Meet the IPS 2025 participants: ADA-MARIA, LAM LOK HIM and ELENA

It’s time to meet some more amazing artists joining IPS Residency 2025!

🎨 ADA-MARIA ZAHARIA is currently a first-year master's student in Scenography and also in her first year of the Directing program. She completed her bachelor's degree in Scenography at UNATC and spent a semester abroad at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. During her studies, she took part in several university projects and gained practical experience as an assistant scenographer in theater. Passionate about blending scenography and directing, she is eager to explore the connection of these fields.

🔊 LAM LOK HIM says "I have been honing my skills since my journey began in Primary 5, as a stage man on stage shows. My passion for production drives me to immerse myself in various projects, allowing me to explore the dynamic interplay of visual storytelling. Including different parties, such as stage management, audio and lighting. Now I am a Year 1 student in HKAPA."

🎭 ELENA TUDORACHE is a theatre director with a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre Directing from the National University of Theatre and Film "I.L. Caragiale" in Bucharest. She is currently pursuing two Master’s degrees at the same institution: one in Theatre Directing and another in Theatre and Performance Studies (Theatre Studies Department), expanding both her practical and theoretical understanding of contemporary performance.

Read through and get to know them — there’s more amazing artist to come!