DIANA ZHDANOVA

Diana Zhdanova is an actress, director, designer and a co-artistic director of AnomalousCo. A native Russian, fluent in both Russian and English, in 2020 Diana graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Studio of V.M. Filshtinsky at the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts in St. Petersburg. V.M. Filshtinsky’s exceptional 4-year conservatory program is known throughout Russia for its deep work on Stanislavsky’s Etude method, the most important part of his System - complemented by a full artistic training and cultural education: dance, singing, stage movement, hand to hand combat, fencing, voice and speech, theatre history, film history, and art history. Acting credits include a leading role in T. Slobodzianek’s "Our Class," winner of the Audience Choice and Special Jury prizes at Warsaw’s 2019 ITSelF Festival, and St. Petersburg's prestigious Golden Spotlight Award for “Most Impressive Production of the 2020 Season.” Since relocating to New York City in 2022, Diana’s theatre work has been seen in numerous Manhattan locations including 59E59 Theatre with LAByrinth Theatre Company, CultureLab, The Center at West Park and HERE Arts, with AnomalousCo.