Meet Anastasia

Anastasia (she/her) is a Queer, certified intimacy director and coordinator, an award-nominated actor, and award-winning fight director who hails from Mohkinstsis (Calgary) on Treaty 7 Territory. She works teaching and directing students at: Ambrose University, Willow Park School and Calgary Arts Academy. She is the workshop committee chair and a board member of the National Society of Intimacy Professionals (NSIP), a proud team member of Principal Intimacy Professionals (PIPs), and an assistant instructor for the PIP’s SAG-accredited intimacy professional training program. 

She directs with a sense of joy, exploration, and collaboration. She has had the great fortune to hone her skills in Alberta’s welcoming and energetic communities. Anastasia holds accreditation in, Mental Health First Aid, and Psychological First Aid as well as Standard First Aid and CPR and holds mental health and trauma-informed care as central to her practice.

Select credits Include: Escape to Margaritaville (Theatre Calgary), Hurry Hard (Western Canada Theatre), Bombay Black (Alberta Theatre Projects), Brontë (Studio Theatre UofA), A Midsummer Nights Dream, Measure For Measure (Free Will Shakespeare), 52 Pick-Up, Constellations (DIY), Genesis: The Mary Shelly Play (ACT Edinburgh Fringe), 13 (ABBEDAM UofA), Guilty Party (Paramount+), Superman & Lois S3 (Warner Bros), Peacemaker (HBO), Upload S2 (Amazon). Special thanks to her PIPs Pals and loved ones for their ongoing support.