Safa Sarvestani

Safa Sarvestani, an interdisciplinary artist from Iran, serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Wittenberg University. Her work bridges performance, installation, and design, with exhibitions at prominent venues including Walker Art Center, Plains Art Museum, Southern Theatre, Park Square Theatre, and international spaces across Tehran, Shiraz, France, Germany, Scotland, Brazil, and Chicago.

Her academic background includes:

• BFA in Theatre Directing from Tehran University
• MFA in Design and Technology from the University of Minnesota

Sarvestani's practice centers on social justice, environmental awareness, and community engagement through explorations of mobility, displacement, and embodied relationships to place. Drawing from personal and collective histories, she examines how political forces shape movement, identity, and memory, creating immersive experiences that provoke critical reflection and dialogue about societal structures.