Pamela Butāne

With the Latvian Puppet Theatre since 2023.

She graduated from the Art Academy of Latvia in 2017 with a specialisation in scenography and from the Latvian Academy of Culture in 2019 with a specialisation in directing. She has worked with state theatres, non-governmental organisations and independent theatres, often exploring unconventional formats. Her work includes site-specific productions such as All Birds Sing Beautifully (Visi putni skaisti dzied), walking performances such as Urban Safari (Urbānais safari), and other contemporary productions on both large and small scales.

Her work often addresses social and environmental issues and explores ideas around inclusion and feminism.

She has been creating theatre for children and teenagers for many years. In the 2019/2020 season, Plastic Hooligans (Plastmasas huligāni), which she directed, was nominated for Production of the Year for Children and/or Young People at the Spēlmaņu nakts theatre awards. VOL.1 Antiņš, an online production she directed and presented on Zoom, won the Production of the Year award.

She has received nominations for Set and Costume Designer of the Year and designed sets for several productions that won Spēlmaņu nakts awards, including Us. Rock. Sex and the USSR (Mēs. Roks. Sekss un PSRS), The Calendar Is Calling Me (Kalendārs mani sauc), My Jewish Neighbour (Mans kaimiņš ebrejs) and The Midnight Show with Judas Iscariot (Pusnakts šovs ar Jūdu Iskariotu).

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