Txema Perez is an internationally-awarded artist based in Los Angeles, with more than twenty years of experience as a theatre deviser, multilingual educator, director and production manager.
He is passionate about using the arts as a vehicle for understanding between people, cultures and countries and as a mirror for the human condition. Born and raised in the Basque Country, he received a master's degree in Mass Media and Communication from the Universidad del Pais Vasco and started his career as a broadcaster and television reporter. After being awarded with an arts scholarship from the Basque government, he moved to London to complete his postgraduate degree at the London International School of Performing Arts. While living in the UK, he co-founded the 2Theatre international company and the London Physical Theatre School. One of his projects, INTERBEING, included a cast of Ukrainian soldiers and volunteers from the conflict and received an Edinburgh Fringe Festival award. Other projects have included Tim Tiger, which toured throughout Scandinavia, and Losing It, recognized by Cirque du Soleil. |