KAAN ATELIER

Ivana Živković

• Co-founder of the KAAN atelier

• European artist, costume designer, mask and makeup designer, interdisciplinary visual artist and writer
• Ph.D. in Cultural Studies – Culture, Art, and Literature in the European Context (specialization in Costume and Mask Design), Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
• Master’s degree in Fine Arts, (Major in Painting) Academy of Arts in Osijek
• Employed at the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek, Department of Creative Technologies, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek

Her artistic work focuses on costume and mask and puppet design, exploring how visual identity and materiality shape character, atmosphere, and narrative. She merges fine art precision with experimental approaches to form, color, and texture, linking visual art and contemporary production design.

She develops original dramatic concepts and dramaturgical adaptations that unite costume, scenography, and visual composition into cohesive performative worlds. Her work also includes makeup artistry and puppet design, emphasizing the transformative power of visual detail.

Her creations have been presented at national and international festivals and exhibitions. She is a member of the Croatian Association of Visual Artists (HDLU Osijek).

Selected Projects and Performances

  • The Call of the Wild – costume design, Croatian National Theatre Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2025
  • The First King – costume design, Academy of Arts and Culture Osijek, 2025
  • Hansel and Gretel – costume, puppet and light design, Puppet Theatre Niš, 2025
  • Circus. Literally. – costume and puppet design, Theatre Collective Susret, 2025
  • Rumpelstiltskin – scenography, Marin Držić Theatre Dubrovnik, 2024
  • The Vidra Case: Dundo Maroje – scenography and puppet design, Theatre Collective Susret, Osijek, 2024
  • The Miser – costume design, National Theatre Tuzla, 2023
  • The Boy – scenography, Marin Držić Theatre Dubrovnik, 2023
  • Play It Again, Sam – costume design, Croatian National Theatre Osijek, 2023
  • The Elixir of Love – scenography, Croatian National Theatre Osijek, 2022
  • Who’s Playing Whom – Pension Zone – scenography, Kerempuh Theatre Zagreb, 2022
  • The Little Match Girl – scenography, Žar ptica Theatre Zagreb, 2022
  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream – mask & costume design, Croatian National Theatre Osijek, 2021
  • Doctor Heal-All – scenography & puppet design, Sisak City Theatre, 2020
  • Mary Stuart – costume design, Croatian National Theatre Osijek, 2019
  • The Paul Street Boys – puppet & scenography design, Puppet Theatre Mostar, 2019
  • Rain – puppet & scenography design, City Puppet Theatre Rijeka, 2019
  • Lunch for Six – puppet & scenography design, Gllugl / Pinklec, 2018
  • Christmas Tale or How It All Began – puppet design, Gllugl Varaždin, 2017
  • The Ugly Kitten – puppets & scenography, Puppet Theatre Mostar, 2017
  • Rumpelstiltskin – visual concept & scenography, Naranča Theatre Pula, 2016
  • You’re It! – stage design & puppets, Croatian Home Vukovar, 2015
  • Gianni Schicchi – costume & set design, Academy of Arts Osijek / InterVox, 2013
  • Revenge – costume & set design, Požega City Theatre, 2012
  • Trenk Cabaret – costume & set design, Požega City Theatre, 2012
  • Water Dreams – artistic concept, costumes, masks & light design, Academy of Arts Osijek, 2010