Director
The Americas
Asia Australia
Asia Australia
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.
Europe Africa
Asia Australia
Europe Africa
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).
Evolution at Haque Centre, Singapore
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.
DNAWORKS presents The Secret Sharer
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.
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.
The Government Inspector
