Our team
Actress, producer
Chairperson of InterLab ry, executive producer of project «TheaterVR». Graduated from the Petrozavodsk State Conservatory/High school acting in 2002. For more than 15 years she has been the leading actress of the National Theater of Karelia. She participated in various international theater and dance festivals and projects in Russia, Germany, Finland and Sweden. Starred in films and TV shows in Russia and Finland. Currently engaged in producing theater and VR projects in Finland.
Elli Niaria
Oleg Nikolaenko
Theater & VR director
Graduated State Theater Academy, St.Petersburg, Russia. Currently residing in Espoo, Finland. Oleg is the creator of a wide range of projects – from stage performances and multimedia, to TV advertisement and virtual reality projects. With over twenty years of experience directing theatre and shows in France, Greece, Germany, Switzerland, Russia and Finland. He also worked on a premiere presentation of Cirque Du Soleil in Moscow, 2009. Oleg is a recipient of numerous awards and honorary diplomas, such as Best in Show Award by the Governor of Saint Petersburg for the Scarlet Sails Festival of 2007, 2009. For the past two years, he has been working on VR projects (TheaterVR) – “Kalevala.Episodes”(nomination Experiment, Golden Mask Theater Award, Russia) , “Forgotten Kiss” (Tribeca Immersive, Tribeca Film Festival 2020), “Cat’s Winter Tale”.
Programmer, designer, VR developer.
In 2005 graduated Petrozavodsk State University, majoring in Mathematics and Information Systems. Video designer-freelancer for theatre performances and enterprises in Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Helsinki, Petrozavodsk. Created New information systems for Russian museums. Head developer for a few current IT projects in Jordan, Russia and Finland.
Senior VR designer – “Kalevala.Episodes”(nomination Experiment, Golden Mask Theater Award, Russia) , “Forgotten Kiss” (Tribeca Immersive, Tribeca Film Festival 2020), “Cat’s Winter Tale”.
Daniil Bakalin
Our team
Elli Niaria
Actress, producer
Chairperson of InterLab ry, executive producer of project «TheatreVR». Graduated from the Petrozavodsk State Conservatory/High school acting in 2002. For more than 15 years she has been the leading actress of the National Theater of Karelia. She participated in various international theater and dance festivals and projects in Russia, Germany, Finland and Sweden. Starred in films and TV shows in Russia and Finland. Currently engaged in producing theater and VR projects in Finland.
Oleg Nikolaenko
Theater&multimedia director
Theatre director and producer (graduated State Theater Academy, St.Petersburg, Russia). Currently residing in Espoo, Finland. Oleg is the creator of a wide range of projects – from stage performances and multimedia, to TV advertisement and virtual reality projects. With over twenty years of experience directing theatre and shows in France, Greece, Germany, Switzerland, Russia and Finland. He also worked on a premiere presentation of Cirque Du Soleil in Moscow, 2009. Oleg is a recipient of numerous awards and honorary diplomas, such as Best in Show Award by the Governor of Saint Petersburg for the Scarlet Sails Festival of 2007, 2009. For the past two years, he has been working on VR projects such as TheaterVR.
Daniil Bakalin
Programmer, engineer, designer, VR developer.
In 2005 graduated Petrozavodsk State University, majoring in Mathematics and Information Systems. Video designer-freelancer for theatre performances and enterprises in Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Helsinki, Petrozavodsk. Created New information systems for Russian museums. Head developer for a few current IT projects in Jordan, Russia and Finland.
Senior VR designer – “Kalevala.Episodes”(nomination Experiment, Golden Mask Theater Award, Russia) , “Forgotten Kiss” (Tribeca Immersive, Tribeca Film Festival 2020), “Cat’s Winter Tale”.