Theodora Tavener

Director

I am a freelance theatre and opera director. Based primarily in London, I also have connections to Poland and Greece and am looking to work and take work internationally. I create interdisciplinary work that combines music, movement and text and am particularly fascinated by incorporating philosophy with performance: a theatre of ideas. A Peter Brook devotee and an ardent intersectional feminist; my work aims to portray people in their totality.
She/Her

Credits

DIRECTOR, The Body Artist, 2020 (in progress)

DIRECTOR, Portrait of Doom, William Morris Gallery, 2020 (in progress)

DIRECTOR, Valparaiso, Linbury Studio (LAMDA), 1 week, 2019

DIRECTOR, The Man Who Swallowed a Snake, LAMDA, 3 performances, 2019

DIRECTOR, Mary of Egypt, King’s College Chapel (University of Cambridge), 1 week, 2014

DIRECTOR, Darwin’s Cat, Yusuf Hamied Theatre (University of Cambridge), 1 week, 2012

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, My Children! My Africa!, Carne Studio (LAMDA), 2 weeks, 2019

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Serious Money, Sainsbury Theatre (LAMDA), 2 weeks, 2019

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Cave, Printworks (Royal Opera House), 1 week, 2018

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, From the House of the Dead, Main Stage (Royal Opera House), 6 weeks, 2018

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Post-Mortem, Milton Court Theatre (Barbican), 2 weeks, 2017

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Lucia di Lammermoor, St John’s Church (Fulham Opera), 2 weeks, 2017

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, A Gentle Spirit, Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre, 2 weeks, 2015

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, God on Trial, C Venues (Edinburgh Fringe), 4 weeks, 2014

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Curlew River, St John’s College Chapel (University of Cambridge), 1 week, 2014

Training

MA Directing, LAMDA, 2018 – 2019

Second Term: Mask; Melodrama; Bouffons, Ecole Philippe Gaulier, 2016

BA (Hons) Theology & Religious Studies, University of Cambridge, 2012 – 2015

Location

London

Experience

2-5 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Circus

What I do

  • Devising
  • Dialect / Voice Direction
  • Dramaturgy
  • Languages
  • Movement Direction
  • Music - Can learn by ear
  • Music - Can Read
  • Music - Plays Instruments
  • Music - Singing
  • Performance Art
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Sound Design
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with disabled non-professional adults / children
  • Working with learning disabled adults / children
  • Working with young people
  • Working with young people with special educational needs
  • Writing

Additional Languages

Intermediate French, Intermediate Greek, Intermediate Sanskrit

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