NADIA MIGDAL
actress/performer/theater creator
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Born in Herne in 1984, growing up in Bochum, Nadia Migdal began playing the violin at the age of five and won first prizes in the musical competition "Jugend musiziert". She stopped her persued ice hockey career, when she first saw a performance at the Playhouse in Bochum at the age of twelve. During highschool she played various roles there. In 2005, she began studying acting at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), where she finished her master's degree in 2010 (MA). After playing at the Zurich Playhouse and at the Theater of the Arts in Zurich, she was already signed with the State Theater in Tübingen while still studying.
In 2007, she received the sponsorship award of the Armin-Ziegler Foundation, and at the „Theater Summit of German speaking Drama Schools“ in 2008, she won both jury and audience award with the musical-theater production «You must remember this». In 2011, the well renowned magazine "Theater Heute" nominated her as the "best young actress" in and in 2020 as well as 2021 she received a nomination for "best production" together with the Korso-op collective. In 2017 she was nominated for the German Comedy Award for the sketch comedy TV show „Knallerkerle“.
In 2013, Nadia Migdal moved to Vienna to work as a freelancer, for instance at the Salzburg State Theatre, at the Klosterspiele Wettingen, Switzerland, at the Theaterhaus Gessnerallee in Zurich and at the Vienna Burgtheater. In seasons 2015/16 and 2016/17 she was engaged at the Theater Trier. Since 2017 Nadia Migdal lives mainly in Tel Aviv and works as a freelancer in different constellations, for example with the theater collectives Korso-op Kollektiv, Prinzip Gonzo and Kula Compagnie as well as at the State Theater Saarbrücken. She was invited to the Herzliya Artist Residency (Israel) in 2018 as well as to the Artist Residency Program in Arad (Israel) in 2021.
Nadia Migdal also works for film and television and is currently based in Bochum (GER) and Tel Aviv (ISR).
Awards/Nominations
2021 Nomination Best Production for «Lost Puppy» in «Theater heute»
2020 Nomination Best Production for «Tristesse Royale» in «Theater heute»
2017 Nomination German Comedy Award for «Knallerkerle»
2011 Nomination Best Young Actress in «Theater heute»
2010 Invitation to NexT - International Film Festival Bucharest with «RUN.OUT»
2008 Jury and Audience Award at the Theater Summit of German speaking Drama Schools
2007 Sponsorship Award Armin-Ziegler-Foundation
Theater
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Freelancer since 2017
Korso-op.Kollektiv «BangBangTender» ∙ Marchand/Migdal/Schopka ∙ Red Little Riding Hood ∙ Garelly Haus, Saarbrücken
Migdal/Fahndrich/Dimand «ORIGIN OF THE WORLD» ∙ Koliseum (Former Strip Clup), Tel Aviv, ISR ∙ site specific theater performance
KULA Compagnie «Cloud Daughters» ∙ Nordalm/Paucker/Fleischlin/Peter/Migdal ∙ Theater im Pfalzbau, Ludwigshafen, Spreehalle Berlin, Helferei Zürich
KULA Compagnie ∙ «Beide Quellen meines alten Blutes - A Jew Collection in Action» ∙ Dimand/Migdal/Paucker ∙ Spreehalle Berlin, Helferei Zürich
Fahndrich & Migdal ∙ «Let's meet for a Kneidelsoup - 3rd generation mash-up» ∙ Jewish Museum Westphalia (GER)
Korso-op.Kollektiv «Lost Puppy» ∙ Marchand/Migdal/Schopka ∙ Conferencier ∙ Korso-op, Saarbrücken
Korso-op.Kollektiv «Tristesse Digitale» ∙ Marchand/Migdal/Schopka/Wickert ∙ Bakunin ∙ Korso-op ∙ stream
Korso-op.Kollektiv «Tristesse Royale» ∙ Marchand/Migdal/Schopka ∙ Bakunin ∙ Korso-op, Saarbrücken
Prinzip Gonzo «GAME OVER» ∙ Prinzip Gonzo ∙ Aléya ∙ State Theater Saarbrücken
Korso-op.Kollektiv «Das Folgenreich» ∙ Marchand/Migdal/Schopka ∙ Isa ∙ Korso-op, Saarbrücken
Goetz «Bloodsisters» ∙ Goetz ∙ Valerie ∙ Wild Wendy Productions, Zürich
Theater Trier 2015-2017
Molière «Molière» ∙ Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson ∙ Elmire
Mann «The Magic Mountain» ∙ Christina Friedrich ∙ Frau von Mallinckrodt
Bernstein «Peter Pan» ∙ Róbert Alföldi ∙ Tinker Bell
Shakespeare «The Winter´s Tale» ∙ Marco Štorman ∙ Florizell
Migdal «Portrait of my jewish grandparents: Róża and Leon» ∙ Nadia Migdal ∙ Nadia Migdal
