Maxi Himpe
Director Producer/Fundraiser InterviewerI’m a interdisciplinary director, interviewer, administrator and facilitator.
I want to make work that moves people to change the way they live.
Pronouns: Any
Credits
DIRECTORUCL-funded Trellis commission, Hoxton Hall (2024)
"Climate Cabaret," Thames Festival (2023)
"Best of Three," Camden Fringe (2023)
"The Faggots & their Friends Between Revolutions," Oakland Theater Project (2022)*
"Matilda the Musical," Contra Costa Civic Theater (2022)
"Facilitating the Creative Process," Telegraph Hill Festival (2017)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
"The Tempest," Oakland Theater Project (2022)
"The Crucible," Oakland Theater Project (2022)
STUDENT DIRECTING
"a profoundly affectionate, passionate devotion to someone (-noun)" [R&D], Yale Center for Collaborative Arts & Media (2021)
"Utopia: a Cabaret," Yale University (2019)*
"Incident at Vichy," Yale University (2018)
"Radpole," Edinburgh Fringe (2016)*
NON-FICTION AUDIO
"Building the Barbican," commission by Barbican for "thems the breaks" exhibition (2023) [CANCELLED]
"Redline Redefined," commission by Thingamagigs (2022)
"Framing Justice," podcast (2021)
COSTUME DESIGN
"Endlings," Oakland Theater Project, Lead Designer (2022)
"Chef," Pixar Studio, Wardrobe (2021)
"Barbecue," Contra Costa College, Asst. Designer (2021)
"Our Town," Contra Costa Civic Theater, Asst. Designer (2021)
* = devised work
Training
Yale University, B.A. Anthropology; Gate Theater, Young Associates; Frontline, Old Vic; New Haven Documentary Film Festival Student CompetitionLocation
LondonExperience
2-5 years
Art forms / Disciplines
- Film - short
- Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
- New technologies / digital
- Radio/Audio
- Theatre / Live perfomance
What I do
- Costume Design
- Devising
- Directing
- Dramaturgy
- Editing
- Facilitating
- Producing
- Site Responsive/Immersive
- Sound Design
- Theatre making
- Verbatim theatre
- Working with young people
- Working within a Community / with community participants
- Workshopping & Development
- Writing
