Mahana Delacour CV

CV

Mahana Delacour

Nationality: French

07577209764

Unit 3

3 Constable crescent

N15 4QZ London

• Education and qualification

2012/2014 Postgraduate studies: Ma Performance Design

(Central Saint Martins, London)
2009/2012 BA Performance Design & Practice (CSM, London)
2008/2009 Second year BA Theatre (University of La Sorbonne, Paris)

2007/2008 Second year Graphic Communication (Académie Charpentier, Paris)

2006/2007 Art foundation course (Atelier de Sevres, Paris)
2005/2006 First year in History of Art (University of La Sorbonne, Paris) 2004/2005 Baccalauréat (A level), literary class (Lycée Victor Hugo, Paris) Primary school, Lycée Français de New York (New-York City, Manhattan)

• Work experience

• Work experience related to Performance

- 2014 Scenographer, for the dance piece: La Boîte à Joujoux, by Debussy, with the Opera Nationale de la Lorraine, (France)

- 2014 Art Residency with Intheatro for the international performance festival, in Polverigi, (Italy)

-2014 Costume designer for Echoes with Ella Robson Guilfoyle, at the Roundhouse CircusFest

- 2014 Costume designer, for the dance piece: Cameleon, with the Whittman Dance Cie, at the Resolution Festival, The Place, (London)

- 2014 Art Residency with Intheatro, in Polverigi, (Italy)

- 2013 Production Designer, for a short film: Possibilities, by Christina Ruloff, at London Film School, (London)

- 2013 Co director and designer, for (Uns)table, and Runner, a Mapped Production with Central Saint Martins Erasmus funded exchange, (Athens, Greece)

- 2011-2014 Artistic director and manager, for the Hideaway Festival, a non-profit organization, (London) hideawayfestival.tumblr.com 

- 2012 Production Designer, for the short film: House of Stone, by Christina Ruloff, at the London Film School, (London)

- 2012 Wardrobe  manager, for  Piccadilly Circus Circus, part of London cultural olympiad events, (London)

- 2012 Wardrobe assistant, for the Festival Exhibition Road 2012, part of London cultural olympiad events, (London)

- 2012 Set designer, for the opera: Carmen, with Sebastien Dutrieux (stage director), for Festival Classic of Den Haag, (Holland)
- 2012 Director and designer for an installation/film of a dance piece with Maire Dee (choreographer), at the Sadler’s Wells, (London)

- 2012 Workshop leader on model making, with the Pooles Park Primary School, (London)
- 2012 Set/costume designer, for Scene 8 of the opera: Bluebeard’s Castle, with
Paul Featherstone (stage director), and the English Pocket Opera Compagny, at the Platform Theatre, CSM King’s Cross site, (London)

- 2011 Assistant director/assistant set design/prop maker, for the operetta: René l’Enervé, with Jean-Michel Ribes (stage director) and Patrick Dutertre (set designer), at the Théâtre du Rond Point, (Paris)
- 2011 First costume assistant, for the featured film: Junk, with Cecile Dauby Van Dyck (costume designer), (London)

- 2011 Set/costume/light designer, for the dance piece: Daisy Chain Hurricane, with Maire Dee (choreographer) and the London Studio Centre, at the West End Cochrane Theatre, (London)

- 2010 Volunteer designer, for PunchDrunk, for the opera: The Duchess of Malfi, (London)

- 2010 Volunteer designer, for an installation and the play: Ditch, with Takis (set designer), at the Old Vic Tunnels, (London)
- 2010 Internship: observer, for the opera: Powder Her Face, with Carlos Wagner (stage director), at the Royal Opera House, (London)
- 2010 Volunteer designer, for re-decorating the theatre space, with the Pocket Opera Company, at the Poole’s Park Primary School, (London)
- 2009 Internship: assistant, for the play: Les Fiancées de Loches, with Patrick Dutertre (set designer), at the Théâtre Amandiers, (Paris)
- 2009 Internship: assistant, for the play: Le Garçon Impossible, with Patrick Dutertre (costume designer), at the Théâtre du Rond Point, (Paris)
- 2009 Internship: assistant, for a video commercial La Maaf, with Patrick Dutertre (set and costume designer), (Paris)

• Other work experience

2014 Volunteer at Hackney Pirates, an enterprising charity that aims to develop the literacy, creativity and real-world skills of young people in Hackney, so that they achieve both in school and in the world beyond.

2012-2013 Waitress & manager at the bar Passing Clouds, (London)

2011 Fundraising team for Central Saint Martin’s Degree Show, (London)
2010 Online clothing business, (London)
2010 Community work, reforestation/gardening work, at Sadhana Forest, (India)

2007-2010 Subtitle translating, Fox Sitcom: “My name is earl”, “Fashion House” (Paris), “Home Show” (London)

2007-2008 Waitress at the café L’Attirail, (Paris)
2006 Live-in nanny, for 3 months (Tokyo)
2005-2008 Newspaper diffusion (Paris)
2004-2010 Babysitter (Paris-London)
2005 Charity work distributing food, collecting clothes, at The Red-Cross (Centre Daumesnil, Paris)

• Skills

• Technology of Information and Communication

Good practice on computers Windows, Mac Os 10

Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Internet (documentary research on the WEB, Courriel, ftp)
Digital photography, Adobe Première, Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4, Indesign CS4, Video / Framing / Animation / Editing / Digital arrangement /

Personal website : http://cargocollective.com/m-a-h-a-n-a/

• Crafts

/ Costume design / Costume distressing / Set design / Model making / Prop making / Sketching, Painting / 3D mixed media works / 2D collage / Knitting, Crochet /

• Other

/ Communication: giving opinions, sharing ideas / Collaboration: teamwork, organizing, making, time management, planning / Quick learner / Dependability / Reliability / Problem-solving / Resourcefulness /

• Additional information

• Languages

French (native country)
English bilingual (lived 7 years in Manhattan, N-Y-C)

Spanish (7 years of practice in school)

• Certificate

First-aid at The Red-Cross (2005-2006, Centre Daumesnil, Paris)

TOEIC Test of English for International Communication (2009, Paris)

• Musical instrument

10 years of violin at Suzuki School (New York, Paris),

4 years of piano (Paris, London),
Beginner Indian sitar (India, London)

Beginner drum set (London)

• Sports

11 years of Ballet (New-York, Paris),

6 years of gymnastic (New-York),
6 years of Jazz/Hip-hop (Paris),

Cycling (Paris, London)

Beginner Archery (London)

• Travel

Europe (France, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, United Kingdom, Benelux, Italy, Spain, Austria, Poland, Greece) / / Asia (China, Japan, India) / / Africa (Ile de Mayotte, Egypt) / / America (United States, Mexico, Martinique, Dominique, Caraibes)

• Referees

Work experience: Cecile Dauby Van Dyck

Education: Michael Spencer

I am happy to supply these on request.