Natasha Tsakos

Natasha Tsakos
Born Geneva, Switzerland
Education BFA
Alma mater University of Florida
Occupation Conceptual director, writer and performer
Known for Developing the concept of Technoformances
Website Natasha Tsakos

Natasha Tsakos is a conceptual director, show producer and motion and visual Performance Artist from Geneva, Switzerland, living in Florida.[1] She is the current president and founder of NTiD[2]

Early life

Tsakos produced her first stage play at the age of 13, an interpretation of the novel Peace at Home by author Georges Courteline. She was later educated at the New World School of the Arts at the University of Florida, where she received her BFA in 2000.[3]

Career

Natasha Tsakos in CLIMAX, photo by Craig Smit

Tsakos has over 300 acting credits, written 12 original works, directed 30 plays, as well as six commercial-length films for Ford Motors as part of the Fiesta Movement, and two music videos.[3] As a performance artist she has been commissioned by Nickelodeon, Miami Art Museum, Miami Light Project, the Adrienne Arsht Center, Art Basel, Discovery Channel, and featured on HBO, MTV, and BBC.[3][4] Also a voiceover artist, she has dubbed over 900 TV episodes playing the lead in each, including Fox's reality shows, and Richard Branson's Rebel Billionaire, as well as Telenovelas for recording studio TM Systems and Universal Labs of America to run in France.[5] Natasha Tsakos is also the lead performer of performance troupe Circ X,[6] Tsakos performed more than 10,000 events and two national tours with the company.[7] She is also a member of Octavio Campos' Hybrid Theater company CAMPOSITION,[8] and performed with Cirque du Soleil for the Super Bowl's opening ceremony in 2007.[9] In 2008, Tsakos was voted one of the State of Florida's "Power Players" by Florida International Magazine.[10] Tsakos is also a keynote speaker and lecturer, who in 2009 was a featured speaker at the TED Conference in Long Beach, California.[11] She also spoke at the 2009 International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality,[12] the 2010 National Innovation Conference,[13] La Ciudad de Las Ideas in 2010 and 2011, the 2013 National Theatre Conference.[7] TEDx Broadway 2014, TEDx Pura Vida Joven 2014 and at SIME Stockholm 2014.[14] amongst others.

In 2011, Tsakos was the principal character in director Octavio Campos's experimental film Intention Intervention[15] and earlier that year she was named to Miami's top 100 creative people list by Miami New Times.[3]

Natasha has also worked with the Discovery Channel to produce 2 theatrical shows; Super Intenso! and Super Woman which premiered at the Gotham Hall on Broadway in 2013, Super Intenso!í later commemorated the 20th anniversary of Discovery Brazil in 2014.[16]

Technoformances

Natasha Tsakos in CLIMAX, photo by Craig Smit

Tsakos' original creations have been referred to as "technoformances", which combines virtual technology, electronic music, and movement studies.[17] The art form largely took off after her 2003 show UP WAKE, which toured nationally in the United States as well as globally.[18][19] In the performance piece she interacted with live 3D animation.[20] UP WAKE follows the story of a character named Zero and references symbols from a large swath of cultures, and was named best dance performance of the year in Florida.[21] UP WAKE first appeared in 2002 as a short form dance theatre performance and was adapted into a full-length production in 2006.[22] The technology for one of her other work OMEN included, according to the Miami Herald, "3D mapping technology in which projected animation transforms flat surfaces into fantastical yet realistic looking images".[23] She has described the phenomenon of data visualization and projection mapping applied for theatre productions, as the "data-tainment movement".[24]

She produced her multimedia performance CLIMAX that year at the opening ceremony of the Rethink G20 Summit, held in Los Cabos, Mexico.[25] In 2013 she created the work ZO, integrating 355 young performers, dancers, musicians, and visual artists from the Governor's School for the Arts in Norfolk, Virginia.[26]

She was a 2012 nominee and a 2013 finalist in the Arts category for the World Technology Awards .[27] Part of her work in technology has been a collaboration with Digital Worlds' research department at the University of Florida, Gainesville, to develop a new form of sensor-less motion capture technology.[13]

In 2013, Natasha Tsakos collaborated with Mexican media agency Circus to create and co-produce along with motion graphic designers Tania Nunez and Oscar Lopez the show Quarry; a performance revolving around the concept of how concrete is made, from the natural forces to the industrialization process involved.[28]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Aditi Justa (March 26, 2011). "Luis Valenzuela to rock Sustainatopia 2011 with his recycled gowns". Green Diary. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  2. ↑ "2009 TCG Conference Attendees". Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Ily Goyanes (February 2, 2011). "22. Natasha Tsakos". Miami New Times. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  4. ↑ Guillermo Perez (March 29, 2005). "Miami Light Project's experiments in motion, sound" (PDF). South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Biography". Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  6. ↑ Staff report (January 27, 2008). "Burlesque is back! Risque, rousing performances straddle the line between frivolous and serious". Miami Herald. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Speakers". Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Camposition: History". Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Colours by Natasha Tsakos". Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  10. ↑ Luis R Rigual (June 2008). "People of Like Mind". Florida International Magazine.
  11. ↑ "TED 2009 speaker list". Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  12. ↑ "ISMAR2009 Mixed and Augmented Reality Conference". Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  13. 1 2 "2010 Presenters: Natasha Tsakos". Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Natasha Tsakos". Sime. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  15. ↑ John Hood (November 4, 2011). "NiteTalk: Octavio Campos and Company Will Stir This Sleepless Night". NBC. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
  16. ↑ Carter, James. "Natasha Tsakos Translates Her Dreams Into Genre-Defying Live Performances". Vice. Vice. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  17. ↑ Anetta Nowosielska (February 2012). "The Radar Now". Miami Luxury Magazine. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
  18. ↑ Jordan Levin (February 3, 2012). "Here & Now Fest a vivid showcase for vital Miami talent". Miami Herald. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  19. ↑ "The Headliners". Florida International Magazine. April 2008. p. 59.
  20. ↑ Daniel Carlin (December 7, 2010). "Animated performance artist Natasha Tsakos comes to Michigan Theater". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  21. ↑ "Best Dance Performance of the Year". The Sun Post. July 3, 2007.
  22. ↑ Annie Holingsworth (February 2, 2012). "Dance: Here & Now Sparks a New Season". Sun Post Weekly. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  23. ↑ Jordan Levin (January 31, 2012). "Here & Now Festival returns with fresh work by local artists". Miami Herald. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  24. ↑ Peter Rothman (September 11, 2012). "The Future of Work Ò Everyone is a Performance Artist, a brief Interview with Natasha Tsakos". H Plus Magazine. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  25. ↑ Areti Kotseli (August 28, 2012). "Natasha Tsakos Presents O M E N in Mexico". Greek World Reporter. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  26. ↑ Teresa Annas (April 13, 2013). "'Zo' much talent from the Governor's School of the Arts". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  27. ↑ "THE 2012 WORLD TECHNOLOGY AWARD FINALISTS". Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  28. ↑ "Quarry". Tecne Collective. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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