Rebecca van Beeck is a performance designer, artist and educator from South Africa. Influenced by her background in architecture, her approach links across spatial design, urban and participatory research, stage and costume design, and live and visual art. She is very interested in working to make opera and theatre accessible to diverse audiences, and sees much value in collaborative processes and methods of improvisation. She has lived and worked in Cape Town, Stockholm, Zurich, Bangkok and Los Angeles, and is now based in London.