02.01.24

PRESS - SIMONA’S SEARCH - HARTFORD STAGE

In addition to narration, the play's linkage benefits from the many images Yana Biryukova projects behind the performers.

TALKIN’ BROADWAY

Hartford Stage’s space is put to good use with lively choreography by Shura Baryshnikov and projections by Yana Biryukova that can be both lovely—the blossoms—and eerie—that shadowy figure

NEW HAVEN REVIEW

A simple set designed by Yu Shibagaki, projections by Yana Biryukova, lighting design by Aja M. Jackson, and sound design by Aubrey Dube enhance the multi-dimensional experience that enhance the visual and auditory experience for the audience.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT INC

While scenic design is a little confused in execution, it is more than redeemed by Yana Biryukova’s superb projection design which may be the best I’ve ever seen in a show.

CONNECTICUT CRITICS CIRCLE

06.07.23

REEL - 2023

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01.18.23

THE KARAMAZOVS (2023) - OFFICIAL TRAILER

Fyodor Karamazov is dying and holed up in his oceanfront home with Liz, his loyal caretaker, when his three estranged adult children return home to settle a financial dispute. Despite carving out new lives for themselves each is in the midst of their own personal crisis. Their attempts at reconciliation are complicated further when Fyodor is murdered. Part murder mystery, part spiritual quest, THE KARAMAZOVS follows Liz as she pieces together her memories of that eventful week. She is haunted by it still, in this dark comedy about what we inherit from our parents and what we chose to leave in the grave.

Feature film written & directed by Anna Brenner // Editing by Yana Biryukova

More info at theKaramazovs.com

11.12.22

SANCTUARY CITY OPENS IN Hamilton, NY

DIRECTION - adrian giurgea; SET - keti nadibaidze; PROJECTIONS - yana biryükova; LIGHTING - carolina ortiz; COSTUMES - fabian aguilar

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09.15.22

YIDDISH MEAN GIRLS

"Yiddish Mean Girls" recreates the iconic four-way phone call scene from the 2004 Lindsay Lohan movie. Directed by Dylan Seders Hoffman. Cinematography by Tatiana Stolpovskaya. Edited by Yana Biryukova.

This Short Film Is Making Fetch Happen — In Yiddish — heyalma.com

“The visual elements of the play deftly enhance the action, from the physical contrasts of the two men (Warhol, ghostly pale, white-wigged, and delicate; Ahmal, swarthy, solid, and imposing) to the changing, slyly repetitious projections of Warhol paintings, ingeniously designed by Yana Biryukova.” Berkshire on Stage

“Director Skip Greer has it all played full out in a quick 80 minutes on Brian Prather’s evocative set, which incorporates some really neat projections, designed by Yana Biryukova, of Iranian history as well as quite a few Warhols.” Nippertown

“The excellent projection design by Yana Biryukova and lighting design by Joyce Liao enhance the erratic elements of the script.” The Berkshire Edge

“Askari brings in enough obstacles to justify the men’s confinement for 70 electric minutes. Which in turn opens the door to opportunities for captor and captive to compare their shared pasts and pain, beginning with a quick overview of U.S. involvement in Iranian history (illustrated by Yana Biryukova’s striking wall projections).”  New York Stage Review

04.23.22

PALIMPSEST: TALES SPUN FROM SEA AND MEMORIES AT THE VENICE BIENNALE 2022

Premiering at The 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia in the Grenada National Pavilion. Palimpsest: Tales Spun From Sea And Memories by Billy Gerard Frank, explores fragments of Ottobah Cugoano’s life, who was a major figure in the abolitionist movement in England towards the end of the 18th century, whose life ended in obscurity.

Written & directed by Billy Gerard Frank // Film Editing by Yana Biryukova

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