Horses Outside the Window
Producer
A student piece by Matei Vișniec — from a pitch to a professional premiere at Chora Stage.
Producer.
Theatre producer, director, founder of Bentegy Theatre
Pavlo
Koval
For me, producing is the full cycle. From the birth of an idea to the report after the final performance.
Biography
Pavlo comes from Kamianske, where he made his first two productions. In Kyiv he started working at the NASHi theatre club, and in 2025 founded Bentegy Theatre, debuting in the city with Promova (The Speech).
He produces young independent teams, helping them release productions, find partners and secure agreements. As a director he works in documentary and postdramatic forms and leads Viewpoints training.
Production manager at KÏ Platforma. Graduate of the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts (Cultural Studies and Event Management, 2026). Fellow of the International Theatre Institute’s ITI Academy Week 2026.
What I do
Full producing cycle
Concept, budget, team, venue, performance schedule, reporting.
Partnerships and funding
Grants, co-productions, international partners, venue agreements.
Promotion and ticketing
Announcements, media relations, ticket sales, box-office analytics.
Mentoring young teams
Taking student and debut work to the professional stage.
Projects
NAOSLIP
Curator, producer
An evening of independent theatre that opened the season — five sketches, a conversation between theatres from four cities, an open pitch.
End of Shift
Producer
Physical and dance theatre with eleven performers.
The Inferior Play
Producer
An interdisciplinary work-in-progress on play as a practice of presence.
Under the Uniform
Director, playwright, producer
A documentary performance and an international co-production with Qendra Multimedia (Kosovo).
Trojan Women
Assistant director, production manager
An international project by NASHi and The Trojan Women Project / La MaMa ETC (New York).
Work with the producer
Producer email
pavlo.koval@bentegy.orgCo-productions, touring, producing for young teams, partnerships.