Vanja Rukavina was born in 1989 in Sarajevo and grew up in Gouda, the Netherlands. In 2011, he graduated from the Maastricht Academy of Performing Arts and was nominated that same year for the Henriëtte Hustinx Prize for most outstanding student. After graduating, he spent six years performing with Toneelgroep Amsterdam / ITA and another six years with Het Nationale Theater. In 2018, he won the Arlecchino Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Damir in The Nation(HNT, directed by Eric de Vroedt). He was also the creator and performer of Nobody Home (Stichting Daria Bukvić; Jury Selection, Nederlands Theaterfestival 2015). PRESSURE POINT is the final part of a trilogy about identity, following his earlier works LANGUAGE (in collaboration with HNT/Zaal 3; nominated for the BNG Bank Theater Prize) and SUPERPOSITION (Toneelschuur Producties). He also appeared in the television series Overspel, Van God Los, and Ik weet wie je bent.

concept/performance/text Vanja Rukavina | concept development/dramaturgy Thomas Lamers | direction Silke van Kamp | sound design Daniël van Loenen | lighting design Wout Panis | costume/set design Dymph Boss | set construction Merijn Versnel | production Lena Meijer | marketing/PR Tim Treffers | technical support Jorn Kortooms & Samuel Hopkins | business management Jaël Kaat | surtitles (translation & editing) Rinke Brans | voice actors Lara Bakker, Blanca Campins, Kian van de Breevaart Bravenboer, Thomas Dudkiewicz, Markoesa Hamer, Mizuki Kondo, Calyx Older, Hiroshi Ono, Kotaro Ono, Mika Peeters, Ira Prica, Kumi Sekimoto, Karlo Severdija, Tara Tjong-A-Tjoe, Ebony Wilson, Lidija Zelović, Sara Luna Zorić and Siniša Zorić | graphic design Lejla Vala Verheus | photography Mark Engelen | with thanks to Alba Theaterhuis, JG Theatertechniek, Oostpool, Mizuki Kondo and Lidija Zelović

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