Nayana Fielkov is a critically acclaimed performing artist, theatre-maker, and educator who is dedicated to the work of play. Through clown, mask, movement, and devised theatre, she makes art that is brave, poetic, humorous, and imaginative.
Based on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō, Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.
Her work has been presented internationally at renowned festivals including the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival (Vancouver), Fusion Festival (Berlin), and Kaso Jogi Theatre Festival (Tokyo), where her solo show Underbelly received the Critics’ Pick Award.
She is the co-creator and performer of award-winning shows:Falling Awake, Hotel Vortruba, A Can of Worms, Habitats, Underbelly, The Myrtle Sisters, Presto!,Flotsam River Circus, and more.
She is a founding member of both The Poupon Parade and The Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret, and has choreographed for EDAM Dance and The Lookout Arts Quarry. She has developed original work through international residencies at Tanzzentrale (Germany), The Capitol Theatre (Nelson), ArtSpring Theatre (Salt Spring Island), The Massey Theatre (New Westminster),
She has taught clown for performance and personal transformation for over 10 years, fostering an international community of adult students and collaborators. She also works extensively with children. Touring to schools, international children’s festivals, and directing youth-focused projects for the Vancouver International Children’s Festival and Still Moon Arts Festival, and works as a healthcare clown with the Mirth Unit at BC Children’s Hospital.
She is a trained somatic practitioner, integrating contact improvisation and movement studies into both her creative process and teaching.
Nayana handcrafts most of her own masks, props, and costumes, adding a tactile, personal artistry to every performance.
She is a proud mother of a 16 year old boy.
“Nayana Fielkov is… immensely charming.”
– Colin Thomas, Georgia Straight
“Nayana Fielkov shows off an impressive range of skills.”
– CBC
“A chance to see an expert clown at work.”
– Liz Nichols (edmonton journal)
★★★★★
“she’s a knockabout comic with a face of silly putty”
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Gig City
“An extraordinary blend of mime and magic”
★★★★★
-Global News
“overwhelming wonder and awe.”
★★★★★
-Edmonton Journal