Marta Tkaczuk (Filina)

Physical Theatre Director Theatre Maker Pupeteer Artistic Director Writer

Born in Ukraine in 1995, Marta is a young actress and theatre director specialised in physical theatre. She has grown up inbetween Ukraine, Poland and and has since moved on to live in Spain, Italy, France and the UK. The ceaseless traveling left her speaking 7 languages and in a constant state of translation.
She takes inspiration from companies such as DV8, Theatre de Complicite, Peeping Tom and the musical universe of Meredith Monk and Taku Sugimoto with a pinch of Patti Smith; has a strong liking for the grotesque, theatre of the absurd and chorus work, trying to develop her individual theatre style with a multidisciplinary approach.

Credits

Assistant director and producer, "Tempest Project" by Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne, 6 months, (tour) 2021/2022

Writer/Director, "Maman.Source.Origine.Cause", 1 week, Centre Point du Jour (Paris) 2021

Artistic Director, Strange Fish Theatre

Member of ensemble, "Madman" by Théâtre de la Feuille, 2 weeks, (tour) 2018.

Aerialist, "Luna" by Anthony Mathieu, Teatro Alhambra, 1 week, 2016.

Training

2021 - Training in documentary theatre with the Grotowski Institute in Wroclaw, Poland

2019 - International Encounters of Theatre Directors at the Theatre Gerard de Philippe, Saint-Denis, France

2017 - 2019 - International School of Theatre Jacques Lecoq in Paris, France

2014 - 2016 - "CAU" International School of Circus and Theatre in Granada, Spain

Location

London

Experience

2-5 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Circus
  • Dance
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Curating
  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Languages
  • Performance Art
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Puppetry
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with young people
  • Writing

Additional Languages

Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish

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