Elsewhere Team
Eric Rose: Artist in Residence
Eric Rose is an award-winning director, deviser, playwright, educator, and the Artistic Director of Calgary’s acclaimed Ghost River Theatre. His work is characterized by a striking audio-visual aesthetic that embraces the impossible; constantly reframing and rediscovering what theatre is and is capable of. Mr. Rose’s passion for the creative process has inspired the diversity of his theatrical experience spanning large scale contemporary and classical theatre, site-specific and immersive performance, experiential design, installation, performance creation, devising theatre, new play development, physical theatre, and dance. He has taught for the Young Vic in London, Prague Quadrennial of Performance and Design, Kathy Knowles Theatre Company in Accra, Revolutions International Festival in Albuquerque, across Canada and at various post-secondary institutions and festivals. Mr. Rose has been honoured to be the Playwright in Residence at Alberta Theatre Projects, he was on Avenue Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40 list and to have received the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Artist Award for his body of work as a theatrical innovator.
Lisa Anita Wegner: Film & Performance Artist
Lisa Anita Wegner is a mid-career filmmaker performer artist, who creates immersive film based universes. She has partnered with arts organizations such as ArtworxTO, Summerworks, Nuit Blanche, Partners In Art, Long Winter Arts, Rendezvous With Madness, Montreal World Film Festival & Florence Contemporary Gallery in the UK. Wegner’s 2022 Public Art project received support from Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, City of Toronto, with private investments from Partners In Art and the National Creation Fund. Over the past twenty five years, Lisa has gained renown for her film, performance and other wordly multi-sensory immersive environments. In 2018 she was diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, an invisible and severe disability. Lisa considers it the entry point of pure creative potential.
Ciaran Federico: Filmmaker
Ciaran has been working with Mighty Brave Productions since 2018.
Lisa McKeown: Research Assistant/ Producer
Lisa McKeown is an academic and an emerging artist. She received her PhD in 2021 from the New School for Social Research in philosophy, with a focus on the intersections of feminism, language, and ethics. Bringing the lens of Ordinary Language Philosophy to bear on everything from Nanette, Mad Max: Fury Road, the Barbie movie, and more recently, Fleabag, she is increasingly known for her incisive critical analysis of interpretive theory and how women are portrayed in media. As an emerging comedian and artist, she explores these themes in her creative work, and has performed at The Comedy Bar, GAF comedy, and even the occasional philosophy conference. You can even tune in to hear her discuss film and feminism on the podcast she co-hosts with Lisa Anita Wegner: What She Wants! which is available on all your podcast providers.
