Ines Minkiewicz

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About me

I have been working for over a decade as a stage manager, technical manager, lighting designer and technician; gaining technical abilities and collaborating within different styles of theatre productions (drama, dance, comedy, puppetry, opera, musicals, festivals and conferences) whilst always learning new skills. I am also used to working under pressure and within a limited time frame. During my career I have worked in various settings and circumstances, managing in different approaches, according to the type of performance, the budget and the possibilities of hosting venues. I have experience in collaborating with the set designers and directors, in order to obtain the best results.
After so many years, I have gain skills in rigging, focusing, plotting and operating lighting during performances. I have also assisted to many production meetings, rehearsals, get-ins and outs.
I possess a good knowledge of lighting equipment and the ability to work at heights. I consider myself a motivated person, who always tries to solve the problems in the most effective and diplomatic way. I am also aware of Health and Safety procedures.

In the past few year I designed the lighting for puppetry companies ("Black Hood Cabaret" and "The Adventures of Bo Peep" for Knuckle and Joint company and "A heart at sea" Halfstring company; live music events, operas (Mozart’s "Magic Flute" produced by the Youth Opera Venture based in Leeds) and experimental projects like Gary Clarke’s dance performance "Lustrum". I have also designed lights for Wroclaw Mime theatre productions during Covid, for online streaming. Most of my previous lighting designs were made in Spain, mainly for drama performances produced by resident companies and productions on tour .
Additional skills:
SEP 2011: Introductory GrandMa Training - Impart Art Centre, Poland
OCT 2015: ION EOS training - ETC, London, UK
SEP 2015: Manual Handling training - Hallam Students Union, Sheffield,
OCT 2015: PASMA Tower for Users - 1 UP ACCESS, Sheffield
AUG 2016: Fire Marshal Course - City Fire Trainig LTD, London
Referees: available on request
Additional information:
Little Angel Theatre, London: Puppetry course for beginners
Little Angel Theatre, London: Long string marionette course
Little Angel Theatre, London: Animal Puppets for EYFS and KS1
Little Angel Theatre, London: Construction puppet course
Little Angel Theatre, London: Introduction to performing live animation with The Paper Cinema
Academy of Performing Arts, Prague: Summer puppetry school
Mime Theatre, Wroclaw: Mime workshop for Teachers and Trainers
Academy of Performing Arts, Wroclaw: Postgraduate studies in directing Youth Theatre

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Lighting Tech
Job Titles	Stage Manager, Production Support, Prop Maker, Props Assistant / Support, Lighting Tech / Operator, Events Management / Support, Lighting Designer
Years in industry	6+ years
Work Permits	EU