vanya bowden
set design for film, theatre and exhibits

film production design

theatre set design
music video and commercial

video for TSUM spring/summer 2021




exhibit and curation design

curator, installations

"Nine pictures were painted here" a series of installations dedicated to children’s poems of OBERIU. Roman Viktyuk Theater 2021

exhibit space design

"Ode to Precision" an exhibition for guidence to the specialties of the Moscow Art Theater School. Museum of Moscow 2019

curator

"Look for theatre" exhibition of diplomas of scenography students of the Moscow Art Theater School. Winzavod 2019

curator

"Generation nowhere" exhibition of manifestos of students of the final year of scenography studies at the Moscow Art Theater School. Theater Foyer of Practika 2019

curator, installations

"Master of the Dance" Anniversary exhibition of the ensemble of Igor Moiseev. Museum of Contemporary Russian History. 2018

curator, installations

"Ne Veruem" exhibition within the Art Forum Dubrovnik dedicated to the Russian theater. Dubrovnik City Theater 2017


ABOUT ME

  • alumni of Moscow Art Theatre School Theatre Design (2013)
  • MA degree Wimbledon College of Arts Theatre Design (2015)
  • nominee of the Russian National Golden Mask theatre award (2014, 2019, 2021) as best set design in theatre
  • winner of the Russian National Golden Mask theatre award (2018) special prize in group for the creation of the performance "Homeland"
  • production designer in independent cinema since 2015
  • teacher in Moscow Art Theatre School discipline “Set design of exhibit space” 2018-2022
  • resides in Berlin

PRODUCTION DESIGN IN FILM
“Haim and Greta” (feature film) director S.Livnev. Ego Media Latvia (in production) 2026
“Riot Days” (music video) director R. Volobuev. For VotVot online platform (2023)
"Peace, friendship, chewing gum" (TV series) 3rd season. director A. Fedorov 8 series film for TNT_PREMIERE
"The Flood" (feature film) director I. Tverdovsky New People production 2022
"Sasha" (feature film) director V. Beck VEGA FILM 2022
“Stand by me” (feature film) director T. Dondurey PAN-Atlantic production. Premier in Rotterdam film festival 2022
“Conference” (feature film) directed by I. Tverdovsky 2020 (participant of the Venice days program of the Venice Film Festival) 2020
“Little Warrior” (feature film) Director I. Yermolov film company “Leopolis” 2020
“Portwine” (music video) group OQJAV 2019
“To your new boyfriend” (clip) Anacondaz band 2019
“The Sentence” (feature film) director D. Rudakov “Rock” film company 2019
“Death Becomes Us” (feature film) director B. Guts 2019
"Danton's Death" (feature film) author's project dir. A. Stadnikov 2019
“Romance” (music video) group OQJAV 2018
“Linda” (music video) group OQJAV 2017
“City of Roads” (music video) CENTR 2011

SET DESIGN IN THEATRE
  • “Nachspiel” dir. P. Grigoryan for VOICES festival 2024
  • “Leaving? Leave!” dir. A. Stadnikov, I. Titov for PAS Berlin 2023
  • “Karamzin. Theatre in a village” dir. A. Nasibullina for Vyksa Art Festival 2022
  • “The Triumph” dir. A. Stadnikov Moscow Meyerhold Centre 2021
  • “The shadows of the great confuse me” dir. S. Shedrin for Jewish Museum and Center of Tolerance with Brusnikin theatre 2021
  • “Twelfth night of however” dir. Y. Muravitsky. Nikitinsky theatre 2021 (Golden Mask nominee)
  • “Onegin” dir. I. Komarov Drama theatre of Bestuzhev (Ulan-Ude) 2020
  • “Saturn” dir. A. Stadnikov Theatre- Theatre (Perm) 2020
  • “The dock” dir D. Chashin the theatre “Chelovek” 2019
  • “V.E.R.A.” dir. S. Karaban for Voznesensky center with Brusnikin theatre 2019
  • “A version of the Seagull” dir. E. Nenasheva for Chekhov API residence 2019 (Golden Mask nominee)
  • “Chew!” dir. A. Stadnikov for Steirischer Herbst Festival (Graz) 2019
  • “The conference about the poet Visocky and about poetry at all” dir. I. Komarov for Jewish Museum and centre of Tolerance 2018
  • “Homeland” dir. A. Stadnikov Meyerhold Center (Golden Mask laureat) 2018
  • “The Blind” dir. N. Gorbas Boyarsky Center 2017
  • “High water of Venice” dir. D. Azarov Helicon Opera 2017
  • “Winter Tale” Arbuzz Project dir. M. Zemlinskaya London 2015
  • “Neurasthenia” Dialogue DANCE company (Kostroma) 2014

EXHIBIT DESIGN AND CURATION
  • "Nine pictures were painted here" a series of installations dedicated to children's poems of OBERIU. Roman Viktyuk Theater 2021
  • "Ode to Precision" an exhibition for guidance to the specialties of the Moscow Art Theater School. Museum of Moscow 2019
  • "Look for theatre" exhibition of diplomas of scenography students of the Moscow Art Theater School. Winzavod 2019
  • "Generation nowhere" exhibition of manifestos of students of the final year of scenography studies at the Moscow Art Theater School. Theater Foyer of Practika 2019
  • "Master of the Dance" Anniversary exhibition of the ensemble of Igor Moiseev. Museum of Contemporary Russian History. 2018
  • "Ne Veruem" exhibition within the Art Forum Dubrovnik dedicated to the Russian theater. Dubrovnik City Theater 2017
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