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Misha Kachman
Costume and Scene Designer
  Curriculum Vitae

3863 Rodman Street, N.W., Apt. E53
Washington, DC 20016
202.352.4595 tel


www.mishakachman.com






 
 
EDUCATION
  STATE ACADEMY OF THEATRICAL ARTS, Department of Scenography, St.Petersburg, Russia. Post-graduate studies, 1996.

STATE ACADEMY OF THEATRICAL ARTS, Department of Scenography, St.Petersburg, Russia. Master of Fine Arts, Scene and Costume Design, 1994.

CENTRAL ST.MARTIN'S SCHOOL OF FINE ART AND DESIGN, London, United Kingdom. 1991.

STATE ACADEMY OF INDUSTRIAL ARTS, St.Petersburg, Russia. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting and Graphic Arts. 1988.
   
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
  UNITED SCENIC ARTISTS, Local 829. Member since 2006.

RUSSIAN UNION OF ARTISTS (RUA). Member since 1994.
   
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
  University of Maryland, Department of Theatre, College Park, MD, Assistant Professor of Scene and Costume Design, 2006-present.

St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's City, MD, Assistant Professor of Theatre, Film and Media Studies / Resident Designer, 2003-2006.

Corcoran College of Fine Arts, Washington, DC, Visiting Instructor, 2002-2003.

The Art League School, Alexandria, Virginia, Instructor, 1999-2001.

State Academy of Theatrical Arts, Stage Design Department, St.Petersburg, Russia, Adjunct Assistant Professor, 1996-1999.

The State Hermitage Museum, St.Petersburg, Russia, Staff Museum Designer, 1994-1998.
   
PROFESSIONAL SET AND COSTUME DESIGN
 

New Jerusalem by David Ives, directed by Jeremy Skidmore. Set design. Theatre J, Washington, DC, 2010.

Gruesome Playground Injuries, by Rajiv Joseph, directed by John Vreeke (world premiere). Set design. Wooly Mammoth Theatre Company, Washington, DC, 2010.

Around the World in 80 Days by Mark Brown, from a novel by Jules Verne, directed by Nick Olcott. Set design. Round House Theatre, Bethesda, Maryland. 2010.

North Bank, Suzhou Creek by William Huizhu Sun, directed by Jeffrey Sichel (world premiere). Set and costume design. Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center, Shanghai, China, 2010.

Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon, directed by Jerry Whiddon. Costume design. Theatre J, Washington, DC, 2009.

Barrio Grrrl! by Quiara Alegría Hudes, directed by Peter Flynn (world premiere). Set design. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Theatre for Young Audiences, Washington, DC, 2009.

The Seagull on 16th Street, adapted by Ari Roth based on the translation of A. P. Chekhov’s The Seagull by Carol Rocamora, directed by John Vreeke (world premiere). Set and costume design. Theatre J, Washington, DC, 2009.

Fever/Dream, by Sheila Callaghan, directed by Howard Shalwitz (world premiere). Set design. Wooly Mammoth Theatre Company, Washington, DC, 2009.

Xerxes by George Frederick Hendel, directed by Nick Olcott. Evgeny Onegin(116) by Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky, directed by Leon Major. Set design. Maryland Opera Studio, 2009.

Unleashed! The Secret Lives of the White House Pets, written by Allyson Currin, directed by Nick Olcott (world premiere). Set design. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Theatre for Young Audiences, Washington, DC, 2008.

Cunning Little Vixen by Leoš Janáček, directed by Roger Burnyate. Set design. Peabody Conservatory Opera, Baltimore, MD, 2008.

Honey Brown Eyes, written by Stefanie Zadravec, directed by Jessica Lefkow (world premiere). Costume design. Theatre J, Washington, DC, 2008.

David in Shadow and Light, written by Yehuda Hyman, music by Daniel Hoffman, directed by Nick Olcott. Set design. Theatre J, Washington, DC, 2008.

Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, directed by Leon Major. Set design. Maryland Opera Studio, 2008.

Cymbeline by William Shakespeare, directed by Jeffrey Sichel. Set and costume design. Milwaukee Shakespeare, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2008.

Shlemiel the First, written by Robert Brustein, music by Hancus Netsky, directed by Nick Olcott and Michael Russotto. Set design. Theatre J, Washington, DC, 2007.

