Yair Vardi is a curator, theatre-maker, dramaturg, performer and lighting designer, currently living in Tel Aviv. He has a BA in Theatre and Choreography Practice from Dartington College of Arts, UK (2009) and an MA in Solo/Dance/Authorship (SODA) from the Berlin University of the Arts (Universität der Künste Berlin, 2009). His research interests deal with the relationship between dramaturgy, curation and creation as structural and artistic tools for making art.
In 2006, Yair initiated the Festival "A-Genre" at the Tmuna Theatre, a festival for interdisciplinary contemporary performance pieces. He has been the festival's artistic director and curator since its inception. In 2012, he was put in-charge of Tmuna Theatre's curations, theatre festivals and special events, working alongside the theatre's artistic director Nava Zukerman.
Some of Yair's past projects include Cultural Basket (2016, Tmuna Theatre Ensemble); dramaturgy for Practice Makes Perfect (2015); Singular Light, video work for "Loving Art Making Art" (2015, Tel Aviv); dramaturgy for Skin (2014); and You never look at me from the place I see you (2013, Berlin & Tel Aviv). As a lighting designer, he has worked with various artists from all disciplines, on almost every stage in Israel, as well as in museums, galleries, public spaces and concert halls.
Last Updated: 2016