Zoe Svendsen

Zoë Svendsen is a director, dramaturg and researcher. Director of METIS www.metisarts.co.uk, Zoë creates research-led interdisciplinary performance projects exploring contemporary political subjects, including: World Factory (New Wolsey Theatre/ Young Vic; www.world-factory.co.uk ), 3rd Ring Out (www.3rdringout.com /TippingPoint Commission Award). As dramaturg Zoë collaborates on contemporary productions of classic texts for institutions such as the Young Vic, the National Theatre and the RSC. Zoë lectures in Drama and Performance at the University of Cambridge, and is an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck’s Centre for Contemporary Theatre.