Shaista Latif

Artist

Shaista Latif is a working-class, queer, Afghan creator, performer, writer and facilitator. Her touring performance works The Archivist and How I Learned to Serve Tea have been presented by various presenting partners and festivals. She is a published playwright and has acted in a number of film and tv projects. In 2019/ 2020 she created and advocated for a salaried artist residency in collaboration with Why Not Theatre and Koffler Centre of the Arts. Latif is currently serving on the Third Party Review Committee at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre to help plan community consultations and events to highlight the need for labour protections. Shaista has worked with over 70 organizations teaching workshops.