BIOGRAPHY

I believe the arts can change lives. It can support people in having a greater understanding of humanity, deepening their capacity for empathy, compassion, kindness and generosity.

As a theatre maker and creative producer I make work that deals with social and political issues. I aim to make commentary about the world we live in, I hope to transform ways of thinking and living in a wider capacity, I want to challenge the status quo and create opportunities for people to participate in the arts.   

I work with time to create intimate and visceral experiences between storyteller and audience. My process is led by connecting, collaborating and creating with participants and artists. I draw inspiration from my cultural background and themes such as gender, migration, identity and place are common subjects in my work.

I have a keen interest in creating performance in non-traditional sites, this has led me to present works in cafes, wedding reception venues, rooftops, laneways, warehouses, parks, and trains.

Theatre creates shifts of various sizes; it makes people think and act differently, it activates a voice within us, that whispers to us to listen…to look up…to move…to act.

Claudia is a theatre maker and creative producer. Since 2001 she has worked with diverse communities, arts and community agencies. From 2010 - 2014 she was the Creative Producer of Performance and Music and Theatre Producer/Curator at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre (CPAC). She created and produced the award winning Way Out West Festival for Children (2011 - 2013 and 2017 - 2020). In 2013 she produced and directed the first in house production for Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Tough Beauty by Finegan Kruckemeyer.

From 2005 – 2010 she was the Artistic Director and Executive Officer of PYT Fairfield, where she was responsible for directing, and producing the company’s artistic program and developing training opportunities for emerging artists in Western Sydney.

In 2008 Claudia was one of the Australian delegates in the inaugral Next Generation Symposium as part of the 16th ASSITEJ World Congress and Performing Arts Festival; In 2006, she was awarded the Australia Council for the Arts Community Cultural Development Young Leaders Award and in 2004 the Arts NSW Western Sydney Artist Fellowship. In 2002 she was one of ten young Australians selected to attend an international summer school for young change makers in Wales.

She has assessed art funding grants for Create NSW and Australia Council for the Arts. Claudia currently sits on the board of Tantrum Youth Arts.

Claudia’s most recent work is The Village by The Kids, audio walking adventures made with kids in their neighbourhoods, since 2021.