Veronica Santoyo

Veronica Santoyo

Associate Teaching Professor of Theatre

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Veronica Santoyo is a theatre artist from Mexico City. She was a member of two important Mexican repertory theater companies: the Latin American classical theater company Teatro Sobre La Arena, 1992-2003; and K-Oz Producciones, 2004-2008, a contemporary performance company dedicated to researching new works and staging contemporary interpretations of classical theater pieces.

For the past ten years, Veronica has been an associate professor of theatre at Ball State University. Previously, she was adjunct faculty in the undergraduate performance department at Naropa University, working closely with renowned dancer and choreographer Barbara Dilley. She has spent the last decade researching a psychophysical and contemplative approach to acting, and the impact these practices have on the performer’s wellbeing and creative development.

Additionally to acting and directing for the stage in Mexico City, Veronica used theatre as an instrument for healing and social change. She has worked with diverse populations and special needs groups, both in private practice and with various clinical and educational institutions in Mexico City, introducing theatre as a tool to stimulate self-expression, language and movement. At the 1998 Moral Re-Armament International Conference, in Caux, Switzerland, she organized and conducted drama therapy workshops.