John Kachoyan Explained

John Kachoyan
Birth Place:Oatley, New South Wales
Education:Newington College
University of Sydney
National Institute of Dramatic Art
Central School of Speech and Drama
Australian Film Television and Radio School
Occupation:Theatre director, writer, producer, dramaturge
Nationality:Australian

John Kachoyan is an Armenian-Australian director, writer, and dramaturg. He is a co-founder of Iron Bark, a theatre company in London, specialising in new Australian plays, and the former Creative Director of, in Melbourne.[1] [2] [3] Kachoyan has been a Director In Residence at Bell Shakespeare.[4]

Education

Kachoyan was born and raised in Oatley, New South Wales. He attended Newington College (1995–2000) and graduated with BA (Media & Communications) from the University of Sydney, including a year studying at the University of Toronto. In 2004 he completed the National Institute of Dramatic Art Playwright's Studio and holds a Master of Arts (Advanced Theatre Practice) from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (RCSSD).[5]

Career

Kachoyan spent 2007 to 2011 in London on a grant from the Australia Cultural Fund, where he co-founded IronBark[6] – his work at IronBark involved productions and developments with leading Australian playwrights including Ben Ellis, Tom Holloway, Jack Hibberd, Vivienne Walshe and Melissa Bubnic and was Resident Assistant Director at the Finborough Theatre.[7] Returning to Australia he was appointed the 2012 Director in Residence for Bell Shakespeare[8] – working extensively with the company's development arm Mind's Eye; including his adaptation of The Winter's Tale directed by John Bell in 2014 at the Sydney Opera House.[9]

In 2013, Kachoyan was a Critical Stages Resident at the Seymour Centre,[10] and was recently assistant director for Simon Phillips on Joanna Murray-Smith's new play Pennsylvania Avenue for Melbourne Theatre Company (2014)[11] [12]

Recent works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Theatre of New Writing . MKA . 2012-07-14.
  2. Web site: co-creative director. MKA. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141217222531/http://www.mka.org.au/theatre/company/john-kachoyan. 17 December 2014. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: MKA Theatre announce new line up. Kimberley Thomson. ArtsHub Australia. 15 October 2014. 14 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181214115649/https://performing.artshub.com.au/news-article/news/performing-arts/mka-theatre-announce-new-line-up-196579. dead.
  4. Web site: Crative Artists Programme – Bell Shakespeare. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150113004910/https://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/support-us/private-giving/creative-artists-programme/. 13 January 2015. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: Central School Alumni Newsletter.
  6. Web site: IRONBARK. 15 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141217120640/http://ironbarkpresents.com/#. 17 December 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: Finborogh Theatre Archives 2010.
  8. Web site: ISSUU – Bell Shakespeare 2013 Media Kit by Bell Shakespeare. Bell Shakespeare. Issuu. 4 October 2012 .
  9. Web site: awinterstale. Bell Shakespeare. 15 October 2014. 11 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191211184104/https://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/mindseyepast/awinterstale/. dead.
  10. Web site: 2013 Critical Stages Residents. 12 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150113004526/http://www.criticalstages.com.au/producer-residency.html. 13 January 2015. dead.
  11. Web site: Theatre Alive – Live Theatre in Melbourne, Victoria. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140301081029/http://www.theatrealive.com.au/News/MTC-ANNOUNCES-ASSISTANT-DIRECTORS-FOR-2014. 1 March 2014. dmy-all.
  12. Web site: Pennsylvania Avenue. Melbourne Theatre Company. 15 October 2014. 23 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141223201517/http://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/mainstage-2014/pennsylvania-avenue. dead.
  13. Web site: Play for Australia Arts Review . artsreview.com.au . 29 September 2016 .
  14. Web site: VESSEL Arts Centre Melbourne .
  15. Web site: Redstitch.net . The River Red Stitch.
  16. Web site: Elegy .
  17. Web site: HYPRTXT 2014 . Bonnie Leigh-Dodds . 15 October 2014 . 1 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140701222516/http://melbourne.concreteplayground.com.au/event/212754/hyprtxt-2014.htm . dead .
  18. Web site: HYPRTXT 2014-2 . MKA.org.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141220172308/http://www.mka.org.au/program/previous-production/2014-2/hyprtxt . 20 December 2014 . dmy-all .
  19. Web site: Copland opera gets Aussie outing . 15 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150627014110/http://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/Article/381976%2Ccopland-opera-gets-aussie-outing.aspx . 27 June 2015 . dead .
  20. Web site: dogmeat . MKA.org.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141219000507/http://www.mka.org.au/program/previous-production/2014-2/dogmeat . 19 December 2014 . dmy-all .
  21. Web site: A savage beauty in MKA s Dogmeat – The West Australian . 15 October 2014 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305072530/https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/21326329/a-savage-beauty-in-dogmeat/ . dead .
  22. http://dailyreview.crikey.com.au/postcard-from-perth-fringe-world-the-silo-the-night-guardian-mka-dogmeat/ "Postcard from Perth: Fringe World (The Silo, The Night Guardian, MKA Dogmeat"
  23. Web site: Archived copy . 15 October 2014 . 21 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150321071601/https://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-MEDIA-The-Winters-Tale-Media-Kit.pdf . dead .
  24. Web site: Sweet Nothings. pantsguys Productions. 15 October 2014. 20 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220520082413/http://www.pantsguys.com/sweet-nothings/. dead.
  25. Web site: Australia Dispatch: Kachoyan's Star Ascends Down Under. Asbarez News. 15 October 2014. 16 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150316082834/http://asbarez.com/117879/australia-dispatch-kachoyan%e2%80%99s-star-ascends-down-under/. dead.
  26. Web site: Midsummer. Andrew Fuhrmann. Time Out Melbourne. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121118095846/http://www.au.timeout.com/melbourne/theatre/events/4858/midsummer. 18 November 2012. dmy-all.

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