#  Tara Ahmadinejad 

Visiting Lecturer, TDM 90BR: New Species: A Hybrid Studio (Spring 2021)

 

 

 



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Tara Ahmadinejad is a NYC-based director and theater-maker, and co-founding member of live arts collective Piehole. With Piehole, she has directed and co-authored original works for theaters, galleries, and digital spaces, including collaborations with the LA-based Tender Claws in AR and VR: *Tendar* (Sundance 2018) and *The Under Presents* (Oculus, Sundance 2019, Emmy Finalist). Current Piehole works include *Disclaimer*, written by Ahmadinejad (The Public’s Under the Radar 2020) and *Tread on Me, Tread Softly* (audio-theater collaboration with writer Celine Song). Recent new play directing: *Karen, I said* by Eliza Bent (created for Zoom) and Sarah Einspanier's *Lunch Bunch* (Clubbed Thumb's Summerworks, NY Times Critic's Pick). NYTW Usual Suspect; Clubbed Thumb Directing Fellowship; New Georges Affiliated Artist; MFA Columbia University.

 

 

 





 

 

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