Since graduating from the Wellington Performing Arts Centre (now Whitireia Performance Centre) with a Diploma in Commercial Dance: Distinction, Virginia has not only produced all her own works, but has and still does, produce theatre and performance for independent companies, festivals, and choreographers. As a producer, her role includes artist liaison, fundraising, volunteer wrangling, and marketing and social media.

Producing roles include:

• Ōtautahi Tiny Performance Festival 2019 and 2021, an almost annual festival of experimental performances, back-to-back over 1 day or 2
• The Performance Arcade 2016, an annual Live Art festival and programme of free events located on Wellington Waterfront
• A Symphony of Sloths, directed by Marika Pratley, NZ Fringe Festival, Auckland Fringe Festival, Dunedin Fringe, 2014-15
• Urban Condition, Raw Arts Corporation, choreographed by Leonie Douglas, Wellington 2007
• Check It Out, You Can and You Will Productions, BATS Theatre, Wellington 2006
• The Operation of the Sun, Ake Ake Theatre Company, NZ Fringe Festival, Wellington 2006

Photo credit:

• David Goldthorpe, The Performance Arcade