BIO
Andrea Spisto is a Venezuelan/Curaçaoean performance artist, film-maker and neuroqueer clown, whose work focuses on playful autobiographical exploration through physical masks (characters) that delve into the corners of the psyche. The work follows thematic interweaving, moving adjacent to narrative storytelling.
Straddling live art, comedy, theatre and clowning, Andrea’s work has been described as genre smashing, surreal, gentle and exuberant. Andrea is a graduate in Devising Theatre & Performance at LISPA (Art-Haus Berlin) in Lecoq, specialised in clown through mask & embodied movement.
Andrea is currently a visiting lecturer at Mountview Academy of Arts and works freelance as a performer, outside eye, movement director and dramaturg.
Education
Ravenscourt Theatre School 06-08
Performance Art
SOAS University of London 09-12
History of Art and Archaeology
LISPA [ArtHaus Berlin] 13-15
Devising Theatre & Performance Lecoq
solo
Remote_CRTL [music tech]
A Creative Research & Development Residency with Mi.Mu gloves July 2021 - October 2021
Glover
ISLA/ISLAND [shortfilm] CASA Commisions 2020 -2022
Film-maker
BUTCH PRINCESA [live show] Edinburgh Fringe, CASA Festival, Papaya Festival 2019
Performer + Deviser
MISS VENEZUELA [live show] Edinburgh Fringe and Berlin Fringe 2018
Performer + Deviser
duo
TYLOR AND VINCENT [live and digital performance] The Depot Residency, DARE Festival, @Disturbance 2018-2019
Film-maker + Performer + Deviser + Legend
50 WAYS TO KILL A SLUG [live show] Womxn Srsly, Aespia Festival 2019
Performer + Deviser + Slug
BEARS AT A PICNIC [live and pre-recorded radio] 2018-2020
Host + Producer
WAITING FOR IT [live show] Edinburgh Fringe, Berlin Fringe 2016 -2018
Performer + Deviser
COLLAB
LUCY MCCORMICK: WORK IN PROGRESS [ R&D] The Yard Theatre 2021, Lucy Mccormick
Deviser + Performer
THE TWO OF US [live show] Theatre Delicatessen 2019, MarianaandMalena,
Dramaturg
DJ LAG - DRUMMING [music video] 2018
Movement Coach
POKEMON G.O.A.T [immersive show] The Roundhouse, John Bercavitch 2018
Deviser + Performer
SISTER [short online films] BBC THREE 2016-2017
Researcher + Producer
OUMOU SANGARE - YERE FAGA [ music video] 2016
Choreographer
SPARE THE POETS - MILK TEETH [live show] The Roundhouse 2015
Poet + Performer
production
QUEER CLOWNS [workshop] Deanna Fleysher 2019
Producer
BRAZILIAN WAX XXL [live event] 2019
Co-producer
BETTY GRUMBLE: LOVE & ANGER [live show] Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Producer
TRYGVE VS A BABY [live show] Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Co-producer
SISTER [short online films] BBC THREE 2016-2017
Researcher + Producer
OUMOU SANGARE - YERE FAGA [ music video] 2016
Choreographer
BETTY GRUMBLE: SEX CLOWN SAVES THE WORLD
SPARE THE POETS - MILK TEETH [live show] The Roundhouse 2015
Poet + Performer
TEACHING
MOUNTVIEW ACADEMY OF THEATRE ARTS
[MA Theatre for Community and Education]
Visiting Lecturer - Artist Survival Guide 2020 - 2021
BRUNEL UNIVERSITY
[Poetry and Performance]
Visiting Lecturer - Performance Poetry 2018-2019
COOL TAN ARTS
[Poetry]
Visiting workshop leader - Poetry 2016-2017