Dr Josiane Segar is a British-German theatre-maker, performer and workshop facilitator. Her practice centres interdisciplinary collaborations between science, art, and society. She particularly loves devising work that explores themes of community, empathy and nature conservation through physical theatre, comedy and ensemble. 

Josiane received a summa cum laude from the University of Oxford, obtained her PhD in biodiversity conservation from iDiv and received her acting diploma from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She also completed a Devising Directing intensive program in Berlin with Paul Budraitis.

She has directed, produced and performed in 17 independent theatre productions and run several long-term interdisciplinary arts projects. Notable projects include Lebende Skulpturen, AnthropoScene, The Playhouse & Fairytales from Home. She has co-acquired over €100,000 for theatre and cultural projects in the last three years.

For her interdisciplinary work, she was recently awarded an theatre-science residency by the Oak Spring Garden Foundation in VA, USA, was awarded twice by the Tilia Awards for art in Berlin, and was the recipient of an EXIST-Women scholarship. She also works as a voice actress and yoga teacher.