Curriculum Vitae
Ioana is part of We Are Kilter and Collide Theatre companies, alongside being a visiting lecturer at University of the Arts London on the MA Theatre Design course at Wimbledon College of Art and volunteer for Women for Refugee Women
Theatre productions she has designed include:
[LAST], dir. Lucy Wray, devised with the company
The Corbett Theatre, London, UK
THEATRE FOR TWO
Reptile
Share-My-Home Companion
Gluten Free Chocolate Crispy Caramel Mini Bite
The Recluse Who Lives On A Hill, dir. Ed Theakston
We Are Kilter, CentrE17, Stanley Arts, The Turbine Theatre, COLAB Tavern London, UK
Lilith x KaraOkay, dir. Sallie Aprahamian
Giants Theatre Company, The Bunker Theatre, London UK
Ryan Lane Will Be There Now In A Minute, dir. Georgia Murphy
The Vault Festival, The Cage - Vault Theatre, London UK
Ms. Julie, dir. Emily Louizou
Collide Theatre , Resolution Festival, The Place, London UK
The Strange Tale of Stan Laurel and Charlie Chaplin, dir. Paul Hunter
Told by an Idiot, Theatre Royal Plymouth/ Wilton’s Music Hall, London, UK
The Daughter Abroad, dir. Anna Crace
Theatre503, London, UK
Justice, dir. Rees Jenkins
Wooden Arrow Productions, The Blue Elephant Theatre, London, UK
Mating in Captivity, dir. Ed Theakston
We Are Kilter, Brighton Fringe, Junkyard Dogs, Brighton, UK/ The King’s Head, London, UK
Metamorphosis, dir. Emily Louizou
Collide Theatre, Tristan Bates Theatre, London, UK/ HomeMCR, Manchester, UK/ New Diorama, London, UK
Welcome to the UK, dir. Sophie NL Besse
PSYCHEdelight, The Bunker Theatre, London, UK/ The Cockpit, London, UK/ HomeMCR, Manchester, UK
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, dir. Ed Theakston
Forest Musical Theatre Company, Kenneth Moore Theatre, London, UK
Troy, dir. Emily Louizou
Collide Theatre, Voila Festival Europe, Etcetera Theatre, London, UK
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, dir. Ed Theakston
CAOS, Kenneth Moore Theatre, London, UK
Bit of Sunshine, dir. Ed Theakston & Katie Coull
We Are Kilter, The Landor Space, London, UK
The Others, devised by the company
We Are Kilter, Camden People’s Theatre, London, UK
Attic, dir. Ed Theakston
We Are Kilter, The King’s Head Theatre, London, UK
The Waves, dir. Ed Theakston
We Are Kilter, Debut Festival, Corbett Theatre, London,UK
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, dir. Lucy Wallace
Godolphin & Latymer School Theatre, London, UK
Crestfall, dir. Sara Joyce
RADA Festival, London, UK
CLAY, dir. Hannah Hauer-King
The Pleasance Theatre, London, UK
The Divided Project – ‘REwind’,cor. Alice Ortona Coles,
Shift Youth Dance Company, The Place, London, UK
Herm and Leonta - not really a love story, devised project
WCA Theatre, London, UK
Aliens with extraordinary skills, dir. Mara Lubens
Leicester Square Theatre, London, UK
Interactive art installations and exhibitions include:
Project Pink, art. dir. Gigi Coley
Spatial Design and Curating, The White Laboratory, Central Saint Martins, London UK
Paradox by Ra, cur. Giorgia Lee Joseph
Exhibiting Artist, Gadames57, Milan, Italy
Film designs include:
The Gathering, cor. and art. dir. Kemi Durosinmi
BalletBoyz, The Crypt Gallery, London UK
All Rivers Run to the Sea, dir. Alexandru Badea
Bucharest, Romania
Associate designer for events include:
Amusical
The Backyard Comedy Club, London, UK
Dead Disney
Reign Club, London, UK
Cirqueatraz
Cirque le Soir Club, London, UK
Winter Wonderland
Reign Club, London, UK
Gingerbread House
Drama Club Hilton, London, UK
The Forsaken West
Cirque le Soir Club, London, UK
Qualifications
Wimbledon College of Arts - University of the Arts London
Postgraduate Degree in Set Design for Theatre (MA) – Grade: First-class honours
Wimbledon College of Arts - University of the Arts London
Undergraduate Degree in Set Design for Theatre (BA Hons) – Grade: First-class honours
Camberwell College of Arts (CCW) - University of the Arts London
UAL Level 4 Diploma in Art and Design- Foundation Studies (QCF) – Grade: Merit
Awards
2019
The Naomi Wilkinson Award for Stage Design, London, UK
2010
Winter Wonderland Painting Competition - 2nd place, Bucharest, Romania
2009
N. N. Tonitza International Fine Arts Competition - 3rd place, Iasi, Romania
2008
The Olympic Games Reimagined Painting Competition - 1st place, Brasov, Romania
Constantin Brancusi Arts Competition: Drawing - 2nd place, Bucharest, Romania
Constantin Brancusi Arts Competition: Painting - 1st place, Bucharest, Romania
2007
The Olympic Games Reimagined Painting Competition - 1st place, Brasov, Romania
Constantin Brancusi Arts Competition: Drawing - 2nd place, Bucharest, Romania
2004
Bobingen Painting Competition - 2nd place, Bobingen, Germany