Kiryl Kalbasnikau

Kiryl Kalbasnikau

Welcome to my personal website!

Here you will find almost complete collection of things I've done so far. Unfortunately due to security reasons I can't tell you about some projects I've made or still working on.

The website is a bit unusual but I hope you'll find it useful.

Enjoy!

Multidisciplinary Artist and Tech Professional
Civil and Political Activist, Journalist
Actor, Universal Manager, Multitool

Located
London, United Kingdom
Warsaw, Poland
Born
25/08/1991, Minsk, Belarus
Height
170cm/5.6"
Weight
65kg/144lb
Tel
+447874036641
E-mail
kiryl@kalbasnikau.live
Instagram
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Facebook
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Native
Belarusian, Russian
Fluent
English
Beginner
German, Lithuanian, Polish, Ukrainian
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python
2009-2013
Bachelor of Arts and Communication, European Humanities University (Vilnius, LT)
2016-2017
Fortinbras Studio of Belarus Free Theatre (Minsk, BY)
2024
Olivier Awards Nomination - Outstanding Achievement in Opera (UK)
2022
Stage Awards – International Award (UK)
2020
Magnitsky Human Rights Awards – Courage under fire (UK)
2020
The Red Curtain & The Good The@tre Festival & Aw@rds (IN)
2015
Adnak! Belarusian Advertisement and Design Award for www.pastouka.by
2013
Outstanding Achievement Award (EHU, Vilnius, LT)
2023
Artistic Collaboration with digital artist @hate.enough - Artist (UK, LT)
2021
Jail Better, artistic action against violence in Belarus in front of the Belarusian Embassy (Vilnius, LT)
2020
Gone, Music Video by Balaklava Blues and Belarus Free Theatre – Production Manager, Actor
2020
Heritage (rus. Достояние), collective performance by artist Nadia Sayapina – Performer (Minsk, BY)
2019
GENERAL П., Music Video for Emilia Cunt – Producer, Director (Minsk, BY)
2017
Голы Король (Eng. Naked King), Music Video by Boombox – Actor (Kyiv, UA)
2016
Personal art exhibition at Y bar of Gallery Ў – Poetry, Graphics (Minsk, BY)
2015
Film American Boy (bel. Амерыкан Бой, dir. Nikita Lavretski) – Actor (Minsk, BY)
2014-2015
Poetry readings at bar DK – Performer/Poet (Minsk, BY)
2021
By_help Initiative, compensations for repressed citizens – Volunteer (Minsk, BY)
2019
YouTube episode for zerkalo.io (former tut.by) human rights series – Actor (Minsk, BY)
2015
Social Experiment Gay Couple Walk In Minsk – Producer, Manager, Actor (Minsk, BY)
2012
Map of Candidates for the Parliamentary Elections in Belarus http://electby.org (currently inactive) – Editor (Minsk, BY)
2011-2012
European Observation Theory and Practice – International Elections Observer (LT, SK, IE)
2023
Belarus Free Theatre Patreon Page – Product Manager, Designer (London, UK)
2023
Belarus Free Theatre Website – Project Manager (London, UK)
2021
Children school MovieVoice Website – Art Director, Project Manager, Designer (Minsk, BY)
2017
Website for Belarusian Artist Aliaksiej Talstou, www.talstou.org (currently inactive) - Art Director, Project Manager, Designer (Minsk, BY)
2016
MarketRadio Website – Art Director, Project Manager, Designer (Minsk, BY)
2016
Queer Art Activist Initiative Dotyk Website www.dotyk by (currently inactive) – Art Director, Project Manager, Designer (Minsk, BY)
2015
Belarusian language courses MovaNanova Website www.movananova.by (currently inactive) – Art Director, Project Manager (Minsk, BY)
2014
Symbal.by Website, Logo – Art Director, Project Manager (Minsk, BY)
2023
School Dar – Drama Teacher (London, UK)
2023
The Choir of Men – Sound #2 (London, UK)
2023
David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) – Duty Technician (London, UK)
2023
Stone Nest – Stagehand, Front of House (London, UK)
2020-2021
Sobaka Elektronika, Analog Music Concerts – Producer, Manager (Minsk, BY)
2015-2017
Unisex, safe LGBTQ+ parties aimed to erase discrimination on any basis – Co-founder, Manager, DJ, Designer (BY)
2015-2017
Gallery of Contemporary Art Ў – Administrator, Tech Support (Minsk, BY)
2015
Non-conformism of the 1980s. Minsk, Exhibition – Tech Support (Minsk, BY)
2015
Exhibition 100 years from Roland Barthes’s Birthday at CECH Gallery – Project manager, Tech Support (Minsk, BY)
2014-2017
Educational art project Artes Liberales – Project Manager (Minsk, BY)
2023
Host of 13 analytical YouTube episodes Kropka/Kropka Analityka (former ePramova, archived)
2017-2020
Ministry of Counterculture, media – Editor, Journalist
2014
Translated Articles:
“Войны изображений: афинские протесты как диспозитив и событие” for artactivist.org (currently inactive)
“Дзіўнае пакаленне ва ўсіх дзіўных месцах”
“Вугоршчына: чорная дзіра на мапе Еўропы”
“Зламаць сістэму. Самавыдавецтва ў фатаграфіі”
2013
Students' Newspaper Website – Founder, Web Developer, Journalist
2012-2013
Publications in Belarusian independent newspaper Nasha Niva:
Беларуская мапа, або Дзе мой край?
Дзікі Захад па-беларуску