6-channel Composition for Theatre Piece
‘Air Reservoir: a Dystopian Poem’ by Beate Poikāne
for Homo Novus theatre festival, Riga, Latvia
2024 60’
Photo from the performance by Aivars Ivbulis
A spatial sound work for for the acoustic curves of the Uzvaras skatepark, presented in an outdoor setting with 6 speakers spread throughout the enitre lenght of the skatepark >100 meters. The end composition comprised of several parts corresponding to the play’s narrative. Sound material includes synthesised sound, recorded material, and voice.
Excerpt snail highway - 'a Dystopian Poem':
Director: Beate Poikāne
Performers: Sofija Putniņa, Kristers Krūms
Consultant: Laima Jaunzema
Composer: Liza Kuzyakova
Voice: Linda Mence
Concept and scenography: Beate Poikāne
Producer: Ieva Briede; Latvian New theatre institute, Homo Novus festival.
More information: https://beate.poikane.com.
Homo Novus Festival
Video documentation:
‘My Ego, Shake It’ by Viola Busi,
for NDT SWITCH, The Hague, Netherlands
2024 10’
Choreography by Viola Busi
Music by Liza Kuzyakova
Dancers: Maša Anić, Úrsula Urgeles Gonzalez, Nathanaël Plantier, Nova Valkenhoff
Co-direction short dance film, composition
Dance film ‘Eye’s Tide’ with Viola Busi x NDT Open Space
We slide in stories we created without knowing, unveiling the fragility of the illusive border that is dream.
Short dance film, collaboration with Viola Busi Directed: Viola Busi, Liza Kuzyakova
Sound by Liza Kuzyakova
Cinematography: Juri de Wolf
Performers: Viola Busi, Tullia Marabini, Liza Kuzyakova Part of the NDT Open Space, spring 2023
10-channel Composition,
Installation, film ‘Phantom Limb’ by Amos Peled
for UNCLOUD festival, Utrecht, Netherlands
Live performance and Video installation by Amos Peled
Sound (stereo, 10ch) & production assistance: Liza Kuzyakova
Phantom Limb (2023) is a project exploring the enigmatic and poetic relationship between a human being and the black box that is their interior through the use of a medical ultrasound machine. Commissioned by iii in collaboration with Rewire, Amare and Tetem
the composer in the natural environment
Composition, sound design
Performance ‘Phantom Limb’ by Amos Peled,
for iii & Rewire Festival, The Hague, Netherlands
10-channel installation, UNCLOUD Festival, Utrecht, Netherlands
Sound design for an exhibiton and performance, 4-channels
Exhibition, performance ‘Dilating Arcana’ by Julia Kiryanova, Kunstkapel, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Composition, sound design
Short Film ‘Gnezdo’ by Anna Melnikova & Daria Likhaia
(2022) 9’
sound design & music - Elizaveta Kuzyakova
Stills from the film
Spatial Composition
Performance of ‘Two horses’ with Juliette Hengst
Korzo theatre, The Hague, Netherlands
Installation and theatrical performance, Korzo theatre, The Hague, Netherlands
sculptures: Juliette Hengst
sound: Elizaveta Kuzyakova

Performance at Korzo theatre, w Juliette Hengst
Composition for ultrasonic speakers
Performance ‘Ultra-Sonic-Face’ by Amos Peled
for Gaudeamus Festival, Utrecht NL 2022
Composition for two ultrasonic masks, collaboration with Amos Peled
15-20’ (2022)
Ultra-Sonic-Face is a performance piece in which the speaker is worn on the face by the performer as a mask, cultivating a new sense of space based on auditory perception. The unique characteristics of the ultrasonic speaker technology allows the sound to be transmitted in a narrow directional beam, and for the sound to be reflected from the architecture of the space, highlighting the unique features of the surrounding.
Performed with Amos and Yoel Peled as part of the iii ‘No Patent Pending #43 program at Gaudeamus festival, Ultrecht NL in september 2022
Music
Short Film ‘Tarakan’ by Anna Melnikova
(2021-2022) 15’48
sound design & music - Elizaveta Kuzyakova
A Still from the film