PERFORMER AND CREATIVE PRODUCER
I have had eight years of
professional producing experience, and for the last five years my interest has
focused on Live Art and Experimental Theatre.
During 2007-10 I helped to
create and run el galpon espacio, a
major multi-disciplinary centre for performance / live art centre in Lima,
Peru.
I moved to London in 2010 and
I have expanded my experience by working with key organizations in the Live Art
scene. In Jan 2013, I produced and
curated my first Live-Art event - GATE F - in Stoke Newington International
Airport.
Currently I am producing a new
piece with the San Francisco company Elastic Future for summer 2013.
Since 2009 I have produced and
participated in International Women’s Theatre Festivals in Lima, Peru;
Florianopolis, Brazil; Bogota, Colombia; Holstebro, Denmark; Cardiff, Wales.
Production Experience:
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May 2013
Jan 2013
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]Performance s p a c e [ Studio Manager and Event Coordinator
“GATE F – International Performance Experience” Producer
Stoke Newington International Airport, London.
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Producer and co-programmer of a
platform for international female performances in London
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Feb 2013-
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William Aitchison Company Production Assistant
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Oct 2012 –
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Chelsea Theatre London Fundraising Assistant / Intern
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Oct 2012 –
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Chelsea Theatre London Box Office Worker (Spektrix
System)
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Sep – Oct 2012
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New Work Network Production Internship
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Jul – Oct 2012
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The Relationship www.therelationship.org Production Assistant
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Jul 2011 / Jan 2012
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Chelsea Theatre London SACRED FESTIVAL 2011 Assistant to Marketing & Administration Manager (Programming / Organization)
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Mar 2007 / Aug 2010
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el galpon espacio (Lima, Peru) www.elgalponespacio.blogspot.com
Production,
Marketing, Press & Management
(Programming / Organization)
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Apr 2009 / Jun 2010
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Improv Comedy Workshop Online
Marketing (Facebook)
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Dec 2008 / Feb 2009
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VIII Festival Getting Out of the Box (PUCP, Peru) Festival Executive Producer (Programming /Organization)
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Aug 2008 / Aug 2010
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Yuyachkani Workshop Cultural Group (Peru) Producing / Marketing (Facebook)
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Oct 2005 / Mar 2006
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Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru Coordinator Assistant for Performing Arts
Courses (Programming / Organization)
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As a Performer I
investigate, explore and create within the topics of gender, identity and body
politics; I use an autobiographical approach as a source for my projects
. My work travels within the limits of Live Art, Body Art, Interactive
and Multimedia Art. My experience as an experimental theatre
performer began in 2002, and I have been creating Live Art
projects from 2009 to the present. Currently I am developing a new
multimedia body art piece ‘CHEW’. http://www.lorenalopena.blogspot.com
My
performances include:
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May 2013
Mar 2013
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Collaboration with elgalponespacio at Latitud Platform at Month of Performance Art-Berlín MPA–B 2013.
“CHEW” (Work in progress) - ]Performance O P E N[ at ]Performance
Space[ in London
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Multimedia performance
about the bodys’ aesthetic and limits.
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Jan 2013
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“Identity Matters” (An extract) - GATE F / Stoke Newington
International Airport in London
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Multimedia performance
about the construction of sexual identity
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Nov 2011
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“Eat to Live” Performance Extract - Early Career Artist Cabaret
Chelsea Theatre London, ‘SACRED: Keeping the Faith’
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Durational
performance about eating disorders
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Jun 2011
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Multimedia Interactive Performance “Identity
Matters”
Brunel University, London: School of Arts.
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Participatory performance on the
deconstruction of identity in the context of immigration
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Apr 2011
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“Pellejo” (Pelt) at el galpon.espacio Lima, Peru www.elgalponespacio.pe
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Multimedia
performance about women’s body and beauty standards
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Dec 2010
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“Beauty Hurts” Brunel University, London:
School of Arts
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Performance
about feminine beauty traditions, social standards and pain endurance .
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Nov 2010
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“High Heel Marathon” ArtEvicT, London
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A performance about feminine
social expectations and body endurance
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Education:
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Sep 2012 – Sep 2013
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MA Creative Producing for
Live Performance
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Birkbeck, University of
London
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Sep 2010 – Sep 2011
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MA Contemporary
Performance Making Graduate with Distinction
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Brunel University,
London.
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Jul 1999 – Dec 2007
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BA in Arts and Communications Faculty (with mention in Performing
Arts). Graduated in the 10th
Superior of the School
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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP)
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Languages
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English and Spanish (Fluent
and Advanced), Portuguese (Intermediate) and French (Basic).
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IT Skills
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Word, Excel, Photoshop, Powerpoint, Imovie,
Final Cut, and Social Media Networks (Facebook, Twitter, Google +, LinkedIn).
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