Ruxy is a theatre maker born and raised in Moldova (Eastern Europe). This provided her with a grotesque sense of humour, boney elbows, and a desire to celebrate the odd and the unusual. She creates original physical theatre in ensemble and by herself, and believes in the full physical gesture as the epitome of human expression. She is inspired by the absurd, highly physical comedy, and embarrassing stories. She strives to create imaginative intensity-filled original work that explores the bizarre manifestations of our fears and desires. Most of her work falls somewhere between styles like Clown, Vaudeville, Physical Comedy, Mask Theatre, Puppetry and Movement theatre.

Ruxy received her B.A. in Theatre Arts at Furman University (South Carolina, USA) and her M.F.A. in Ensemble Based Physical Theatre at Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre (California) where she came into her own as an “actor-creator,” a mover, and a community arts project lover. She also trained in the Michael Chekhov Technique at MICHA in 2021, 2020 and 2019, at LAMDA in their Summer Intensive and Physical Theatre Workshops, in community-based art work with David Diamond, the Alexander Technique Teacher Training at the Oregon Center for the Alexander Technique, and with Bruce Fertman and Barbara Harrington. 

Ruxy has performed internationally and collaborated with various companies across the US Pacific Northwest, including Post5 Theatre, Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble, Dell'Arte Company, and Mothership Ensemble – an international physical theatre collective which Ruxy co-founded with her M.F.A. mates.

Ruxy moved to Glasgow, Scotland in late 2015 and established Scotland as her base and home. Ruxy has been publicly and privately supported, through ScotRail Foundation/Foundation Scotland, SURGE and Creative Scotland - the Scottish Funding Arts Council to name a few, and has worked with the National Theatre of Scotland, Edinburgh International Festival, Scottish Youth Theatre, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and other notable Scottish theatre companies.

Ruxy co-founded LARDS - a brand new ensemble made up of Scotland’s finest physical comedians and visual theatre creators: L(ewis Sherlock), A(ndrew Simpson), R(uxandra Cantir), D(ylan Read), S(ita Pieraccini), often collaborates with Sarah Rose Graber, and is a proud member of Single End Collective - an artist-run creative space in Southside Glasgow.

Ruxy sits on the board of Articulation Arts and Puppet Animation Scotland.

Feel free to contact Ruxy at the email provided below. 

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