ARTISTIC STATEMENT

As a theatre artist, director, devisor, actor and teacher with over 30 years experience, my training and practice lies in physical transformation. Applied not only to theatre, my work urges and pushes the creative spirit in all who witness, participate and engage. The performer is both pedestrian and poetic as their body transforms into varying aspects of the human condition. Body, voice and imagination are the only tools the performer has to engage and are the most essential tools a performer has to engage with the audience.

ABOUT

Susan Bertoia is a professional theatre artist, performer, director, devisor, writer, drama teacher, AND mom to three amazing humans. Susan’s invigorating artistic style, with specialization in physical theatre and mask performance, make her a well sought-out teaching artist and performer throughout Canada. Her work explores transposing the poetry of life into the comedic and dramatic moments for the stage. Susan's artistic leadership has been described as engaging, encouraging and disarming.

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RECENT, ONGOING & UPCOMING PROJECTS:

THE RAW DIARIES
Interview by Pete Kimmerly of Island Spirits
LISTEN HERE

UBC COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE SHOW:
'(UN)USUAL SUSPECTS'
Adjunct professor, director & lead devisor
October 25 – 29, 2022
READ REVIEW HERE

CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Place des Arts 50th anniversary
MORE DETAILS COMING SOON!

PANORAM ITALIA MAGAZINE
"Transforming life's moments into living art on stage" (Anna Foschi, 2022)
READ ARTICLE HERE

THE BERTOIA METHOD OF DEVISING
facilitator & teacher for on-going
online & in-person devised theatre workshops
LEARN MORE HERE

PROJECT CHAIR
facilitator & teacher for on-going
online & in-person devised theatre workshops
LEARN MORE HERE