Vivian is a German-Iranian theatre director and filmmaker based in New York. A family story characterized by migration leads her to ask questions concerning the relationship between culture and behavior, examining how our history and belief systems impact our perspectives on global events and our personal relationships.

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Recent projects include Lucy Prebble's Enron on the UNCSA Mainstage, productions of Lucy Prebble's The Effect and Mike Bartlett's An Intervention in the UNCSA Keys Season, and Anne Carson's translation of Sophocles' Antigone. In 2023, Vivian was the Directing Intern on Simon McBurney's Wozzeck at the 2023 Festival D'Aix-en-Provence.