March 25, 2019 at 12:45pm

Belfry@UVic with Anita Rochon

Director of 4000 Miles at the Belfry Theatre 

Join Anita Rochon in a discussion about directing the Belfry Theatre production of 4000 Miles—a 2013 Pulitzer Prize finalist for Drama written by Amy Herzog. Anita Rochon is currently the Co-Artistic Director, The Chop Theatre in Vancouver.

Anita Rochon is a performance director primarily focused on the creation of new work. Since 2006, she’s been the Artistic Director of The Chop with Emelia Symington Fedy. The Chop has produced numerous new works and tours nationally and internationally. She freelance directs in a range of styles from classical texts to documentary work to relational installations to contemporary dance, and collaborates with some of the country’s exceptional companies. She mentors and directs at Studio 58 and the National Theatre School of Canada, and is an alum of both institutions. She was awarded the Ray Michal Prize for an Outstanding Body of Work by a New Director, the Siminovitch Protégé prize and a Mayor’s Arts Award.