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Jana Čivžele

Costume Designer

JANA ČIVŽELE graduated from the Theatre Faculty of the Latvian Academy of Culture in 2004 and earned a master’s degree in fashion design from the Latvian Academy of Arts in 2018. Since 2004, she has been an actress at the New Riga Theatre. She has performed in numerous productions, including The Stream of Love, Black Milk, A Sect of Dream Interpreters, Pelicans and Grapes, Talking About Sex, Looking for the Player, Chrysanthemums, Women and Men, and others. She was nominated for the Spēlmaņu nakts 2017 award as Actress of the Year for her role as Nora in Māra Ķimele’s production Nora. Additionally, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Spēlmaņu nakts 2024 for her role as the Stepmother in Jēkabs Nīmanis’ production An Evening of Pictures with Sprīdītis. She has also participated in productions at the Liepāja Theatre, Ģertrūde Street Theatre, and Dirty Deal Teatro, as well as in the film The Chronicles of Melanie and the TV series Formula of Divorce.

Since 2014, she has worked as a costume designer, creating costumes for New Riga Theatre productions such as Submission, Linda Vista, Women and Men, Operation “Mindfuck”, Birthday Candles, Country of the Deaf, and Black Milk, as well as the TV series The Agency. Her work also includes costumes for Inspector Toutou and Mother at the Dailes Theatre, and The Nanny at the National Theatre. She received a Spēlmaņu nakts 2024 nomination for Costume Designer of the Year for her work on Alvis Hermanis’ production Black Swan

 

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