PRODUCER · AUTHOR · CULTURAL RESEARCHER

KIRILL OLESHKEVICH

Creating, studying, and connecting culture across borders.

I develop cultural and entertainment projects, explore the ideas and industries behind them, and build collaborations across countries, disciplines, and audiences.

CULTURAL PRODUCTION

RESEARCH & WRITING

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

EdD · MBA

Theatre · Entertainment · International Projects

Books · Articles ·
Cultural Industries

United States · Europe · Asia

Creative Practice · Research · Management

01 / WHAT I DO

Three Ways
I Work With Culture.

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CREATE

RESEARCH

CONNECT

Theatre · Entertainment · Cultural Projects

I develop original, licensed, and international cultural projects — from early concept and creative development to production, audience strategy, and delivery.

Culture · Manga · Creative Industries

I study how culture is created, adapted, distributed, and experienced, with a particular interest in theatre, Japanese popular culture, cultural industries, and education.

Speaking · Consulting · International Collaboration

I work with producers, institutions, educators, creative professionals, and cultural organizations seeking new ideas, new audiences, and new international connections.

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02 / SELECTED WORK

Ideas
Brought
To Life.

DEATH NOTE THE MUSICAL

Licensed International Production

A cross-cultural project connecting Japanese intellectual property, international rights holders, live performance, and local audiences.

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Selected projects across theatre, entertainment, publishing, and international cultural collaboration.

Original Musical

ICARUS THE MUSICAL

An original theatrical project developed as a long-term creative production and audience-facing brand.

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Live Music & Performance

CONCERTS & EVENTS

Concert projects bring together artists, audiences, creative programming, and professional production across different formats and cultural contexts.

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Annual Music Festival

GEEK & MUSIC

Annual geek festival bringing together music, fandom, cosplay, Asian pop culture, and live entertainment.

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DEATH NOTE THE CONCERT

Licensed International Production

A cross-cultural project connecting Japanese intellectual property, international rights holders, live performance, and local audiences.

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From Practice to the Page

BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS

Books and research on producing, culture, education, business, and contemporary creative industries.

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Publishing & Research

PERFORMING CULTURE JOURNAL

An international platform connecting cultural practice, academic research, performance, and the creative industries.

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03 / ACROSS BORDERS

Culture Is Local.
C u r i o s i t y I s G l o b a l.

My professional journey began in Russia and expanded through international productions (the United States, Japan, Europe) and collaborative work across cultures.

Today, I am especially interested in projects that connect the United States, Europe, and Asia through entertainment, research, publishing, education, and cultural exchange.

RUSSIA

Early professional practice in theatre, entertainment, and cultural production.

INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONS

Cross-border work with creative companies, rights holders, and artists.

UNITED STATES

Cultural production, education, and new professional collaborations.

JAPAN & ASIA

Research, cultural industries, performance, manga, anime, and international exchange.

GLOBAL

Building new partnerships and developing projects across borders.

04 / IDEAS & RESEARCH

Projects Have
Opening Nights.

Ideas Have
Longer Lives.

Writing, research, publishing, and fieldwork allow me to explore the questions behind cultural production: why certain stories travel, how audiences form around them, and how creative industries evolve.

Japan · Theatre · Pop Culture

THEATRE BETWEEN DIMENSIONS

An exploration of Japanese 2.5D musicals and the space where manga, anime, fandom, live performance, adaptation, and cultural industry meet.

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01 / RESEARCH

Producing · Culture · Education

BOOKS

My books and educational publications translate professional experience into practical frameworks, research, and ideas for producers, educators, and cultural professionals.

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Founder & Editor-in-Chief

PERFORMING CULTURE JOURNAL

The international journal brings together researchers and practitioners working across performance, culture, education, and the creative industries.

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05 / FIELD NOTES

To Understand Culture,
Go Where It Happens.

Travel is part of how I research.

I visit theatres, cultural institutions, museums, cities, production environments, and creative communities to understand culture not only through books and data, but through direct experience.

Performance · Pop Culture · Creative Industries

ASIA

Exploring how performance, popular culture, fandom, and creative industries develop across contemporary Asian cultural environments.

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01 / FIELD NOTE

Culture · Education · Institutions

UNITED STATES

Exploring the relationship between cultural institutions, education, creative production, and audiences in the United States.

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Heritage · Institutions · Contemporary Culture

EUROPE

Looking at how cultural heritage, institutions, performance, and contemporary creative practice coexist and evolve.

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02 / FIELD NOTE

03 / FIELD NOTE

06 / SPEAKING

Ideas Are
Meant to Be Shared.

I speak at conferences, universities, cultural institutions, professional programs, and industry events on subjects I work with directly as a producer, researcher, author, and educator.

Culture · Education · Institutions

UNITED STATES

Exploring the relationship between cultural institutions, education, creative production, and audiences in the United States.

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Heritage · Institutions · Contemporary Culture

EUROPE

Looking at how cultural heritage, institutions, performance, and contemporary creative practice coexist and evolve.

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02 / FIELD NOTE

03 / FIELD NOTE

Predict the future by creating it

You didn’t come this far to stop

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