Lauma Balode

Education

About me

Since I remember myself, I always wanted to become a movie star!
Lauma Balode is professional Latvian film and theatre actress. She has graduated Latvian Academy of Culture, Theatre and Audiovisual faculty.
Lauma is a freelancer actress who works with different projects- mostly in Dirty Deal Teatro, Ģertrūdes ielas Theatre, Films and TV. She has lived in Poland for almost 5 years and has studied acting in PWST Cracow. Always open to new, creative, interesting challenges!

"Acting is the only legal way for me how to do what I love- live other person life- and I'm even paid for that and I can get applauses!"
"I love to work so much, that if I don't have a work- I create it by myself!"
"I always believe in miracles."
Additional skills:
Long distance jogging,
swimming,
snowboarding,
good contact with children and animals,
talent to inspire and captivate
Additional information:
EDUCATION:

removed Latvian Academy of Culture, Master degree in Audiovisual Culture studies;
removed Latvian Academy of Culture, Bachelor degree in Dramatic theatre art (prof. Māra Ķimele);
removed The Ludwik Solski State Theatre School in Cracow, Erasmus student, acting class;

ACTING IN FILMS AND TV:

2015 “Involved” (“Uwikłani”) (in production), dir.Olga Chajdas, TV-mini series, role of Lena/Oksana, TWP;
2014 “The Castrat Boar” dir. R.Abele, L.Abele, film, role of Kristine, Tritone;
2014 “Father” dir.K.Lesins, main role of Kristine, short film, exam work LKA;
2014 “Hit” (in production), dir. H.Cibulskis, role of Anne, short film, RSSEBA;
2014 “Escaping Riga”, dir. D.Simanis, role of Eizenshtein dream women with horse, Mistrus Media;
2014 “Mom 3”(post-production) dir. G.Malkov, role of Dorota, Enjoy movies (Ru);
2014 “He took the bottle, but left the girl” dir. R.Kalvins, role of Ieva, short film, Baltic Film and Media School;
2014 “Fire”, TV series (11th season), role of main nurse, dir. I.Gorodecka, TV3
2013 „National Dress Parade“ dir. I.Tropa, main role, Latvian Folk and Dance Festival, LTV1;
2011 “Writers Court”, dir. I.Snore, TV film, role of crazy woman, LNT;
2011 „The Discomfited”, dir.R.Olmanis, film role-Anna, FreshStep Production/Baltic Film and Media School;
2009 “I love you so much”, short film, dir. Maciek Bochniak, role of Heidi, Poland;
2008 “Lelle. Tētis.(Daddy. Doll)”, short film, dir. Renārs Vimba, role of mother, LKA;




ACTING IN THEATRE AND PERFORMANCES:

2014 “Paintfully connected.” dir. L.Balode, experimental performance, role of Liv/Lauma, ĢIT;
2013 “The White Book”, dir. I.Tropa, different leading roles, DDT;
2013 “Stop”, dir. A.Jarovojs, Festival “Homo novus”, LJTI;
2013 “Space 5” dir. V.Roziņš, role of Dina, Festival “Telpa Daugavpils”;
2013 “Gourmand“, instalation/performance, dir. K. Krolle, A.Vanaga, role of „C“, Survival Kit5;
2013 “Porcelain smoke”, dir. P.Prozorovica, role of Marta, Dirty Deal Teatro;
2013 “Potatoes eaters”, dir. K.Vitola, role of Ieva, Dirty Deal Teatro;
2012 “Where does the Sun come from?”dir. I.Tropa, main role in performance for children, Dirty Deal Teatro;
2012 “Water”, dir. I.Tropa, performance for children, main role, festival Patriarha autumn;
2012 “Nine. Myth of Evolution”, dir. I.Tropa, performance, main role, Ģertrudes Street Theatre;
2012 “Women Goddess”, dir. K.Vitola, monodrama, Dirty Deal Teatro;
2010 “Why I love Russians?”dir. M.Eihe, monodrama- role-A. Bort, Gertrude Street Theatre;
2010 “Ceplis” dir. J.Rijnieks, role- Austra Zīle, Liepajas theatre;
2010 “Censor” dir.V.Sīlis, main role- Miss Fontein, Liepajas theatre;
2009 “Citi balti krekli” dir.M.Eihe, K.Burāne, role-Angel of thrift shop, Liepajas theatre;
2007 “Cymbeline” by William Shakespeare, diplomas work in acting, dir. Davide Giovanzana, role of poet-dzanni, LKA;
2006 “Plug of Count”(“Grāfa plombe”) by Slavomir Mrozek, dir. of performance and TV film Inga Tropa, main role of criminal;
2005 “The Princess and the Peal” by Hans Christian Andersen, performance for children, role of princess, grasshopper and Sofia-the doll, LKA.

OTHER EXPERIECE

2014 “FILM ACTING” JEAN-LOUIS RODRIGUE and KRISTOF KONRAD, Alexander Technique (USA),in London;
2014 “EMBODYING THE CHARACTER” JEAN-LOUIS RODRIGUE and KRISTOF KONRAD, Alexander Technique (USA),in Berlin;
2013 Mascow Internationa Film Festival, Generation Campus, Actors Lab;
2011 master class in dance theatre project “Body and Soul”, in acting with Jan Subac (Poland);
2006 master class in acting with Igors Gorzkowski (Poland);
2006 master class in stage fighting with Peppe Ostensson;
2006 master class in acting with Jan Peszek.

From 2010 member of "Union of Professional Actors of Latvia".

Driver license of category “B”

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Latvian-native;
English- Polish- free;
Russian-good;
German- basic knowledge.

Baltic Theatre Festival Children Jury Main Award for the performance “Baltā grāmata/White Book”
Spelmanu nakts 2014 nomination in category “The Best Performance for Children and Youth”- “Baltā grāmata/White Book”

Skills

Languages Spoken	English, German, Latvian, Polish, Russian, Sign Language
Accents/Dialects	American - General, German, Latvian, Polish, Russian
Dance Styles	Ballet, Ballroom, Breakdance, Contemporary, Folk
Vocal Types	Treble