Iryna Nirsha is a professional director and actress. In 2013, she obtained a master’s degree in acting from the Karpenko-Karyi University, then moved to Poland, where she studied for a year at the Grotowski Institute in Wroclaw. In parallel with her studies, she worked as an actress in the independent theater Nettheatre at the Center for Culture in Lublin. In 2014, she staged her first play, “Medea’s Room”. She has presented her projects at international festivals in Germany, Austria, France, Denmark, and Poland. As a director, she experiments and usually combines different disciplines and directions: physical theater, performance, music, circus, installation, video art. She is also involved in cinema. In 2022, the film “Butterfly Vision” (directed by Maksym Nakonechnyi), on which Ira worked with the cast, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in the “Un Certain Regard” program. In 2024, the film “Honeymoon” directed by Zhanna Ozirna, where Ira played the main role, premiered in the official program of the Venice Film Festival.
Team:
Julia Lirico, Yevhen Bal, Khrystyna Kirik