Directors

Nadia Ageeva-Shved is a stage director and an actress with the Lviv Academic Theatre “Voskresinnia.” She is also the founder of the independent theatre initiative Project Art Theatre.

As a director, she actively collaborates with the National Operetta of Ukraine and the Mykola Kulish Kherson Academic Music and Drama Theatre. Her recent productions include “Dzhyva” by A. Matviichuk (2023) and “Three of Us” (“Na Triokh”) by A. Movchan (2024).

Nadia is the initiator and director of a number of artistic projects presented at the National Philharmonic of Ukraine. These include the jubilee event “To Live! Anatolii Palamarenko – 85!” (2024), the poetic and musical performance “Rhyme War” based on works by prominent Ukrainian poets (2024), as well as the theatrical performances “The Word is a Weapon” and “We” based on poetry by A. Matviichuk (in collaboration with the Project Art Theatre, 2022–2023).

Among her recent acting works are “Life Between the Lines” (role: Mariia Zankovetska, dir. O. Spivakovskyi) at the National Philharmonic of Ukraine; “Dreams after Kobzar” (Ukrainian Girl; Queen of Spades at the Ball, dir. Y. Fedoryshyn); “America” (Irena, dir. A. Fedoryshyna); and “Dinner with a Fool” (Christina, dir. Y. Fedoryshyn) at the Lviv Academic Theatre “Voskresinnia,” among others.

She has participated in international theatre festivals such as “Golden Lion” and “Melpomene of Tavria” (2023–2024).

Nadia Ageeva-Shved is a laureate of the Ivan Franko All-Ukrainian Young Actors Competition (2017) and a recipient of the Ukrainian Presidential Scholarship for Young Artists ( (2021, 2022). She is the Best Work winner at the Star Independent International Internet Film Festival (USA, 2024) for the video version of “Dzhyva” and is also a laureate of the Kyiv Mayor’s Award for outstanding achievements by youth in the development of the capital of Ukraine (2025).

Oleksandr Spivakovskyi is a stage director, arts manager, creator of original projects.

His work includes productions such as Béla Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle and Giacomo Puccini’s Il Tabarro. He participated in the chamber opera festival Opera Weekend, where he presented Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Medium.

He served as stage director of the of the National Project ‘Bright Children of Ukraine’ Children’s Creativity Competition (2017–2018).

Mr. Spivakovskyi is a laureate of the 2021 competition for the composition and staging of a chamber opera, organized by the Solomiya Krushelnytska Lviv National Opera and Ballet Theatre, and a recipient of the Ukrainian Presidential Scholarship for Young Artists (2020).

Oleksandr Spivakovskyi works as a stage director at the National Philharmonic of Ukraine, developing projects for young audiences.

Volodymyr Holosniak is a Ukrainian stage director, actor, and cultural producer. He graduated from the Karpenko-Karyi National University of Theatre, Cinema and Television, majoring in Theatre and Film Acting (workshop of Iryna Molostova).

Over the course of his career, he has collaborated with leading Ukrainian theatres, including the Ivan Ozarkevych Drama Theatre (Kolomyia), the Ivan Franko National Academic Music and Drama Theatre (Ivano-Frankivsk), the Maria Zankovetska National Drama Theatre, the Kyiv Academic Workshop of Theatrical Art “Suzirya,” and the Ivan Kozlovsky Art and Concert Centre of the National Operetta of Ukraine. He has also been actively involved in independent theatrical productions.

Mr. Holosniak has participated in international theatre festivals in Germany, Albania, Israel, and the Czech Republic, as well as numerous festivals across Ukraine, earning multiple awards.

As a chief director, he has staged over 200 artistic events, including festivals, concerts, award ceremonies, state events, and presentations. Notable projects include Ukraine’s National Day at the World Expo in Shanghai; the Ukrainian Culture Festival “Sopot” in Poland; the concert “Forever,” dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Volodymyr Ivasiuk in Kyiv; the All-Ukrainian Festival of Contemporary and Popular Music “Chervona Ruta 2017” in Mariupol; the International Cultural and Arts Festival “Carpathian Space” (2017–2019) in Ivano-Frankivsk; and the Taras Shevchenko National Award ceremony (Kyiv, 2024).

He has worked as a television host on Ukrainian channels and continues to act in television and feature films.

In 2018, he was awarded the honorary title Honoured Artist of Ukraine.

Volodymyr is also the author of the poetry collection You, Your Jester and Others, as well as a collection of contemporary prose, including the novellas The Choir of Jaruzelski, The Lame Man, and The Former Ones, along with other unpublished works.