Theatre director, playwright, curator, queer performance/video artist
and political activist. Currently, Doctoral Researcher at University
of the Arts, Helsinki. BA Directing in Musical Theatre –
Saint-Petersburg State Academy of Theatre Arts, Russia (2011). MA
Theatre and Performance – Queen Mary University of London, the UK
(2015). MA Comparative Dramaturgy and Performance Research – Goethe
University Frankfurt, Germany (2023). Future Laboratory EU program
artist. Former coordinator at Eve’s Ribs feminist art organization +
Curator/organizer of the annual Eve’s Ribs Festival (Russia) and
Curator/organizer of QueerFest (Russia). Artist-in-residence: PACT
Zollverein (Germany), Loviisa Artists Residency, Saari (Finland), Olot
(Spain), Hectolitre (Belgium), Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch (England).
Shortlisted in Best New Dramaturgy (‘Today My Cat Died’ play, 2021 and
‘Neptune’ play, 2023) – Lubimovka festival (Russia). DAAD prize for
Outstanding Achievements in Performance Research. Performed at:
Svenska Teatern (Finland), Frankfurt LAB (Germany), Meyerhold Centre,
Sovremennik theatre, Aleksandrinski theatre (Russia), Queen’s
Hornchurch Theatre, Camden People’s Theatre, Battersea Arts Centre,
People’s Palace, in some Duckie projects, CUNTemporary, and DashArts
events (the UK).
Vera Boitcova
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