naia
Naia Burucoa’s work focuses on the way images develop meaning. Naia‘s work focuses on the way images develop meaning. She was born in Basque country and studied audiovisual techniques, photography and documentary filmmaking in Paris and Buenos Aires.
After working 6 years in Berlin as light technician, she is currently based in Basque country and works as performer, light technician and light designer specialized in live improvisation.
CURRENT PROJECTS
- Performer for the circus show of KANKARRO Cie, Basque country
Co-production EKO Pirineos de Circo and Interreg Poctefa
Won Mención especial price at UmoreAzoka festival 2026.
- Light technical director of BILAKA collective, touring in France and Spain National theaters and all around Basque country
- Singer and music co-producer of electronic music duo GAUAK with Lea Marie Uria Garcia,
touring in Germany, Norway, Finland, France and Basque country
- Artistic co-director and technical director of Cunts Collective, specialized in visual arts
Part of Icocado, Large scale Europe Creative project (2024-2027)
In production Preach Mayhem performance (2027) – co-produced by Metropolis
Naia was resident light designer at Dock11 Berlin from 2018 to 2022.
She worked as light technical director and light designer for various artists
such as Moritz Ostruschnjak, Ya Samar! Dance theater, Stegreif Orchester, Anna Nowicka, Sita Ostheimer, Yuko Kaseki, Kenan Dinkelmann, Victor Rottier...
Touring in various countries, like China, Germany, Spain, France, Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, England, and Italy...
EDUCATION
2023 : Intensive Circus Art professional education at Passe-Muraille, Cirque Plume’s school
2018-2019 : University Diploma in Philosophy Ethics and Society - Paris-Nanterre
2016 -2017 : Photography and plastic arts degree at Paris 8 Vincennes – Saint-Denis
2015-2016 : Documentary filmmaking degree at Unsam Buenos Aires
2014 -2015 : Bachelor of Filmmaking at Paris 8 Vincennes-St Denis
2012-2014 : Audiovisual technician at Bayonne-Biarritz BTS France
2014 : 35mm film positive and negative developping at Arane-Gulliver Paris