ROMI KUPFER
EDUCATION
2013 - 2015 Bachelor of Performing Arts, Monash University
2016 Bachelor of Performing Arts Honours, Monash University
2017 - 2018 Masters of Directing for Performance, VCA, The University of Melbourne
2020 Youth Mental Health First Aid Training - Mental Health First Aid Australia
2020 Auslan Level 1 - Expression Australia
2021 Mental Health and Resilience for young people - iHeart Principles
RESIDENCIES/GRANTS
2018 Artistic Associate, Theatre Works
2018 Australian Cultural Fund Boost
2018 Critical Mass, Next Wave
2019 ASSITEJ Pakistan NEXT GEN program (unable to attend)
2019 CAMP (Come and Make Performance), Back to Back Theatre, Emerging Artist grant
2019 Creative State Summit, Creative Victoria, Emerging Artist bursary recipient
2019 Theatre Network Australia, Member of The Month
2019 - 2023 Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre, Artistic Residency
2019 Besen Family Foundation grant
2020 Derech Eretz Indigenous Program, Stand Up
2020 Gandel Foundation grant
2020 La Mama Theatre grant
2020 City of Melbourne grant
2020 Besen Family Foundation grant
2020 Vic Health grant
2021 Kaplan-Dascalu Fund grant
2021 Adam Krongold grant
2021 Regional Arts Vic, Creative Workers in Schools
2021 Besen Family Foundation grant
2022 Besen Family Foundation grant
2022 Kaplan-Dascalu Fund grant
2022 Adam Krongold grant
2023 Spotlight Foundation grant
COMMITTEES / ADVISORY GROUPS
2019 TheatreCraft Youth Unlimited, The Victorian Drama League, Committee Advisor
2020 - 2023 ASSITEJ Australia Advisory Group member
DIRECTING
2014 Femme, Monash University Container Festival, Monash University director
2015 The Sleepover, Arena Theatre Company, Arts Centre Melbourne, intern
2016 Singing Swallows, Monash University director
2016 Relatively Speaking - Talking Cure, Phoenix Theatre director
2017 Singing Swallows, Schools Tour Melbourne director
2017 Dark Water, VCA Masters of Writing for Performance director
2018 Singing Swallows Schools Tour director
2018 DELILAH, The Butterfly Club director
2018 Polygraph, Theatre Works, assistant director
2018 Inside Outside, Coburg Primary School, assistant
2018 _CONTROL, VCA Masters of Directing for Performance director
2018 Get F*NKED, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Brunswick Mechanics Institute director/curator
2019 Loop, Theatrecraft Youth Unlimited, Yarragon director
2019 Singing Swallows Access Development, Siteworks director/facilitator
2019 Flesh Disease Rehearsed Reading, La Mama director
2020 Flesh Disease Creative Development, online, director
2021 Definitely not the worst thing in the world, GreenMeadows Gardens, director
2021 Singing Swallows, Theatre Works director
2022 Love Regardless, Melbourne Jewish Book Week, director
2023 Flesh Disease, La Mama, director
PRODUCING
2014 Femme, Monash University Container Festival, producer
2015 Associate Producer, Bunch Creative Agency
2016 Singing Swallows, Monash University, producer
2017 Singing Swallows, Schools Tour Melbourne, producer
2018 Get F*NKED, Melbourne Fringe Festival, co-producer
2018 Singing Swallows Development, producer
2018 _CONTROL, VCA Masters of Directing for Performance, producer
2019 Singing Swallows Access Development, producer
2019 Flesh Disease Rehearsed Reading, La Mama Theatre, producer
2019 Assistant Client Manager, Auspicious Arts Projects Inc.
2020 Creative Producer - Youth Engagement and Events, SCHC
2020 Singing Swallows, Theatre Works (POSTPONED), producer
2020 Flesh Disease Creative Development, online, producer
2021 Definitely not the worst thing in the world, GreenMeadows Gardens, producer
2021 The Dispute, RISING Melbourne, child welfare producer
2021 Singing Swallows, Theatre Works producer
2021 - Present COJA, producer
2023 Flesh Disease, producer
WORKSHOP FACILITATING
2015-2016 Playhouse Theatre Company, Teaching Artist
2018-2021 House of Muchness, Support Artist
2019 Theatrecraft Youth Unlimited, The Drama League, Teaching Artist
2019 The Drama School, Teaching Artist
2019 Drama Time, Teaching Artist
2019 5678, Polyglot Theatre, Teaching Artist
2019-2023 Knakedik, Teaching Artist
2019 Open Your Eyes, Arts Access Victoria, Co-facilitator
2020 Back To Back Theatre CAMP, Workshop artist
2020 Access Inc, Workshop artist
2021 iHEART Principles, Facilitator
2021 Theatre Making, Regional Arts Victoria, Creative Worker in Residence
2021 Hidden Creature Gallery, Arena Theatre Company, Storyteller
2021 Create to Advocate, Access Inc, Facilitator
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2018 Safe Theatre Workshop, Theatre Network Australia, Arts Centre Melbourne
2018 Blind + Low Vision Community Engagement Workshop, Descriptive Victoria, Malthouse Theatre
2018 Devising Theatre Workshop, Rawcus + Invenio Singers, Arts Centre Melbourne
2019 Considering Practice, Autumn Retreat with Leisa Shelton, Riddles Creek VIC
2019 Creative State Summit, Creative Victoria, Melbourne Museum
2019 Hi-Viz, Chamber Made
2019 Converge, National Symposium for Theatre and Young People, Theatre Network Australia
2019 First Nations Cultural and Awareness Training, Theatre Network Australia
2021 MultiCultural and Awareness Training, Centre for Multicultural Youth
2021 Equity and Access Workshop, Arts Access Victoria
2021 The Equity Planning in Culture Workshop, Multicultural Victoria
PERFORMING
2016 Singing Swallows, Monash University
2017 Singing Swallows, Schools Tour Melbourne
2018 Dybbuks, Dir Samara Hersch, Theatre Works
2018 Symphonic Sites, Rawcus, Arts Centre Melbourne
2019 Simulcast, Chunky Move, Dance Massive
2019 Singing Swallows, Schools Tour Melbourne
2021 Singing Swallows, Theatre Works
WRITING
2014 Femme, Monash University Container Festival
2015 The Gift of the Bowerbird, Monash University, collaboratively written and devised
2015 GIZMO, Monash University, collaboratively written
2016 Singing Swallows, Monash University
2019 Loop, Theatrecraft Youth Unlimited, collaboratively written
2019-2021 Researcher, Arts Wellbeing Collective, Arts Centre Melbourne
2021 Definitely not the worst thing in the world, collaboratively written and devised
