Anahita Dehbonehie

Anahita Dehbonehie is an Iranian artist currently based in Tkaronto, on treaty 13 territory. Her practice extends across design, playwriting and direction. She is committed to work that challenges positions of power and creates space for incendiary conversation. Her work in live performance interrogates the idea that truths are communicated most powerfully through evocative sensory experiences. Anahita began creating as a playwright in 2022 and has received support from Nightwood Theatre, Driftwood Theatre, Why Not Theater, Factory Theater and the Urjo Kareda residency at Tarragon Theatre. She has been a member of the Gillespie House, Stratford Festival and Gros Morne playwright's retreats.