Giovanna Koyama

Giovanna Koyama is a Brazilian theatre-maker and director who graduated from the StoneCrabs Directors in Practice program in London. Her recent directing credits include 'How British Eres Tu?' by Victor Rios, part of the Housemates festival at Brixton House Theatre, and 'Chop-chop' by Andrea Holland, which will be featured in the VOILA festival this November. She also directed the rehearsed reading 'On the Other Side of the Sea', part of the OOOTW 2024 festival at the Omnibus Theatre. Her standout project, 'BACK TO THE MOON', written and performed by her, premiered last year at the Camden Fringe. The central themes of the piece are migration and belonging, topics she has been studying and exploring for the past two years.

Credits

-Director, "Chop-chop” by Andrea Holland, WIP performed at Pinch of Vault festival, Feb 2024 and VOILA festival, Nov 2024.

-Director, "How British Eres Tu?" by Victor Rios, a show part of the Housemates festival at Brixton House Theatre

-Director, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SEA, rehearsed reading at Omnibus Theatre, part of Out of the Wings Festival, July 2024, London, UK.

-Writer & Performer, PAUL MESCAL & THE BAGEL, reading on the festival “The Wild Ramblings” emerging writers showcase, part of Crouch End Literary Festival, Feb 2024.

-Director, "The Future" by Helena Tornero, translated by Helena Buffery - rehearsed reading at Omnibus Theatre, part of Out of the Wings Festival, July 2023, London, UK.

-Writer & Performer, QUEENDOM, devised show by Herlight Theatre, 50min show at Rosemary branch theatre, Camden Fringe Festival 2023.

-Writer & Performer, BACK TO THE MOON, Lion&Unicorn theatre, 50min show, Camden Fringe Festival 2023.

-Writer & Performer, BACK TO THE MOON, Sydenham Arts, 30/40min, Project under development, May 2023 - Awarded Sydenham Arts' START grant

-Deviser & Performer, QUEENDOM, Cockpit Theatre, 18min, Dec.2022

-Voice over, VOGUE BRASIL, reel ad insta, Nov 2022

-Writer & Performer, BACK TO THE MOON, Omnibus Theatre, 10 min, Oct 2022

-Director, HER OPEN EYES, Omnibus Theatre, 60min, Oct 2022

-Co-creator & Co-director, MULHERES QUE SANGRAN, Films Festivals Official Selection; Fem- Art Exhibition, Pre Premiere - Barcelona, January 2021, Official Selection LIFT-OFF GLOBAL NETWORK First-Time Filmmakers Sessions March 2021, Finalists and Premiere at LIFT-OFF GLOBAL NETWORK First-Time Filmmakers Sessions March 2021, Official Selection Thessaloniki Free Short Festival May 2021, Award Nominee for Best Female Short Film by Female Director - Thessaloniki Free Short Festival May 2021, Official Selection Zeitimplus Shortfilm Festival June 2021 - Vienna , Shortlisted for the Audience Award Zeitimplus Shortfilm Festival June 2021 - Vienna with a Feminist Perspective, La Nostra Illa, Barcelona - Exhibition June 2021

-Performer & Co-creator, A PERFORMATIVE MANIFEST OF TWO WOMEN CREATOR, 2021

-Performer, ONDE VOCÊ ESTAVA, SE VOCÊ NEM SAIU DE CASA?, Teatro Lâmina Brazil, Online performance 2020

-Mover Performer, LADO ISO-Pocket Play, Teatro Lâmina, Brazil 2020

-Mover Performer, SILENCE, Teatro Lâmina, Brazil 2020

-Actor commercial, SAMSUNG, 2018

-Immersive performer, DEPOIS DAS BORBOLETAS, Teatro Commune-SP, 2017

-Actor, EVAS, Teatro do Ator-SP, 2017

-Actor commercial, ETAPA, open TV, 2017

-Actor, JULIET , short-film, SP, Brazil 2016

-Actor, PORNOGRAFIA(Simon Stephens), Teatro Nair Belo-SP, 2015

-Actor, OS IMPERDOÁVEIS DE SHAKESPEARE, teatro Nair Belo-SP, 2014

Training

Nov/Dec 2022- Start theatre programme, Sydenham Arts
July 2022- Gecko Summer Residency
2019-2020 Singing & Voice tecquiques with the Opera singer Francielle Barros
Oct- Dec 2019- Acting; drama school EAST15 from University of Essex, based in Loughton Campus, Essex, England.
Jan-July 2019- Module 1 completed of Louis Luis Mime and Physical theatre, SP- Brazil
Feb- July 2019- “Núcleo Experimental” SP/Brazil; Acting classes about Mike Bartlett and “Three Sisters” Tchekhov with the acclaimed Brazilian director Zé Henrique de Paula
Feb- July 2019- “Núcleo Experimental” SP/Brazil, Musical Theatre studies and singing with the acclaimed Brazilian musical theatre producer Fernanda Maia
2018 – Theatre group Garagem 21; rehearsed “Senhora dos Afogados”, a play by Nelson Rodrigues based in Suzuki and viewpoints training
2018- 3 months of Ivaldo Bertazzo body techniques
2018 - LISPA (London International School of Performing Arts) in Berlin; introduction in neutral mask, Lecoq-technique, storytelling embodiment, poetic body and introduction in alexander technique by Valentina Bordenave
2017 - physic comedy with John Mowat
2015 and 2018 - “ The poetic body” with Sebastian Brottet-Michel, technique from Théâtre du Soleil