Cristina Miles (She/They) is a performer, director and teacher based in Portland, OR, where they are a Co-Artistic Director of PETE (Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble). A native of El Paso, TX, they are interested in making performance that creates space for possibility, encourages new ways of being together and actively investigates fear of the unknown. Portland credits include work with PETE, ART, Profile, Third Rail and Portland Playhouse. They have made work nationally, and have taught at Reed College, Lewis and Clark University, George Fox University and The University of Portland. She’s trained with Anne Bogart and the SITI company, Stacy Klein and Carlos Uriona and Double Edge Theatre Company, The Roy Hart Theatre company, The Oregon Center for Alexander Technique and is an AmSAT certified Alexander teacher. Cristi is a founding faculty member at the Institute for Contemporary Performance. Brandeis University, MFA. Websites: cristimiles.com and petensemble.org.