Vera BOITCOVA

About the artist

Vera Boitcova is a theatre director, dramaturg, artistic researcher, curator, queer performance artist, and political activist. Currently pursuing her doctoral degree at the University of the Arts Helsinki, Boitcova focuses her research on “otherness,” “belonging,” and “home searching” in performance dramaturgy, particularly through the experiences of queer immigrants and refugees. She holds an MA in Comparative Dramaturgy (Goethe University Frankfurt) and an MA in Theatre and Performance (Queen Mary University of London).

A long-time nomad, Boitcova has lived, worked, and performed in the UK, China, Germany, Spain, and Finland over the past 12 years. Her work has been featured at such venues and festivals as: Caisa Art Centre, Svenska Teatern (Finland), Frankfurt LAB, Stadttheater Gießen, Wiesbaden Biennale, Favoriten Festival (Germany), Meyerhold Centre, Sovremennik Theatre, Aleksandrinski Theatre (Russia), Camden People’s Theatre, Battersea Arts Centre, Birmingham MAC, People’s Palace (the UK). In recent years, she has also curated and organized the annual Eve’s Ribs Festival of Feminist Art and QueerFest in Russia.
Boitcova has been recognized with the DAAD Prize for outstanding achievements in performance research (2022) and has received accolades for her plays Today My Cat Died and Neptune at the Lubimovka Festival of New Dramaturgy (2021-2023).

She has participated in artistic residencies across Europe, including PACT Zollverein in Germany, Saari in Finland, and Faberlull in Catalonia. Boitcova’s work often delves into queer narratives and political themes, examining identity and activism through multimedia, site-specific, and immersive formats. In her projects, she aims to bridge art and activism, focusing on creating spaces for underrepresented voices within the queer and immigrant communities.

Discover more about the artist’s project and presentation here: Vera Boitcova