Jacoby and Laufs «The Schöller Boardinghouse» ∙ Lydia Bunk ∙ Josephine Krüger
Goethe «Faust 1» ∙ Ronny Jakubaschk ∙ Gabriel
Verne «Around the World in Eighty Days» ∙ Annette Raffalt ∙ Miss Fix
Senkel und Zaimoglu «Black Virgins» ∙ Jakub Gawlik ∙ Virgin
Schwab «Präsidentinnen (First Ladies)» » ∙ Anne Sokolowski ∙ Grete
Wilde «Bunbury» ∙ Gerhard Willert ∙ Gwendolyn Fairfax
Freelancer 2013-2015
Goethe «Faust 1 & 2» ∙ Carl Philip von Maldeghem ∙ God ∙ Salzburg State Theater
Rudnick «The naked Eye» ∙ Marco Dott ∙ Sissy ∙ Salzburg State Theater
Shakespeare «Much Ado about Nothing» ∙Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson ∙ Hero ∙ Klosterspiele Wettingen
Andersen «The Snow Queen» ∙ Annette Raffalt ∙ Wolke ∙ Burgtheater Vienna
Cromme «Remote Heat» ∙ Katharina Cromme ∙ Medea ∙ Playhouse Gessnerallee Zürich
State Theater Tübingen 2009-2013
Medwedew «Irina – A Hairdresser / The Toad» ∙ Elina Finkel ∙ Irina / Toad
Hoffmann «Little Zaches, Great Zinnober» ∙ Christina Rast ∙ Mrs Rosenschön
Bechtel «68» ∙ Clemens Bechtel ∙ Gudrun Ensslin
Zeller «Talks with Astronauts» ∙ Marion Schneider-Bast ∙ Olanka
Zeh «Corpus Delicti» ∙ Jenke Nordalm ∙ Mia Holl
Shakespeare «Troilus and Cressida» ∙ Simone Sterr und Ralf Siebelt ∙ Cressida
Bulgakow «The Master and Margarita» ∙ Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson ∙ Margarita
Lausund «Benefiz - Everybody is saving an African» ∙ Ralf Siebelt ∙ Christine
Sartre «Dirty Hands» ∙ Alexander Nerlich ∙ Jessica
Hübner «The Company Thanks» ∙ Paul-Georg Dittrich ∙ Naomi
Moodysson «Together!» ∙ Maria Viktoria Linke ∙ Lena / Margit
Goldoni «Servant of two Masters» ∙ Michael Helle ∙ Smeraldina
Acting School 2005-2010
Crimp «Fewer Emergencies» ∙ Moritz Schönecker ∙ One ∙ Playhouse Zürich
Stierle «You must remember this» ∙ Sophie Stierle ∙ Frau ∙ Theater of the Arts Zürich
Freyer «Porno for Beginners» ∙ Andreas Kriegenburg ∙ Jürg ∙ Theater of the Arts Zürich
Clavadetscher «Together» ∙ Sophie Stierle ∙ the Woman ∙ Playhause Hamburg
Playhouse Bochum 2003-2005
Wedekind «Lulu» ∙ Christina Paulhofer ∙ Scarlett
Lorca «Blood Wedding» ∙ Jürgen Kruse ∙ first girl
Ionesco «The Bold Singer» ∙ Moritz Schönecker ∙ Mrs. Smith
Büchner «Leonce and Lena» ∙ Jan Philipp Gloger ∙ Rosetta
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Film/TV
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«Tatort: Münster (CSI Münster)» ∙ ARD ∙ dir: Sven Halfar ∙ Saskia Georgij ∙ 2022
«Bonn» ∙ WDR ∙ dir: Claudia Garde ∙ Cathrin ∙ 2021
«All Russians love Birch Trees» ∙ augenschein Filmproduktion ∙ dir: Pola Beck ∙ Maya ∙ 2021
«The X-files... unsolved» ∙ ZDF ∙ dir: Bettina Braun ∙ Bianca Klimke ∙ 2018
«Knallerkerle» (2 seasons) ∙ Sat 1 ∙ dir: Antoine Monot Jr. ∙ main cast ∙ 2016-2018
«Lake War» ∙ moonwolf production ∙ dir: Norman Schenk ∙ Gabi (lead) ∙ 2014
«Am besten Südwesten» ∙ Imagefilm SWR ∙ dir: Frank Schneider/Isa Prahl ∙ lead∙ 2012
«RUN.OUT» ∙ Final Project of MA Studies at the ZHdK ∙ dir: Nadia Migdal ∙ Tanja Kling (lead) ∙ 2009
«Master of the Situation» ∙ Film Academy Luzern ∙ dir: Antshi von Moos ∙ Woman ∙ 2009
«Gender Studies» ∙ Shortfilm ZHdK ∙ dir: Monica Amgwerd ∙ Tessa (lead) ∙ 2008
«The frog and the princess» ∙ FAMU Prag ∙ dir: Pernella Raffalt ∙ Princess (lead) ∙ 2007
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Further
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«und ich bin ich denn ich - female composers and poets in dialogue» Mosel Music Festival 2023
«Home and Away Game for a Poem» ∙ Migdal/Fahndrich ∙ People2People Playground Festival - German-Israeli Future Forum 2021
«und ich bin ich denn ich - female composers and poets in dialogue» Schumannfest Bonn 2019
«Thank you for your tragedy I need it for my art» Artist Residency Herzliya, Israel 2018
«Will the Suffering ever end? - Poetry, songs and letters by the Jewish Poet Ilse Weber» Reading, since 2014
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Education
Zürch University of the Arts (ZHdK) 2005-2010
Master of Arts
Skills
Violin (professional)
Piano
Ice Hockey
Table Tennis
Pool
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Languages
German
English (US)
Swedish
Hebrew
French
Spanish