Either, Or by Thomas Keneally, directed by Daniel DeRaey (world premiere). Costume design. Theatre J, Washington, DC, 2007.

The Balcony by Jean Genet, directed by Robert MacNamara. Set design. Scena Theatre, Washington, DC, 2007.

TempOdyssey by Dan Dietz, directed by Christopher Gallu. Set design. Studio Theatre Secondstage, Washington, DC, 2007.

Bricktop, book and lyrics by Calvin A. Ramsey and Thomas W. Jones II, original music by S. Renee Clark, directed by Thomas W. Jones II. (world premiere) Set and costume design. Metrostage, Alexandria, Virginia and Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, San Francisco, California, 2007.

The Insect Play by Karel Chapek, directed by Robert McNamara. Set design. Scena/Warehouse Theatre, Washington, DC, 2006.

The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman, directed by H. Lee Gable. Set design. Washington Shakespeare Company, 2006.

Two-Headed by Julie Jensen, directed by Gregg Henry. Set design. Washington Shakespeare Company, 2006.

Death and the King's Horseman by Wole Soyinka, directed by John Vreeke. Set design. Washington Shakespeare Company, 2005.

The Persians by Aeschylus, directed by Robert McNamara. Set design. Scena Theatre at the GALA Hispanic Theatre, Washington, DC, 2005.

Jesus Christ Superstar by A. L. Webber, directed by Suzanne Richards. Set design. Open Circle Theatre, Arlington, Virginia, 2004.

Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, directed by Dorothy Neumann. Set design. Washington Shakespeare Company, 2004.

Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence, directed by John Vreeke. Set design. Washington Shakespeare Company, 2003.

The Night of Iguana by Tennessee Williams, directed by H. Lee Gable. Set design. Washington Shakespeare Company, 2003.

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, directed by Lee Mikeska Gardner. Set design. Washington Shakespeare Company, 2002.

Antigone by Jean Anouilh, directed by Yuri Kordonsky. Set and costume design. Classika Theatre, Arlington, Virginia, 2002.

The Marriage by Nikolai Gogol, directed by Yuri Kordonsky. Set and costume design. Classika Theatre, Arlington, Virginia, 2002.

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, directed by Yuri Kordonsky. Set and costume design. Classika Theatre, Arlington, Virginia, 2001.

Dangerous Corner by J. B. Priestley, directed by Yuri Kordonsky. Set and costume design. Classika Theatre, Arlington, Virginia, 2001.

Mirandolina by Goldoni, directed by Inna Shapiro. Set design. Classika Theatre, Arlington, Virginia, 2001.

This Old Fairy Tale, written and directed by Inna Shapiro. Set and costume design. Classika Theatre, Arlington, Virginia, 2001.

Le Moose, directed by John Niles. Set and costume design. Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia, 2000.

Someone Else's Wife and a Husband Under the Bed based on a book by Fyodor Dostoevsky, written and directed by Yuri Kordonsky. Set design. Classika Theatre, Arlington, Virginia, 2000.

The Marriage of Figaro by Beaumarchais, directed by Inna Shapiro. Set and costume design. Classika Theatre, Arlington, Virginia, 1999.

Goat Island by Ugo Betti, directed by Pyotr Shereshevsky. Set and costume design. The State Kommissarzhevskaya Drama Theatre, St.Petersburg, Russia, 1998.

Cranks by Maxim Gorky, directed by Pyotr Shereshevsky. Set and costume design. The Russkaya Antreprisa Theatre, St.Petersburg, Russia, 1997.

Duel by Chekhov, directed by Hans Henriksen. Set and costume design. Staatensteaterhogskole, Oslo, Norway, 1995.

Carmen by Georges Bizet. Set and costume design. Krasnoyarsk State Opera, Krasnoyarsk, Russia, 1995.

The Fairy Rings by Tamara Gabbe, directed by Victor Jurionas-Jurgens. Set and costume design. State Drama Theatre, Novgorod, Russia, 1994.

Love–The Golden Book by Alexei Tolstoy, directed by Alexander Sinotov. Set and costume design. The Silver Age, St.Petersburg, Russia, 1993.

   
ACADEMIC SET AND COSTUME DESIGN
 

Catholic University of America, Gilbert V. Hartke Theatre:

  • The Perfect Ganesh by Terrance McNally, directed by Matt Ripa. 2007.
  • Life is a Dream by Calderon, directed by Jeffrey Sichel. 2006.

