selected productions
Little Blizzard Girl
4+ | 50 min | December 2023
The fairy tale "Little Blizzard Girl" at Veneteater emphasizes the idea that a child attends the performance with a parent, not as part of a school group. In many ways, this production is addressed to parents; my primary message is directed specifically to them. Together with all participants, we explore what happens to a child's soul when there is a lack of connection with their parent.
Production team:
directing and script - Galina Zhdanova
stage and costume design - Xenia Sorokina
composer - Aleksandr Žedeljov Faierstein
light design - Anton Andrejuk
movement directing - Nastja Lider
video - Emilia Lambinen, Nikoliai Alhazov
Premiere - December 2023
(Veneteater, Tallinn)
Nils`s Journey with the Wild Geese
6+ | 2 h | 2019
The performance delves into the famous Scandinavian tale of the Hero's journey and initiation. Its central theme revolves around separation and the process of growing up. The production brought together a remarkable team of creators and performers, incorporating techniques from puppet theater, object theater, live acting, choreography, lighting and media design, as well as a blend of original music and live sound.
Production team:
directing - Galina Zhdanova
script - Konstantin Fjodorov
stage and costume design - Masha Lukka
light design - Evgenij Ganzburg
sound design - Ilya Duganov
media design - Alina Tihhonova
movement directing - Vassily Lukjanenko
puppets - Sofia Vassiljeva
flute teaching - Igor Tjuvaev
Premiere - December 2019
(Old House Theater, Novosibirsk)
Novosibirsk professional theater award "Paradise"
2021
TOPGIRLS
Drama | 2 h 50 min | June 2019
The performance was created at the young independent theater CXT. All actors, regardless of their gender, take on female roles. During rehearsals, the actors were also engaged in group therapy sessions based on the Gestalt approach. Much like in a psychotherapeutic setting, we explored the stories of women in Caryl Churchill's play, connecting them to our personal experiences as honestly and deeply as possible.
Production team:
stage directing, movement directing - Galina Zhdanova
voice and gestalt group - Olga Plistik
stage design - Anvar Gumarov
costume design - Elena Garibyan
light design - Tatyana Djomina
sound design - Marina Petrova
Premiere - June 2019
(CXT Theater, Saint-Petersburg)
The participant of Russian national award and Festival "Golden Mask" ("Mask Plus") 2020
Twelfth Night
Drama | 2 h 45 min | 2018
The performance is our collective attempt to reflect on the looming sense of catastrophe hanging over the world and the internal drama of the spectator. In carefree Illyria, people live, drink, and eat, oblivious to the approaching war.
The heroine, viewing events through the eyes of an outsider and having suffered a personal loss (her brother goes missing after a shipwreck), perceives the unfolding events from a different perspective. Through the play, we explore how individuals change under the influence of the majority.
Production team:
directing - Galina Zhdanova
stage and costume design - Anastasiya Yudina
light design - Evgenij Ganzburg
movement directing - Polina Mitryashina
video - Nikolai Dreiden
trailer - Aleksandr Pahaluyev
Premiere - November 2018
(Drama Number 3 Theater, Kamensk-Uralskij)
Much Ado about Nothing
Drama | 2 h 45 min | 2017
The performance is constructed on the principle of redundancy, with texts by T. Stoppard, M. Tsvetaeva, J. Brodsky, M. Frisch, Klim, and D. Harms intricately woven into the plot of Shakespeare's play, amplifying the “much ado.” Sound designer Dima Anikin (Re`sequence project) crafted a unique auditory landscape, blending noises, spoken texts, sounds, and electronic music to complete the picture. This performance serves as a tribute to first love and the illusions it inspires.
Production team:
directing - Galina Zhdanova
stage and costume design – Masha Lukka, Sasha Mohov (MO-LU)
light design – Evgenij Ganzburg
sound design – Dmitrij Anikin (Re`sequence project)
movement directing – Anna Zakusova
Premiere - November 2017
(Subbota Theater, Saint-Petersburg)
Main prize of the International Youth Theater Festival “M.Art Contact” (Belarus) 2019
Longlist of the Russian National Theater Award "Golden Mask" 2018-2019
Love and Information
work in progress
An expeimental hybrid format, exploring the combination of live, online and pre-shot performance, in coproduction with Anomalous&Co (NY, USA) based on the play "Love and Information" written by Caryl Churchill. One novel draft, named "The Stone".
Production team:
Galina Zhdanova, Antonina Korepanova