Dmitry Paranyushkin (RU) • Curriculum Vitae

Born in 1981 in Moscow, now in Berlin • www.deemeetree.com • +49 15 777 8650 77 • d@deemeetree.com

Education:
2002-2004 DARTINGTON COLLEGE OF ARTS, guest student Theatre & Choreography (UK)
1999-2003 MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY, BA in Economics (RU)

Professional experience:
2007-present founder and the lead researcher at THIS IS LIKE – an online system for
associative thinking and cross-disciplinary network research – www.thisislike.com
2009-present curator at PLAYBERLIN – platform for music and arts, TAMTAMTAM events,
STUDIO SALON performance research space – www.playberlin.com
2006-present Solo performance and research practice – www.deemeetree.com
2002-2007 co-founder and performers at THE SOLVENTS Theatre Company – www.thesolvents.net
2000-present co-founder at WAY TO RUSSIA – national habitat resuscitation project – www.waytorussia.net

Selected projects, collaborations, and residencies:

February 2011 Residency with Diego Agullo @ PACT Zollverein (upcoming)
January 2011 Transnomia @ TANZTAGE Festival (upcoming)
October 2010 Life Skills Project @ ESPACE LADDA / VILLA NELLA (Antwerp)
09-10/2010 TAMTAMTAM Residency @ DIREKTORENHAUS in Berlin - www.direktorenhaus.com
August 2010 Summer Intensive (residency) @ LES BALLETS C DE LA B in Gent
June 2010 “and silence...” - solo performance @ Kunstfabrik in Berlin
01/2010-present TRANSNOMIA – the survival technique, the belief system, the movement and
thinking method – co-directed and performed with Diego Agullo www.transnomia.com
05/2009-present Residency at KUNSTFABRIK (Berlin) - www.kunstfabrik.org
April 2010 RE:PUBLICA 2010 conference, guest speaker - www.re-publica.de/10/
2009 WUM (residency) @ PERFORMING ARTS FORUM - www.pa-f.net
2009-2010 VOGELSTRAUß band, lead singer - www.vogelstrauss.com
2009 “Difference”, solo performance @ TAMTAMTAM
2009 A2N conference, guest speaker - www.a-2-n.de
2007-2009 Trained in Noguchi technique with IMRE THORMANN
2008 "Cart Macabre" with LIVING STRUCTURES performed at BAC THEATRE, London,
UK - www.bac.org.uk and www.livingstructures.co.uk
2007 "The Cosmic Family" with THE SOLVENTS at BATTERSEA ARTS CENTRE (UK)
2006-2008 RUSSKI BEAT project, performed at Sophiesaele, Ballhaus Ost (Berlin), Stardust
(Madrid), Saturator (Warsaw), ActArt Festival 6 & 7 (London)
2006 The Solvents at EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL ‘06 (performance & documentary)
2005 European tour with THE SOLVENTS theatre company, performed at SNDO, AZART
(Amsterdam), Avignon Street Festival (France) -
2004 Performed with The Solvents Collective in DARTINGTON FRINGE FESTIVAL, UK,
and Fusion Festival in Germany

Publications:
2010 - “On Evolution of Meaning Formations” – ( http://www.scribd.com/doc/40361062/On-Evolution-of-Meaning-
Formations ) - author
2010 - “How to Reside” – for SI 2010 residency ( http://deemeetree.com/current/how-to-reside/ ) - author
2009 - “The Last Days of Copyright” – Die Tageszeitung ( http://www.taz.de/1/debatte/kommentar/artikel/1/russische-
erfahrungen/ ) – author
2008 - “Five Artists to Watch” – The Guardian ( http://guardian.co.uk ) – featured
2008 - “From Web to Stage” – The Moscow Times ( http://www.themoscowtimes.com/arts_n_ideas/article/from-the-web-
to-the-stage/302040.html ) – featured

Skills:
Fluent in English and Russian, basic knowledge of German and French, some idea about cooking, thinking, drinking,
eating, and about the world, proposing a different alternative, waiting in a queue before reaching.