St. Mary's College of Maryland, The Bruce Davis Theatre, St. Mary's City, MD:

  • Cocoonery by Merideth Taylor, directed by Thomas W. Jones II, 2006
  • Hair by James Rado and Gerome Ragni, directed by Bill Gillette, 2006.
  • Fuente Ovejuna by Lope de Vega, directed by Michael Ellis-Tolaydo, 2005.
  • The Road to Kyoto!, directed by Holly H. Blumner, 2005.
  • The Secret Affairs of Mildred Wylde by Paul Zindel, directed by Alexis Hartwick, 2005.
  • Dance 2004, written, choreographed and directed by Merideth Taylor, 2004.
  • The Serpent by Jean-Claude d'Italie, directed by Joanne Klein, 2004. 900
  • Dreams, written and directed by Sharron Wyrrick, 2004.
  • Don Juan Comes Back From War by O. von Horvath, directed by Joanne Klein, 2004.
  • Old Times by Harold Pinter, directed by Mark Rhoda, 2003.
  • The Miser by Moliere, directed by Michael Ellis-Tolaydo, 2003.

State Academy of Theatrical Arts, St.Petersburg, Russia:

  • Flight by Mikhail Bulgakov, 1994.
  • Peppy Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren, directed by Alexander Sinotov, 1993.
  • Temptation of St. Anthony by Prosper Mérimée, directed by Hans Henriksen, 1992.
  • The Single Heir by Renyard, directed by Sergei Barkovsky, 1991.
  • The Dowerless Girl by Alexander Ostrovsky, directed by Sergei Barkovsky, 1991.
   
PRINCIPAL SOLO EXHIBITIONS
 
  • Avangarde Gallery. Washington, DC, 2008.
  • Avangarde Gallery. Washington, DC, 2005.
  • Alla Rogers Gallery. Washington, DC, 2003.
  • Avangarde Gallery. Washington, DC, 2000.
  • Cour Marly. Bordeaux, France, 1998.
  • Blaricum Stadthuis. Blaricum, The Netherlands, 1998.
  • Borey Gallery. St.Petersburg, Russia, 1998.
  • Galerie Mouvances. Paris, France, 1997.
  • Borey Gallery. St.Petersburg, Russia, 1997.
  • Krunk Gallery. St.Petersburg, Russia, 1994.
  • State Theatre Arts Academy. St.Petersburg, Russia, 1991.
  • Letharby Gallery, Central St. Martin's School of Fine Arts and Design. London, UK, 1991.
   
PRINCIPAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS
 
  • Triennale Mondiale d'Estampes Petit Format 2006. Chamalieres, France, 2006.
  • Alla Rogers Gallery. Washington, DC, 2000, 2003, 2005.
  • Male Formy Grafiki. Lodz, Poland, 2002
  • Avangarde Gallery. Washington, DC, 1999-2010.
  • Gregory Gallery. New York, NY, 2000.
  • Galerie Claude Bessard. Paris, France, 1999.
  • XIV Salon d'Estampes du Groupe Corot. Rueil-Malmaison, Charenton, France, 1999.
  • Manezh. St.Petersburg, Russia, 1998.
  • Male Formy Grafiki. Lodz, Poland, 1998.
  • Galerie Claude Bessard. Paris, France, 1998.
  • Galerie Mouvances. Paris, France, 1998.
  • Manezh. St.Petersburg, Russia, 1998.
  • XIII Salon d'Estampes du Groupe Corot. Rueil-Malmaison, Charenton, France, 1997.
  • International Print Triennal '97. Cracow, Poland, 1997.
  • Triennale Mondiale d'Estampes Petit Format 1997. Chamalieres, France, 1997.
  • Galerie Mouvances. Paris, France, 1997.
  • 18th Biennal of Graphic Art. Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, 1997.
  • Manezh. St.Petersburg, Russia, 1997.
  • Exlibrisweltstrijd. Damme, Belgium, 1996.
  • Manezh. St.Petersburg, Russia, 1995.
  • 40th Anniversary of the St. Petersburg State Academy of Theatrical Arts Department of Scenography, 1995.
  • Quadriennale of Scenography. Prague, Chech Republic, 1994.
 
   
 
 
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