Dramaturg · Curator · Theatre Director
Danylo Symonovych
Dramaturg, curator and director working between Ukrainian and German theatre — from the rehearsal room to participatory and outreach formats.
Current
- Since April 2026
Dramaturg for outreach projects
KulturRuhr GmbH, Ruhrtriennale
- 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 · National Molodyi 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
National Molodyi Theatre, Kyiv
- 2018–2019
Evening Performance Staff
National Molodyi 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)