Elena Araoz is a director of theater, opera, multi-media performance, and immersive events. Her productions are critically acclaimed for dance-like theatrics and acutely naturalistic acting: The New York Times praising her productions as “form-busting and gorgeous,” “primal,” “wild,” “refreshingly natural,” The Boston Globe as “dreamy,” and “vivid,” and Time Out New York mentions, “Elena Araoz is a director with deep wells of imagination.” Her productions have been seen at BAM, Vancouver Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Prague Shakespeare,, Noble Theater Bridge in Beijing, to name a few. Recent productions include the first 3D immersive audio-only opera No One Is Forgotten (Dallas Opera), Senator Bill Bradley’s  Rolling Along (Dramaturg/Artistic Consultant, HBO/MAX), Espejos: Clean (Studio Theatre), Anna in the Tropics (Barrington Stage), seven consecutive national tours of Sugar Skull, The Manic Monologues (McCarter Theatre, Drama League Award nom.), and with Boundless Theatre where she is an Associate Artist: Migdalia Cruz’s Fur and María Irene Fornés’ Mud and Conduct of Life. Elena’s Two Arms and a Noise, a physical theatre about an indigenous Peruvian woman (Bucharest International) was recognized on Latinx Theatre Commons' list of "plays and writers that everyone should know. Princeton University faculty member. Founding member of the Obie-winning The Sol Project. www.elenaaraoz.com