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INTERVIEW WITH TANYA ORELLANA
︎ Watch the recording of our discussion with Tanya Orellana HERE︎
Biography
Tanya Orellana designs performance spaces for theatre and opera. Originally from San Francisco, she has been a core member of the award winning ensemble Campo Santo since 2008, participating in their intimate new work process, conceptualizing and designing sets alongside the writing process.
Her design collaborations includes the world premiere of The Heath, by Lauren Gunderson directed by Sean Daniels at Merrimack Repertory Theatre (Lowell, MA), the Mexican premiere of Angels in America directed by Martín Acosta at Teatro Juan Ruiz de Alarcón (Mexico City), The Industry’s Sweet Land, a world premiere opera, directed by Yuval Sharon and Cannupa Hanska Luger at L.A. State Historic Park, Native Gardens by Karen Zacarias directed by Rebecca Rivas at TheatreSquared (Arkansas), SAPO by Culture Clash at The Getty Villa (Los Angeles, CA), Casa de Spirits written and directed by Roger Guenveur Smith at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum (San Francisco, CA) and Dry Powder directed by Jennifer King at Aurora Theatre (Berkeley, CA).
Tanya received her MFA in Scenic Design from CalArts and is the 2016 recipient of the Princess Grace Fabergé Theatre Award. Her design work on Angels in America was recognized in the US Emerging Designers Exhibit at the Prague Quadrennial 2019
www.tanyaorellana.com
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Upcoming Work
merican Mariachi by José Cruz González, at TheaterSquared, Arkansas, directed by Rebecca Rivas.
Last Days at Pu’unene Mill, a new exhibition/installation and community engagement project created in collaboration with video artist Joan Osato, Richard Montoya and Sean San José.