who we are and
what we do
Psychonaut Theatre is an international hub for performance artists, based in London.
Our work focuses on creating international exchange and collaboration, multidisciplinary performance and experimental workspaces.
in more detail...
We facilitate artistic exchange between international artists for practice shares, workshops and networking events, aiming to expand the range of artistic languages in the U.K.
We create multidisciplinary performance that combines perspectives, medium and methodology, exploring theatre as a live art form. We produce live events that merge a contemporary aesthetic with an awareness of theatricality.
We run experimental workspaces for practice research, with a focus on building a non-hierarchical performance laboratory for the 21st century.
Psychonaut Theatre is managed by a core team, and has collaborated with artists from over 15 countries.
Arielle Zilkha
Founder and Managing Director
Arielle Zilkha is the Founder and Managing Director of Psychonaut Theatre, and a multidisciplinary performer, theatre-maker, producer and composer. She trained on the BA Acting and Performance at Wimbledon College of Arts and MA Advanced Theatre Practice course at Central School of Speech and Drama. As a performer, she has performed in venues such as the Omnibus Theatre, the Finborough Theatre, and Camden People's Theatre.
Arielle's work combines different performance disciplines, including song and dance, to explore the absurd, theatre as a live art form and means of deconstruction. As the AD of Psychonaut, she strives to create a space for international performance practices to be explored and for an alternative performance scene to thrive in the U.K.
Francesca Fatichenti
Artistic Director
Francesca Fatichenti is a theatre and screen actress, performer, reader, theatre maker and mask maker. She graduated in acting from the Civica Scuola di Teatro Paolo Grassi in Milan in 2018, and then studied at the Academie Internationale Des Artes Du Spectacle in Versailles (2021) amongst others.She has performed across Europe, including in 'La Tragedia è finita, Platonov', which received special mention at the Biennale of Venice and was presented at the Piccolo Teatro di Milano. She has presented work at the Festival d'Avignon Off 2021 and Moìs Molière de Versailles 2021, as well as in "2032 Smartfamily" (2022), co-funded by the European Union and Theatre of Buzau (RO). Her current focus is on exploring the boundaries of art, between tradition and revolutionary innovation, for a new world and society suspended in time.
our core team
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in 2024, we created the hub
The Psychonaut Hub is now a growing international community of over 200 artists working in multidisciplinary practices.
As spaces and opportunities for performance research and collaboration are becoming less accessible in the U.K, we are dedicated to creating a community in London that puts process and practice first.
The hub is an open platform where members can post opportunities, call-outs for collaborators, promote their events, and network in a virtual space.