Justine (she, they) is a film and performance maker, and teacher/facilitator of play, story and collaboration.
Her work is informed by 20+ years dedicated to the “pandemonium arts”, training and performing in clown, commedia dell’arte, bouffon, physical comedy, and the playful and provocative techniques of Theater of the Oppressed. She also draws from a history of interdisciplinary and cross-cultural collaborations with artists, activists, theater companies, community groups, and culture workers around the globe.
Justine is a 2022 Aubrey Fellow with New Georges, co-devising an original piece of live cinema. She was an artist-in-residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Media Lab, and has completed residencies with The Public Theater, Orchard Project, Ars Nova, Dixon Place and Abrons Arts in NYC. She cherishes her time acting in and making shows with long-time collaborator and mentor, Christopher Bayes. Cinematic work as an actor/director has screened at New Directors/New Films, Rotterdam International Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival and Woodstock Film Festival, among others.
Justine received her MFA from CUNY’s Performance and Interactive Media Arts program at Brooklyn College, where she now teaches and she has been on faculty at DGSD since 2010.