I was trained as a puppet theatre director in St. Petersburg, and although I don’t always work with puppets in the traditional sense, that training shaped the way I see theatre. Puppetry, to me, is not just a portal into childhood, but a philosophical inquiry into the line between animate and inanimate matter. I often work through improvisation, engaging in a kind of directorial practice that interferes as little as possible while crafting rich conditions for things to emerge. I’ve developed this approach through laboratories and what I call theatre jams. Still, below you’ll also find more classical productions and various projects.
At the core of my theatrical work lies a deep fascination with the act of watching — with presence itself.
