Dramaturg · Curator · Theatre Director
Danylo Symonovych
My work focuses on developing artistic concepts, shaping dramaturgical structures and finding stage-based approaches to complex social issues. I am particularly interested in how theatre can make difficult experiences accessible without simplifying them, and how audiences can become part of an artistic process rather than remain outside observers.
My practice moves between professional theatre and projects involving people without a theatrical background. Through documentary and participatory formats, I explore how experiences from everyday life can enter the theatre and acquire new meaning on stage. I combine dramaturgical thinking with a practical understanding of rehearsals, team coordination and project development, working from the initial concept through to its realisation.
Alongside my work in dramaturgy, I initiate and lead independent projects and seek to develop my practice in curating and festival programming.
Current
- Since April 2026
Dramaturg for outreach projects
Kultur Ruhr GmbH, Ruhrtriennale Festival der Künste
- 2025–2027 (part-time)
Grant Application Reviewer
ISOLYATSIA
Productions — Dramaturgy
- 2026 (Feb)
Dramaturg · Societae Simulacra
Participatory performance · ADK Baden-Württemberg, Ludwigsburg · Dir. Pino Pertl
Concept, texts, production dramaturgy · Premiere 12 February 2026
- 2025 (Dec)
Dramaturgy Intern · Hamlet
Schauspiel Stuttgart · Dir. Burkhard C. Kosminski
- 2025 (Jul)
Production Dramaturg (with Nina Brauch) · The Effect
By Lucy Prebble · ADK Baden-Württemberg · Dir. Emma Mae Zich
Bachelor's production · Premiere 16 July 2025
- 2025 (Feb)
Dramaturg · Hamlet Fleisch Maschine
After Shakespeare and Heiner Müller · ADK Baden-Württemberg · Dir. Max Porstmann
Productions — Direction & Concept
- 2024 (Apr)
Director & Project Lead · TAKE ME HOME / BRING MICH NACH HAUSE / خذنى إلى المنزل
Ringlokschuppen Ruhr
- 2022 (Dec)
Director & Adaptation · Himmel über Charkiw
Theater Freiburg
- 2021 (Feb)
Director · The Perfect Murder
Der perfekte Mord · Molodyy Theatre, Kyiv
Curatorial & Participatory Projects
- 2026
Dramaturg & Project Lead · Archiving Future
Exhibition with young people from the Ruhr · Ruhrtriennale, in partnership with the Schüler:innen-Labor der Künste, Folkwang Universität der Künste · PACT Zollverein, Essen
Concept, dramaturgy, workshops, work with participants, development and realisation of the exhibition format, project coordination
Professional Experience
- 2025 (Aug–Sep)
Dramaturgy Assistant
Ruhrtriennale
- 2025
Production Assistant
Schauspiel Stuttgart — Innovationslabor Zukunft Festival (May–Jun); Europäisches Theaterfestival (Feb–Mar)
- 2024
Coordinator
Südufer Chor e.V., Freiburg
- 2021–2022
Producer's Assistant · The Voice
1+1 Media, Kyiv
- 2019–2020
Lighting Technician
Molodyy Theatre, Kyiv
- 2018–2019
Front of House Staff
Molodyy Theatre, Kyiv
Education
- 2024–2026
MA Dramaturgy
ADK Baden-Württemberg, Ludwigsburg
- 2018–2022
BA Theatre Directing
National University of Theatre, Film and Television, Kyiv
Residencies & Grants
- 2022 (Oct–Dec)
NEUSTART KULTUR – Fonds Darstellende Künste
Theme: presenting contemporary Ukrainian theatre in Germany · Curator: Jürgen Eick (E-WERK Freiburg)
Other Artistic Projects
- 2023 (Jul)
Installation SpeakUp · Zukunftscamp
Art project on the theme "War in Europe" · Large-scale sculpture and audio track · Organiser: DFJW / OFAJ (Franco-German Youth Office)
Languages
Ukrainian — fluent · Russian — fluent · German — C1 · English — B2
Skills
Project management and production organisation · Artistic research and dramaturgy · Multilingual communication in international contexts · Lighting and stage technology (basic)