Johan Bark
Theatre Director and Creative Producer.
Masters in Fine Arts with Distinction in Theatre Directing.
First Class Bachelors with Honours in European Theatre Arts.
Past and current EMPLOYERS and Collaborators.
Robert Wilson (US).
Dramaten / Swedish Royal Dramatic Theatre (SE).
Nobel Prize Museum (SE).
Örebro Teater (SE).
Kulturhuset Stadsteatern (SE).
The Watermill Center (US).
Rose Bruford College (UK).
The North Wall Arts Centre (UK).
Riksteatern (SE).
Västmanlands Teater (SE).
Awake Projects (SE/UK).
Växhuset (SE).
Uppsala Stadsteater (SE).
Glass Mask Theatre (IRE).
Vallby Sommarnöje (SE).
Vingåkers Kommun / Säfstaholms Slott (SE).
and more.
Johan Bark is a theatre director and producer from Västerås, Sweden.
Directing, producing and other professional engagements in the arts combined, Johan has been professionally involved in the creative industry in Sweden, Ireland, France, England, Scotland, the US and Portugal, either producing independent work for international touring and performance, or collaborating with established companies.
Johan holds a Masters in Fine Arts in Theatre Directing with Distinction from The Lir National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Dublin, Ireland, part of Trinity College.
Additionally, Johan has a First Class BA (Hons) Degree in European Theatre Arts from Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance, London, UK.
As part of this course, Johan did a three month placement at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Tallinn.
In 2020, Johan was awarded both the Västerås City Culture Grant, and the Västmanland Region Culture Grant, in his native Sweden.
“”This is a strange and moving piece of physical theatre, high-octane and cerebral.”
★★★★ - BroadwayBaby about The Crossing Place (2017).”
““Visually striking... A beautiful piece of physical theatre which should be highly commended”
★★★★ - Edfringe Review about What Lies Beneath (2017).”
“”This imaginative, experimental piece keeps the viewer gripped and entertained.”
★★★★ - ThreeWeeks Magazine about The Crossing Place (2017).”