Yan Balistoy studied acting at the ZHdK in Zurich. He was then engaged at Theater Oberhausen and Theater Neumarkt. During this time, he also worked in film and television. He also campaigns for fair wages and fair working conditions on Swiss stages and founded FAIRE BÜHNE IG. Yan Balistoy has been supporting unaccompanied minor asylum seekers with basic acting workshops and as a teacher of German as a foreign language since 2022.
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8. April 1994
Philippino, Israeli, Swiss
acting studies
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (2017-20)
Zürich, Berlin, Tel Aviv
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180 cm
athletic
english, german, swiss-german (various dialects), hebrew, french (basic +), spanish (basics), portuguese brasil (rough basics)
Pop, Rock, Rap, Indie, Choral
piano (good), guitar (good), drums (potentially), saxophon (potentially), sideflute (potentially)
contemporary dance, contact improvisation, gaga
salsa (basics), bachata (basics)
boxing
car, motorcycle (to come)
FILM
'23: COMMERCIAL with Roger Federer & Trevor Noah | Swiss Tourism
'22: SOKO KÖLN | network movie, R: Christoph Heininger
'21: DER ALTE: VERSPOTTUNG | ndF, R: Eva Marel Jura
UGAT GVINAH (Musikvideo) | Independent, R: Julie Cahannes, concept: J. Cahannes & Y. Balistoy
WIRECARD | UFA Fiction, R: Raymond Ley
DER ALTE: TOXISCHE VERBINDUNG | ndF, R: Marcus Ulbricht
DER ALTE: NICHT SCHULDIG | ndF, R: Maris Pfeiffer
'20: CRUSHED | Shortfilm SAE, R: Belinda Amrein
HOTEL RONDINELLA | Shortfilm ECAL, R: Nikita Merlini
'18: WE WERE WAVIN' | Shortfilm ZHdK, R: E. Hänsenberger
MOTION CAPTURE ACTING
'20: KUSUNDA | Immersive Arts Space (ZHdK), Motion Capture Acting for VR-documentation, R: G. Parameswaran & F. Gaetke
THEATER
'23: EXOMOON | Theater Neumarkt, R: SEADS Collective
APHELFISH | Theater Neumarkt, R: Yan Balistoy
TAKE MY BLOOD... | Theater Neumarkt, R: Daniela Ortiz
'22: DIE FOR LIFE | Theater Neumarkt, R: Anca Munteanu Rimnic
MULTIVERSE | Theater Neumarkt, R: Orly Rabinyan
PARK | Solostück Theater Neumarkt, R: Julia Skof
PORNO MIT ADORNO | Theater Neumarkt, R: Felix Rothenhäusler
'21: HERKUNFT | Theater Neumarkt, R: Ivna Zic
MADAMA BUTTERFLY | Theater Neumarkt, R: Satoko Ichihara
EINE STADT SPIELT STILL | Theater Oberhausen, R: Babett Grube/Salomé Schneebeli
STURMTIEF O'HARA | Theater Oberhausen, R: Monika Gintersdorfer & La Fleur
'20: MERMAIDS | Theater Oberhausen, R: Shari Asha Crosson
WOLANG WOLANG (Concert) | Kulturhaus Helferei, R/P/Komposition: Yan Balistoy
'19: WIR WISSEN, DASS 2019 IST | Theater der Künste, R: Johanna Benrath, concept: wildi blaatere
RAUSCH (W. Shakespeare / L. Beyeler) | Theater Uri, R: Livio Beyeler
DER PROZESS (F. Kafka / S. Teuwissen) | Theater der Künste Zürich, R: Melanie Huber