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Giovanni recently workshopped and directed Kwentos of My Barrio | Stories of My Neighborhood for East West Players Theatre. He also directed Nicky, a modernized adaptation of Chekhov's Ivanov at Art of Acting Studio as well as Angel from Manila as part of Echo Theater Company's National Young Playwrights in Residence. He co-directed La Ma

Giovanni recently workshopped and directed Kwentos of My Barrio | Stories of My Neighborhood for East West Players Theatre. He also directed Nicky, a modernized adaptation of Chekhov's Ivanov at Art of Acting Studio as well as Angel from Manila as part of Echo Theater Company's National Young Playwrights in Residence. He co-directed La Madre de los Todos Exilios, The Mother of All  Exiles at La Casa Tercer Acto in Bogotá, Colombia and produced by Tricklock Theatre Co.

In collaboration with Theatre Without Borders as a filmmaker, he directed and produced Kanto Cuentos, ten short films that convey how the pandemic impacted artists from all over the world. His first film Upon the Fragile Shore was screened at the 32nd Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival & The NoPassport Theatre Conference Dreaming the Americas: Who is it for? He also produced six short films entitled Green shorts: films (re)imagining our troubled environment including his screenplay El Pescador y La Lluvia, The Fisherman and The Rain. The films were part of VisionLA Fest, COPOUT at the Arts House Theatre in Melbourne & University of Panamá. These screenings were presented as part of ARTCOP21, a global initiative for cultural activity on Climate Change.

Asia Australia

Asia Australia

Asia Australia

In Singapore, their work at the Haque Centre of Acting and Creativity (HCAC) entitled The Body Series included Creation of My Body, Words of My Body, Thoughts of My Body and Map of My Body. Additional works include Evolution, Kabaret Singapura I & II. Since 2018,  Poetry Festival Singapore has commissioned Giovanni alongside Singaporean/ 

In Singapore, their work at the Haque Centre of Acting and Creativity (HCAC) entitled The Body Series included Creation of My Body, Words of My Body, Thoughts of My Body and Map of My Body. Additional works include Evolution, Kabaret Singapura I & II. Since 2018,  Poetry Festival Singapore has commissioned Giovanni alongside Singaporean/ International artists to write/direct for their annual Festival. These Poetic plays were Benches and  Palindromes followed by films entitled Belonging, Atlas and Nomads. He was also invited to present Nature is Speaking in Malaysia during the Melaka Arts & Performance Festival (2019).

Furthermore, Giovanni has been traveling to Australia to work with theatre and community organizations. What started out as a resident scholar role during Playwriting Australia’s National Play Festival has expanded to an artist-in-residence opportunity with Philippine-Australian Arts, Culture and Innovation Central, Mosman Art Gallery & National Theatre of Parramatta. 

 

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A Guest Artist for Boska Komedia - Divine Comedy Festival 2017 in Kraków, Poland and a Cabaret performer at Galerie St St in Neukölln, Berlin. Giovanni has also facilitated performance workshops at London Dramatic Academy and directed What the Butler Saw at Upstage Bern in Switzerland. Allos, The Story of Carlos Bulosan was presented  in 

A Guest Artist for Boska Komedia - Divine Comedy Festival 2017 in Kraków, Poland and a Cabaret performer at Galerie St St in Neukölln, Berlin. Giovanni has also facilitated performance workshops at London Dramatic Academy and directed What the Butler Saw at Upstage Bern in Switzerland. Allos, The Story of Carlos Bulosan was presented  in Styria, Austria as well as  Kamapala International Theatre Festival in Uganda. Additional credits include musicals: Cabaret, Urinetown, Spring Awakening and plays: Lena Passes (Pasadena Playhouse) Scrimmage (East West Players), The Hotel Play (Playwright's Arena/Centre Theatre Group), Government Inspector, Convergence Zone, In the Next Room, 

The House of the Spirits, Medieval Mystery Plays The Last Firefly (Artist at Play/CTG). 

 

Third Culture Theatre presents Halo Halo

  

Third Culture Theatre presents 

NEXUS Festival - A New Play Developmental Series

HALO-HALO: A MIX MIX OF MYTHOLOGIES 

by Sarah Lina Sparks 

directed by Giovanni Ortega 

Starring Jessica Andres, Elaine Ackles, Evie Abat, Hazel Lozano, Suzana Selamat, Robert Almodovar, Josh Bennett, Brandon English & Reuben Uy.


     

    Evolution at Haque Centre, Singapore

    Directed by Giovanni Ortega, Evolution speaks about One's Origin of Transformation.

    A storytelling showcase where these student-performers express themselves through the creation of their own unique pieces, utilizing personal and artistic stories as a thematic backdrop through the poetic form, performative creativity and transformation utilizing skills in theatre whether it be through spoken, visual, musical or physical language.

     

      An Angel from Manila

        DNAWORKS presents The Secret Sharer

         

        DNAWORKS presents Joseph Conrad’s 1909 novella The Secret Sharer into a mixed-media performance work

        DNAWORKS is adapting Joseph Conrad’s 1909 novella The Secret Sharer into a mixed-media performance work. Considered an early queer text, The Secret Sharer integrates dance/text/music/projections and will be performed in an open-concept space with audiences co-creating the environment and the narrative. This devised work is an exploration of fragility, tenderness, and intimacy in times of personal duress and societal discrimination–—the narrative of a silent, shared connection between two outsiders in the face of violence. In response to an increase in both hate crimes and the visibility of LGBTQQ2SPIAA+ youth trauma worldwide, we wish to create a space for resiliency and healing.


        Recipient 2019 MAP Fund Award, Subcircle Residency & Mondo Bizarro Beta Performance.

        Y Más & More.

        a hero of our time by Cleavon Smith

        Featured in Our Digital Stories: Vol. 1. Community partner for Vol. 1 was Silicon Valley De-Bug

        This is a river

        POGI BOY

         

        Starring Matt Fuentes, Jasmine Reyes, Kristine White, Kai Morfin, Sandy Nguyen, Louis Nguyen & Rommel Rojas. 

        East West Players

         

        EAST WEST PLAYERS PRESENTS SCRIMMAGE

        Synopsis
        Benny and Han are Asian-American brothers in high school. Benny wants to pursue his dream of being a professional football player, while Han has a passion for the medical field.
        The two worlds collide as the brothers come face to face with bullying, stereotypes, and personal responsibility.


        This project is made possible by generous support from the 

        City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), The Aratani Foundation, 

        and Dwight Stuart Youth Fund.

         

        Palindromes

        This musical play follows two strangers, seemingly worlds apart, as they come to realize just how in tune they are with each other. With original songs penned by Ortega and scored by José Promis, as well as classics from Singaporean-Malaysian singer and icon Saloma and pop sensation Agnes Monica, PALINDROMES comes at a time of division to remind us that, maybe, we've all just got each other backwards.

        KABARET SINGAPURA

          The Government Inspector

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