Yana Biryukova is a video artist and theatre designer based in New York City. Her work lives at the intersection of theatre and film, using video to create immersive storytelling. With a deep interest in poetic abstraction, Yana's collaborations span theatre, opera, film and live performance. Her designs include collaborations with Detroit Opera, Hartford Stage, Yale Repertory Theatre, Barrington Stage Company, Resident Ensemble Players, Miami New Drama, Milwaukee Rep, Westport Country Playhouse, Red Bull Theater, Bristol Riverside Theatre, American Mime Theatre, Mason Holdings, Yale University, Yale Opera, Yale Cabaret, Irish Repertory Theatre and many more. In addition to theatre design Yana has edited and designed films and installations, including Palimpsest: Tales Spun from Sea and Memories presented at the Venice Biennale 2022, Promise Land at Yale University, Alphabet City at Yale Art Gallery, Not Just Me at Catskill Art Society, Meraki at Harvestworks among others. Yana lectures and teaches workshops on projection design at Harvard, Yale and Colgate universities. MFA: Yale School of Drama.

Represented by United Talent Agency | Member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE

CREDITS

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CREDITS 〰️

projection + video design

NEW YORK:

THE MEETING: THE INTERPRETER // dir. BRIAN MERTES // THEATRE AT ST. CLEMENTS

TROJAN WOMEN // dir. TEA ALAJIC // BARNARD COLLEGE

THE LIFEBOAT // dir. ARTHUR YORINKS // AMERICAN PHYSICAL THEATER

TERROR IS THE ORDER OF THE DAY // dir. TEA ALAGIC // THE FLEA THEATER

SMALL ACTS OF DARING INVENTION // dir. KRISTJAN THOR // MASON HOLDINGS

DREAMS: 12 VARIATIONS // dir. ARTHUR YORINKS // AMERICAN PHYSICAL THEATER

PUSHKIN: EUGENE ONEGIN IN OUR OWN WORDS // dir. DMITRY KRYMOV // KRYMOV LAB NYC

MOSS ANTHOLOGY // dir. JACQULYN BUGLISI // BUGLISI DANCE THEATRE 

HART ISLAND // dir. KRISTJAN THOR // MASON HOLDINGS

THE KARAMAZOVS // dir. ANNA BRENNER // NEW OHIO THEATRE

THE SABBATH GIRL // dir. JOE BRANCATO // 59E59

BORDER PEOPLE // dir. NICOLE A. WATSON // THE WORKING THEATER

DROPPING GUMBALLS ON LUKE WILSON // dir. THERESA REBECK // THE WORKING THEATER

THE WHITE DEVIL // dir. LOUISA PROSKE // RED BULL THEATER

SELKIE // dir. MATT DICKSON // DUTCH KILLS THEATER

DEAD ARE MY PEOPLE // dir. LEAH GARDINER // NEW YORK THEATER WORKSHOP

CANNIBAL GALAXY: A LOVE STORY // dir. JENN HALTMAN // BETWEEN TWO BOROUGHS

1/13/14 // dir. AWOYE TIMPO // STUDIO TISCH

TRANSPORT // dir. TONY WALTON // THE IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE

REGIONAL:

COSI FAN TUTTE // dir. YUVAL SHARON // DETROIT OPERA

PRELUDE TO A KISS // dir. KENNETH FERRONE // MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER

FLAWLESS // dir. JOE BRANCATO // PENGUIN REP THEATRE

CARMEN // dir. ROBERT NEU // SIOUX CITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

SIMONA’S SEARCH // dir. MELIA BENSUSSEN // HARTFORD STAGE

MANY PATTERNS ONE CLOTH // dir. JUDIYE AL-BILALI // UMASS THEATER

WE ARE PUSSY RIOT OR EVERYTHING IS P.R. // dir. APRIL SWEENEY // COLGATE UNIVERSITY

SANCTUARY CITY // dir. ADRIAN GIURGEA // COLGATE UNIVERSITY

ELIAN // dir. MICHEL HAUSMANN // MIAMI NEW DRAMA

ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN // dir. SKIP GREER // BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY

YEAH BABY // dir. THERESA REBECK // RESIDENT ENSEMBLE PLAYERS

I & YOU // dir. GIA FORAKIS // BRISTOL RIVERSIDE THEATRE

SPRING AWAKENING // dir. LEORA MORRIS // CONNECTICUT COLLEGE

MLIMA’S TALE // dir. MARK LAMOS // WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE

DON QUIXOTTE // dir. LINDA BROVSKY // YALE OPERA

GROUNDED // dir. LIZ DIAMOND // WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE

IMOGEN SAYS NOTHING // dir. LAURIE WOOLERY // YALE REPERTORY THEATRE

SCENES FROM COURT LIFE // dir. MARK WING-DAVEY // YALE REPERTORY THEATRE

THE SQUARE ROOT OF THREE SISTERS // dir. DMITRY KRYMOV // ARTS & IDEAS FESTIVAL

FILM:

SLEEPING BEAUTY // EDITOR // dir. KSENYA GOLAND // SHORT

CRY WOLF // EDITOR // dir. DIMANI KEY // SHORT

THE KARAMAZOVS // EDITOR // dir. ANNA BRENNER // FEATURE // GRAVITAS VENTURES

PALIMPSEST: TALES SPUN FROM SEA AND MEMORIES // EDITOR // dir. BILLY GERARD FRANK // SHORT // THE VENICE BIENNALE 2022

I DIGRESS: THE INTIMATE INSIGHTS OF A CHILDHOOD WEIRDO // EDITOR // dir. APRIL SWEENEY // SHORT

YIDDISH MEAN GIRLS // EDITOR // dir. DYLAN SEDERS HOFFMAN // SHORT

NOT JUST ME // VIDEO DESIGNER + EDITOR // dir. JULIA WILKINS // SHORT // CATSKILLS ART SOCIETY

OUT OF OFFICE // EDITOR // dir. EMMA WISEMAN + EMILY ZEMBA // SHORT

LIFT // VIDEO DESIGNER // dir. DAVID PETERSEN // FEATURE DOC // PEACOCK

AWARDS + GRANTS:

  • Connecticut Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Achievement in Projection

  • OPERA America Robert L.B. Tobin Director-Designer Showcase Finalist

  • DMCA Interdisciplinary Arts Grant

  • The Donald and Zorka Oenslager Scholarship in Stage Design

EDUCATION:

YALE UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF DRAMA, MFA, THEATRE DESIGN
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, BFA, FILM STUDIES