry, television, stage.
READ MORE Amanda Dufour, PERFORMER
Amanda is a Swiss-Lebanese dancer and freelance model currently based in London. She began her dance training in Lebanon, where she worked with the Beirut Dance Company for four years performing in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.
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Dougie Evans, COMPOSER
Dougie is specialised in organic composition and sound design, and has written substantially for guitar. He is Co-Artistic Director of Lîla Dance, and has worked extensively for contemporary dance with collaborations including Ludus Dance, Yael Flexer & Nic Sandiland, The Ballet Boyz, Stopgap Dance
READ MORE Lou Cope, DRAMATURGLou is an Olivier award winning performance dramaturg, teacher and writer. Lou She specializes in accompanying choreographers and directors (both emerging and established), offering critical support as they navigate their way through the making process.
She works with performance makers in Europe and UK including Jose Agudo; Koen Augustijnen & les ballets c de la b; Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (‘Babel’ and 'Sutra'); Fleur Darkin & Scottish Dance Theatre; Hannah Ringham (SHUNT); Sharon Watson & Phoenix Dance Theatre, Gary Clarke, Helder Seabra, Emese Cornai & Silvia Bennett; Jelena Kostic; Compagnie Ubi; Robin Dingemans. Lou is currently dramaturge in residence at South East Dance. Ryan Dawson Laight, COSTUME DESIGNER
Ryan is a designer for performance, specializing in set and costume, with credits that span theatre, opera, cabaret and dance. He works both nationally and internationally.
He has collaborated with Gary Clarke Company, McOnie Company/ Drew McOnie, DeNada Dance Theatre/Carols Pons Guerra, Le Gateau Chocolat, Deaf Men Dancing amongst many others. He is the Associate Designer for Creation Theatre and an Associate Lecturer in Theatre Design at the University of Chichester. Maiko Sakurai Karner, COSTUME DESIGNER
Born in Vienna, to a Japanese mother and Austrian father, Maiko’s Eurasian descent is the centre of all of her designs and creations. She conducted her own fashion label ‘Maiko’ for 9 years and is currently developing a jewellery line ‘kleine tänzerin’
READ MORE Luka Vardiashvilli, VISUAL ARTIST
Ieva and Luka met in 2015 for a special show of Women's Tales, where responding live Luka created colourful and dynamic abstract portraits of each of the performers, inviting audience to observe and draw their own responses. Luka studied at Central Saint Martins, Byam Shaw School of Art 2008-2010. For the past 4 years he has been exploring movement, dance and music as his main form of expression.
READ MORE Mark Boldin, PERFORMER
Mark studied dance in Germany and acting in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He performed with the Croatian National Ballet and other companies in Germany, Slovenia and the Netherlands, touring extensively across Europe and the rest of the world. Now back in the UK he teaches Pilates and performs in selected projects.
READ MORE Rachel Burn, PERFORMER
Rachel is a London-based choreographer and dancer, both performing in work and creating her own. As a performer Rachel works honestly with the choreographer's intention and treat it with as much value as her own work.
READ MORE Victoria Winter, PERFORMER
Victoria is a contemporary dance artist based in London. Victoria has performed and worked with choreographers Gerrard Martin Dance, Amy-Louise Watson, Lander Patrick, Douglas Thorpe, Joshua Hubbard and Gracefool Collective. Victoria joined Ieva in 2014 for Women’s Tales.
READ MORE Charlie Cooper Ford, PERFORMER AND VISUAL ARTIST
With a background in fine arts (Manchester Metropolitan University) and a degree in Dance Studies (Middlesex University) Charlie brings a unique edge to his performance and choreographic work.
READ MORE Zoe Georgallis, PERFORMER
Zoe began dancing in her home of Nicosia, Cyprus and continued her training at Trinity Laban, London. In 2011 she became a member of Transitions Dance Company whilst also completing her MA in Dance Performance.
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